org.cryptacular.util

Class ReflectUtil

java.lang.Object

org.cryptacular.util.ReflectUtil

public final class ReflectUtil
extends Object

Reflection utilities.

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Method	getMethod(Class<?> target, String name, Class<?>... parameters) Gets the method defined on the target class.
static Object	invoke(Object target, Method method, Object... parameters) Invokes the method on the target object with the given parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getMethod

public static Method getMethod(Class<?> target,
                               String name,
                               Class<?>... parameters)

Gets the method defined on the target class. The method is cached to speed up subsequent lookups.

Parameters:

target - Target class that contains method.

name - Method name.

parameters - Method parameters.

Returns:

Method if found, otherwise null.

invoke

public static Object invoke(Object target,
                            Method method,
                            Object... parameters)

Invokes the method on the target object with the given parameters.

Parameters:

target - Target class that contains method.

method - Method to invoke on target.

parameters - Method parameters.

Returns:

Method return value. A void method returns null.