org.fest.reflect.field

Class FieldType<T>

java.lang.Object

org.fest.reflect.field.FieldType<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the generic type of the field.

public class FieldType<T>
extends java.lang.Object

Understands the type of a field to access using Java Reflection.

The following is an example of proper usage of this class:

 // Retrieves the value of the field "name"
 String name = field("name").ofType(String.class).in(person).get();

 // Sets the value of the field "name" to "Yoda"
 field("name").ofType(String.class).in(person).set("Yoda");
 

Author:

Alex Ruiz, Ivan Hristov

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Invoker<T>	in(java.lang.Object target) Returns a new field access invoker, capable of accessing (read/write) the underlying field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

in

public Invoker<T> in(java.lang.Object target)

Returns a new field access invoker, capable of accessing (read/write) the underlying field.

Parameters:

target - the object containing the field of interest.

Returns:

the created field access invoker.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the given target is null.

ReflectionError - if a field with a matching name and type cannot be found.