Package org.djutils.reflection

Class FieldSignature

java.lang.Object
org.djutils.reflection.FieldSignature
public class FieldSignature extends Object
A field descriptor represents the type of a class, instance, or local variable. It is a series of characters generated by the grammar described at The Java Virtual Machine class File Format .

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Author:
Peter Jacobs, Niels Lang, Alexander Verbraeck

  • Constructor Details

    • FieldSignature

      public FieldSignature(String value)
      constructs a new FieldSignature.
      Parameters:
      value - the value of the descriptor

    • FieldSignature

      public FieldSignature(Class<?> clazz)
      constructs a new FieldSignature.
      Parameters:
      clazz - The class

  • Method Details

    • getStringValue

      public String getStringValue()
      Returns:
      Returns the value of the field descriptor

    • getClassValue

      public Class<?> getClassValue() throws ClassNotFoundException
      Returns:
      Returns the value of the field descriptor
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found.

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • toDescriptor

      public static final String toDescriptor(Class<?>[] classes)
      converts an array of fields to its descriptor.
      Parameters:
      classes - the classes to represent
      Returns:
      String the descriptor String

    • toDescriptor

      public static final String toDescriptor(Class<?> clazz)
      converts a field to its descriptor.
      Parameters:
      clazz - the clazz to represent
      Returns:
      String the descriptor String

    • toClass

      public static final Class<?> toClass(String descriptor) throws ClassNotFoundException
      converts a fieldDescriptor to its class representation.
      Parameters:
      descriptor - the descriptor
      Returns:
      Class the class
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - on failure