Module io.github.mmm.bean

Package io.github.mmm.bean

Interface BeanClass

All Superinterfaces:

BeanType

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanClassImpl

public interface BeanClass
extends BeanType

BeanClass extends BeanType for a VirtualBean with extended information.

Since:

1.0.0

See Also:

• VirtualBean.getType()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static BeanClass	createVirtual(String packageName, String simpleName, String stableName, BeanClass... superClasses)
Class<? extends VirtualBean>	getJavaClass()
VirtualBean	getPrototype()
Collection<BeanClass>	getSuperClasses()
default boolean	isSubclassOf(BeanClass beanClass)
default boolean	isSubclassOf(BeanClass beanClass, boolean transitive, boolean equal)
default boolean	isSuperclassOf(BeanClass beanClass)
default boolean	isSuperclassOf(BeanClass beanClass, boolean transitive, boolean equal)

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.bean.BeanType

getJavaClasses, getMetaInfo, getPackageName, getQualifiedName, getSimpleName, getStableName, isVirtual

Method Details

getSuperClasses

Collection<BeanClass> getSuperClasses()

Returns:

the Collection of the super BeanClass this class inherits from.

getJavaClass

Class<? extends VirtualBean> getJavaClass()

Specified by:

getJavaClass in interface BeanType

Returns:

the primary Class (or interface) reflecting the "implementation" of this BeanType. If this BeanType is virtual this will be inherited from the first parent class.

getPrototype

VirtualBean getPrototype()

Returns:

the prototype of this BeanClass. Properties added to this prototype will be inherited by all instances of this BeanClass including those created before adding the new property.

isSuperclassOf

default boolean isSuperclassOf(BeanClass beanClass)

Parameters:

beanClass - the BeanClass to check hierarchical relationship with.

Returns:

true if this BeanClass is a transitive super-class of the given BeanClass, false otherwise.

isSuperclassOf

default boolean isSuperclassOf(BeanClass beanClass,
 boolean transitive,
 boolean equal)

Parameters:

beanClass - the BeanClass to check hierarchical relationship with.

transitive - true to check hierarchy transitive, false otherwise (only check for direct superclass).

equal - true if equality of this and the given BeanClass will be accepted (returning true), false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this BeanClass is a (transitive) super-class of (or equal to) the given BeanClass, false otherwise.

isSubclassOf

default boolean isSubclassOf(BeanClass beanClass)

Parameters:

beanClass - the BeanClass to check hierarchical relationship with.

Returns:

true if this BeanClass is a transitive sub-class of (or in other words inherits from) the given BeanClass, false otherwise.

isSubclassOf

default boolean isSubclassOf(BeanClass beanClass,
 boolean transitive,
 boolean equal)

Parameters:

beanClass - the BeanClass to check hierarchical relationship with.

transitive - true to check hierarchy transitive, false otherwise (only check for direct subclass).

equal - true if equality of this and the given BeanClass will be accepted (returning true), false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this BeanClass is a (transitive) sub-class of (or equal to) the given BeanClass, false otherwise.

createVirtual

static BeanClass createVirtual(String packageName,
 String simpleName,
 String stableName,
 BeanClass... superClasses)

Parameters:

packageName - the package name.

simpleName - the simple name.

stableName - the stable name.

superClasses - the super-classes.

Returns:

the created virtual BeanClass.

See Also:

• AdvancedBean(BeanClass)