org.oddjob.arooa.reflect

Interface ArooaClass

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynaArooaClass, SimpleArooaClass, WrapDynaArooaClass

public interface ArooaClass

A container for type information that can be more than just class, for instance when the type is a BeanUtils DynaBean.

Implementations should implement equals and hashCode so their BeanOverviews may be cached. This is because creating them is possibly an expensive operation due to introspection (although this hasn't been proved by the developer).

Author:

rob

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class<?>	forClass() Provide the actual Java class this is for.
BeanOverview	getBeanOverview(PropertyAccessor accessor) Get an overview of the class.
java.lang.Object	newInstance() Create a new instance of the Object this represents.

Method Detail

forClass

java.lang.Class<?> forClass()

Provide the actual Java class this is for.

Returns:

A class. Never null.

newInstance

java.lang.Object newInstance()
                      throws ArooaInstantiationException

Create a new instance of the Object this represents.

Returns:

The object. Never null.

Throws:

ArooaInstantiationException - If creation fails.

getBeanOverview

BeanOverview getBeanOverview(PropertyAccessor accessor)

Get an overview of the class.

Parameters:

accessor - A property accessor.

Returns:

An overview of the class.