com.comphenix.protocol.reflect.instances

Class ExistingGenerator

java.lang.Object

com.comphenix.protocol.reflect.instances.ExistingGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

InstanceProvider

public class ExistingGenerator
extends Object
implements InstanceProvider

Provides instance constructors using a list of existing values.

Only one instance per individual class.

Author:

Kristian

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	create(Class<?> type) Create an instance given a type, if possible.
static ExistingGenerator	fromObjectArray(Object[] values) Create an instance generator from a pre-defined array of values.
static ExistingGenerator	fromObjectFields(Object object) Automatically create an instance provider from a objects public and private fields.
static ExistingGenerator	fromObjectFields(Object object, Class<?> type) Automatically create an instance provider from a objects public and private fields.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromObjectFields

public static ExistingGenerator fromObjectFields(Object object)

Automatically create an instance provider from a objects public and private fields.

If two or more fields share the same type, the last declared non-null field will take precedent.

Parameters:

object - - object to create an instance generator from.

Returns:

The instance generator.

fromObjectFields

public static ExistingGenerator fromObjectFields(Object object,
                                                 Class<?> type)

Automatically create an instance provider from a objects public and private fields.

If two or more fields share the same type, the last declared non-null field will take precedent.

Parameters:

object - - object to create an instance generator from.

type - - the type to cast the object.

Returns:

The instance generator.

fromObjectArray

public static ExistingGenerator fromObjectArray(Object[] values)

Create an instance generator from a pre-defined array of values.

Parameters:

values - - values to provide.

Returns:

An instance provider that uses these values.

create

public Object create(@Nullable
                     Class<?> type)

Description copied from interface: InstanceProvider

Create an instance given a type, if possible.

Specified by:

create in interface InstanceProvider

Parameters:

type - - type to create.

Returns:

The instance, or NULL if the type cannot be created.