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ReflectionUtil.javaAPI DocApache Tomcat 6.0.146316Fri Jul 20 04:20:36 BST 2007org.apache.el.util

ReflectionUtil

public class ReflectionUtil extends Object
Utilities for Managing Serialization and Reflection
author
Jacob Hookom [jacob@hookom.net]
version
$Change: 181177 $$DateTime: 2001/06/26 08:45:09 $$Author: markt $

Fields Summary
protected static final String[]
EMPTY_STRING
protected static final String[]
PRIMITIVE_NAMES
protected static final Class[]
PRIMITIVES
Constructors Summary
private ReflectionUtil()


          
      
        super();
    
Methods Summary
public static java.lang.ClassforName(java.lang.String name)

        if (null == name || "".equals(name)) {
            return null;
        }
        Class c = forNamePrimitive(name);
        if (c == null) {
            if (name.endsWith("[]")) {
                String nc = name.substring(0, name.length() - 2);
                c = Class.forName(nc, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
                c = Array.newInstance(c, 0).getClass();
            } else {
                c = Class.forName(name, true, Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
            }
        }
        return c;
    
protected static java.lang.ClassforNamePrimitive(java.lang.String name)

        if (name.length() <= 8) {
            int p = Arrays.binarySearch(PRIMITIVE_NAMES, name);
            if (p >= 0) {
                return PRIMITIVES[p];
            }
        }
        return null;
    
public static java.lang.reflect.MethodgetMethod(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.Object property, java.lang.Class[] paramTypes)
Returns a method based on the criteria

param
base the object that owns the method
param
property the name of the method
param
paramTypes the parameter types to use
return
the method specified
throws
MethodNotFoundException

        if (base == null || property == null) {
            throw new MethodNotFoundException(MessageFactory.get(
                    "error.method.notfound", base, property,
                    paramString(paramTypes)));
        }

        String methodName = (property instanceof String) ? (String) property
                : property.toString();

        Method method = null;
        try {
            method = base.getClass().getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
            throw new MethodNotFoundException(MessageFactory.get(
                    "error.method.notfound", base, property,
                    paramString(paramTypes)));
        }
        return method;
    
public static java.beans.PropertyDescriptorgetPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.Object property)

param
base
param
property
return
throws
ELException
throws
PropertyNotFoundException

        String name = ELSupport.coerceToString(property);
        PropertyDescriptor p = null;
        try {
            PropertyDescriptor[] desc = Introspector.getBeanInfo(
                    base.getClass()).getPropertyDescriptors();
            for (int i = 0; i < desc.length; i++) {
                if (desc[i].getName().equals(name)) {
                    return desc[i];
                }
            }
        } catch (IntrospectionException ie) {
            throw new ELException(ie);
        }
        throw new PropertyNotFoundException(MessageFactory.get(
                "error.property.notfound", base, name));
    
protected static final java.lang.StringparamString(java.lang.Class[] types)

        if (types != null) {
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
            for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
                sb.append(types[i].getName()).append(", ");
            }
            if (sb.length() > 2) {
                sb.setLength(sb.length() - 2);
            }
            return sb.toString();
        }
        return null;
    
public static java.lang.Class[]toTypeArray(java.lang.String[] s)
Converts an array of Class names to Class types

param
s
return
throws
ClassNotFoundException

        if (s == null)
            return null;
        Class[] c = new Class[s.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
            c[i] = forName(s[i]);
        }
        return c;
    
public static java.lang.String[]toTypeNameArray(java.lang.Class[] c)
Converts an array of Class types to Class names

param
c
return

        if (c == null)
            return null;
        String[] s = new String[c.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < c.length; i++) {
            s[i] = c[i].getName();
        }
        return s;