org.vizzini.util
Class ClassAnalyzer

java.lang.Object
  org.vizzini.util.ClassAnalyzer

public class ClassAnalyzer
extends Object

Provides an analyzer of class constructor, accessor and mutator methods.

Since:

v0.2

Version:

v0.3

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Method Summary

static void	clear() Clear the cached analyzers.
Collection	getAccessiblePropertyNames() Return the property names of the accessor methods.
Collection	getAccessiblePropertyNamesAlphabetized() Return an alphabetized collection of property names of the accessor methods.
Method	getAccessorMethodFor(String propertyName) Return the accessor method for the given property name.
Collection	getAccessorMethods() Return the accessor methods.
static ClassAnalyzer	getInstance(Class aClass) Return a class analyzer instance.
static ClassAnalyzer	getInstance(String className) Return a class analyzer instance.
Collection	getMutablePropertyNames() Return the property names of the mutator methods.
Collection	getMutablePropertyNamesAlphabetized() Return an alphabetized collection of property names of the accessor methods.
Method	getMutatorMethodFor(String propertyName) Return the mutator method for the given property name.
Collection	getMutatorMethods() Return the mutator methods.
Constructor	getNoArgConstructor() Return the no-arg constructor.
Class	getPropertyType(String propertyName) Return the type of the given property.
Class	getSubjectClass() Return the subject class.
static Object	getValue(Object object, String propertyName) Return the value of the given property from the given object.
static void	setValue(Object object, String propertyName, Object newValue) Set the given value of the given property on the given object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

clear

public static void clear()

Clear the cached analyzers.

Since:

v0.2

getInstance

public static ClassAnalyzer getInstance(String className)

Return a class analyzer instance. Clients must use this method to obtain analyzer objects which are cached as they are created.

Since:

v0.2

getInstance

public static ClassAnalyzer getInstance(Class aClass)

Return a class analyzer instance. Clients must use this method to obtain analyzer objects which are cached as they are created.

Since:

v0.2

getValue

public static Object getValue(Object object,
                              String propertyName)
                       throws IllegalAccessException,
                              InvocationTargetException

Return the value of the given property from the given object. The property name may be chained, e.g. engine.environment.

Parameters:

propertyName -

object -

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

InvocationTargetException

Since:

v0.2

setValue

public static void setValue(Object object,
                            String propertyName,
                            Object newValue)
                     throws IllegalAccessException,
                            InvocationTargetException

Set the given value of the given property on the given object. The property name may be chained, e.g. engine.environment.

Parameters:

propertyName -

object -

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

InvocationTargetException

Since:

v0.2

getAccessiblePropertyNames

public Collection getAccessiblePropertyNames()

Return the property names of the accessor methods.

Since:

v0.2

getAccessiblePropertyNamesAlphabetized

public Collection getAccessiblePropertyNamesAlphabetized()

Return an alphabetized collection of property names of the accessor methods.

Since:

v0.2

getAccessorMethodFor

public Method getAccessorMethodFor(String propertyName)

Return the accessor method for the given property name.

Since:

v0.2

getAccessorMethods

public Collection getAccessorMethods()

Return the accessor methods.

Since:

v0.2

getMutablePropertyNames

public Collection getMutablePropertyNames()

Return the property names of the mutator methods.

Since:

v0.2

getMutablePropertyNamesAlphabetized

public Collection getMutablePropertyNamesAlphabetized()

Return an alphabetized collection of property names of the accessor methods.

Since:

v0.2

getMutatorMethodFor

public Method getMutatorMethodFor(String propertyName)

Return the mutator method for the given property name.

Since:

v0.2

getMutatorMethods

public Collection getMutatorMethods()

Return the mutator methods.

Since:

v0.2

getNoArgConstructor

public Constructor getNoArgConstructor()

Return the no-arg constructor.

Since:

v0.2

getPropertyType

public Class getPropertyType(String propertyName)

Return the type of the given property.

Since:

v0.3

getSubjectClass

public Class getSubjectClass()

Return the subject class.

Since:

v0.2