java.beans

Class MethodDescriptor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

java.beans.MethodDescriptor

public class MethodDescriptor
extends FeatureDescriptor

A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MethodDescriptor(Method method) Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method.
MethodDescriptor(Method method, ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors) Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Method	getMethod() Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.
ParameterDescriptor[]	getParameterDescriptors() Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method method)

Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method.

Parameters:

method - The low-level method information.

MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method method,
                        ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)

Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Parameters:

method - The low-level method information.

parameterDescriptors - Descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Detail

getMethod

public Method getMethod()

Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.

Returns:

The low-level description of the method

getParameterDescriptors

public ParameterDescriptor[] getParameterDescriptors()

Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Returns:

The locale-independent names of the parameters. May return a null array if the parameter names aren't known.