org.mule.runtime.extension.api.declaration.type

Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object

org.mule.runtime.extension.api.declaration.type.TypeUtils

public final class TypeUtils
extends Object

Utility class to handle Java types and their relationship with the MetadataType model

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getAlias(Field field) Checks the given field for the Alias annotation.
static Collection<Field>	getAllFields(Class<?> declaringType) Returns all the Fields in the given declaringType.
static Collection<Class<?>>	getAllSuperClasses(Class<?> type) Returns all the superclasses of the given type, without including Object
static Collection<Field>	getParameterFields(Class<?> declaringType) Returns all the Fields in the given declaringType which are annotated with Parameter but also do not have the Ignore one.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getParameterFields

public static Collection<Field> getParameterFields(Class<?> declaringType)

Returns all the Fields in the given declaringType which are annotated with Parameter but also do not have the Ignore one.

The introspection also includes parent classes.

Parameters:

declaringType - the class to introspect.

Returns:

a Collection of fields. May be empty but will never be null

getAllFields

public static Collection<Field> getAllFields(Class<?> declaringType)

Returns all the Fields in the given declaringType.

The introspection also includes parent classes.

Parameters:

declaringType - the class to introspect.

Returns:

a Collection of fields. May be empty but will never be null

getAllSuperClasses

public static Collection<Class<?>> getAllSuperClasses(Class<?> type)

Returns all the superclasses of the given type, without including Object

Parameters:

type - a type

Returns:

all the type's super classes

getAlias

public static String getAlias(Field field)

Checks the given field for the Alias annotation. If present, Alias.value() is returned. Otherwise, Field.getName() is returned.

Parameters:

field - a Field

Returns:

the field's alias