org.coliper.ibean

Class IBeanFieldMetaInfo

java.lang.Object

org.coliper.ibean.IBeanFieldMetaInfo

public class IBeanFieldMetaInfo
extends Object

Meta description of a field belonging to an IBean, more precisely does it provide name, type, getter method and setter method of the field.

This class is created via constructor and is then immutable.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IBeanFieldMetaInfo(String fieldName, Class<?> fieldType, Method getterMethod, Method setterMethod, int ordinal) Creates a new IBeanFieldMetaInfo by providing all required meta information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this instance with any other object, preferably with another IBeanFieldMetaInfo.
String	fieldName() Provides the name of the field belonging to the IBean type.
Class<?>	fieldType() Provides the type of the field.
Method	getterMethod() Provides the getter method in the bean type related to the field.
int	hashCode()
int	ordinal() Provides the sorting index of the field within its IBeanTypeMetaInfo.
Method	setterMethod() Provides the setter method in the bean type related to the field.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IBeanFieldMetaInfo

public IBeanFieldMetaInfo(String fieldName,
                          Class<?> fieldType,
                          Method getterMethod,
                          Method setterMethod,
                          int ordinal)

Creates a new IBeanFieldMetaInfo by providing all required meta information.

Parameters:

fieldName - the case-sensitive name of the field

fieldType - the type of the field

getterMethod - the related getter method in the bean type

setterMethod - the related setter method in the bean type

ordinal - the sorting index of the field within its IBeanTypeMetaInfo

Method Detail

fieldName

public String fieldName()

Provides the name of the field belonging to the IBean type.

Returns:

some label that complies to the rules for field names defined in the bean style; usually some camel case string

getterMethod

public Method getterMethod()

Provides the getter method in the bean type related to the field.

Returns:

a Method contained in the bean interface

setterMethod

public Method setterMethod()

Provides the setter method in the bean type related to the field.

Returns:

a Method contained in the bean interface

fieldType

public Class<?> fieldType()

Provides the type of the field.

Returns:

any allowed primitive or object type that complies to the bean style. Usually only void is forbidden.

ordinal

public int ordinal()

Provides the sorting index of the field within its IBeanTypeMetaInfo.

Returns:

some zero based positive integer

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this instance with any other object, preferably with another IBeanFieldMetaInfo. Two IBeanFieldMetaInfo are considered equal if field name, field type and ordinal are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)