Package org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.stdclasses

Class ArrayCachedClass

java.lang.Object

org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass

org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.stdclasses.ArrayCachedClass

public class ArrayCachedClass
extends CachedClass

Provides optimized reflection caching for Java arrays. Handles type coercion including conversion of boxed arrays to primitive arrays, and GString arrays to String arrays.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass

CachedClass.CachedMethodComparatorByName, CachedClass.CachedMethodComparatorWithString

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass

classInfo, EMPTY_ARRAY, isArray, isInterface, isNumber, isPrimitive, modifiers, mopMethods

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ArrayCachedClass(Class klazz, ClassInfo classInfo)	Constructs a cached class representation for the given array class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	coerceArgument(Object argument)	Coerces the given argument to the appropriate array type.

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass

addNewMopMethods, getCachedClass, getCachedSuperClass, getCallSiteLoader, getConstructors, getDeclaredInterfaces, getFields, getHierarchy, getInterfaces, getMethods, getModifiers, getName, getNewMetaMethods, getSuperClassDistance, getTheClass, getTypeDescription, hashCode, isAssignableFrom, isDirectlyAssignable, isInterface, isPrimitive, isVoid, searchMethods, setNewMopMethods, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ArrayCachedClass

public ArrayCachedClass(Class klazz,
 ClassInfo classInfo)

Constructs a cached class representation for the given array class.

Parameters:

klazz - the array class to cache

classInfo - the class information associated with this cached class

Method Details

coerceArgument

public Object coerceArgument(Object argument)

Coerces the given argument to the appropriate array type. Converts boxed arrays to primitive arrays if needed, and GString arrays to String arrays.

Overrides:

coerceArgument in class CachedClass

Parameters:

argument - the argument to coerce

Returns:

the coerced argument, or the original argument if no coercion is needed