org.openmrs.util

Class Reflect

java.lang.Object

org.openmrs.util.Reflect

public class Reflect
extends java.lang.Object

This class has convenience methods to find the fields on a class and superclass as well as methods to check the class type of members in a collection

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Reflect(java.lang.Class parametrizedClass)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Field>	getAllFields(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass) This method return all the fields (including private) from the given class and its super classes.
java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Field>	getInheritedFields(java.lang.Class<?> subClass) This method return all the fields (including private) until the given parameterized class
boolean	hasField(java.lang.reflect.Field field)
static boolean	isAnnotationPresent(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass, java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation) This method returns true if the given annotation is present on the given field.
static boolean	isCollection(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass)
static boolean	isCollection(java.lang.Object object)
boolean	isCollectionField(java.lang.reflect.Field field) This method validate the given field is Collection and the elements should be of parameterized type
boolean	isSuperClass(java.lang.Class subClass)
boolean	isSuperClass(java.lang.Object object)
boolean	isSuperClass(java.lang.reflect.Type t)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Reflect

public Reflect(java.lang.Class parametrizedClass)

Parameters:

parametrizedClass - Class

Method Detail

isCollection

public static boolean isCollection(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass)

Parameters:

fieldClass -

Returns:

true if, given fieldClass is Collection otherwise returns false

isCollection

public static boolean isCollection(java.lang.Object object)

Parameters:

object - Object

Returns:

true if, given object is Collection otherwise returns false

getAllFields

public static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Field> getAllFields(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass)

This method return all the fields (including private) from the given class and its super classes.

Parameters:

fieldClass - Class

Returns:

List

isAnnotationPresent

public static boolean isAnnotationPresent(java.lang.Class<?> fieldClass,
                                          java.lang.String fieldName,
                                          java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)

This method returns true if the given annotation is present on the given field.

Parameters:

fieldClass -

fieldName -

annotation -

Returns:

true if the given annotation is present

isSuperClass

public boolean isSuperClass(java.lang.Class subClass)

Parameters:

subClass - Class

Returns:

true if, given subClass is accessible from the parameterized class

isSuperClass

public boolean isSuperClass(java.lang.reflect.Type t)

Parameters:

t -

Returns:

true if given type is a subclass, or a generic type bounded by a subclass of the parameterized class

isSuperClass

public boolean isSuperClass(java.lang.Object object)

Parameters:

object - Object

Returns:

true if, given object is accessible from the parameterized class

isCollectionField

public boolean isCollectionField(java.lang.reflect.Field field)

This method validate the given field is Collection and the elements should be of parameterized type

Parameters:

field - Field

Returns:

boolean

getInheritedFields

public java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Field> getInheritedFields(java.lang.Class<?> subClass)

This method return all the fields (including private) until the given parameterized class

Parameters:

subClass - Class

Returns:

List

hasField

public boolean hasField(java.lang.reflect.Field field)

Parameters:

field -

Returns:

true if, given field is declared in parameterized class or its sub classes