org.acegisecurity.util
Class FieldUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.acegisecurity.util.FieldUtils

public class FieldUtils
extends Object

Offers static methods for directly manipulating static fields.

Version:

$Id: FieldUtils.java 1755 2006-11-17 02:03:23Z benalex $

Author:

Ben Alex

Constructor Summary

FieldUtils()

Method Summary

static String	getAccessorName(String fieldName, Class type)
static Field	getField(Class clazz, String fieldName) Attempts to locate the specified field on the class.
static String	getMutatorName(String fieldName)
static Object	getProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField, Object object)
static void	setProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField, Object object, Object newValue)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FieldUtils

public FieldUtils()

Method Detail

getAccessorName

public static String getAccessorName(String fieldName,
                                     Class type)

getField

public static Field getField(Class clazz,
                             String fieldName)
                      throws IllegalStateException

Attempts to locate the specified field on the class.

Parameters:

clazz - the class definition containing the field

fieldName - the name of the field to locate

Returns:

the Field (never null)

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if field could not be found

getMutatorName

public static String getMutatorName(String fieldName)

getProtectedFieldValue

public static Object getProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField,
                                            Object object)

setProtectedFieldValue

public static void setProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField,
                                          Object object,
                                          Object newValue)