## org.springframework.web.servlet.support
Class BindStatus

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.web.servlet.support.BindStatus

    public class BindStatus

extends Object

Simple adapter to expose the bind status of a field or object. Set as a variable both by the JSP bind tag and Velocity/FreeMarker macros.

Obviously, object status representations (i.e. errors at the object level rather than the field level) do not have an expression and a value but only error codes and messages. For simplicity's sake and to be able to use the same tags and macros, the same status class is used for both scenarios.

Author:
  Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Darren Davison
See Also:
  `RequestContext.getBindStatus(java.lang.String)`, `BindTag`, `AbstractTemplateView.setExposeSpringMacroHelpers(boolean)`

Constructor Summary
`BindStatus(RequestContext requestContext, String path, boolean htmlEscape)` Create a new BindStatus instance, representing a field or object status.

Method Summary
`PropertyEditor` `findEditor(Class valueClass)` Find a PropertyEditor for the given value class, associated with the property that this bound status is currently bound to.
`Object` `getActualValue()` Return the actual value of the field, i.e. the raw property value, or `null` if not available.
`String` `getDisplayValue()` Return a suitable display value for the field, i.e. the stringified value if not null, and an empty string in case of a null value.
`PropertyEditor` `getEditor()` Return the PropertyEditor for the property that this bind status is currently bound to.
`String` `getErrorCode()` Return the first error codes for the field or object, if any.
`String[]` `getErrorCodes()` Return the error codes for the field or object, if any.
`String` `getErrorMessage()` Return the first error message for the field or object, if any.
`String[]` `getErrorMessages()` Return the resolved error messages for the field or object, if any.
`String` `getErrorMessagesAsString(String delimiter)` Return an error message string, concatenating all messages separated by the given delimiter.
`Errors` `getErrors()` Return the Errors instance (typically a BindingResult) that this bind status is currently associated with.
`String` `getExpression()` Return a bind expression that can be used in HTML forms as input name for the respective field, or `null` if not field-specific.
`String` `getPath()` Return the bean and property path for which values and errors will be resolved (e.g.
`Object` `getValue()` Return the current value of the field, i.e. either the property value or a rejected update, or `null` if not field-specific.
`Class` `getValueType()` Get the '`Class`' type of the field.
`boolean` `isError()` Return if this status represents a field or object error.
`String` `toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### BindStatus

    public BindStatus(RequestContext requestContext,
                      String path,
                      boolean htmlEscape)
               throws IllegalStateException

  Create a new BindStatus instance, representing a field or object status.

  Parameters:
    `requestContext` - the current RequestContext
    `path` - the bean and property path for which values and errors will be resolved (e.g. "customer.address.street")
    `htmlEscape` - whether to HTML-escape error messages and string values
  Throws:
    `IllegalStateException` - if no corresponding Errors object found

Method Detail

### getPath

    public String getPath()

  Return the bean and property path for which values and errors will be resolved (e.g. "customer.address.street").

### getExpression

    public String getExpression()

  Return a bind expression that can be used in HTML forms as input name for the respective field, or `null` if not field-specific.

  Returns a bind path appropriate for resubmission, e.g. "address.street". Note that the complete bind path as required by the bind tag is "customer.address.street", if bound to a "customer" bean.

### getValue

    public Object getValue()

  Return the current value of the field, i.e. either the property value or a rejected update, or `null` if not field-specific.

  This value will be an HTML-escaped String if the original value already was a String.

### getValueType

    public Class getValueType()

  Get the '`Class`' type of the field. Favor this instead of '`getValue().getClass()`' since '`getValue()`' may return '`null`'.

### getActualValue

    public Object getActualValue()

  Return the actual value of the field, i.e. the raw property value, or `null` if not available.

### getDisplayValue

    public String getDisplayValue()

  Return a suitable display value for the field, i.e. the stringified value if not null, and an empty string in case of a null value.

  This value will be an HTML-escaped String if the original value was non-null: the `toString` result of the original value will get HTML-escaped.

### isError

    public boolean isError()

  Return if this status represents a field or object error.

### getErrorCodes

    public String[] getErrorCodes()

  Return the error codes for the field or object, if any. Returns an empty array instead of null if none.

### getErrorCode

    public String getErrorCode()

  Return the first error codes for the field or object, if any.

### getErrorMessages

    public String[] getErrorMessages()

  Return the resolved error messages for the field or object, if any. Returns an empty array instead of null if none.

### getErrorMessage

    public String getErrorMessage()

  Return the first error message for the field or object, if any.

### getErrorMessagesAsString

    public String getErrorMessagesAsString(String delimiter)

  Return an error message string, concatenating all messages separated by the given delimiter.

  Parameters:
    `delimiter` - separator string, e.g. ", " or "
    "
  Returns:
    the error message string

### getErrors

    public Errors getErrors()

  Return the Errors instance (typically a BindingResult) that this bind status is currently associated with.

  Returns:
    the current Errors instance, or `null` if none
  See Also:
    `BindingResult`

### getEditor

    public PropertyEditor getEditor()

  Return the PropertyEditor for the property that this bind status is currently bound to.

  Returns:
    the current PropertyEditor, or `null` if none

### findEditor

    public PropertyEditor findEditor(Class valueClass)

  Find a PropertyEditor for the given value class, associated with the property that this bound status is currently bound to.

  Parameters:
    `valueClass` - the value class that an editor is needed for
  Returns:
    the associated PropertyEditor, or `null` if none

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

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