Package groovy.lang
Class MetaMethod
java.lang.Object
org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ParameterTypes
groovy.lang.MetaMethod
- All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
CachedMethod,CallSiteAwareMetaMethod,ClosureMetaMethod,ClosureStaticMetaMethod,GeneratedMetaMethod,MetaClassImpl.MetaConstructor,MixinInstanceMetaMethod,ReflectionMetaMethod,TransformMetaMethod
public abstract class MetaMethod extends ParameterTypes implements java.lang.Cloneable
Represents a Method on a Java object a little like
Method
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static MetaMethod[]EMPTY_ARRAYFields inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ParameterTypes
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description MetaMethod()Constructor for a metamethod with an empty parameter listMetaMethod(java.lang.Class[] pt)Constructor wit a list of parameter classes -
Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description voidcheckParameters(java.lang.Class[] arguments)Checks that the given parameters are valid to call this methodjava.lang.Objectclone()java.lang.ObjectdoMethodInvoke(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] argumentArray)Invokes the method this object represents.protected static booleanequal(CachedClass[] a, java.lang.Class[] b)protected static booleanequal(CachedClass[] a, CachedClass[] b)abstract CachedClassgetDeclaringClass()Gets the class where this method is declaredjava.lang.StringgetDescriptor()Return a descriptor of this method based on the return type and parameters of this method.abstract intgetModifiers()Returns the modifiers for this methodjava.lang.StringgetMopName()abstract java.lang.StringgetName()Returns the name of the method represented by this classabstract java.lang.ClassgetReturnType()Access the return type for this methodjava.lang.StringgetSignature()Returns the signature of this methodabstract java.lang.Objectinvoke(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] arguments)Invoke this methodbooleanisAbstract()Returns whether or not this method is abstract.booleanisCacheable()Returns whether this object is cacheablebooleanisMethod(MetaMethod method)Returns true if this this metamethod represents the same method as the argument.booleanisPrivate()Returns whether or not this method is private.booleanisProtected()Returns whether or not this method is protected.booleanisPublic()Returns whether or not this method is public.booleanisSame(MetaMethod method)booleanisStatic()Returns whether or not this method is static.java.lang.RuntimeExceptionprocessDoMethodInvokeException(java.lang.Exception e, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] argumentArray)This method is called when an exception occurs while invoking this method.java.lang.StringtoString()Returns a string representation of this methodMethods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ParameterTypes
coerceArgumentsToClasses, correctArguments, getNativeParameterTypes, getParameterTypes, getPT, isValidExactMethod, isValidExactMethod, isValidMethod, isValidMethod, isVargsMethod, isVargsMethod, setParametersTypesMethods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
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Field Details
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Constructor Details
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MetaMethod
public MetaMethod()Constructor for a metamethod with an empty parameter list -
MetaMethod
public MetaMethod(java.lang.Class[] pt)Constructor wit a list of parameter classes- Parameters:
pt- A list of parameters types
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Method Details
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getModifiers
public abstract int getModifiers()Returns the modifiers for this method- Returns:
- modifiers as an int.
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getName
public abstract java.lang.String getName()Returns the name of the method represented by this class- Returns:
- name of this method
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getReturnType
public abstract java.lang.Class getReturnType()Access the return type for this method- Returns:
- the return type of this method
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getDeclaringClass
Gets the class where this method is declared- Returns:
- class of this method
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invoke
public abstract java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] arguments)Invoke this method- Parameters:
object- The object this method should be invoked onarguments- The arguments for the method if applicable- Returns:
- The return value of the invocation
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checkParameters
public void checkParameters(java.lang.Class[] arguments)Checks that the given parameters are valid to call this method- Parameters:
arguments- the arguments to check- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- if the parameters are not valid
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isMethod
Returns true if this this metamethod represents the same method as the argument.- Parameters:
method- A metaMethod instance- Returns:
- true if method is for the same method as this method, false otherwise.
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equal
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equal
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toString
public java.lang.String toString()Returns a string representation of this method- Overrides:
toStringin classjava.lang.Object
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clone
public java.lang.Object clone()- Overrides:
clonein classjava.lang.Object
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isStatic
public boolean isStatic()Returns whether or not this method is static.- Returns:
- true if this method is static
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isAbstract
public boolean isAbstract()Returns whether or not this method is abstract.- Returns:
- true if this method is abstract
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isPrivate
public final boolean isPrivate()Returns whether or not this method is private.- Returns:
- true if this method is private
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isProtected
public final boolean isProtected()Returns whether or not this method is protected.- Returns:
- true if this method is protected
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isPublic
public final boolean isPublic()Returns whether or not this method is public.- Returns:
- true if this method is public
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isSame
- Parameters:
method- the method to compare against- Returns:
- true if the given method has the same name, parameters, return type and modifiers but may be defined on another type
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isCacheable
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getDescriptor
public java.lang.String getDescriptor()Return a descriptor of this method based on the return type and parameters of this method. -
getSignature
public java.lang.String getSignature()Returns the signature of this method- Returns:
- The signature of this method
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getMopName
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processDoMethodInvokeException
public final java.lang.RuntimeException processDoMethodInvokeException(java.lang.Exception e, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] argumentArray)This method is called when an exception occurs while invoking this method. -
doMethodInvoke
public java.lang.Object doMethodInvoke(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object[] argumentArray)Invokes the method this object represents. This method is not final but it should be overloaded very carefully and only by generated methods there is no guarantee that it will be called- Parameters:
object- The object the method is to be called at.argumentArray- Arguments for the method invocation.- Returns:
- The return value of the invoked method.
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