ch.qos.logback.core.joran.util
Class Introspector

java.lang.Object
  ch.qos.logback.core.joran.util.Introspector

public class Introspector
extends Object

The Introspector class provides a standard way for tools to learn about the properties, events, and methods supported by a target class.

Author:

Anthony K. Trinh

Constructor Summary

Introspector()

Method Summary

static String	decapitalize(String name) Converts a name string's first letter to lowercase
static MethodDescriptor[]	getMethodDescriptors(Class<?> clazz) Gets a class's method descriptors
static PropertyDescriptor[]	getPropertyDescriptors(Class<?> clazz) Gets a class's property descriptors.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Introspector

public Introspector()

Method Detail

decapitalize

public static String decapitalize(String name)

Converts a name string's first letter to lowercase

Parameters:

name - name string to evaluate

Returns:

the name with its first letter in lowercase

getMethodDescriptors

public static MethodDescriptor[] getMethodDescriptors(Class<?> clazz)

Gets a class's method descriptors

Parameters:

clazz - class to be evaluated

Returns:

method descriptors

getPropertyDescriptors

public static PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(Class<?> clazz)

Gets a class's property descriptors. All properties have methods whose name begins with "set" or "get". The setters must have a single parameter and getters must have none.

Parameters:

clazz - class to be evaluated

Returns:

property descriptors