org.codehaus.groovy.runtime
Class HandleMetaClass

java.lang.Object
  groovy.lang.DelegatingMetaClass
      org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.HandleMetaClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

GroovyObject, MetaClass, MetaObjectProtocol, MutableMetaClass

public class HandleMetaClass
extends DelegatingMetaClass

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class groovy.lang.DelegatingMetaClass

delegate

Constructor Summary

HandleMetaClass(MetaClass mc)

HandleMetaClass(MetaClass mc, Object obj)

Method Summary

void	addMetaBeanProperty(MetaBeanProperty metaBeanProperty) Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass
void	addMetaMethod(MetaMethod metaMethod) Adds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass
void	addNewInstanceMethod(Method method) adds a new instance method to this MetaClass.
void	addNewStaticMethod(Method method) adds a new static method to this MetaClass.
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Object	getProperty(String property) Retrieves a property value.
void	initialize() complete the initlialisation process.
Object	invokeMethod(String name, Object args) Invokes the given method.
GroovyObject	replaceDelegate()
void	setProperty(String property, Object newValue) Sets the given property to the new value.

Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.DelegatingMetaClass

getAdaptee, getAttribute, getAttribute, getClassNode, getMetaClass, getMetaMethod, getMetaMethods, getMetaProperty, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, getStaticMetaMethod, getStaticMetaMethod, getTheClass, hashCode, hasProperty, invokeConstructor, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, invokeMissingMethod, invokeMissingProperty, invokeStaticMethod, isGroovyObject, isModified, pickMethod, respondsTo, respondsTo, selectConstructorAndTransformArguments, setAdaptee, setAttribute, setAttribute, setMetaClass, setProperty, setProperty, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HandleMetaClass

public HandleMetaClass(MetaClass mc)

HandleMetaClass

public HandleMetaClass(MetaClass mc,
                       Object obj)

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

Description copied from interface: MetaClass

complete the initlialisation process. After this method is called no methods should be added to the meta class. Invocation of methods or access to fields/proeprties is forbidden unless this method is called. This method should contain any initialisation code, taking a longer time to complete. An example is the creation of the Reflector. It is suggested to synchronize this method.

Specified by:

initialize in interface MetaClass

Overrides:

initialize in class DelegatingMetaClass

replaceDelegate

public GroovyObject replaceDelegate()

invokeMethod

public Object invokeMethod(String name,
                           Object args)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Invokes the given method.

Specified by:

invokeMethod in interface GroovyObject

Overrides:

invokeMethod in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

name - the name of the method to call

args - the arguments to use for the method call

Returns:

the result of invoking the method

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String property)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Retrieves a property value.

Specified by:

getProperty in interface GroovyObject

Overrides:

getProperty in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

property - the name of the property of interest

Returns:

the given property

setProperty

public void setProperty(String property,
                        Object newValue)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Sets the given property to the new value.

Specified by:

setProperty in interface GroovyObject

Overrides:

setProperty in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

property - the name of the property of interest

newValue - the new value for the property

addNewInstanceMethod

public void addNewInstanceMethod(Method method)

Description copied from interface: MutableMetaClass

adds a new instance method to this MetaClass. Instance methods are able to overwrite the original methods of the class. Calling this method should not be done after initlise was called.

Specified by:

addNewInstanceMethod in interface MutableMetaClass

Overrides:

addNewInstanceMethod in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

method - the method to be added

addNewStaticMethod

public void addNewStaticMethod(Method method)

Description copied from interface: MutableMetaClass

adds a new static method to this MetaClass. This is only possible as long as initilise was not called.

Specified by:

addNewStaticMethod in interface MutableMetaClass

Overrides:

addNewStaticMethod in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

method - the method to be added

addMetaMethod

public void addMetaMethod(MetaMethod metaMethod)

Description copied from interface: MutableMetaClass

Adds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass

Specified by:

addMetaMethod in interface MutableMetaClass

Overrides:

addMetaMethod in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

metaMethod - The MetaMethod to add

addMetaBeanProperty

public void addMetaBeanProperty(MetaBeanProperty metaBeanProperty)

Description copied from interface: MutableMetaClass

Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass

Specified by:

addMetaBeanProperty in interface MutableMetaClass

Overrides:

addMetaBeanProperty in class DelegatingMetaClass

Parameters:

metaBeanProperty - The MetaBeanProperty instance

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class DelegatingMetaClass