org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util

Class TypeUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.TypeUtil

public final class TypeUtil
extends Object

Utility class for working with Java Types and derivatives. This class is adapted heavily from the Spring Framework, specifically the TypeUtils class.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

Type, GenericArrayType, ParameterizedType, WildcardType, Class

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static List<Field>	getAllDeclaredFields(Class<?> cls) Gets all declared fields for the given class (including superclasses).
static boolean	isAssignable(Type lhs, Type rhs) Indicates if two Types are assignment compatible.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAllDeclaredFields

public static List<Field> getAllDeclaredFields(Class<?> cls)

Gets all declared fields for the given class (including superclasses).

Parameters:

cls - the class to examine

Returns:

all declared fields for the given class (including superclasses).

See Also:

Class.getDeclaredFields()

isAssignable

public static boolean isAssignable(Type lhs,
                                   Type rhs)

Indicates if two Types are assignment compatible.

Parameters:

lhs - the left hand side to check assignability to

rhs - the right hand side to check assignability from

Returns:

true if it is legal to assign a variable of type rhs to a variable of type lhs

See Also:

Class.isAssignableFrom(Class)