Package org.vaadin.miki.superfields.object.reflect

Interface MetadataProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationMetadataProvider

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface MetadataProvider

Marker interface for objects that provide PropertyMetadata for a given field. Used with ReflectivePropertyProvider to obtain more detailed information about a given property.

Since:

2022-09-07

Author:

miki

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<PropertyMetadata>	getMetadata(String name, Field field, Method setter, Method getter)	Collects PropertyMetadata for a given property.

Method Detail

getMetadata

Collection<PropertyMetadata> getMetadata(String name,
                                         Field field,
                                         Method setter,
                                         Method getter)

Collects PropertyMetadata for a given property.

Parameters:

name - Name of the property.

field - A Field that corresponds to the property. Will not be null, but may not be accessible.

setter - A Method that is a setter for the given field. May be null if there is no setter.

getter - A Method that is a getter for the given field. May be null if there is no getter.

Returns:

A non-null, but possibly empty, collection of PropertyMetadata.