Field Detail

• PRIMITIVE_NAMES

  protected static final String[] PRIMITIVE_NAMES

• PRIMITIVES

  protected static final Class<?>[] PRIMITIVES

Method Detail

• forName

  public static Class<?> forName(String name)
                          throws ClassNotFoundException

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException

• forNamePrimitive

  protected static Class<?> forNamePrimitive(String name)

• toTypeArray

  public static Class<?>[] toTypeArray(String[] s)
                                throws ClassNotFoundException

  Converts an array of Class names to Class types.

  Parameters:

  s - The array of class names

  Returns:

  An array of Class instance where the element at index i in the result is an instance of the class with the name at index i in the input

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException - If a class of a given name cannot be found

• toTypeNameArray

  public static String[] toTypeNameArray(Class<?>[] c)

  Converts an array of Class types to Class names.

  Parameters:

  c - The array of class instances

  Returns:

  An array of Class names where the element at index i in the result is the name of the class instance at index i in the input

• getMethod

  public static Method getMethod(Object base,
                 Object property,
                 Class<?>[] paramTypes,
                 Object[] paramValues)
                          throws 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

  paramValues - the parameter values

  Returns:

  the method specified

  Throws:

  MethodNotFoundException - If a method cannot be found that matches the given criteria