org.jadira.reflection.access.api

Interface MethodAccess<C>

Type Parameters:

C - The class containing the method to be accessed

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsmMethodAccess, InvokeDynamicMethodAccess, PortableMethodAccess

public interface MethodAccess<C>

Defines a mechanism for accessing a specific method within a specific class

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<C>	declaringClass() Get the Class containing the field being accessed
Object	invoke(C parent, Object... args) Invokes the method
Method	method() Get the Method being accessed
Class<?>	returnClass() The Class giving the type of the method result or null

Method Detail

declaringClass

Class<C> declaringClass()

Get the Class containing the field being accessed

Returns:

The class

returnClass

Class<?> returnClass()

The Class giving the type of the method result or null

Returns:

The result class

method

Method method()

Get the Method being accessed

Returns:

The method

invoke

Object invoke(C parent,
              Object... args)

Invokes the method

Parameters:

parent - The instance to access the method for

args - The arguments to supply when invoking the method

Returns:

The result of the method invocation, or null for a void method