Package org.openxava.util

Class Classes

  • public class Classes
extends java.lang.Object
    Utility class to work with classes.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Classes()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String getAnnotationAttributeValue​(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation, java.lang.String attribute)  
      static java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] getAnnotationsWithRepeatables​(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)  
      static java.lang.reflect.Field getField​(java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.String fieldName)
      Get a field of the specified class or any of its subclasses, even if it is private.
      static java.util.Collection<java.lang.reflect.Field> getFieldsAnnotatedWith​(java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
      All fields from all superclasess and including private, protected and public.
      static java.util.Collection<java.lang.reflect.Method> getMethodsAnnotatedWith​(java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
      Returns the collection of methods with the given annotation
      static boolean hasMethod​(java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.String method)
      If the class contains the exact method without argumetns.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • Classes

        public Classes()

    • Method Detail

      • hasMethod

        public static boolean hasMethod​(java.lang.Class theClass,
                                java.lang.String method)
        If the class contains the exact method without argumetns.

      • getFieldsAnnotatedWith

        public static java.util.Collection<java.lang.reflect.Field> getFieldsAnnotatedWith​(java.lang.Class theClass,
                                                                                   java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
        All fields from all superclasess and including private, protected and public.
        Parameters:
        theClass -
        Returns:

      • getField

        public static java.lang.reflect.Field getField​(java.lang.Class theClass,
                                               java.lang.String fieldName)
                                        throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException
        Get a field of the specified class or any of its subclasses, even if it is private.
        Parameters:
        theClass - Class where we want to get the field
        Returns:
        fieldName Name of the field we want to get
        Throws:
        java.lang.NoSuchFieldException - If the field is not present in theClass and in any of its subclasses
        Since:
        7.0

      • getMethodsAnnotatedWith

        public static java.util.Collection<java.lang.reflect.Method> getMethodsAnnotatedWith​(java.lang.Class theClass,
                                                                                     java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
        Returns the collection of methods with the given annotation
        Parameters:
        theClass - Class object to be examined
        annotation - Annotation type to be search for
        Returns:
        a Collection of Method, never null, might be empty.
        Since:
        4.0.1

      • getAnnotationAttributeValue

        public static java.lang.String getAnnotationAttributeValue​(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation,
                                                           java.lang.String attribute)
        Since:
        7.4

      • getAnnotationsWithRepeatables

        public static java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] getAnnotationsWithRepeatables​(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)
        Since:
        7.4