org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils

org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils的一个demo。可以很优雅的实现将父类字段的值copy到子类中

下面例子的输出结果（子类使用父类的toString方法，有点意思吧）：

true
Person{name='people'}

import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Person person = new Person("people");
        Male male = new Male();
        BeanUtils.copyProperties(person, male);

        System.out.println(Male.class.isInstance(male));
        System.out.println(male);
    }
}

class Person {
    private String name;

    public Person() {
    }

    public Person(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Person{" +
                "name='" + name + '\'' +
                '}';
    }
}

class Male extends Person {
    private String necklace;

    public Male() {
    }

    public Male(String name) {
        super(name);
    }

    public String getNecklace() {
        return necklace;
    }

    public void setNecklace(String necklace) {
        this.necklace = necklace;
    }
}

org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils
源码解析：
使用的是反射：

    /**
     * Copy the property values of the given source bean into the target bean.
     * <p>Note: The source and target classes do not have to match or even be derived
     * from each other, as long as the properties match. Any bean properties that the
     * source bean exposes but the target bean does not will silently be ignored.
     * <p>This is just a convenience method. For more complex transfer needs,
     * consider using a full BeanWrapper.
     * @param source the source bean
     * @param target the target bean
     * @throws BeansException if the copying failed
     * @see BeanWrapper
     */
    public static void copyProperties(Object source, Object target) throws BeansException {
        copyProperties(source, target, null, (String[]) null);
    }

    /**
     * Copy the property values of the given source bean into the given target bean.
     * <p>Note: The source and target classes do not have to match or even be derived
     * from each other, as long as the properties match. Any bean properties that the
     * source bean exposes but the target bean does not will silently be ignored.
     * @param source the source bean
     * @param target the target bean
     * @param editable the class (or interface) to restrict property setting to
     * @param ignoreProperties array of property names to ignore
     * @throws BeansException if the copying failed
     * @see BeanWrapper
     */
    private static void copyProperties(Object source, Object target, Class<?> editable, String... ignoreProperties)
            throws BeansException {

        Assert.notNull(source, "Source must not be null");
        Assert.notNull(target, "Target must not be null");

        Class<?> actualEditable = target.getClass();
        if (editable != null) {
            if (!editable.isInstance(target)) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target class [" + target.getClass().getName() +
                        "] not assignable to Editable class [" + editable.getName() + "]");
            }
            actualEditable = editable;//如果editable赋值，则ignore Target中的字段属性
        }
        PropertyDescriptor[] targetPds = getPropertyDescriptors(actualEditable);
        List<String> ignoreList = (ignoreProperties != null ? Arrays.asList(ignoreProperties) : null);

        for (PropertyDescriptor targetPd : targetPds) {
            Method writeMethod = targetPd.getWriteMethod();
            if (writeMethod != null && (ignoreList == null || !ignoreList.contains(targetPd.getName()))) {
                PropertyDescriptor sourcePd = getPropertyDescriptor(source.getClass(), targetPd.getName());
                if (sourcePd != null) {
                    Method readMethod = sourcePd.getReadMethod();
                    if (readMethod != null &&
                            ClassUtils.isAssignable(writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0], readMethod.getReturnType())) {
                        try {
                            if (!Modifier.isPublic(readMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
                                readMethod.setAccessible(true);
                            }
                            Object value = readMethod.invoke(source);
                            if (!Modifier.isPublic(writeMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
                                writeMethod.setAccessible(true);
                            }
                            writeMethod.invoke(target, value);
                        }
                        catch (Throwable ex) {
                            throw new FatalBeanException(
                                    "Could not copy property '" + targetPd.getName() + "' from source to target", ex);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }