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org.apache.el.util
Class ReflectionUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.el.util.ReflectionUtil

public class ReflectionUtil
extends java.lang.Object
extends java.lang.Object

Utilities for Managing Serialization and Reflection

Author:: Jacob Hookom [jacob@hookom.net]

Field Summary
`protected static java.lang.String[]`	`EMPTY_STRING`
`protected static java.lang.String[]`	`PRIMITIVE_NAMES`
`protected static java.lang.Class[]`	`PRIMITIVES`

Method Summary
`static java.lang.Class`	`forName(java.lang.String name)`
`protected static java.lang.Class`	`forNamePrimitive(java.lang.String name)`
`static java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getMethod(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.Object property, java.lang.Class[] paramTypes)` Returns a method based on the criteria
`static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor`	`getPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.Object base, java.lang.Object property)`
`protected static java.lang.String`	`paramString(java.lang.Class[] types)`
`static java.lang.Class[]`	`toTypeArray(java.lang.String[] s)` Converts an array of Class names to Class types
`static java.lang.String[]`	`toTypeNameArray(java.lang.Class[] c)` Converts an array of Class types to Class names

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

EMPTY_STRING

protected static final java.lang.String[] EMPTY_STRING

PRIMITIVE_NAMES

protected static final java.lang.String[] PRIMITIVE_NAMES

PRIMITIVES

protected static final java.lang.Class[] PRIMITIVES

Method Detail

forName

public static java.lang.Class forName(java.lang.String name)
                               throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Throws:: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

forNamePrimitive

protected static java.lang.Class forNamePrimitive(java.lang.String name)

toTypeArray

public static java.lang.Class[] toTypeArray(java.lang.String[] s)
                                     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Converts an array of Class names to Class types

Throws:: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

toTypeNameArray

public static java.lang.String[] toTypeNameArray(java.lang.Class[] c)

Converts an array of Class types to Class names

getMethod

public static java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod(java.lang.Object base,
                                                 java.lang.Object property,
                                                 java.lang.Class[] paramTypes)
                                          throws javax.el.MethodNotFoundException

Returns a method based on the criteria

Parameters:: base - the object that owns the method; property - the name of the method; paramTypes - the parameter types to use
Returns:: the method specified
Throws:: javax.el.MethodNotFoundException

paramString

protected static final java.lang.String paramString(java.lang.Class[] types)

getPropertyDescriptor

public static java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.Object base,
                                                                  java.lang.Object property)
                                                           throws javax.el.ELException,
                                                                  javax.el.PropertyNotFoundException

Throws:: javax.el.ELException; javax.el.PropertyNotFoundException