patterntesting.runtime.util
Class SignatureHelper

java.lang.Object
  patterntesting.runtime.util.SignatureHelper

public class SignatureHelper
extends Object

The Class SignatureHelper.

Since:

03.04.2009

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $

Author:

oliver

Method Summary

static ConstructorSignature	getAsSignature(Constructor<?> ctor) Gets the as signature.
static MethodSignature	getAsSignature(Method method) Gets the as signature.
static Signature	getAsSignature(String label) Gets the as signature.
static String	getAsString(Signature sig) The difference to Signature.toString() is that in case of a methode or constructor the return type is not part of result.
static String	getAsString(String type, Signature sig) Gets the as string.
static boolean	hasReturnType(Signature signature) Returns true if the given signature is a MethodSignature and the return value is not of type 'void'.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAsString

public static String getAsString(Signature sig)

The difference to Signature.toString() is that in case of a methode or constructor the return type is not part of result.

Parameters:

sig - the sig

Returns:

the given signature as string

getAsString

public static String getAsString(String type,
                                 Signature sig)

Gets the as string.

Parameters:

type - the type

sig - the sig

Returns:

the as string

getAsSignature

public static MethodSignature getAsSignature(Method method)

Gets the as signature.

Parameters:

method - the method

Returns:

the as signature

getAsSignature

public static ConstructorSignature getAsSignature(Constructor<?> ctor)

Gets the as signature.

Parameters:

ctor - the ctor

Returns:

the as signature

getAsSignature

public static Signature getAsSignature(String label)
                                throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                       SecurityException,
                                       NoSuchMethodException

Gets the as signature.

Parameters:

label - e.g. "java.lang.String.substring(int)" or "new java.lang.String()

Returns:

the given label as Signature

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - the class not found exception

NoSuchMethodException - the no such method exception

SecurityException - the security exception

hasReturnType

public static boolean hasReturnType(Signature signature)

Returns true if the given signature is a MethodSignature and the return value is not of type 'void'.

Parameters:

signature - the signature

Returns:

true, if successful

Since:

1.3.1