/*
 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
 */
package org.hibernate.validator.internal.util;

import static org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.CollectionHelper.newHashMap;

import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.logging.Log;
import org.hibernate.validator.internal.util.logging.LoggerFactory;

Some reflection utility methods. Where necessary calls will be performed as PrivilegedAction which is necessary for situations where a security manager is in place.
Author:Hardy Ferentschik, Gunnar Morling, Kevin Pollet <kevin.pollet@serli.com> (C) 2011 SERLI, Guillaume Smet
/** * Some reflection utility methods. Where necessary calls will be performed as {@code PrivilegedAction} which is necessary * for situations where a security manager is in place. * * @author Hardy Ferentschik * @author Gunnar Morling * @author Kevin Pollet &lt;kevin.pollet@serli.com&gt; (C) 2011 SERLI * @author Guillaume Smet */
public final class ReflectionHelper { private static final Log LOG = LoggerFactory.make( MethodHandles.lookup() ); private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_TO_WRAPPER_TYPES; static { Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> tmpMap = newHashMap( 9 ); tmpMap.put( boolean.class, Boolean.class ); tmpMap.put( char.class, Character.class ); tmpMap.put( double.class, Double.class ); tmpMap.put( float.class, Float.class ); tmpMap.put( long.class, Long.class ); tmpMap.put( int.class, Integer.class ); tmpMap.put( short.class, Short.class ); tmpMap.put( byte.class, Byte.class ); tmpMap.put( Void.TYPE, Void.TYPE ); PRIMITIVE_TO_WRAPPER_TYPES = Collections.unmodifiableMap( tmpMap ); } private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE_TYPES; static { Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> tmpMap = newHashMap( 9 ); tmpMap.put( Boolean.class, boolean.class ); tmpMap.put( Character.class, char.class ); tmpMap.put( Double.class, double.class ); tmpMap.put( Float.class, float.class ); tmpMap.put( Long.class, long.class ); tmpMap.put( Integer.class, int.class ); tmpMap.put( Short.class, short.class ); tmpMap.put( Byte.class, byte.class ); tmpMap.put( Void.TYPE, Void.TYPE ); WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE_TYPES = Collections.unmodifiableMap( tmpMap ); }
Private constructor in order to avoid instantiation.
/** * Private constructor in order to avoid instantiation. */
private ReflectionHelper() { }
Params:
  • member – The Member instance for which to retrieve the type.
Throws:
Returns:Returns the Type of the given Field or Method.
/** * @param member The {@code Member} instance for which to retrieve the type. * * @return Returns the {@code Type} of the given {@code Field} or {@code Method}. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case {@code member} is not a {@code Field} or {@code Method}. */
public static Type typeOf(Member member) { Type type; if ( member instanceof Field ) { type = ( (Field) member ).getGenericType(); } else if ( member instanceof Method ) { type = ( (Method) member ).getGenericReturnType(); } else if ( member instanceof Constructor<?> ) { type = member.getDeclaringClass(); } //TODO HV-571 change log method name else { throw LOG.getMemberIsNeitherAFieldNorAMethodException( member ); } if ( type instanceof TypeVariable ) { type = TypeHelper.getErasedType( type ); } return type; } public static Object getValue(Field field, Object object) { try { return field.get( object ); } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { throw LOG.getUnableToAccessMemberException( field.getName(), e ); } } public static Object getValue(Method method, Object object) { try { return method.invoke( object ); } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) { throw LOG.getUnableToAccessMemberException( method.getName(), e ); } }
Indicates whether the given type represents a collection of elements or not (i.e. whether it is an Iterable, Map or array type).
/** * Indicates whether the given type represents a collection of elements or not (i.e. whether it is an * {@code Iterable}, {@code Map} or array type). */
public static boolean isCollection(Type type) { return isIterable( type ) || isMap( type ) || TypeHelper.isArray( type ); }
Determines the type of the elements of an Iterable, array or the value of a Map.
/** * Determines the type of the elements of an {@code Iterable}, array or the value of a {@code Map}. */
public static Type getCollectionElementType(Type type) { Type indexedType = null; if ( isIterable( type ) && type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { ParameterizedType paramType = (ParameterizedType) type; indexedType = paramType.getActualTypeArguments()[0]; } else if ( isMap( type ) && type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { ParameterizedType paramType = (ParameterizedType) type; indexedType = paramType.getActualTypeArguments()[1]; } else if ( TypeHelper.isArray( type ) ) { indexedType = TypeHelper.getComponentType( type ); } return indexedType; }
Indicates if the type is considered indexable (ie is a List, an array or a Map).

Note that it does not include Sets as they are not indexable.

Params:
  • type – the type to inspect.
Returns:Returns true if the type is indexable.
/** * Indicates if the type is considered indexable (ie is a {@code List}, an array or a {@code Map}). * <p> * Note that it does not include {@code Set}s as they are not indexable. * * @param type the type to inspect. * * @return Returns true if the type is indexable. */
public static boolean isIndexable(Type type) { return isList( type ) || isMap( type ) || TypeHelper.isArray( type ); }
Converts the given Type to a Class.
Params:
  • type – the type to convert
Returns:the class corresponding to the type
/** * Converts the given {@code Type} to a {@code Class}. * * @param type the type to convert * @return the class corresponding to the type */
public static Class<?> getClassFromType(Type type) { if ( type instanceof Class ) { return (Class<?>) type; } if ( type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { return getClassFromType( ( (ParameterizedType) type ).getRawType() ); } if ( type instanceof GenericArrayType ) { return Object[].class; } throw LOG.getUnableToConvertTypeToClassException( type ); }
Params:
  • type – the type to check.
Returns:Returns true if type is a iterable type, false otherwise.
/** * @param type the type to check. * * @return Returns {@code true} if {@code type} is a iterable type, {@code false} otherwise. */
public static boolean isIterable(Type type) { if ( type instanceof Class && Iterable.class.isAssignableFrom( (Class<?>) type ) ) { return true; } if ( type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { return isIterable( ( (ParameterizedType) type ).getRawType() ); } if ( type instanceof WildcardType ) { Type[] upperBounds = ( (WildcardType) type ).getUpperBounds(); return upperBounds.length != 0 && isIterable( upperBounds[0] ); } return false; }
Params:
  • type – the type to check.
Returns:Returns true if type is implementing Map, false otherwise.
/** * @param type the type to check. * * @return Returns {@code true} if {@code type} is implementing {@code Map}, {@code false} otherwise. */
public static boolean isMap(Type type) { if ( type instanceof Class && Map.class.isAssignableFrom( (Class<?>) type ) ) { return true; } if ( type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { return isMap( ( (ParameterizedType) type ).getRawType() ); } if ( type instanceof WildcardType ) { Type[] upperBounds = ( (WildcardType) type ).getUpperBounds(); return upperBounds.length != 0 && isMap( upperBounds[0] ); } return false; }
Params:
  • type – the type to check.
Returns:Returns true if type is implementing List, false otherwise.
/** * @param type the type to check. * * @return Returns {@code true} if {@code type} is implementing {@code List}, {@code false} otherwise. */
public static boolean isList(Type type) { if ( type instanceof Class && List.class.isAssignableFrom( (Class<?>) type ) ) { return true; } if ( type instanceof ParameterizedType ) { return isList( ( (ParameterizedType) type ).getRawType() ); } if ( type instanceof WildcardType ) { Type[] upperBounds = ( (WildcardType) type ).getUpperBounds(); return upperBounds.length != 0 && isList( upperBounds[0] ); } return false; }
Tries to retrieve the indexed value from the specified object.
Params:
  • value – The object from which to retrieve the indexed value. The object has to be non null and either a collection or array.
  • index – The index.
Returns:The indexed value or null if value is null or not a collection or array. null is also returned in case the index does not exist.
/** * Tries to retrieve the indexed value from the specified object. * * @param value The object from which to retrieve the indexed value. The object has to be non {@code null} and * either a collection or array. * @param index The index. * * @return The indexed value or {@code null} if {@code value} is {@code null} or not a collection or array. * {@code null} is also returned in case the index does not exist. */
public static Object getIndexedValue(Object value, int index) { if ( value == null ) { return null; } Iterable<?> iterable; Type type = value.getClass(); if ( isIterable( type ) ) { iterable = ( (Iterable<?>) value ); } else if ( TypeHelper.isArray( type ) ) { iterable = CollectionHelper.iterableFromArray( value ); } else { return null; } int i = 0; for ( Object o : iterable ) { if ( i == index ) { return o; } i++; } return null; }
Tries to retrieve the mapped value from the specified object.
Params:
  • value – The object from which to retrieve the mapped value. The object has to be non null and must implement the @{code Map} interface.
  • key – The map key. index.
Returns:The mapped value or null if value is null or not implementing @{code Map}.
/** * Tries to retrieve the mapped value from the specified object. * * @param value The object from which to retrieve the mapped value. The object has to be non {@code null} and * must implement the @{code Map} interface. * @param key The map key. index. * * @return The mapped value or {@code null} if {@code value} is {@code null} or not implementing @{code Map}. */
public static Object getMappedValue(Object value, Object key) { if ( !( value instanceof Map ) ) { return null; } Map<?, ?> map = (Map<?, ?>) value; //noinspection SuspiciousMethodCalls return map.get( key ); }
Returns the auto-boxed type of a primitive type.
Params:
  • primitiveType – the primitive type
Throws:
Returns:the auto-boxed type of a primitive type. In case Void is passed (which is considered as primitive type by Class.isPrimitive()), Void will be returned.
/** * Returns the auto-boxed type of a primitive type. * * @param primitiveType the primitive type * * @return the auto-boxed type of a primitive type. In case {@link Void} is * passed (which is considered as primitive type by * {@link Class#isPrimitive()}), {@link Void} will be returned. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case the parameter {@code primitiveType} does not * represent a primitive type. */
private static Class<?> internalBoxedType(Class<?> primitiveType) { Class<?> wrapperType = PRIMITIVE_TO_WRAPPER_TYPES.get( primitiveType ); if ( wrapperType == null ) { throw LOG.getHasToBeAPrimitiveTypeException( primitiveType.getClass() ); } return wrapperType; }
Returns the corresponding auto-boxed type if given a primitive type. Returns the given type itself otherwise.
/** * Returns the corresponding auto-boxed type if given a primitive type. Returns the given type itself otherwise. */
public static Type boxedType(Type type) { if ( type instanceof Class && ( (Class<?>) type ).isPrimitive() ) { return internalBoxedType( (Class<?>) type ); } else { return type; } }
Returns the corresponding auto-boxed type if given a primitive type. Returns the given type itself otherwise.
/** * Returns the corresponding auto-boxed type if given a primitive type. Returns the given type itself otherwise. */
public static Class<?> boxedType(Class<?> type) { if ( type.isPrimitive() ) { return internalBoxedType( (Class<?>) type ); } else { return type; } }
Returns the primitive type for a boxed type.
Params:
  • type – the boxed type
Throws:
Returns:the primitive type for a auto-boxed type. In case Void is passed (which is considered as primitive type by Class.isPrimitive()), Void will be returned.
/** * Returns the primitive type for a boxed type. * * @param type the boxed type * * @return the primitive type for a auto-boxed type. In case {@link Void} is * passed (which is considered as primitive type by * {@link Class#isPrimitive()}), {@link Void} will be returned. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case the parameter {@code primitiveType} does not * represent a primitive type. */
public static Class<?> unBoxedType(Class<?> type) { Class<?> wrapperType = WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE_TYPES.get( type ); if ( wrapperType == null ) { throw LOG.getHasToBeABoxedTypeException( type.getClass() ); } return wrapperType; } }