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jmt.codebase
Class ClassFactory

java.lang.Object
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  +--jmt.codebase.ClassFactory

public final class ClassFactory
extends java.lang.Object

A static factory providing methods to create Class, Interface, Field, Method, ClassElements and MethodParameters instances.

Author:: Martin Kersten

Constructor Summary
`ClassFactory()`

Method Summary
`static Class`	`createClass(ClassName name, Modifier modifier, ClassReference superclass, ClassReference[] interfaces)` Returns a new Class instance according to the given characteristics.
`static ClassElements`	`createClassElements()` Returns a new instance of the ClassElements type.
`static Field`	`createField(ClassReference owner, java.lang.String name, Modifier modifier, ClassReference type)` Returns a new Field instance representing a field of a class or an interface.
`static Interface`	`createInterface(ClassName name, Modifier modifier, ClassReference[] superclasses)` Returns a new Interface instance according to the given characteristics.
`static Method`	`createMethod(ClassReference owner, java.lang.String name, Modifier modifier, ClassReference type, MethodParameters parameters)` Returns a new Method instance representing a method of a class or an interface.
`static MethodParameters`	`createParameters(ClassReference[] parameters)` Returns a MethodParameter instance describing the given parameter signature (types).
`static MethodParameters`	`getEmptyParameters()` Returns a MethodParameters instance with no parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassFactory

public ClassFactory()

Method Detail

createClass

public static Class createClass(ClassName name,
                                Modifier modifier,
                                ClassReference superclass,
                                ClassReference[] interfaces)

Returns a new Class instance according to the given characteristics.

Parameters:: name - The name of the class; modifier - The modifier of the class; superclass - The extended superclass of the class; interfaces - The implemented interfaces
Returns:: The new Interface instance

createClassElements

public static ClassElements createClassElements()

Returns a new instance of the ClassElements type.

Implementation note: The class elements instance is of type MutableClassElements.

Returns:: The new ClassElements instance

createField

public static Field createField(ClassReference owner,
                                java.lang.String name,
                                Modifier modifier,
                                ClassReference type)

Returns a new Field instance representing a field of a class or an interface.

Parameters:: owner - The owner of the field; name - The name of the field; modifier - The modifier of the field; type - The type of the field
Returns:: The created Field instance

createInterface

public static Interface createInterface(ClassName name,
                                        Modifier modifier,
                                        ClassReference[] superclasses)

Returns a new Interface instance according to the given characteristics.

Parameters:: name - The name of the class; modifier - The modifier of the class; superclasses - The extended superclass interfaces.
Returns:: The new Interface instance

createMethod

public static Method createMethod(ClassReference owner,
                                  java.lang.String name,
                                  Modifier modifier,
                                  ClassReference type,
                                  MethodParameters parameters)

Returns a new Method instance representing a method of a class or an interface.

Parameters:: owner - The owner of the method; name - The name of the method; modifier - The modifier of the method; type - The type of the method; parameters - The parameters of the method
Returns:: The created Method instance

createParameters

public static MethodParameters createParameters(ClassReference[] parameters)

Returns a MethodParameter instance describing the given parameter signature (types).

Implementation note: The instances of no parameter and single parameter signatures are implemented using the flyweight pattern.

Parameters:: parameters - The types of the parameters.
Returns:: The MethodParameter instance describing the given parameter signature.

getEmptyParameters

public static MethodParameters getEmptyParameters()

Returns a MethodParameters instance with no parameters.

Returns:: The MethodParameters instance with no parameters