Package org.apache.tools.ant
Class IntrospectionHelper
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- org.apache.tools.ant.IntrospectionHelper
 
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 public final class IntrospectionHelper extends java.lang.ObjectHelper class that collects the methods a task or nested element holds to set attributes, create nested elements or hold PCDATA elements. It contains hashtables containing classes that use introspection to handle all the invocation of the project-component specific methods. This class is somewhat complex, as it implements the O/X mapping between Ant XML and Java class instances. This is not the best place for someone new to Ant to start contributing to the codebase, as a change here can break the entire system in interesting ways. Always run a full test of Ant before checking in/submitting changes to this file. The class is final and has a private constructor. To get an instance for a specific (class,project) combination, usegetHelper(Project,Class). This may return an existing version, or a new one ...do not make any assumptions about its uniqueness, or its validity after the Project instance has finished its build.
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Nested Class SummaryNested Classes Modifier and Type Class Description static classIntrospectionHelper.Creatorcreator - allows use of create/store external to IntrospectionHelper.
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Field SummaryFields Modifier and Type Field Description protected static java.lang.StringNOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_POSTFIXpart of the error message created bythrowNotSupported.protected static java.lang.StringNOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_PREFIXpart of the error message created bythrowNotSupported.
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Method SummaryModifier and Type Method Description voidaddText(Project project, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String text)Adds PCDATA to an element, using the element'svoid addText(String)method, if it has one.static voidclearCache()Clears the static cache of on build finished.java.lang.ObjectcreateElement(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName)Deprecated.since 1.6.x.java.lang.reflect.MethodgetAddTextMethod()Returns the addText method when the introspected class supports nested text.java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Class<?>>getAttributeMap()Returns a read-only map of attributes supported by the introspected class.java.lang.reflect.MethodgetAttributeMethod(java.lang.String attributeName)Returns the setter method of a named attribute.java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String>getAttributes()Returns an enumeration of the names of the attributes supported by the introspected class.java.lang.Class<?>getAttributeType(java.lang.String attributeName)Returns the type of a named attribute.IntrospectionHelper.CreatorgetElementCreator(Project project, java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName, UnknownElement ue)returns an object that creates and stores an object for an element of a parent.java.lang.reflect.MethodgetElementMethod(java.lang.String elementName)Returns the adder or creator method of a named nested element.java.lang.Class<?>getElementType(java.lang.String elementName)Returns the type of a named nested element.java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method>getExtensionPoints()Returns a read-only list of extension points supported by the introspected class.static IntrospectionHelpergetHelper(java.lang.Class<?> c)Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance.static IntrospectionHelpergetHelper(Project p, java.lang.Class<?> c)Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance.java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Class<?>>getNestedElementMap()Returns a read-only map of nested elements supported by the introspected class.java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String>getNestedElements()Returns an enumeration of the names of the nested elements supported by the introspected class.booleanisContainer()Indicates whether the introspected class is a task container, supporting arbitrary nested tasks/types.booleanisDynamic()Indicates whether the introspected class is a dynamic one, supporting arbitrary nested elements and/or attributes.voidsetAttribute(Project p, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.Object value)Sets the named attribute in the given element, which is part of the given project.voidsetAttribute(Project p, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.String value)Sets the named attribute in the given element, which is part of the given project.voidstoreElement(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.Object child, java.lang.String elementName)Stores a named nested element using a storage method determined by the initial introspection.booleansupportsCharacters()Returns whether or not the introspected class supports PCDATA.booleansupportsNestedElement(java.lang.String elementName)Indicates if this element supports a nested element of the given name.booleansupportsNestedElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName)Indicate if this element supports a nested element of the given name.booleansupportsNestedElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName, Project project, java.lang.Object parent)Indicate if this element supports a nested element of the given name.booleansupportsReflectElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName)Check if this element supports a nested element from reflection.voidthrowNotSupported(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName)Utility method to throw a NotSupported exception
 
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Field Detail- 
NOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_PREFIXprotected static final java.lang.String NOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_PREFIX part of the error message created bythrowNotSupported.- Since:
- Ant 1.8.0
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
 
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NOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_POSTFIXprotected static final java.lang.String NOT_SUPPORTED_CHILD_POSTFIX part of the error message created bythrowNotSupported.- Since:
- Ant 1.8.0
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
 
 
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Method Detail- 
getHelperpublic static IntrospectionHelper getHelper(java.lang.Class<?> c) Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance.- Parameters:
- c- The class for which a helper is required. Must not be- null.
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- a helper for the specified class
 
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getHelperpublic static IntrospectionHelper getHelper(Project p, java.lang.Class<?> c) Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance. The method will make sure the helper will be cleaned up at the end of the project, and only one instance will be created for each class.- Parameters:
- p- the project instance. Can be null, in which case the helper is not cached.
- c- The class for which a helper is required. Must not be- null.
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- a helper for the specified class
 
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setAttributepublic void setAttribute(Project p, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.Object value) throws BuildException Sets the named attribute in the given element, which is part of the given project.- Parameters:
- p- The project containing the element. This is used when files need to be resolved. Must not be- null.
- element- The element to set the attribute in. Must not be- null.
- attributeName- The name of the attribute to set. Must not be- null.
- value- The value to set the attribute to. This may be interpreted or converted to the necessary type if the setter method doesn't accept an object of the supplied type.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class doesn't support the given attribute, or if the setting method fails.
 
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setAttributepublic void setAttribute(Project p, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.String value) throws BuildException Sets the named attribute in the given element, which is part of the given project.- Parameters:
- p- The project containing the element. This is used when files need to be resolved. Must not be- null.
- element- The element to set the attribute in. Must not be- null.
- attributeName- The name of the attribute to set. Must not be- null.
- value- The value to set the attribute to. This may be interpreted or converted to the necessary type if the setter method doesn't just take a string. Must not be- null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class doesn't support the given attribute, or if the setting method fails.
 
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addTextpublic void addText(Project project, java.lang.Object element, java.lang.String text) throws BuildException Adds PCDATA to an element, using the element'svoid addText(String)method, if it has one. If no such method is present, a BuildException is thrown if the given text contains non-whitespace.- Parameters:
- project- The project which the element is part of. Must not be- null.
- element- The element to add the text to. Must not be- null.
- text- The text to add. Must not be- null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if non-whitespace text is provided and no method is available to handle it, or if the handling method fails.
 
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throwNotSupportedpublic void throwNotSupported(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName) Utility method to throw a NotSupported exception- Parameters:
- project- the Project instance.
- parent- the object which doesn't support a requested element
- elementName- the name of the Element which is trying to be created.
 
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createElement@Deprecated public java.lang.Object createElement(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName) throws BuildException Deprecated.since 1.6.x. This is not a namespace aware method.Creates a named nested element. Depending on the results of the initial introspection, either a method in the given parent instance or a simple no-arg constructor is used to create an instance of the specified element type.- Parameters:
- project- Project to which the parent object belongs. Must not be- null. If the resulting object is an instance of ProjectComponent, its Project reference is set to this parameter value.
- parent- Parent object used to create the instance. Must not be- null.
- elementName- Name of the element to create an instance of. Must not be- null.
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- an instance of the specified element type
- Throws:
- BuildException- if no method is available to create the element instance, or if the creating method fails.
 
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getElementCreatorpublic IntrospectionHelper.Creator getElementCreator(Project project, java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.String elementName, UnknownElement ue) returns an object that creates and stores an object for an element of a parent.- Parameters:
- project- Project to which the parent object belongs.
- parentUri- The namespace uri of the parent object.
- parent- Parent object used to create the creator object to create and store and instance of a subelement.
- elementName- Name of the element to create an instance of.
- ue- The unknown element associated with the element.
- Returns:
- a creator object to create and store the element instance.
 
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isDynamicpublic boolean isDynamic() Indicates whether the introspected class is a dynamic one, supporting arbitrary nested elements and/or attributes.- Returns:
- trueif the introspected class is dynamic;- falseotherwise.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
- See Also:
- DynamicElement,- DynamicElementNS
 
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isContainerpublic boolean isContainer() Indicates whether the introspected class is a task container, supporting arbitrary nested tasks/types.- Returns:
- trueif the introspected class is a container;- falseotherwise.
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- Ant 1.6.3
- See Also:
- TaskContainer
 
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supportsNestedElementpublic boolean supportsNestedElement(java.lang.String elementName) Indicates if this element supports a nested element of the given name.- Parameters:
- elementName- the name of the nested element being checked
- Returns:
- true if the given nested element is supported
 
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supportsNestedElementpublic boolean supportsNestedElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName)Indicate if this element supports a nested element of the given name.Note that this method will always return true if the introspected class is dynamicor contains a method named "add" with void return type and a single argument. To ge a more thorough answer, use the four-arg version of this method instead.- Parameters:
- parentUri- the uri of the parent
- elementName- the name of the nested element being checked
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- true if the given nested element is supported
 
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supportsNestedElementpublic boolean supportsNestedElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName, Project project, java.lang.Object parent)Indicate if this element supports a nested element of the given name.Note that this method will always return true if the introspected class is dynamic, so be prepared to catch an exception about unsupported children when callinggetElementCreator.- Parameters:
- parentUri- the uri of the parent
- elementName- the name of the nested element being checked
- project- currently executing project instance
- parent- the parent element
- Returns:
- true if the given nested element is supported
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- Ant 1.8.0.
 
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supportsReflectElementpublic boolean supportsReflectElement(java.lang.String parentUri, java.lang.String elementName)Check if this element supports a nested element from reflection.- Parameters:
- parentUri- the uri of the parent
- elementName- the name of the nested element being checked
- Returns:
- true if the given nested element is supported
- Since:
- Ant 1.8.0
 
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storeElementpublic void storeElement(Project project, java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.Object child, java.lang.String elementName) throws BuildException Stores a named nested element using a storage method determined by the initial introspection. If no appropriate storage method is available, this method returns immediately.- Parameters:
- project- Ignored in this implementation. May be- null.
- parent- Parent instance to store the child in. Must not be- null.
- child- Child instance to store in the parent. Should not be- null.
- elementName- Name of the child element to store. May be- null, in which case this method returns immediately.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the storage method fails.
 
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getElementTypepublic java.lang.Class<?> getElementType(java.lang.String elementName) throws BuildExceptionReturns the type of a named nested element.- Parameters:
- elementName- The name of the element to find the type of. Must not be- null.
- Returns:
- the type of the nested element with the specified name.
         This will never be null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class does not support the named nested element.
 
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getAttributeTypepublic java.lang.Class<?> getAttributeType(java.lang.String attributeName) throws BuildExceptionReturns the type of a named attribute.- Parameters:
- attributeName- The name of the attribute to find the type of. Must not be- null.
- Returns:
- the type of the attribute with the specified name.
         This will never be null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class does not support the named attribute.
 
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getAddTextMethodpublic java.lang.reflect.Method getAddTextMethod() throws BuildExceptionReturns the addText method when the introspected class supports nested text.- Returns:
- the method on this introspected class that adds nested text.
         Cannot be null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class does not support the nested text.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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getElementMethodpublic java.lang.reflect.Method getElementMethod(java.lang.String elementName) throws BuildExceptionReturns the adder or creator method of a named nested element.- Parameters:
- elementName- The name of the attribute to find the setter method of. Must not be- null.
- Returns:
- the method on this introspected class that adds or creates this
         nested element. Can be nullwhen the introspected class is a dynamic configurator!
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class does not support the named nested element.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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getAttributeMethodpublic java.lang.reflect.Method getAttributeMethod(java.lang.String attributeName) throws BuildExceptionReturns the setter method of a named attribute.- Parameters:
- attributeName- The name of the attribute to find the setter method of. Must not be- null.
- Returns:
- the method on this introspected class that sets this attribute.
         This will never be null.
- Throws:
- BuildException- if the introspected class does not support the named attribute.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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supportsCharacterspublic boolean supportsCharacters() Returns whether or not the introspected class supports PCDATA.- Returns:
- whether or not the introspected class supports PCDATA.
 
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getAttributespublic java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getAttributes() Returns an enumeration of the names of the attributes supported by the introspected class.- Returns:
- an enumeration of the names of the attributes supported by the introspected class.
- See Also:
- getAttributeMap()
 
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getAttributeMappublic java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Class<?>> getAttributeMap() Returns a read-only map of attributes supported by the introspected class.- Returns:
- an attribute name to attribute Classunmodifiable map. Can be empty, but nevernull.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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getNestedElementspublic java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getNestedElements() Returns an enumeration of the names of the nested elements supported by the introspected class.- Returns:
- an enumeration of the names of the nested elements supported by the introspected class.
- See Also:
- getNestedElementMap()
 
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getNestedElementMappublic java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Class<?>> getNestedElementMap() Returns a read-only map of nested elements supported by the introspected class.- Returns:
- a nested-element name to nested-element Classunmodifiable map. Can be empty, but nevernull.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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getExtensionPointspublic java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Method> getExtensionPoints() Returns a read-only list of extension points supported by the introspected class.A task/type or nested element with void methods named add()oraddConfigured(), taking a single class or interface argument, supports extensions point. This method returns the list of all these void add[Configured](type) methods.- Returns:
- a list of void, single argument add() or addConfigured()
         Methods of all supported extension points. These methods are sorted such that if the argument type of a method derives from another type also an argument of a method of this list, the method with the most derived argument will always appear first. Can be empty, but nevernull.
- Since:
- Ant 1.6.3
 
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clearCachepublic static void clearCache() Clears the static cache of on build finished.
 
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