org.djunits.util

Class FieldSignature

java.lang.Object

org.djunits.util.FieldSignature

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class FieldSignature
extends Object
implements Serializable

A field descriptor represents the type of a class, instance, or local variable. It is a series of characters generated by the grammar described at The Java Virtual Machine Specification .

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Since:

1.5

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2009/10/21 07:32:43 $

Author:

Peter Jacobs, Niels Lang, Alexander Verbraeck

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldSignature(Class<?> clazz) constructs a new FieldSignature.
FieldSignature(String value) constructs a new FieldSignature.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	getClassValue()
String	getStringValue()
static Class<?>	toClass(String descriptor) converts a fieldDescriptor to its class representation.
static String	toDescriptor(Class<?> clazz) converts a field to its descriptor.
static String	toDescriptor(Class<?>[] classes) converts an array of fields to its descriptor.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FieldSignature

public FieldSignature(String value)

constructs a new FieldSignature.

Parameters:

value - the value of the descriptor

FieldSignature

public FieldSignature(Class<?> clazz)

constructs a new FieldSignature.

Parameters:

clazz - The class

Method Detail

getStringValue

public final String getStringValue()

Returns:

Returns the value of the field descriptor

getClassValue

public final Class<?> getClassValue()
                             throws ClassNotFoundException

Returns:

Returns the value of the field descriptor

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found.

toString

public final String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toDescriptor

public static final String toDescriptor(Class<?>[] classes)

converts an array of fields to its descriptor.

Parameters:

classes - the classes to represent

Returns:

String the descriptor String

toDescriptor

public static final String toDescriptor(Class<?> clazz)

converts a field to its descriptor.

Parameters:

clazz - the clazz to represent

Returns:

String the descriptor String

toClass

public static final Class<?> toClass(String descriptor)
                              throws ClassNotFoundException

converts a fieldDescriptor to its class representation.

Parameters:

descriptor - the descriptor

Returns:

Class the class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - on failure