org.apache.catalina.util
Class Introspection

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.catalina.util.Introspection

public class Introspection
extends Object

Provides introspection utilities that either require knowledge of Tomcat internals or are solely used by Tomcat internals.

Constructor Summary

Introspection()

Method Summary

static Field[]	getDeclaredFields(Class<?> clazz) Obtain the declared fields for a class taking account of any security manager that may be configured.
static Method[]	getDeclaredMethods(Class<?> clazz) Obtain the declared methods for a class taking account of any security manager that may be configured.
static String	getPropertyName(Method setter) Extract the Java Bean property name from the setter name.
static boolean	isValidSetter(Method method) Determines if a method has a valid name and signature for a Java Bean setter.
static Class<?>	loadClass(Container container, String className) Attempt to load a class using the given Container's class loader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Introspection

public Introspection()

Method Detail

getPropertyName

public static String getPropertyName(Method setter)

Extract the Java Bean property name from the setter name. Note: This method assumes that the method name has already been checked for correctness.

isValidSetter

public static boolean isValidSetter(Method method)

Determines if a method has a valid name and signature for a Java Bean setter.

Parameters:

method - The method to test

Returns:

true if the method does have a valid name and signature, else false

getDeclaredFields

public static Field[] getDeclaredFields(Class<?> clazz)

Obtain the declared fields for a class taking account of any security manager that may be configured.

getDeclaredMethods

public static Method[] getDeclaredMethods(Class<?> clazz)

Obtain the declared methods for a class taking account of any security manager that may be configured.

loadClass

public static Class<?> loadClass(Container container,
                                 String className)

Attempt to load a class using the given Container's class loader. If the class cannot be loaded, a debug level log message will be written to the Container's log and null will be returned.