net.sourceforge.pmd.util
Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.pmd.util.ClassUtil

public final class ClassUtil
extends Object

Various class-related utility methods intended for mapping common java.lang types to their short short forms allowing end users to enter these names in UIs without the package prefixes.

Author:

Brian Remedios

Field Summary

static Class<?>[]

EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY

Method Summary

static Map<String,List<Method>>	asMethodGroupsByTypeName(Method[] methods) Return the methods as a map keyed by their common declaration types.
static String	asShortestName(Class<?> type) Return the name of the type in its short form if its known to us otherwise return its name fully packaged.
static Map<Class<?>,String>	getClassShortNames()
static Class<?>	getPrimitiveTypeFor(String name) Returns the type(class) for the name specified or null if not found.
static Class<?>	getTypeFor(String shortName) Attempt to determine the actual class given the short name.
static Method	methodFor(Class<?> clasz, String methodName, Class<?>[] paramTypes) Attempts to return the specified method from the class provided but will walk up its superclasses until it finds a match.
static String	withoutPackageName(String fullTypeName) Returns the abbreviated name of the type, without the package name

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY

public static final Class<?>[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY

Method Detail

getPrimitiveTypeFor

public static Class<?> getPrimitiveTypeFor(String name)

Returns the type(class) for the name specified or null if not found.

Parameters:

name - String

Returns:

Class

getClassShortNames

public static Map<Class<?>,String> getClassShortNames()

getTypeFor

public static Class<?> getTypeFor(String shortName)

Attempt to determine the actual class given the short name.

Parameters:

shortName - String

Returns:

Class

asShortestName

public static String asShortestName(Class<?> type)

Return the name of the type in its short form if its known to us otherwise return its name fully packaged.

Parameters:

type -

Returns:

String

withoutPackageName

public static String withoutPackageName(String fullTypeName)

Returns the abbreviated name of the type, without the package name

Parameters:

fullTypeName -

Returns:

String

methodFor

public static Method methodFor(Class<?> clasz,
                               String methodName,
                               Class<?>[] paramTypes)

Attempts to return the specified method from the class provided but will walk up its superclasses until it finds a match. Returns null if it doesn't.

Parameters:

clasz - Class

methodName - String

paramTypes - Class[]

Returns:

Method

asMethodGroupsByTypeName

public static Map<String,List<Method>> asMethodGroupsByTypeName(Method[] methods)

Return the methods as a map keyed by their common declaration types.

Parameters:

methods -

Returns:

Map>