tudresden.ocl.check.types
Interface ReflectionExtender

All Known Implementing Classes:

SourceReflectionExtender

public interface ReflectionExtender

Abstracts an extension of the ReflectionFacade. Makes additional type information available, which cannot be obtained from the reflection api.

Method Summary

Class	getElementType(Field f) Returns the element type of the given class attribute.
Class	getKeyType(Field f) Returns the key type of the given class attribute.

Method Detail

getElementType

public Class getElementType(Field f)

Returns the element type of the given class attribute. Makes sense for container attributes only, such as java.util.Collections. The implementer should search for additional information, which is not available through the reflection api. Returns null, if no additional information is available.

getKeyType

public Class getKeyType(Field f)

Returns the key type of the given class attribute. Makes sense for qualified container attributes only, such as java.util.Map. The implementer should search for additional information, which is not available through the reflection api. Returns null, if no additional information is available.