com.buabook.common

Class Objects

java.lang.Object

com.buabook.common.Objects

public final class Objects
extends Object

Object Helper Functions

(c) 2016 - 2017 Sport Trades Ltd

Since:

02 Aug 2016

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Jas Rajasansir

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Objects()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	convertStringToClass(String theString, Class<T> targetType) Converts a string into the specified class type by assuming a new instance of the class can be constructed with a string argument (e.g.
static Map<String,Object>	getObjectFieldsAsMap(Object object) Extracts all fields, including private fields, from the specified object and returns them in a Map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Objects

public Objects()

Method Detail

convertStringToClass

public static <T> T convertStringToClass(String theString,
                                         Class<T> targetType)
                                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts a string into the specified class type by assuming a new instance of the class can be constructed with a string argument (e.g. Boolean.Boolean(String), Double.Double(String), etc).

Parameters:

theString -

targetType - The type must have a constructor taking a single string argument to be used with this function

Returns:

The newly instantiated object representing the string or null if the construction fails. NOTE: Classes might accept an incorrect argument and return an object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the string to convert is null or empty, or no target type specified

getObjectFieldsAsMap

public static Map<String,Object> getObjectFieldsAsMap(Object object)

Extracts all fields, including private fields, from the specified object and returns them in a Map.

See Also:

Class.getDeclaredFields()