Field Detail

• public static final java.util.Map<java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_TYPE_COMPATIBLE_CLASSES

Method Detail

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

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

  Returns:

  An array of PropertyDescriptor instances

  Parameters:

  clazz - The class to retrieve the properties from

  propertyType - The type of the properties you wish to retrieve

• @java.lang.SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" }) public static java.lang.Object instantiate(java.lang.Class clazz)

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

  Returns:

  The instantiated object or null if the class parameter was null

  Parameters:

  clazz - The class

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

  Tests whether 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

  Returns:

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

  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

• public static void makeAccessible(java.lang.reflect.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:

  java.lang.reflect.Field#setAccessible

• public static void makeAccessible(java.lang.reflect.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:

  java.lang.reflect.Method#setAccessible