Example showing property editors

Test.java

package com.learnquest.propertyeditor;

import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;


public class Test {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Person p = new Person("Sarah:Garwood");
		System.out.println(p.toString());
		System.out.println(p.getName().getFirstName());
		System.out.println(p.getName().getLastName());
		
	}
}
class Name {
	private String firstName;
	private String lastName;
	public Name() {}
	public Name(String firstName, String lastName) {
		super();
		this.firstName = firstName;
		this.lastName = lastName;
	}
	public String getFirstName() {
		return firstName;
	}
	public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
		this.firstName = firstName;
	}
	public String getLastName() {
		return lastName;
	}
	public void setLastName(String lastName) {
		this.lastName = lastName;
	}
	
}
class NameEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {
	// firstName:lastName
	@Override
	public void setAsText(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
		String[] split = text.split(":");
		Name name = new Name(split[0], split[1]);
		setValue(name);
	}
	@Override
	public String getAsText() {
		Name name = (Name) getValue();
		if(name == null)
			return null;
		return name.getFirstName()+":"+name.getLastName();
	}
}
class Person {
	private Name name;
	private PropertyEditor nameEditor = new NameEditor();
	public Person() {}
	
	public Person(String name){
		nameEditor.setAsText(name);
		this.name = (Name) nameEditor.getValue();
	}
	public Person(Name name) {
		super();
		this.name = name;
	}

	public Name getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(Name name) {
		this.name = name;
	}
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		// string representation of Name
		return nameEditor.getAsText();
	}
}