org.restlet.ext.odata.internal.reflect

Class ReflectUtils

java.lang.Object

org.restlet.ext.odata.internal.reflect.ReflectUtils

public class ReflectUtils
extends Object

Handles Java reflection operations.

Author:

Thierry Boileau

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReflectUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Class<?>	getEntryClass(Feed feed) Returns the Java class of a set of entries contained inside a Feed.
static Class<?>	getSimpleClass(Object entity, String propertyName) Returns the class of this entity's attribute, or if it is a Collection (array, generic list, set), it returns the generic type.
static Object	invokeGetter(Object entity, String propertyName) Returns the value of a property on an entity based on its name.
static void	invokeSetter(Object entity, String propertyName, Object propertyValue) Sets a property on an entity based on its name.
static void	invokeSetter(Object entity, String propertyName, String propertyValue, String propertyType) Sets a property on an entity based on its name.
static boolean	isReservedWord(String name) Returns true if the given name is a Java reserved word.
static String	normalize(String name) Returns the name following the the java naming rules.
static void	setProperty(Object entity, Property property, String propertyValue) Sets a property on an entity based on its name.
static void	setProperty(Object entity, String propertyName, boolean isCollection, Iterator<?> iterator, Class<?> propertyClass) Sets a property on an entity based on its name.
static void	setProperty(Object entity, String propertyName, String propertyValue) Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectUtils

public ReflectUtils()

Method Detail

getEntryClass

public static Class<?> getEntryClass(Feed feed)

Returns the Java class of a set of entries contained inside a Feed.

Parameters:

feed - The feed to analyze.

Returns:

The Java class of a set of entries contained inside a Feed or null if it has not been found.

getSimpleClass

public static Class<?> getSimpleClass(Object entity,
                                      String propertyName)

Returns the class of this entity's attribute, or if it is a Collection (array, generic list, set), it returns the generic type.

Parameters:

entity - The entity.

propertyName - The property name.

Returns:

The simple class of this entity's attribute.

invokeGetter

public static Object invokeGetter(Object entity,
                                  String propertyName)
                           throws Exception

Returns the value of a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity.

propertyName - The property name.

Returns:

The value of a property for an entity.

Throws:

Exception

invokeSetter

public static void invokeSetter(Object entity,
                                String propertyName,
                                Object propertyValue)
                         throws Exception

Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity to update.

propertyName - The property name.

propertyValue - The property value.

Throws:

Exception

invokeSetter

public static void invokeSetter(Object entity,
                                String propertyName,
                                String propertyValue,
                                String propertyType)
                         throws Exception

Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity to update.

propertyName - The property name.

propertyValue - The property value.

propertyType - The property data type.

Throws:

Exception

isReservedWord

public static boolean isReservedWord(String name)

Returns true if the given name is a Java reserved word.

Parameters:

name - The name to test.

Returns:

True if the given name is a Java reserved word.

normalize

public static String normalize(String name)

Returns the name following the the java naming rules.

Parameters:

name - The name to convert.

Returns:

The name following the the java naming rules.

See Also:

Identifiers

setProperty

public static void setProperty(Object entity,
                               Property property,
                               String propertyValue)
                        throws Exception

Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity to update.

property - The property.

propertyValue - The property value.

Throws:

Exception

setProperty

public static void setProperty(Object entity,
                               String propertyName,
                               boolean isCollection,
                               Iterator<?> iterator,
                               Class<?> propertyClass)
                        throws Exception

Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity to update.

propertyName - The property name.

isCollection - Should this property be a collection.

iterator - The collection of values to set.

propertyClass - The kind of objects stored by this property.

Throws:

Exception

setProperty

public static void setProperty(Object entity,
                               String propertyName,
                               String propertyValue)
                        throws Exception

Sets a property on an entity based on its name.

Parameters:

entity - The entity to update.

propertyName - The property name.

propertyValue - The property value.

Throws:

Exception