org.seedstack.shed.reflect

Class Classes

java.lang.Object

org.seedstack.shed.reflect.Classes

public final class Classes
extends Object

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Classes.End
static class	Classes.FromClass

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T extends Class<?>> T	cast(Class<?> someClass) Cast the specified class to a class parameterized with any generic type.
static <T> T	cast(Object object) Cast the specified object to an object of the specified type.
static Classes.FromClass	from(Class<?> someClass) Define the starting point of class reflection.
static <T> T	instantiateDefault(Class<T> someClass) Instantiate a class by invoking its default constructor.
static <T> Optional<Class<T>>	optional(String dependency) Checks if a class exists in the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

instantiateDefault

public static <T> T instantiateDefault(Class<T> someClass)

Instantiate a class by invoking its default constructor. If the specified class denotes an array, an empty array of the correct component type is created. If the specified class denotes a primitive, the primitive is created with its default value.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to instantiate.

Parameters:

someClass - the class to instantiate.

Returns:

the instantiated object.

optional

public static <T> Optional<Class<T>> optional(String dependency)

Checks if a class exists in the classpath.

Parameters:

dependency - class to look for.

Returns:

an Optional of the class (empty if class is not present).

cast

public static <T extends Class<?>> T cast(Class<?> someClass)

Cast the specified class to a class parameterized with any generic type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type to cast to.

Parameters:

someClass - the class to cast.

Returns:

the casted class.

cast

public static <T> T cast(Object object)

Cast the specified object to an object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type to cast to.

Parameters:

object - the object to cast.

Returns:

the casted object.

from

public static Classes.FromClass from(Class<?> someClass)

Define the starting point of class reflection.

Parameters:

someClass - the starting class for reflection operations.

Returns:

the DSL.