freemarker.ext.beans2
Interface Features<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassFeatures, ObjectFeatures

public interface Features<T>

Features encapsulate the methods, properties, and fields of a class or object. This provides quick access to all features indexed by name.

Since:

1.9

Version:

$Id: Features.java 1067 2011-06-06 10:55:28Z run2000 $

Author:

Nicholas Cull

Method Summary

T[]	getEnumValues() Get an array of all enumeration values for the enum class.
java.lang.reflect.Field	getField(java.lang.String name) Get a Field object for the given name.
java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method>	getMethods(java.lang.String name) Get a list of all methods for the given name.
java.beans.PropertyDescriptor	getProperty(java.lang.String name) Get a PropertyDescriptor object for the given name.

Method Detail

getMethods

java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method> getMethods(java.lang.String name)

Get a list of all methods for the given name. There may be several overloaded methods for a given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the method to be retrieved

Returns:

a List of Method objects for the given name

getProperty

java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getProperty(java.lang.String name)

Get a PropertyDescriptor object for the given name. Property names are unique for a given class, so no overloading is required.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to be retrieved

Returns:

a PropertyDescriptor for the given name

getField

java.lang.reflect.Field getField(java.lang.String name)

Get a Field object for the given name. Field names are unique for a given class, so no overloading is required.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field to be retrieved

Returns:

a Field object for the given name

getEnumValues

T[] getEnumValues()

Get an array of all enumeration values for the enum class.

Returns:

an array of all enumerated values for this class, or null if the class is not an enum