org.kocakosm.pitaya.util

Class Classes

java.lang.Object

org.kocakosm.pitaya.util.Classes

public final class Classes
extends Object

Utilities for Classes.

Author:

Osman KOCAK

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Set<Class<?>>	getCommonSuperTypes(Class<?>... classes) Returns the Set of common super types of the given classes, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given classes can be cast into.
static Set<Class<?>>	getCommonSuperTypes(Iterable<Class<?>> classes) Returns the Set of common super types of the given classes, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given classes can be cast into.
static String	getPackageName(Class<?> c) Returns the name of the package of the given class or the empty String if the class is defined in the default package.
static String	getQualifiedName(Class<?> c) Returns the qualified name of the given class (package name followed by a dot, followed by the class name).
static String	getShortName(Class<?> c) Returns only the name of the given class, that is, without its package name and without its eventual "outer" class name.
static Set<Class<?>>	getSuperTypes(Class<?> c) Returns all the super types of the given class, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given class can be cast into.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getQualifiedName

public static String getQualifiedName(Class<?> c)

Returns the qualified name of the given class (package name followed by a dot, followed by the class name). For array classes, this method returns the component type class name followed by as many "[]" as the array's dimension.

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

the qualified name of the given class.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if c is null.

getShortName

public static String getShortName(Class<?> c)

Returns only the name of the given class, that is, without its package name and without its eventual "outer" class name.

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

the short name of the given class.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if c is null.

getPackageName

public static String getPackageName(Class<?> c)

Returns the name of the package of the given class or the empty String if the class is defined in the default package.

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

the package name of the given class.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if c is null.

getSuperTypes

public static Set<Class<?>> getSuperTypes(Class<?> c)

Returns all the super types of the given class, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given class can be cast into.

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

all the given class's super types.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if c is null.

getCommonSuperTypes

public static Set<Class<?>> getCommonSuperTypes(Class<?>... classes)

Returns the Set of common super types of the given classes, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given classes can be cast into.

Parameters:

classes - the classes.

Returns:

the common super types of the given classes.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if classes is null, or if it contains a null reference.

IllegalArgumentException - if classes is empty.

getCommonSuperTypes

public static Set<Class<?>> getCommonSuperTypes(Iterable<Class<?>> classes)

Returns the Set of common super types of the given classes, that is, all the classes in which any instance of the given classes can be cast into.

Parameters:

classes - the classes.

Returns:

the common super types of the given classes.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if classes is null, or if it contains a null reference.

IllegalArgumentException - if classes is empty.