Bean (minimalcode-reflect 0.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.minimalcode.reflect.Bean<T>

```
public final class Bean<T>
extends java.lang.Object
```
A bean provides introspected information about the properties of a Class or an interface.

Author:

Fabio Piro

See Also:

Property, Class.getFields(), Class.getMethods(), Class.getDeclaredFields(), Class.getDeclaredMethods()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)` Compares this `Bean` against the specified object.
`static <T> Bean<T>`	`forClass(java.lang.Class<T> beanClass)` Introspects a `Class` or an interface and learns about all its `Property` elements.
`Property[]`	`getDeclaredProperties()` Returns an array containing `Property` objects reflecting all the declared properties of the class or interface.
`Property`	`getDeclaredProperty(java.lang.String propertyName)` Returns a single declared property of the analized class or interface, if present, else `null`.
`Property[]`	`getProperties()` Returns an array containing `Property` objects reflecting all the public properties of the analized class or interface.
`Property`	`getProperty(java.lang.String propertyName)` Returns a single public property of the analized class or interface, if present, else `null`.
`java.lang.Class<T>`	`getType()` Returns the type of the analized class or interface.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hashcode for this `Bean`.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Returns a textual rapresentation of this bean.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - forClass
```
public static <T> Bean<T> forClass(java.lang.Class<T> beanClass)
```
    Introspects a Class or an interface and learns about all its Property elements.
    If the target type has been previously analized then the Bean instance is retrieved from a thread-safe SoftReference cache.
    
    Parameters:
    
    beanClass - the class or interface to analize
    
    Returns:
    
    a Bean object describing the target class or interface
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if the given beanClass parameter is null
  - getType
```
public java.lang.Class<T> getType()
```
    Returns the type of the analized class or interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    the analized class or interface
  - getProperty
```
public Property getProperty(java.lang.String propertyName)
```
    Returns a single public property of the analized class or interface, if present, else null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    propertyName - the name of the property to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    the Property searched, or null if not found
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if propertyName parameter is null
  - getDeclaredProperty
```
public Property getDeclaredProperty(java.lang.String propertyName)
```
    Returns a single declared property of the analized class or interface, if present, else null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    propertyName - the name of the declared property to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    the declared Property searched, or null if not found
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if propertyName parameter is null
  - getProperties
```
public Property[] getProperties()
```
    Returns an array containing Property objects reflecting all the public properties of the analized class or interface.
    The array includes those properties whose public Method accessors are declared in the analized class or interface, or inherited from its superclasses and superinterfaces.
    The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.
    The elements in the returned array are not sorted and are not in any particular order.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array with a shallow copy of all the public properties of this bean
  - getDeclaredProperties
```
public Property[] getDeclaredProperties()
```
    Returns an array containing Property objects reflecting all the declared properties of the class or interface.
    The array will include properties whose Method accessors are public, protected, default (package) access, and private, but exclude inherited accessors.
    The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.
    The elements in the returned array are not sorted and are not in any particular order.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array with a shallow copy of all the declared properties of this bean
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Compares this Bean against the specified object.
    Returns true if the objects are the same. Two Bean are the same if they analized the same class or interface.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the object to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the objects are the same
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Returns a hashcode for this Bean.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    this bean's hashcode
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns a textual rapresentation of this bean.
    The string representation is the string "bean", followed by a space, and then by the fully qualified name of the type analized in the format returned by getName.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this bean object

Class Bean<T>

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

forClass

getType

getProperty

getDeclaredProperty

getProperties

getDeclaredProperties

equals

hashCode

toString