[STR-184] PropertyUtils throws misleading exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0 Beta 1
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: Core
• Environment: Operating System: All; Platform: PC
• Bugzilla Id: 1785
• Assignee: Craig R. McClanahan
• Reporter: stephen_breeser
• Created: 16/May/01 23:14
• Updated: 04/Jul/07 03:42
• Resolved: 04/Jul/07 03:42

Description

Class org.apache.struts.util.PropertyUtils:

...

public static Object getSimpleProperty(Object bean, String name)
throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException {

// Retrieve the property getter method for the specified property
PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
getPropertyDescriptor(bean, name);
if (descriptor == null)
throw new NoSuchMethodException("Unknown property '" +
name + "'");

...

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Upon closer inspection, getPropertyDescriptor will return null if the bean is
null, in which case NoSuchMethodException is rather misleading.