com.j_spaces.kernel

Class ClassHelper

java.lang.Object

com.j_spaces.kernel.ClassHelper

public final class ClassHelper
extends Object

Helper for setting/getting any public properties.

Version:

4.0

Author:

Gershon Diner

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Method	getMethod(Class type, String name, Object[] args) Helper to return a method given its name and a list of arguments
static String	getPrimitiveName(Class wrapper) Helper to return the primitive type name associated with an object wrapper type
static Class	getPrimitiveType(Class wrapper) Helper to return the primitive type associated with an object wrapper type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getMethod

public static Method getMethod(Class type,
                               String name,
                               Object[] args)
                        throws NoSuchMethodException

Helper to return a method given its name and a list of arguments

Parameters:

type - the class to locate the method on

name - the method name

args - the list of arguments to match against, or null if the method takes no arguments

Returns:

the method matching the name and list of arguments

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException - if the method cannot be found

getPrimitiveType

public static Class getPrimitiveType(Class wrapper)

Helper to return the primitive type associated with an object wrapper type

Parameters:

wrapper - the object wrapper class

Returns:

the associated primitive type, or the wrapper type, if there is no associated primitive type

getPrimitiveName

public static String getPrimitiveName(Class wrapper)

Helper to return the primitive type name associated with an object wrapper type

Parameters:

wrapper - the object wrapper class

Returns:

the associated primitive type name, or the wrapper type name, if there is no associated primitive type. Array types are returned in the form '[]'