Reflection

java.lang.Object

joptsimple.internal.Reflection

public final class Reflection
extends java.lang.Object

Helper methods for reflection.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <V> ValueConverter<V>`	`findConverter(java.lang.Class<V> clazz)`	Finds an appropriate value converter for the given class.
`static <T> T`	`instantiate(java.lang.reflect.Constructor<T> constructor, java.lang.Object... args)`	Invokes the given constructor with the given arguments.
`static java.lang.Object`	`invoke(java.lang.reflect.Method method, java.lang.Object... args)`	Invokes the given static method with the given arguments.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details
- findConverter
  
  public static <V> ValueConverter<V> findConverter(java.lang.Class<V> clazz)
  
  Finds an appropriate value converter for the given class.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  V - a constraint on the class object to introspect
  
  Parameters:
  
  clazz - class to introspect on
  
  Returns:
  
  a converter method or constructor
- instantiate
  
  public static <T> T instantiate(java.lang.reflect.Constructor<T> constructor, java.lang.Object... args)
  
  Invokes the given constructor with the given arguments.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - constraint on the type of the objects yielded by the constructor
  
  Parameters:
  
  constructor - constructor to invoke
  
  args - arguments to hand to the constructor
  
  Returns:
  
  the result of invoking the constructor
  
  Throws:
  
  ReflectionException - in lieu of the gaggle of reflection-related exceptions
- invoke
  
  public static java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.reflect.Method method, java.lang.Object... args)
  
  Invokes the given static method with the given arguments.
  
  Parameters:
  
  method - method to invoke
  
  args - arguments to hand to the method
  
  Returns:
  
  the result of invoking the method
  
  Throws:
  
  ReflectionException - in lieu of the gaggle of reflection-related exceptions