eve.reflect

Class Method

java.lang.Object

eve.reflect.MethodConstructor

eve.reflect.Method

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMethod, Member

public class Method
extends MethodConstructor

This is used to invoke methods on objects. It works on static and instance methods.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Throwable	dontUseInvocationError

Fields inherited from class eve.reflect.MethodConstructor

_method_, _vclass_, declaringClass, methodName, methodSpecs, modifiers, reflect, wrapperType

Fields inherited from interface eve.reflect.IMethod

FORCE_ACCESS_PUBLIC

Fields inherited from interface eve.reflect.Member

DECLARED, PUBLIC

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Wrapper	invoke(Object target, Wrapper[] parameters, Wrapper result) Invoke the method on the specified target object.
boolean	returnsValue() Returns true if the method is not of type void.
String	toString() Return a String representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class eve.reflect.MethodConstructor

getDeclaringClass, getExceptionTypes, getModifiers, getName, getParameters, getParameterTypes, getReturnType, getSpecs, getType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

dontUseInvocationError

public Throwable dontUseInvocationError

Method Detail

invoke

public Wrapper invoke(Object target,
                      Wrapper[] parameters,
                      Wrapper result)
               throws IllegalAccessException,
                      IllegalArgumentException,
                      InvocationTargetException

Invoke the method on the specified target object.

Parameters:

target - The object to invoke the method on, or null in the case of static methods.

parameters - an array of parameters which must be of the correct length.

results - an optional Wrapper provided to retrieve the results. If it is null then a new one will be created and returned.

Returns:

A wrapper containing the returned value. If the method type is void then the value stored in the wrapper should be ignored. If the returned value is null then an error occured and the invocationError variable will hold the exception that caused it.

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

IllegalArgumentException

InvocationTargetException

returnsValue

public boolean returnsValue()

Returns true if the method is not of type void.

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Object

Return a String representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class MethodConstructor

Returns:

a String representing this object.