com.tc.util
Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object
  com.tc.util.ClassUtils

public class ClassUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Class utility methods

Nested Class Summary

static interface

ClassUtils.ClassSpec Holder for a class name and field name which together fully identify a field

Constructor Summary

ClassUtils()

Method Summary

static int	arrayDimensions(java.lang.Class arrayClass) Get the dimension of an array
static java.lang.Class	baseComponentType(java.lang.Class c) If c is an array, return the reifiable type of the array element
static boolean	isDsoEnum(java.lang.Class c) Determine whether the class is an enum as far as DSO is concerned
static boolean	isPortableReflectionClass(java.lang.Class c) Check whether c is a portable java reflection class like Method, Constructor, or Field
static boolean	isPrimitiveArray(java.lang.Object test) Determine whether test is a primitive array
static ClassUtils.ClassSpec	parseFullyQualifiedFieldName(java.lang.String fieldName) Convert fully-qualified field name like "mypackage.MyClass.myField" into a specification which contains the fully-qualified class name and the field name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassUtils

public ClassUtils()

Method Detail

parseFullyQualifiedFieldName

public static ClassUtils.ClassSpec parseFullyQualifiedFieldName(java.lang.String fieldName)
                                                         throws java.text.ParseException

Convert fully-qualified field name like "mypackage.MyClass.myField" into a specification which contains the fully-qualified class name and the field name.

Parameters:

fieldName - Fully-qualified field name

Returns:

Specification of class/field names

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - If the fieldName is not properly formatted

arrayDimensions

public static int arrayDimensions(java.lang.Class arrayClass)

Get the dimension of an array

Parameters:

arrayClass - The array class

Returns:

Dimension, >= 0

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - If arrayClass is null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If arrayClass is not an array class

baseComponentType

public static java.lang.Class baseComponentType(java.lang.Class c)

If c is an array, return the reifiable type of the array element

Parameters:

c - Array class

Returns:

Type of an array element

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - If arrayClass is null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If arrayClass is not an array class

isPrimitiveArray

public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(java.lang.Object test)

Determine whether test is a primitive array

Parameters:

test - The object

Returns:

True if test is a non-null primitive array

isDsoEnum

public static boolean isDsoEnum(java.lang.Class c)

Determine whether the class is an enum as far as DSO is concerned

Parameters:

c - Class

Returns:

True if enum

isPortableReflectionClass

public static boolean isPortableReflectionClass(java.lang.Class c)

Check whether c is a portable java reflection class like Method, Constructor, or Field

Parameters:

c - Class

Returns:

True if portable