FieldInfo (OpenHFT/Chronicle-Wire 2.24ea27 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFieldInfo, CharFieldInfo, DoubleFieldInfo, IntFieldInfo, LongFieldInfo, ObjectFieldInfo, VanillaFieldInfo
```
public interface FieldInfo
```
Provides information about a single field of a class or an interface.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`BracketType`	`bracketType()` Returns the `BracketType` used by the serialization strategy associated with this `FieldInfo` object.
`default void`	`copy(Object source, Object destination)` Copy the field from the source object to the destination
`static FieldInfo`	`createForField(String name, Class<?> type, BracketType bracketType, @NotNull Field field)`
`Class<?>`	`genericType(int index)` Returns a `Class` identifying the declared generic type of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object.
`@Nullable Object`	`get(Object object)` Returns the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object as an `Object`.
`char`	`getChar(Object object)` Returns the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object as a `char` primitive.
`double`	`getDouble(Object object)` Returns the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object as a `double` primitive.
`int`	`getInt(Object object)` Returns the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object as an `int` primitive.
`long`	`getLong(Object object)` Returns the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object as a `long` primitive.
`boolean`	`isEqual(Object a, Object b)`
`static net.openhft.chronicle.wire.Wires.FieldInfoPair`	`lookupClass(@NotNull Class<?> aClass)`
`String`	`name()` Returns the name of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object.
`void`	`set(Object object, char value)` Sets the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object to the provided `value`.
`void`	`set(Object object, double value)` Sets the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object to the provided `value`.
`void`	`set(Object object, int value)` Sets the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object to the provided `value`.
`void`	`set(Object object, long value)` Sets the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object to the provided `value`.
`void`	`set(Object object, Object value)` Sets the value of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object to the provided `value`.
`Class<?>`	`type()` Returns a `Class` identifying the declared type of the field represented by this `FieldInfo` object.

- Method Detail
  - createForField
```
static FieldInfo createForField(String name,
                                Class<?> type,
                                BracketType bracketType,
                                @NotNull
                                @NotNull Field field)
```
  - lookupClass
```
@NotNull
static net.openhft.chronicle.wire.Wires.FieldInfoPair lookupClass(@NotNull
                                                                           @NotNull Class<?> aClass)
```
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Returns the name of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
  - type
```
Class<?> type()
```
    Returns a Class identifying the declared type of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Class identifying the declared type of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
  - bracketType
```
BracketType bracketType()
```
    Returns the BracketType used by the serialization strategy associated with this FieldInfo object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the BracketType used by the serialization strategy associated with this FieldInfo object.
  - get
```
@Nullable
@Nullable Object get(Object object)
```
    Returns the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as an Object. The provided object is used as a target to extract the field from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as an Object.
  - getLong
```
long getLong(Object object)
```
    Returns the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a long primitive. The provided object is used as a target to extract the field from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a long primitive.
  - getInt
```
int getInt(Object object)
```
    Returns the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as an int primitive. The provided object is used as a target to extract the field from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as an int primitive.
  - getChar
```
char getChar(Object object)
```
    Returns the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a char primitive. The provided object is used as a target to extract the field from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a char primitive.
  - getDouble
```
double getDouble(Object object)
```
    Returns the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a double primitive. The provided object is used as a target to extract the field from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object as a double primitive.
  - set
```
void set(Object object,
         Object value)
  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object to the provided value. The provided object is used as a target to the extract eh field from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - set
```
void set(Object object,
         char value)
  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object to the provided value. The provided object is used as a target to the extract eh field from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - set
```
void set(Object object,
         int value)
  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object to the provided value. The provided object is used as a target to the extract eh field from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - set
```
void set(Object object,
         long value)
  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object to the provided value. The provided object is used as a target to the extract eh field from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - set
```
void set(Object object,
         double value)
  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field represented by this FieldInfo object to the provided value. The provided object is used as a target to the extract eh field from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - genericType
```
Class<?> genericType(int index)
```
    Returns a Class identifying the declared generic type of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Class identifying the declared generic type of the field represented by this FieldInfo object.
  - copy
```
default void copy(Object source,
                  Object destination)
```
    Copy the field from the source object to the destination
    Note: this is not a deep copy, objects will be copied by reference
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - The object to copy the field value from
    
    destination - The object to copy the field value to
  - isEqual
```
boolean isEqual(Object a,
                Object b)
```

Interface FieldInfo

Method Summary

Method Detail

createForField

lookupClass

name

type

bracketType

get

getLong

getInt

getChar

getDouble

set

set

set

set

set

genericType

copy

isEqual