de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util
Class PropertyUtils

java.lang.Object
  de.smartics.properties.spi.core.util.PropertyUtils

public final class PropertyUtils
     
     

      
      extends 
      
      Object
     
     

Utilities to deal with property meta data.

Method Summary

static void	checkPropertySetType(Class<?> propertySetType) Checks of the given type is a property set types.
static boolean	isPropertyMethod(Method method) Checks if the given method is a property accessor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

checkPropertySetType

public static void checkPropertySetType(Class<?> propertySetType)
                                 throws NullPointerException,
                                        IllegalArgumentException

Checks of the given type is a property set types.

Property set types are interfaces marked with a PropertySet annotation.

Parameters:

propertySetType - the type to check.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if propertySetType is null.

IllegalArgumentException - of propertySetType is not a property set type.

isPropertyMethod

public static boolean isPropertyMethod(Method method)
                                throws NullPointerException

Checks if the given method is a property accessor. The property accessor is not required to provide a get prefix.

Parameters:

method - the method to check for being a property accessor.

Returns:

true if it is a property descriptor, false otherwise.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if method is null.