org.safs.reflect

Class Reflection

java.lang.Object

org.safs.reflect.Reflection

public class Reflection
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class used to determine runtime Fields, Methods and other information.

Since:

Jun 3, 2005

Author:

Carl Nagle

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	INDEX_MARKS "()" to signify a reflected indexed property.
static java.lang.String	LEFT_INDEX_MARK "(" to signify a reflected indexed property.
static java.lang.String	RIGHT_INDEX_MARK ")" to signify a reflected indexed property.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Reflection()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	reflectFieldProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String propertyname) Normally called internally from reflectProperty.
static java.lang.String	reflectMethodProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property) Normally called internally from reflectProperty.
static java.lang.String	reflectProperty(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)
static java.lang.String[]	reflectPropertyNames(java.lang.Object object) Deduce available property names at runtime via reflection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INDEX_MARKS

public static final java.lang.String INDEX_MARKS

"()" to signify a reflected indexed property.

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Constant Field Values

LEFT_INDEX_MARK

public static final java.lang.String LEFT_INDEX_MARK

"(" to signify a reflected indexed property.

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Constant Field Values

RIGHT_INDEX_MARK

public static final java.lang.String RIGHT_INDEX_MARK

")" to signify a reflected indexed property.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Reflection

public Reflection()

Method Detail

reflectPropertyNames

public static java.lang.String[] reflectPropertyNames(java.lang.Object object)

Deduce available property names at runtime via reflection.

Parameters:

object - -- the actual object or component to be evaluated for properties.

Returns:

String[] of recognized property names

See Also:

LocalAgent.getPropertyNames(Object)

reflectFieldProperty

public static java.lang.String reflectFieldProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                                    java.lang.String propertyname)
                                             throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException

Normally called internally from reflectProperty.

Parameters:

object - - object being evaluated for a property (Field) value.

property - - the name of the property being evaluated.

Throws:

NoSuchFieldException( - property )

SAFSInvalidActionArgumentRuntimeException( - property );

java.lang.NoSuchFieldException

See Also:

reflectProperty(Object,String)

reflectMethodProperty

public static java.lang.String reflectMethodProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                                     java.lang.String property)
                                              throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

Normally called internally from reflectProperty.

Parameters:

object - - object being evaluated for a property (Method) value.

property - - the name of the property being evaluated.

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException( - property )

SAFSInvalidActionArgumentRuntimeException( - property );

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

See Also:

reflectProperty(Object,String)

reflectProperty

public static java.lang.String reflectProperty(java.lang.Object object,
                                               java.lang.String property)
                                        throws NoSuchPropertyException

Parameters:

object - - object being evaluated for a property (Field or Method) value.

property - - the name of the property being evaluated.

Throws:

NoSuchPropertyException( - property )

SAFSInvalidActionArgumentRuntimeException( - property );

NoSuchPropertyException