Field Detail

• public static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_TYPE_COMPATIBLE_CLASSES

Method Detail

• public static Class forName(String className, ClassLoader classLoader)

• public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertiesOfType(Class<?> clazz, Class<?> propertyType)

  Retrieves all the properties of the given class for the given type

  Parameters:

  clazz - The class to retrieve the properties from

  propertyType - The type of the properties you wish to retrieve

  Returns:

  An array of PropertyDescriptor instances

• <T> public static T instantiate(Class<T> clazz)

  Instantiates an object catching any relevant exceptions and rethrowing as a runtime exception

  Parameters:

  clazz - The class

  Returns:

  The instantiated object or null if the class parameter was null

• public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Class<?> leftType, Class<?> rightType)

  Tests weather or not the left hand type is compatible with the right hand type in Groovy terms, i.e. can the left type be assigned a value of the right hand type in Groovy.

  This handles Java primitive type equivalence and uses isAssignableFrom for all other types, with a bit of magic for native types and polymorphism i.e. Number assigned an int. If either parameter is null an exception is thrown

  Parameters:

  leftType - The type of the left hand part of a notional assignment

  rightType - The type of the right hand part of a notional assignment

  Returns:

  True if values of the right hand type can be assigned in Groovy to variables of the left hand type.

• public static boolean isGetter(String name, Class<?>[] args)

  Returns true if the name of the method specified and the number of arguments make it a javabean property

  Parameters:

  name - True if it's a Javabean property

  args - The arguments

  Returns:

  true if it is a javabean property method

• @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
  public static boolean isSetter(String name, Class[] args)

• public static void makeAccessible(Field field)

  Make the given field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary. The setAccessible(true) method is only called when actually necessary, to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).

  Based on the same method in Spring core.

  Parameters:

  field - the field to make accessible

  See Also:

  Field.setAccessible

• public static void makeAccessible(Method method)

  Make the given method accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary. The setAccessible(true) method is only called when actually necessary, to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).

  Based on the same method in Spring core.

  Parameters:

  method - the method to make accessible

  See Also:

  Method.setAccessible