Interface ClassReflectionHelper
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ClassReflectionHelperImpl
public interface ClassReflectionHelper
An interface representing useful reflection utilities
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description void
clean(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Removes this class (and all appropriate sub-classes) from the cacheMethodWrapper
createMethodWrapper(java.lang.reflect.Method m)
Creates a method wrapper from the given methodvoid
dispose()
Releases the entire cache, though the ClassReflectionHelper is still usable after calling disposejava.lang.reflect.Method
findPostConstruct(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.Class<?> matchingClass)
Finds the postConstruct method on this classjava.lang.reflect.Method
findPreDestroy(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.Class<?> matchingClass)
Finds the preDestroy method on this classjava.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Field>
getAllFields(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Gets all fields for a class (taking class heirarchy into account)java.util.Set<MethodWrapper>
getAllMethods(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Gets all methods for a class (taking class heirarchy into account)int
size()
Returns an approximation of the current size of the cache
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Method Detail
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getAllMethods
java.util.Set<MethodWrapper> getAllMethods(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Gets all methods for a class (taking class heirarchy into account)- Parameters:
clazz
- The class to analyze for all methods- Returns:
- The set of all methods on this class (and all subclasses)
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createMethodWrapper
MethodWrapper createMethodWrapper(java.lang.reflect.Method m)
Creates a method wrapper from the given method- Parameters:
m
- A non-null method to create a wrapper from- Returns:
- A method wrapper
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getAllFields
java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Field> getAllFields(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Gets all fields for a class (taking class heirarchy into account)- Parameters:
clazz
- The class to analyze for all fields- Returns:
- The set of all fields on this class (and all subclasses)
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findPostConstruct
java.lang.reflect.Method findPostConstruct(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.Class<?> matchingClass) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Finds the postConstruct method on this class- Parameters:
clazz
- The class to check for the postConstruct methodmatchingClass
- The PostConstruct interface, a small performance improvement- Returns:
- A matching method, or null if none can be found
- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- If a method marked as postConstruct is invalid
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findPreDestroy
java.lang.reflect.Method findPreDestroy(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.Class<?> matchingClass) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Finds the preDestroy method on this class- Parameters:
clazz
- The class to check for the postConstruct methodmatchingClass
- The PostConstruct interface, a small performance improvement- Returns:
- A matching method, or null if none can be found
- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- If a method marked as postConstruct is invalid
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clean
void clean(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
Removes this class (and all appropriate sub-classes) from the cache- Parameters:
clazz
- The class to remove. If null this method does nothing
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dispose
void dispose()
Releases the entire cache, though the ClassReflectionHelper is still usable after calling dispose
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size
int size()
Returns an approximation of the current size of the cache- Returns:
- An approximation of the current size of the cache
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