org.apache.synapse.mediators.bean

Class BeanUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.synapse.mediators.bean.BeanUtils

public class BeanUtils
extends Object

Provides utility methods for method invocation via reflection.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	invokeInstanceMethod(Object instance, Method method, Object[] args) Invokes the given method on the given object via reflection, handles simple type conversion from String to simple types.
static Method	resolveMethod(Class clazz, String methodName, int argCount) Finds a method in the given class with the given method name and argument count.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

invokeInstanceMethod

public static Object invokeInstanceMethod(Object instance,
                                          Method method,
                                          Object[] args)
                                   throws SynapseException

Invokes the given method on the given object via reflection, handles simple type conversion from String to simple types.

Parameters:

instance - Instance to invoke the method on.

method - Method to be invoked.

args - Arguments for the method invocation.

Returns:

Return value of the method invocation.

Throws:

SynapseException - If method invocation fails.

resolveMethod

public static Method resolveMethod(Class clazz,
                                   String methodName,
                                   int argCount)
                            throws SynapseException

Finds a method in the given class with the given method name and argument count. Fails to resolve the method if two or more overloaded methods are present with the given name and argument count.

Parameters:

clazz - Class to search for the method in.

methodName - Method name to search for.

argCount - Length of the argument list.

Returns:

The resolved method, or null if no matching method is found.

Throws:

SynapseException - If two or more overloaded methods are found with the given name and argument count.