Package org.reflections.util

Interface NameHelper

All Known Subinterfaces:

QueryBuilder, QueryFunction<C,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Reflections, Scanners

public interface NameHelper

Helper methods for converting between annotated elements and their names

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	primitiveDescriptors
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	primitiveNames
static java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>>	primitiveTypes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default java.lang.Class<?>	forClass(java.lang.String typeName, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)	tries to resolve a java type name to a Class
default java.lang.reflect.Constructor<?>	forConstructor(java.lang.String descriptor, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default <T extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement> T	forElement(java.lang.String descriptor, java.lang.Class<T> resultType, java.lang.ClassLoader[] loaders)
default java.lang.reflect.Field	forField(java.lang.String descriptor, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default java.lang.reflect.Member	forMember(java.lang.String descriptor, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default java.lang.reflect.Method	forMethod(java.lang.String descriptor, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default <T> T	forName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<T> resultType, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default <T> java.util.Collection<T>	forNames(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> names, java.lang.Class<T> resultType, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default java.util.Collection<java.lang.Class<?>>	forNames(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> names, java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
default java.lang.String	toName(java.lang.Class<?> type)
default java.lang.String	toName(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)
default java.lang.String	toName(java.lang.reflect.Constructor<?> constructor)
default java.lang.String	toName(java.lang.reflect.Field field)
default java.lang.String	toName(java.lang.reflect.Method method)
default java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	toNames(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement... elements)
default java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	toNames(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement> elements)

Field Detail

primitiveNames

static final java.util.List<java.lang.String> primitiveNames

primitiveTypes

static final java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>> primitiveTypes

primitiveDescriptors

static final java.util.List<java.lang.String> primitiveDescriptors

Method Detail

toName

default java.lang.String toName(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)

toName

default java.lang.String toName(java.lang.Class<?> type)

toName

default java.lang.String toName(java.lang.reflect.Constructor<?> constructor)

toName

default java.lang.String toName(java.lang.reflect.Method method)

toName

default java.lang.String toName(java.lang.reflect.Field field)

toNames

default java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> toNames(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement> elements)

toNames

default java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> toNames(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement... elements)

forName

default <T> T forName(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.Class<T> resultType,
                      java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)

forClass

default java.lang.Class<?> forClass(java.lang.String typeName,
                                    java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)

tries to resolve a java type name to a Class

if optional ClassLoaders are not specified, then both ClasspathHelper.contextClassLoader() and ClasspathHelper.staticClassLoader() are used

forMember

default java.lang.reflect.Member forMember(java.lang.String descriptor,
                                           java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
                                    throws ReflectionsException

Throws:

ReflectionsException

forElement

@Nullable
default <T extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement> T forElement(java.lang.String descriptor,
                                                                    java.lang.Class<T> resultType,
                                                                    java.lang.ClassLoader[] loaders)

forMethod

@Nullable
default java.lang.reflect.Method forMethod(java.lang.String descriptor,
                                           java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
                                    throws ReflectionsException

Throws:

ReflectionsException

forConstructor

default java.lang.reflect.Constructor<?> forConstructor(java.lang.String descriptor,
                                                        java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)
                                                 throws ReflectionsException

Throws:

ReflectionsException

forField

@Nullable
default java.lang.reflect.Field forField(java.lang.String descriptor,
                                         java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)

forNames

default <T> java.util.Collection<T> forNames(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> names,
                                             java.lang.Class<T> resultType,
                                             java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)

forNames

default java.util.Collection<java.lang.Class<?>> forNames(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> names,
                                                          java.lang.ClassLoader... loaders)