org.sormula.reflect

Class SormulaField<C,T>

java.lang.Object

org.sormula.reflect.SormulaField<C,T>

Type Parameters:

C - class containing the field

T - class of field

public class SormulaField<C,T>
extends java.lang.Object

A field within a class with additional methods needed by sormula for reflection.

Author:

Jeff Miller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SormulaField(java.lang.reflect.Field field) Constructs for a field.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getCanonicalGetMethodName() Gets cannonical "get" method name.
java.lang.String	getCanonicalSetMethodName() Gets cannonical "set" method name.
java.lang.reflect.Field	getField() Gets field supplied in constructor.
T	invokeGetMethod(C object) Gets value from get method of an object using reflection.
void	invokeSetMethod(C object, T value) Sets value on object with set method using reflection.
boolean	isArray() Gets field array type.
boolean	isBooleanMethod() Reports boolean return type of field.
boolean	isClass(java.lang.Class<?> c) Tests if field is instance of class.
boolean	isCollection() Gets field Collection inheritance.
boolean	isMap() Gets field Map inheritance.
boolean	isScalar() Reports if field is scalar.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SormulaField

public SormulaField(java.lang.reflect.Field field)
             throws ReflectException

Constructs for a field.

Parameters:

field - java reflection Field that corresponds to class variable

Throws:

ReflectException - if error

Method Detail

getField

public java.lang.reflect.Field getField()

Gets field supplied in constructor.

Returns:

field Java field

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Gets field array type.

Returns:

if field is an array

Since:

1.9 and 2.3

isCollection

public boolean isCollection()

Gets field Collection inheritance.

Returns:

true if field is a collection

Since:

1.9 and 2.3

isMap

public boolean isMap()

Gets field Map inheritance.

Returns:

true if field is a Map

Since:

1.9 and 2.3

isBooleanMethod

public boolean isBooleanMethod()

Reports boolean return type of field.

Returns:

true if field type is primative boolean

invokeGetMethod

public T invokeGetMethod(C object)
                  throws ReflectException

Gets value from get method of an object using reflection.

Parameters:

object - object to invoke get method upon

Returns:

return value of get method invoked upon object

Throws:

ReflectException - if error

invokeSetMethod

public void invokeSetMethod(C object,
                   T value)
                     throws ReflectException

Sets value on object with set method using reflection.

Parameters:

object - object to invoke set method upon

value - value to set

Throws:

ReflectException - if error

isScalar

public boolean isScalar()

Reports if field is scalar.

Returns:

true if field is not a Collection and not a Map

See Also:

isClass(Class)

isClass

public boolean isClass(java.lang.Class<?> c)

Tests if field is instance of class.

Parameters:

c - class to test

Returns:

true if field is instance of c or subclass of c

See Also:

Class.isAssignableFrom(Class)

getCanonicalGetMethodName

public java.lang.String getCanonicalGetMethodName()

Gets cannonical "get" method name.

Returns:

package-name.class-name#get-method-name

getCanonicalSetMethodName

public java.lang.String getCanonicalSetMethodName()

Gets cannonical "set" method name.

Returns:

package-name.class-name#set-method-name