Package org.djutils.reflection

Class MethodSignature

java.lang.Object
org.djutils.reflection.MethodSignature
public class MethodSignature extends Object
A method descriptor represents the parameters that the method takes and the value that it returns. It is a series of characters generated by the grammar described at The Java Virtual Machine Specification: Method Descriptors .

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Author:
Peter Jacobs, Niels Lang, Alexander Verbraeck

  • Constructor Details

    • MethodSignature

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

    • MethodSignature

      public MethodSignature(Method method)
      constructs a new MethodSignature.
      Parameters:
      method - the method

    • MethodSignature

      public MethodSignature(Constructor<?> constructor)
      constructs a new MethodSignature.
      Parameters:
      constructor - the constructor

  • Method Details

    • getParameterDescriptor

      public String getParameterDescriptor()
      Returns:
      Returns the parameterDescriptor

    • getParameterTypes

      public Class<?>[] getParameterTypes() throws ClassNotFoundException
      returns the parameterTypes.
      Returns:
      ClassDescriptor[] the result
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - on incomplete classPath

    • getReturnDescriptor

      public String getReturnDescriptor()
      Returns:
      Returns the returnDescriptor.

    • getReturnType

      public Class<?> getReturnType() throws ClassNotFoundException
      returns the returnType of this methodDescriptor.
      Returns:
      Returns the returnType
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - on incomplete classPath

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • getParameterDescriptor

      public static String getParameterDescriptor(String methodDescriptor)
      Parameters:
      methodDescriptor - the methodDescriptor
      Returns:
      Returns the parameterDescriptor

    • getParameterTypes

      public static Class<?>[] getParameterTypes(String methodDescriptor) throws ClassNotFoundException
      returns the parameterTypes.
      Parameters:
      methodDescriptor - the string
      Returns:
      ClassDescriptor[] the result
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - on incomplete classPath

    • getReturnDescriptor

      public static String getReturnDescriptor(String methodDescriptor)
      Parameters:
      methodDescriptor - the methodDescriptor
      Returns:
      Returns the returnDescriptor

    • getReturnType

      public static Class<?> getReturnType(String methodDescriptor) throws ClassNotFoundException
      returns the returnType of this methodDescriptor.
      Parameters:
      methodDescriptor - the returnDescriptor
      Returns:
      Returns the returnType
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - on incomplete classPath