org.apache.directory.shared.util
Class MethodUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.directory.shared.util.MethodUtils

public final class MethodUtils
extends Object

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

static Method

getAssignmentCompatibleMethod(Class<?> clazz, String candidateMethodName, Class<?>[] candidateParameterTypes) A replacement for Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class...) with extended capability.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAssignmentCompatibleMethod

public static Method getAssignmentCompatibleMethod(Class<?> clazz,
                                                   String candidateMethodName,
                                                   Class<?>[] candidateParameterTypes)
                                            throws NoSuchMethodException

A replacement for Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class...) with extended capability.

This method returns parameter-list assignment-compatible method as well as exact-signature matching method.

Parameters:

clazz - The class which will be queried for the method.

candidateMethodName - Name of the method been looked for.

candidateParameterTypes - Types of the parameters in the signature of the method being loooked for.

Returns:

The Method found.

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException - when the method cannot be found