Package org.gcube.common.events.impl

Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object

org.gcube.common.events.impl.ReflectionUtils

public class ReflectionUtils
extends Object

Library-wide reflection utilities.

Author:

Fabio Simeoni, Luca Frosini (ISTI-CNR)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	containsVariable(Type t)	Checks if the given type contains type variables.
static Type	elementTypeOf(Type t)	Returns the element type of a Collection type.
static boolean	isCollectionType(Type t)	Checks if the given type is a Collection type.
static Type	typeOf(Object event)	Returns the actual type of an event, handling Event wrappers appropriately.
static Object	valueOf(Object event)	Returns the actual value of an event, unwrapping Event wrappers if necessary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

typeOf

public static Type typeOf(Object event)

Returns the actual type of an event, handling Event wrappers appropriately.

Parameters:

event - the event object

Returns:

the type of the event

valueOf

public static Object valueOf(Object event)

Returns the actual value of an event, unwrapping Event wrappers if necessary.

Parameters:

event - the event object

Returns:

the unwrapped event value

isCollectionType

public static boolean isCollectionType(Type t)

Checks if the given type is a Collection type.

Parameters:

t - the type to check

Returns:

true if the type is a Collection type

elementTypeOf

public static Type elementTypeOf(Type t)

Returns the element type of a Collection type.

Parameters:

t - the collection type

Returns:

the element type

Throws:

RuntimeException - if invoked with non-collection type or type variable

containsVariable

public static boolean containsVariable(Type t)

Checks if the given type contains type variables.

Parameters:

t - the type to check

Returns:

true if the type contains type variables