org.sape.carbon.core.util.reflection
Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object
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public class ClassUtil

extends Object

Copyright 2003 Sapient

Since:

carbon 2.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:23 $)

Author:

Greg Hinkle, March 2003

Constructor Summary

ClassUtil()

Method Summary

static Set	getGeneralizations(Class classObject) Builds an unordered set of all interface and object classes that are generalizations of the provided class.
static Class[]	getSuperInterfaces(Class[] childInterfaces) Retrieves all interfaces implemented by a specified interface including all recursively extended interfaces and the classes supplied int the parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassUtil

public ClassUtil()

Method Detail

getSuperInterfaces

public static Class[] getSuperInterfaces(Class[] childInterfaces)

Retrieves all interfaces implemented by a specified interface including all recursively extended interfaces and the classes supplied int the parameter.

Parameters:

childInterfaces - a set of interfaces

Returns:

Class[] an array of interfaces that includes those specifed in childInterfaces plus all of those interfaces' super interfaces

getGeneralizations

public static Set getGeneralizations(Class classObject)

Builds an unordered set of all interface and object classes that are generalizations of the provided class.

Parameters:

classObject - the class to find generalization of.

Returns:

a Set of class objects.