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package org.hibernate.internal.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;

import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
import org.hibernate.MappingException;
import org.hibernate.PropertyNotFoundException;
import org.hibernate.property.BasicPropertyAccessor;
import org.hibernate.property.DirectPropertyAccessor;
import org.hibernate.property.Getter;
import org.hibernate.property.PropertyAccessor;
import org.hibernate.type.PrimitiveType;
import org.hibernate.type.Type;

Utility class for various reflection operations.
Author:Gavin King, Steve Ebersole
/** * Utility class for various reflection operations. * * @author Gavin King * @author Steve Ebersole */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public final class ReflectHelper { //TODO: this dependency is kinda Bad private static final PropertyAccessor BASIC_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR = new BasicPropertyAccessor(); private static final PropertyAccessor DIRECT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR = new DirectPropertyAccessor(); public static final Class[] NO_PARAM_SIGNATURE = new Class[0]; public static final Object[] NO_PARAMS = new Object[0]; public static final Class[] SINGLE_OBJECT_PARAM_SIGNATURE = new Class[] { Object.class }; private static final Method OBJECT_EQUALS; private static final Method OBJECT_HASHCODE; static { Method eq; Method hash; try { eq = extractEqualsMethod( Object.class ); hash = extractHashCodeMethod( Object.class ); } catch ( Exception e ) { throw new AssertionFailure( "Could not find Object.equals() or Object.hashCode()", e ); } OBJECT_EQUALS = eq; OBJECT_HASHCODE = hash; }
Disallow instantiation of ReflectHelper.
/** * Disallow instantiation of ReflectHelper. */
private ReflectHelper() { }
Encapsulation of getting hold of a class's equals method.
Params:
  • clazz – The class from which to extract the equals method.
Throws:
Returns:The equals method reference
/** * Encapsulation of getting hold of a class's {@link Object#equals equals} method. * * @param clazz The class from which to extract the equals method. * @return The equals method reference * @throws NoSuchMethodException Should indicate an attempt to extract equals method from interface. */
public static Method extractEqualsMethod(Class clazz) throws NoSuchMethodException { return clazz.getMethod( "equals", SINGLE_OBJECT_PARAM_SIGNATURE ); }
Encapsulation of getting hold of a class's hashCode method.
Params:
  • clazz – The class from which to extract the hashCode method.
Throws:
Returns:The hashCode method reference
/** * Encapsulation of getting hold of a class's {@link Object#hashCode hashCode} method. * * @param clazz The class from which to extract the hashCode method. * @return The hashCode method reference * @throws NoSuchMethodException Should indicate an attempt to extract hashCode method from interface. */
public static Method extractHashCodeMethod(Class clazz) throws NoSuchMethodException { return clazz.getMethod( "hashCode", NO_PARAM_SIGNATURE ); }
Determine if the given class defines an Object.equals override.
Params:
  • clazz – The class to check
Returns:True if clazz defines an equals override.
/** * Determine if the given class defines an {@link Object#equals} override. * * @param clazz The class to check * @return True if clazz defines an equals override. */
public static boolean overridesEquals(Class clazz) { Method equals; try { equals = extractEqualsMethod( clazz ); } catch ( NoSuchMethodException nsme ) { return false; //its an interface so we can't really tell anything... } return !OBJECT_EQUALS.equals( equals ); }
Determine if the given class defines a Object.hashCode override.
Params:
  • clazz – The class to check
Returns:True if clazz defines an hashCode override.
/** * Determine if the given class defines a {@link Object#hashCode} override. * * @param clazz The class to check * @return True if clazz defines an hashCode override. */
public static boolean overridesHashCode(Class clazz) { Method hashCode; try { hashCode = extractHashCodeMethod( clazz ); } catch ( NoSuchMethodException nsme ) { return false; //its an interface so we can't really tell anything... } return !OBJECT_HASHCODE.equals( hashCode ); }
Determine if the given class implements the given interface.
Params:
  • clazz – The class to check
  • intf – The interface to check it against.
Returns:True if the class does implement the interface, false otherwise.
/** * Determine if the given class implements the given interface. * * @param clazz The class to check * @param intf The interface to check it against. * @return True if the class does implement the interface, false otherwise. */
public static boolean implementsInterface(Class clazz, Class intf) { assert intf.isInterface() : "Interface to check was not an interface"; return intf.isAssignableFrom( clazz ); }
Perform resolution of a class name.

Here we first check the context classloader, if one, before delegating to Class.forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader) using the caller's classloader
Params:
  • name – The class name
  • caller – The class from which this call originated (in order to access that class's loader).
Throws:
Returns:The class reference.
/** * Perform resolution of a class name. * <p/> * Here we first check the context classloader, if one, before delegating to * {@link Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)} using the caller's classloader * * @param name The class name * @param caller The class from which this call originated (in order to access that class's loader). * @return The class reference. * @throws ClassNotFoundException From {@link Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)}. */
public static Class classForName(String name, Class caller) throws ClassNotFoundException { try { ClassLoader classLoader = ClassLoaderHelper.getContextClassLoader(); if ( classLoader != null ) { return classLoader.loadClass( name ); } } catch ( Throwable ignore ) { } return Class.forName( name, true, caller.getClassLoader() ); }
Perform resolution of a class name.

Same as classForName(String, Class) except that here we delegate to Class.forName(String) if the context classloader lookup is unsuccessful.
Params:
  • name – The class name
Throws:
Returns:The class reference.
/** * Perform resolution of a class name. * <p/> * Same as {@link #classForName(String, Class)} except that here we delegate to * {@link Class#forName(String)} if the context classloader lookup is unsuccessful. * * @param name The class name * @return The class reference. * @throws ClassNotFoundException From {@link Class#forName(String)}. */
public static Class classForName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException { try { ClassLoader classLoader = ClassLoaderHelper.getContextClassLoader(); if ( classLoader != null ) { return classLoader.loadClass(name); } } catch ( Throwable ignore ) { } return Class.forName( name ); }
Is this member publicly accessible.

Short-hand for isPublic(Class, Member) passing the member + Member.getDeclaringClass()
Params:
  • member – The member to check
Returns:True if the member is publicly accessible.
/** * Is this member publicly accessible. * <p/> * Short-hand for {@link #isPublic(Class, Member)} passing the member + {@link Member#getDeclaringClass()} * * @param member The member to check * @return True if the member is publicly accessible. */
public static boolean isPublic(Member member) { return isPublic( member.getDeclaringClass(), member ); }
Is this member publicly accessible.
Params:
  • clazz – The class which defines the member
  • member – The memeber.
Returns:True if the member is publicly accessible, false otherwise.
/** * Is this member publicly accessible. * * @param clazz The class which defines the member * @param member The memeber. * @return True if the member is publicly accessible, false otherwise. */
public static boolean isPublic(Class clazz, Member member) { return Modifier.isPublic( member.getModifiers() ) && Modifier.isPublic( clazz.getModifiers() ); }
Attempt to resolve the specified property type through reflection.
Params:
  • className – The name of the class owning the property.
  • name – The name of the property.
Throws:
Returns:The type of the property.
/** * Attempt to resolve the specified property type through reflection. * * @param className The name of the class owning the property. * @param name The name of the property. * @return The type of the property. * @throws MappingException Indicates we were unable to locate the property. */
public static Class reflectedPropertyClass(String className, String name) throws MappingException { try { Class clazz = ReflectHelper.classForName( className ); return getter( clazz, name ).getReturnType(); } catch ( ClassNotFoundException cnfe ) { throw new MappingException( "class " + className + " not found while looking for property: " + name, cnfe ); } }
Attempt to resolve the specified property type through reflection.
Params:
  • clazz – The class owning the property.
  • name – The name of the property.
Throws:
Returns:The type of the property.
/** * Attempt to resolve the specified property type through reflection. * * @param clazz The class owning the property. * @param name The name of the property. * @return The type of the property. * @throws MappingException Indicates we were unable to locate the property. */
public static Class reflectedPropertyClass(Class clazz, String name) throws MappingException { return getter( clazz, name ).getReturnType(); } private static Getter getter(Class clazz, String name) throws MappingException { try { return BASIC_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR.getGetter( clazz, name ); } catch ( PropertyNotFoundException pnfe ) { return DIRECT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR.getGetter( clazz, name ); } }
Directly retrieve the Getter reference via the BasicPropertyAccessor.
Params:
  • theClass – The class owning the property
  • name – The name of the property
Throws:
Returns:The getter.
/** * Directly retrieve the {@link Getter} reference via the {@link BasicPropertyAccessor}. * * @param theClass The class owning the property * @param name The name of the property * @return The getter. * @throws MappingException Indicates we were unable to locate the property. */
public static Getter getGetter(Class theClass, String name) throws MappingException { return BASIC_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR.getGetter( theClass, name ); }
Resolve a constant to its actual value.
Params:
  • name – The name
Returns:The value
/** * Resolve a constant to its actual value. * * @param name The name * @return The value */
public static Object getConstantValue(String name) { Class clazz; try { clazz = classForName( StringHelper.qualifier( name ) ); } catch ( Throwable t ) { return null; } try { return clazz.getField( StringHelper.unqualify( name ) ).get( null ); } catch ( Throwable t ) { return null; } }
Retrieve the default (no arg) constructor from the given class.
Params:
  • clazz – The class for which to retrieve the default ctor.
Throws:
  • PropertyNotFoundException – Indicates there was not publicly accessible, no-arg constructor (todo : why PropertyNotFoundException???)
Returns:The default constructor.
/** * Retrieve the default (no arg) constructor from the given class. * * @param clazz The class for which to retrieve the default ctor. * @return The default constructor. * @throws PropertyNotFoundException Indicates there was not publicly accessible, no-arg constructor (todo : why PropertyNotFoundException???) */
public static <T> Constructor<T> getDefaultConstructor(Class<T> clazz) throws PropertyNotFoundException { if ( isAbstractClass( clazz ) ) { return null; } try { Constructor<T> constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor( NO_PARAM_SIGNATURE ); constructor.setAccessible( true ); return constructor; } catch ( NoSuchMethodException nme ) { throw new PropertyNotFoundException( "Object class [" + clazz.getName() + "] must declare a default (no-argument) constructor" ); } }
Determine if the given class is declared abstract.
Params:
  • clazz – The class to check.
Returns:True if the class is abstract, false otherwise.
/** * Determine if the given class is declared abstract. * * @param clazz The class to check. * @return True if the class is abstract, false otherwise. */
public static boolean isAbstractClass(Class clazz) { int modifier = clazz.getModifiers(); return Modifier.isAbstract(modifier) || Modifier.isInterface(modifier); }
Determine is the given class is declared final.
Params:
  • clazz – The class to check.
Returns:True if the class is final, flase otherwise.
/** * Determine is the given class is declared final. * * @param clazz The class to check. * @return True if the class is final, flase otherwise. */
public static boolean isFinalClass(Class clazz) { return Modifier.isFinal( clazz.getModifiers() ); }
Retrieve a constructor for the given class, with arguments matching the specified Hibernate mapping types.
Params:
  • clazz – The class needing instantiation
  • types – The types representing the required ctor param signature
Throws:
  • PropertyNotFoundException – Indicates we could not locate an appropriate constructor (todo : again with PropertyNotFoundException???)
Returns:The matching constructor.
/** * Retrieve a constructor for the given class, with arguments matching the specified Hibernate mapping * {@link Type types}. * * @param clazz The class needing instantiation * @param types The types representing the required ctor param signature * @return The matching constructor. * @throws PropertyNotFoundException Indicates we could not locate an appropriate constructor (todo : again with PropertyNotFoundException???) */
public static Constructor getConstructor(Class clazz, Type[] types) throws PropertyNotFoundException { final Constructor[] candidates = clazz.getConstructors(); for ( int i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++ ) { final Constructor constructor = candidates[i]; final Class[] params = constructor.getParameterTypes(); if ( params.length == types.length ) { boolean found = true; for ( int j = 0; j < params.length; j++ ) { final boolean ok = params[j].isAssignableFrom( types[j].getReturnedClass() ) || ( types[j] instanceof PrimitiveType && params[j] == ( ( PrimitiveType ) types[j] ).getPrimitiveClass() ); if ( !ok ) { found = false; break; } } if ( found ) { constructor.setAccessible( true ); return constructor; } } } throw new PropertyNotFoundException( "no appropriate constructor in class: " + clazz.getName() ); } public static Method getMethod(Class clazz, Method method) { try { return clazz.getMethod( method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes() ); } catch (Exception e) { return null; } } }