com.webmethods.caf.common
Class ObjectUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.webmethods.caf.common.ObjectUtil

public class ObjectUtil
extends Object

Utility class to deal with different objects Certain functions can be converting object type x to object type y Checking if an object can be converted State checking of an object etc.

Field Summary

static String	BOOLEAN_FALSE String variable 'false'
static String	BOOLEAN_NO String variable 'no'
static String	BOOLEAN_OFF String variable 'off'
static String	BOOLEAN_ON String variable 'on'
static String	BOOLEAN_TRUE String variable 'true'
static String	BOOLEAN_YES String variable 'yes'
static String	CLASS_KEY String for class key

Constructor Summary

ObjectUtil()

Method Summary

static Object	clone(Object object) Clone an object that implements serializable
static Object	cloneObjectFromMap(Map map, Class objectClass, String[] properties, boolean createDefComplexTypes) Clones an object from Map
static Object	cloneObjectFromMap(Map map, Class objectClass, String[] properties, boolean createDefComplexTypes, boolean useRealFieldNames) Clones an object from Map
static Object	cloneObjectToMap(Object object, String[] properties) Clones object to the Map implementation contains
static Object	cloneObjectToMap(Object object, String[] properties, boolean useRealFieldNames) Clones object to the Map implementation contains
static void	closeURLClassLoader(URLClassLoader classLoader, boolean ignoreExceptions) Tries to close opened by URLClassLoader jars to release file lock that causes problems during hot deployment
static Object	convertToType(Object srcObj, Class targetType) Converts source object value to the target type
static Object	convertToType(Object srcObj, Class targetType, boolean throwsError) Converts source object value to the target type
static boolean	equal(Object obj1, Object obj2) Simply compares two objects using equals() method and takes care about nulls null == null = false
static PropertyDescriptor	findPropertyDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor[] anArray, String aPropertyName) Finds a specific PropertyDescriptor from an array of PropertyDescriptor.
static void	flushClassCache() Flushes internal Class cache.
static Class	getClass(String className) A class factory method that uses the pluggable classLoader: ObjectUtil.m_classLoader
static ClassLoader	getClassLoader() Gets classLoader
static IDocumentStructureProvider	getJavaClassStructure(Class clas) Grabs Java class structure of specific class in DocumentStuctureProdiver structure.
static PropertyDescriptor	getPropertyDescriptor(Object anInstance, String aPropertyName) Finds the property descriptor of an object and specific property name.
static PropertyDescriptor[]	getPropertyDescriptors(Class instanceClass) Returns property descriptor list for a given object class selected object instance.
static Object	getPropertyValue(Object anInstance, String aPropertyName) Gets a property of an instance based on a property name
static Object	getStaticProperty(Class clazz, String fieldName) Returns the named static variable.
static boolean	isAssignableFrom(Class to, Class from) Extends Class.isAssignableFrom(Class) to work with primitives.
static boolean	isAssignableFromObject(Class to, Object from) Extends Class.isAssignableFrom(Class) to work with primitives.
static boolean	isEnumeration(Class type) Determine if the given class is an enumeration
static String	justClassName(String aFullClassName) Return short class name without package names
static Object	load(InputStream in, ClassLoader cl) Load an object from an inputstream
static boolean	mapEqual(Map map1, Map map2) Special version of equals function for Maps, designed specifically to compare maps produced from cloneObjectToMap() methods.
static Object	newInstance(Class _class) Creates new object instance handling for privimite types
static void	setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) Sets given classLoader
static void	setPropertiesBatch(Object anInstance, Map propertyValues) Add multiple properties to a object at once.
static void	setProperty(Object anInstance, String aPropertyName, Object aValue) Set's a particular property of the instance Usage: SomeBean bean = new SomeBean(); Integer propertyValue = new Integer(10); ClassTools.setProperty(bean, "propertyName", propertyValue); is in fact equal to bean.setPropertyValue(propertyValue); Simple types are also supported int propertyValue = 10; ClassTools.setProperty(bean, "intPropertyName", new Integer(propertyValue));
static boolean	setPropertyByString(Object anInstance, String aPropertyName, String aStringValue) Set's a particular property of the instance by string value Usage: SomeBean bean = new SomeBean(); ObjectUtil.setPropertyByString(bean, "someProperty", "10");
static void	setPropertyValue(Object anInstance, String aPropertyName, Object value) Sets property value of an instance with a value and name.
static void	setStaticProperty(Class clazz, String fieldName, Object value) Sets a value into static member of the class
static void	sortObjectArray(Object[] objects, String propName, boolean ascending) Sorts passed in object array according to natural order of specified object property

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BOOLEAN_TRUE

public static final String BOOLEAN_TRUE

String variable 'true'

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Constant Field Values

BOOLEAN_FALSE

public static final String BOOLEAN_FALSE

String variable 'false'

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BOOLEAN_YES

public static final String BOOLEAN_YES

String variable 'yes'

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Constant Field Values

BOOLEAN_NO

public static final String BOOLEAN_NO

String variable 'no'

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BOOLEAN_ON

public static final String BOOLEAN_ON

String variable 'on'

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BOOLEAN_OFF

public static final String BOOLEAN_OFF

String variable 'off'

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CLASS_KEY

public static final String CLASS_KEY

String for class key

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Constructor Detail

ObjectUtil

public ObjectUtil()

Method Detail

getClass

public static Class getClass(String className)
                      throws ClassNotFoundException

A class factory method that uses the pluggable classLoader: ObjectUtil.m_classLoader

Parameters:

className -

Returns:

the Class if found

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

getClassLoader

public static ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Gets classLoader

Returns:

the current ObjectUtil.m_classLoader if set, the default ClassLoader otherwise

See Also:

ObjectUtil.m_classLoader

setClassLoader

public static void setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)

Sets given classLoader

Parameters:

classLoader -

See Also:

ObjectUtil.m_classLoader

convertToType

public static Object convertToType(Object srcObj,
                                   Class targetType)
                            throws CommonException

Converts source object value to the target type

Throws:

CommonException

See Also:

ObjectUtil.convertToType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)

convertToType

public static Object convertToType(Object srcObj,
                                   Class targetType,
                                   boolean throwsError)
                            throws CommonException

Converts source object value to the target type

Parameters:

srcObj - object to be converted

targetType - class type to convert to

throwsError - if true, throw errors

Returns:

source object as a target object type

Throws:

CommonException

isAssignableFromObject

public static boolean isAssignableFromObject(Class to,
                                             Object from)

Extends Class.isAssignableFrom(Class) to work with primitives.

Parameters:

to - Class we want to assign object to

from - object we are checking if it can be assigned to 'to' class

Returns:

true if the first argument is assignable from the second's class, or if the second argument is null (and the first is not a primitive type).

isAssignableFrom

public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Class to,
                                       Class from)

Extends Class.isAssignableFrom(Class) to work with primitives. Returns true if the first argument is assignable from the second.

isEnumeration

public static boolean isEnumeration(Class type)

Determine if the given class is an enumeration

Parameters:

type - the class to check

Returns:

true if the class represents an enumeration, false otherwise

setPropertiesBatch

public static void setPropertiesBatch(Object anInstance,
                                      Map propertyValues)
                               throws Exception

Add multiple properties to a object at once.

Parameters:

anInstance - Object properties are being added to

propertyValues - map containing property names and values

Throws:

Exception

setPropertyByString

public static boolean setPropertyByString(Object anInstance,
                                          String aPropertyName,
                                          String aStringValue)
                                   throws Exception

Set's a particular property of the instance by string value Usage: SomeBean bean = new SomeBean(); ObjectUtil.setPropertyByString(bean, "someProperty", "10");

Throws:

Exception

setProperty

public static void setProperty(Object anInstance,
                               String aPropertyName,
                               Object aValue)
                        throws Exception

Set's a particular property of the instance Usage: SomeBean bean = new SomeBean(); Integer propertyValue = new Integer(10); ClassTools.setProperty(bean, "propertyName", propertyValue); is in fact equal to bean.setPropertyValue(propertyValue); Simple types are also supported int propertyValue = 10; ClassTools.setProperty(bean, "intPropertyName", new Integer(propertyValue));

Throws:

Exception

getStaticProperty

public static Object getStaticProperty(Class clazz,
                                       String fieldName)
                                throws Exception

Returns the named static variable. Usage: Object value = ObjectUtil.getStaticProperty(metaUtilClass, "PUBLIC");

Throws:

Exception

setStaticProperty

public static void setStaticProperty(Class clazz,
                                     String fieldName,
                                     Object value)
                              throws Exception

Sets a value into static member of the class

Parameters:

clazz - source class

fieldName - field name

value - value to be set

Throws:

Exception

getPropertyValue

public static Object getPropertyValue(Object anInstance,
                                      String aPropertyName)
                               throws Exception

Gets a property of an instance based on a property name

Parameters:

anInstance - object that we are getting property of

aPropertyName - property name we are looking for

Returns:

specific property or null if it doesn't exist

Throws:

Exception

setPropertyValue

public static void setPropertyValue(Object anInstance,
                                    String aPropertyName,
                                    Object value)
                             throws Exception

Sets property value of an instance with a value and name.

Parameters:

anInstance - Object we are setting property for

aPropertyName - name of property

value - value of property

Throws:

Exception

getPropertyDescriptor

public static PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(Object anInstance,
                                                       String aPropertyName)
                                                throws IntrospectionException

Finds the property descriptor of an object and specific property name.

Parameters:

anInstance - null or object

aPropertyName - String used to find result

Returns:

the found property descriptor

Throws:

IntrospectionException

getPropertyDescriptors

public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(Class instanceClass)
                                                   throws IntrospectionException

Returns property descriptor list for a given object class selected object instance.

Parameters:

instanceClass -

Returns:

PropertyDescriptor[] for passed in class

Throws:

IntrospectionException

findPropertyDescriptor

public static PropertyDescriptor findPropertyDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor[] anArray,
                                                        String aPropertyName)

Finds a specific PropertyDescriptor from an array of PropertyDescriptor.

Parameters:

anArray - array or null

aPropertyName - Property specific name

Returns:

null or matching propertyDescriptor

cloneObjectToMap

public static Object cloneObjectToMap(Object object,
                                      String[] properties)
                               throws Exception

Clones object to the Map implementation contains

Parameters:

object - the object to clone

properties - selected top level properties of an object will be cloned

Returns:

map for the cloned object

Throws:

PortalException

Exception

cloneObjectToMap

public static Object cloneObjectToMap(Object object,
                                      String[] properties,
                                      boolean useRealFieldNames)
                               throws Exception

Clones object to the Map implementation contains

Parameters:

object - the object to clone

properties - selected top level properties of an object will be cloned

Returns:

map for the cloned object

Throws:

PortalException

Exception

cloneObjectFromMap

public static Object cloneObjectFromMap(Map map,
                                        Class objectClass,
                                        String[] properties,
                                        boolean createDefComplexTypes)
                                 throws Exception

Clones an object from Map

Parameters:

map -

objectClass -

properties - allowed properties to clone

Returns:

clone of the object

Throws:

PortalException

Exception

cloneObjectFromMap

public static Object cloneObjectFromMap(Map map,
                                        Class objectClass,
                                        String[] properties,
                                        boolean createDefComplexTypes,
                                        boolean useRealFieldNames)
                                 throws Exception

Clones an object from Map

Parameters:

map -

objectClass -

properties - allowed properties to clone

Returns:

clone of the object

Throws:

PortalException

Exception

clone

public static Object clone(Object object)
                    throws CloneNotSupportedException

Clone an object that implements serializable

Parameters:

object - Instance of object to clone

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

flushClassCache

public static void flushClassCache()
                            throws Exception

Flushes internal Class cache.

Throws:

Exception

getJavaClassStructure

public static IDocumentStructureProvider getJavaClassStructure(Class clas)
                                                        throws Exception

Grabs Java class structure of specific class in DocumentStuctureProdiver structure.

Parameters:

clas - null or Class

Returns:

null or class in DocumentStructureProvider structure

Throws:

Exception

equal

public static boolean equal(Object obj1,
                            Object obj2)

Simply compares two objects using equals() method and takes care about nulls null == null = false

mapEqual

public static boolean mapEqual(Map map1,
                               Map map2)

Special version of equals function for Maps, designed specifically to compare maps produced from cloneObjectToMap() methods.

Parameters:

map1 -

map2 -

justClassName

public static String justClassName(String aFullClassName)

Return short class name without package names

sortObjectArray

public static void sortObjectArray(Object[] objects,
                                   String propName,
                                   boolean ascending)
                            throws Exception

Sorts passed in object array according to natural order of specified object property

Parameters:

propName - object property name to be sorted

ascending - sort order

Throws:

Exception

newInstance

public static Object newInstance(Class _class)
                          throws Exception

Creates new object instance handling for privimite types

Parameters:

_class - primitive class, like Integer, String, Float, etc

Returns:

primitive instance

Throws:

Exception - if className is invalid

closeURLClassLoader

public static void closeURLClassLoader(URLClassLoader classLoader,
                                       boolean ignoreExceptions)
                                throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                       NoSuchFieldException,
                                       IllegalAccessException,
                                       IOException

Tries to close opened by URLClassLoader jars to release file lock that causes problems during hot deployment

Parameters:

classLoader - URLClassLoader instance

ignoreExceptions - if true fail on first exception, if false, ignore errors and continue

Throws:

NoSuchFieldException

IllegalAccessException

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

load

public static Object load(InputStream in,
                          ClassLoader cl)

Load an object from an inputstream

Parameters:

in - the InputStream that constitute the object

Returns:

an Object that was loaded from the InputStream, or null if an error occurred