org.protelis.lang.interpreter.util

Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object

org.protelis.lang.interpreter.util.ReflectionUtils

public final class ReflectionUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Utilities that make easier to cope with Java Reflection.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Object	invokeFieldable(ExecutionContext context, java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object[] args) Invokes a method.
static java.lang.Object	invokeFieldable(ExecutionContext context, java.lang.reflect.Method toInvoke, java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object[] args) Invokes a method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

invokeFieldable

public static java.lang.Object invokeFieldable(ExecutionContext context,
                                               java.lang.Class<?> clazz,
                                               java.lang.String methodName,
                                               java.lang.Object target,
                                               java.lang.Object[] args)

Invokes a method. If there are fields involved, field operations are applied

Parameters:

context - the current ExecutionContext

clazz - the class to search for a method

methodName - the name of the method

target - the target object (can be null in case of static invocation)

args - the arguments for the method

Returns:

the result of the method invocation

invokeFieldable

public static java.lang.Object invokeFieldable(@Nonnull
                                               ExecutionContext context,
                                               @Nonnull
                                               java.lang.reflect.Method toInvoke,
                                               @Nullable
                                               java.lang.Object target,
                                               @Nonnull
                                               java.lang.Object[] args)

Invokes a method. If there are fields involved, field operations are applied

Parameters:

context - the current ExecutionContext

toInvoke - the method to be invoked

target - the target object (can be null in case of static invocation)

args - the arguments for the method

Returns:

the result of the method invocation