org.codehaus.plexus.util
Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.plexus.util.ReflectionUtils

public final class ReflectionUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Version:

$Id: ReflectionUtils.java 3086 2006-03-22 20:06:03Z jesse $

Author:

Michal Maczka, Jesse McConnell

Method Summary

static java.lang.reflect.Field	getFieldByNameIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.Class clazz)
static java.lang.reflect.Method	getSetter(java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.Class clazz) Finds a setter in the given class for the given field.
static java.lang.Object	getValueIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.String variable, java.lang.Object object) Generates a map of the fields and values on a given object, also pulls from superclasses
static java.util.Map	getVariablesAndValuesIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.Object object) Generates a map of the fields and values on a given object, also pulls from superclasses
static void	setVariableValueInObject(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String variable, java.lang.Object value) attempts to set the value to the variable in the object passed in

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getFieldByNameIncludingSuperclasses

public static java.lang.reflect.Field getFieldByNameIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.String fieldName,
                                                                          java.lang.Class clazz)

getSetter

public static java.lang.reflect.Method getSetter(java.lang.String fieldName,
                                                 java.lang.Class clazz)

Finds a setter in the given class for the given field. It searches interfaces and superclasses too.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the field (i.e. 'fooBar'); it will search for a method named 'setFooBar'.

clazz - The class to find the method in.

Returns:

null or the method found.

setVariableValueInObject

public static void setVariableValueInObject(java.lang.Object object,
                                            java.lang.String variable,
                                            java.lang.Object value)
                                     throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

attempts to set the value to the variable in the object passed in

Parameters:

object -

variable -

value -

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

getValueIncludingSuperclasses

public static java.lang.Object getValueIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.String variable,
                                                             java.lang.Object object)
                                                      throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Generates a map of the fields and values on a given object, also pulls from superclasses

Parameters:

object - the object to generate the list of fields from

Returns:

map containing the fields and their values

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

getVariablesAndValuesIncludingSuperclasses

public static java.util.Map getVariablesAndValuesIncludingSuperclasses(java.lang.Object object)
                                                                throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Generates a map of the fields and values on a given object, also pulls from superclasses

Parameters:

object - the object to generate the list of fields from

Returns:

map containing the fields and their values

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException