Description Blaise Doughan 2010-01-21 11:25:10 EST

Proposal:

Add the following API to DynamicEntity:

  /**
   * Converts the value of the property identified by the specified property name
   * to the provided target class.
   * @param targetClass if the conversion is supported, the property value will 
   * be converted to this class.
   * @param propertyName the path to a valid object and property.
   * @return the converted value of the specified property.
   * @see #get(String)
   */
  <T> T get(Class<T> targetClass, String propertyName);

Rationale:

Allow users easy access to the form in which they get data.  One common usage is the ability to get all data back in String format (useful when dealing with XML).