ReflectionUtils (JSONAPI Converter 0.13 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.jasminb.jsonapi.ReflectionUtils

```
public class ReflectionUtils
extends Object
```
Various utility methods that simplify JAVA reflection actions.

Author:

jbegic

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<Field>`	`getAnnotatedFields(Class<?> clazz, Class<? extends Annotation> annotation, boolean checkSuperclass)`	Returns all field from a given class that are annotated with provided annotation type.
`static Class<?>`	`getFieldType(Field field)`
`static String`	`getTypeName(Class<?> clazz)`	Returns the type name defined using Type annotation on provided class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getAnnotatedFields
```
public static List<Field> getAnnotatedFields(Class<?> clazz,
                                             Class<? extends Annotation> annotation,
                                             boolean checkSuperclass)
```
    Returns all field from a given class that are annotated with provided annotation type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - source class
    
    annotation - target annotation
    
    checkSuperclass - if true, method will follow class hierarchy to look for fields with target annotation
    
    Returns:
    
    list of fields or empty collection in case no fields were found
  - getTypeName
```
public static String getTypeName(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Returns the type name defined using Type annotation on provided class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - type class
    
    Returns:
    
    name of the type or null in case Type annotation is not present
  - getFieldType
```
public static Class<?> getFieldType(Field field)
```