public final class ReflectionUtil extends Object
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static <T> T | accessDeclaredField(Field f,
                   Object o,
                   Class<T> responseClass) | 
| static <T> T | accessDeclaredField(String fieldName,
                   Class<?> cls,
                   Object o,
                   Class<T> responseClass) | 
| static <T extends Annotation> | getAnnotationForMethodOrContainingClass(Method m,
                                       Class<T> annotationType)Look for a specified annotation on a method. | 
| static <T> Constructor<T> | getConstructor(Class<T> cls,
              Class<?>... args) | 
| static <T> Constructor<T> | getDeclaredConstructor(Class<T> cls,
                      Class<?>... args) | 
| static <T> Constructor<T>[] | getDeclaredConstructors(Class<T> cls) | 
| static Field | getDeclaredField(Class<?> cls,
                String name) | 
| static Field[] | getDeclaredFields(Class<?> cls) | 
| static Method | getDeclaredMethod(Class<?> clazz,
                 String name,
                 Class<?>... parameterTypes) | 
| static Method[] | getDeclaredMethods(Class<?> cls) | 
| static Method | getMethod(Class<?> clazz,
         String name,
         Class<?>... parameterTypes) | 
| static PropertyDescriptor[] | getPropertyDescriptorsAvoidSunBug(Class<?> refClass,
                                 BeanInfo beanInfo,
                                 Class<?> beanClass,
                                 PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors)create own array of property descriptors to:
  
  - prevent memory leaks by Introspector's cache
  - get correct type for generic properties from superclass
     that are limited to a specific type in beanClass
    see http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do? | 
| static <T extends AccessibleObject> | setAccessible(T o) | 
| static <T extends AccessibleObject> | setAccessible(T o,
             boolean b) | 
public static <T> T accessDeclaredField(Field f, Object o, Class<T> responseClass)
public static <T> T accessDeclaredField(String fieldName, Class<?> cls, Object o, Class<T> responseClass)
public static <T> Constructor<T> getDeclaredConstructor(Class<T> cls, Class<?>... args)
public static <T> Constructor<T> getConstructor(Class<T> cls, Class<?>... args)
public static <T> Constructor<T>[] getDeclaredConstructors(Class<T> cls)
public static Method getDeclaredMethod(Class<?> clazz, String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes) throws NoSuchMethodException
NoSuchMethodExceptionpublic static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes) throws NoSuchMethodException
NoSuchMethodExceptionpublic static <T extends AccessibleObject> T setAccessible(T o)
public static <T extends AccessibleObject> T setAccessible(T o, boolean b)
public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptorsAvoidSunBug(Class<?> refClass, BeanInfo beanInfo, Class<?> beanClass, PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors)
  - prevent memory leaks by Introspector's cache
  - get correct type for generic properties from superclass
     that are limited to a specific type in beanClass
    see http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6528714
   we cannot use BeanUtils.getPropertyDescriptors because of issue SPR-6063
   refClass - calling class for class loading.beanInfo - Bean in questionbeanClass - class for bean in questionpropertyDescriptors - raw descriptorspublic static <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotationForMethodOrContainingClass(Method m, Class<T> annotationType)
m - method to examineannotationType - the annotation type to look for.Apache CXF