org.bbottema.javareflection

Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object

org.bbottema.javareflection.ReflectionUtils

public class ReflectionUtils
extends Object

This util is able to find Generic types as Class instances. This is useful for determining class types in runtime, which is (mostly) used by converters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReflectionUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> Class<T>	findParameterType(Class<?> instanceClass, Class<?> classOfInterest, int parameterIndex) Inspects a inheritance chain of classes until the classOfInterest is found and then will look for the Generic type declared for the given (zero-based) index.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectionUtils

public ReflectionUtils()

Method Detail

findParameterType

public static <T> Class<T> findParameterType(Class<?> instanceClass,
                                             Class<?> classOfInterest,
                                             int parameterIndex)

Inspects a inheritance chain of classes until the classOfInterest is found and then will look for the Generic type declared for the given (zero-based) index.