org.apache.el.util
Class ReflectionUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.el.util.ReflectionUtil

public class ReflectionUtil
extends Object

Utilities for Managing Serialization and Reflection

Version:

$Id: ReflectionUtil.java 1004027 2010-10-03 19:16:32Z markt $

Author:

Jacob Hookom [jacob@hookom.net]

Field Summary

protected static String[]	EMPTY_STRING
protected static String[]	PRIMITIVE_NAMES
protected static Class<?>[]	PRIMITIVES

Method Summary

static Class<?>	forName(String name)
protected static Class<?>	forNamePrimitive(String name)
static Method	getMethod(Object base, Object property, Class<?>[] paramTypes) Returns a method based on the criteria
static PropertyDescriptor	getPropertyDescriptor(Object base, Object property)
protected static String	paramString(Class<?>[] types)
static Class<?>[]	toTypeArray(String[] s) Converts an array of Class names to Class types
static String[]	toTypeNameArray(Class<?>[] c) Converts an array of Class types to Class names

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMPTY_STRING

protected static final String[] EMPTY_STRING

PRIMITIVE_NAMES

protected static final String[] PRIMITIVE_NAMES

PRIMITIVES

protected static final Class<?>[] PRIMITIVES

Method Detail

forName

public static Class<?> forName(String name)
                        throws ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

forNamePrimitive

protected static Class<?> forNamePrimitive(String name)

toTypeArray

public static Class<?>[] toTypeArray(String[] s)
                              throws ClassNotFoundException

Converts an array of Class names to Class types

Parameters:

s -

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

toTypeNameArray

public static String[] toTypeNameArray(Class<?>[] c)

Converts an array of Class types to Class names

Parameters:

c -

getMethod

public static Method getMethod(Object base,
                               Object property,
                               Class<?>[] paramTypes)
                        throws MethodNotFoundException

Returns a method based on the criteria

Parameters:

base - the object that owns the method

property - the name of the method

paramTypes - the parameter types to use

Returns:

the method specified

Throws:

MethodNotFoundException

paramString

protected static final String paramString(Class<?>[] types)

getPropertyDescriptor

public static PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(Object base,
                                                       Object property)
                                                throws ELException,
                                                       PropertyNotFoundException

Throws:

ELException

PropertyNotFoundException