Package co.ecg.alpaca.core.framework

Class ObjectUtils

java.lang.Object

co.ecg.alpaca.core.framework.ObjectUtils

public class ObjectUtils
extends Object

ObjectUtils class.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

mkeathley

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	ObjectUtils.TriFunction<T,U,B,R>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Map<Class,List<T>>	findObjectRecursively(Object object, Class<T> clazzToFind)	Returns a list of instances of the Class requested anywhere in the parent objects hierarchy.
static List<Object>	flattenObject(Object object)	Flattens an iterable or map to its component entries or values
static List<Field>	getAllInheritedFields(Class<?> type)	Returns all fields of the class that are declared by the type or any superclass
static boolean	isWrapperType(Class<?> clazz)	Returns true if the class is a primitive wrapper type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ObjectUtils

public ObjectUtils()

Method Details

flattenObject

public static List<Object> flattenObject(Object object)
                                  throws IllegalAccessException

Flattens an iterable or map to its component entries or values

Parameters:

object - The object to flatted

Returns:

A set of objects contained by the object or a set of itself if not an iterable or map

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

isWrapperType

public static boolean isWrapperType(Class<?> clazz)

Returns true if the class is a primitive wrapper type.

Parameters:

clazz - The class to check

Returns:

True IFF the class is a primitive wrapper

getAllInheritedFields

public static List<Field> getAllInheritedFields(Class<?> type)

Returns all fields of the class that are declared by the type or any superclass

Parameters:

type - The type to traverse

Returns:

A List of Fields

findObjectRecursively

public static <T> Map<Class,List<T>> findObjectRecursively(Object object,
 Class<T> clazzToFind)
                                                    throws IllegalAccessException

Returns a list of instances of the Class requested anywhere in the parent objects hierarchy. This does not find instances that are transient, synthetic, static, or final.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the class to find

Parameters:

object - The object to traverse

clazzToFind - The class of instances to find

Returns:

A map of Classes in which the object was located and a list of found instances.

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - Thrown if a reflection error occurs