Package com.adobe.acs.commons.mcp.util

Class IntrospectionUtil

java.lang.Object
com.adobe.acs.commons.mcp.util.IntrospectionUtil
public class IntrospectionUtil extends Object
General introspection utilities

  • Method Details

    • hasMultipleValues

      public static boolean hasMultipleValues(Class clazz)
      Figure out if field represents multiple values
      Parameters:
      clazz - Field to evaluate
      Returns:
      true if field is an array or collection

    • getCollectionComponentType

      public static Class<?> getCollectionComponentType(Field field)
      Determine if the field is a list or array and return its component type if so.
      Parameters:
      field - Field to evaluate
      Returns:
      List/Array component type or field type if not a list or array

    • isPrimitive

      public static boolean isPrimitive(Field field)
      A primitive field is one which is a single or array/list of primitive values.
      Parameters:
      field - Field to evaluate
      Returns:
      true if primitive or list/array of primitive values

    • isSimple

      public static boolean isSimple(Field field)
      A simple field is either primitive, an enumeration, or a string.
      Parameters:
      field - Field to evaluate
      Returns:
      true if primitive, an enumeration, or a string

    • createObject

      public static Optional<Object> createObject(Class c)
      Try any available public constructors to create an object. Return the first successful attempt.
      Parameters:
      c - Class to use
      Returns:
      Optional object if successful, otherwise empty optional.

    • getDeclaredValue

      public static Optional<Object> getDeclaredValue(AccessibleObject field)
      Determine the declared (default) value of a field; if a method is provided then an Empty optional is returned Note: This assumes that there is a public no-parameter constructor for the declaring object, otherwise this will return an empty optional.
      Parameters:
      field - Field to evaluate
      Returns:
      Optional with value if any found, otherwise empty optional is returned