Package org.datanucleus.util

Source Code of org.datanucleus.util.ClassUtils

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package org.datanucleus.util;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.net.URL;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
import java.util.jar.JarFile;

import org.datanucleus.ClassLoaderResolver;
import org.datanucleus.ClassNameConstants;
import org.datanucleus.exceptions.ClassNotResolvedException;
import org.datanucleus.exceptions.NucleusException;
import org.datanucleus.exceptions.NucleusUserException;

/**
* Utilities for handling classes.
* These are to supplement the methods provided by the Class object.
*/
public class ClassUtils
{
    /** Localisation utility for output messages */
    protected static final Localiser LOCALISER = Localiser.getInstance("org.datanucleus.Localisation",
        org.datanucleus.ClassConstants.NUCLEUS_CONTEXT_LOADER);

    /** caching for constructors - using caching, the perf is at least doubled **/
    protected static final Map constructorsCache = new SoftValueMap();

    /**
     * Accessor for a new instance of an object.
     * Uses reflection to generate the instance using the passed constructor parameter arguments.
     * @param type Type of object (the class).
     * @param parameterTypes Classes of params for the constructor
     * @param parameters The parameters for the constructor
     * @return The object
     * @throws NucleusException If an error occurs creating the instance
     */
    public static Object newInstance(Class type, Class[] parameterTypes, Object[] parameters)
    {
        Object obj;
        try
        {
            StringBuilder name = new StringBuilder(""+type.hashCode());
            if (parameterTypes != null)
            {
                for (int i=0;i<parameterTypes.length; i++)
                {
                    name.append("-").append(parameterTypes[i].hashCode());
                }
            }
            Constructor ctor = (Constructor)constructorsCache.get(name.toString());
            if (ctor ==null)
            {
                ctor = type.getConstructor(parameterTypes);
                constructorsCache.put(name.toString(), ctor);
            }
            obj = ctor.newInstance(parameters);
        }
        catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
        {
            throw new NucleusException(LOCALISER.msg("030004", type.getName(),
                Arrays.asList(parameterTypes).toString()+" "+Arrays.asList(type.getConstructors()).toString()), new Exception[]{e}).setFatal();
        }
        catch (IllegalAccessException e)
        {
            throw new NucleusException(LOCALISER.msg("030005", type.getName()), new Exception[]{e}).setFatal();
        }
        catch (InstantiationException e)
        {
            throw new NucleusException(LOCALISER.msg("030006", type.getName()), new Exception[]{e}).setFatal();
        }
        catch (InvocationTargetException e)
        {
            Throwable t = e.getTargetException();
            if (t instanceof RuntimeException)
            {
                throw (RuntimeException) t;
            }
            else if (t instanceof Error)
            {
                throw (Error) t;
            }
            else
            {
                throw new NucleusException(LOCALISER.msg("030007", type.getName(), t)).setFatal();
            }
        }
        return obj;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the constructor of the passed class that accepts the supplied
     * argument types. Allows for primitive to primitive wrapper conversion. Typically used by
     * the JDOQL ResultClass mapping process.
     * @param cls The class
     * @param types The constructor argument types
     * @return The constructor
     */
    public static Constructor getConstructorWithArguments(Class cls, Class[] types)
    {
        try
        {
            Constructor[] constructors = cls.getConstructors();
            if (constructors != null)
            {
                // Check the types of the constructor and find one that matches allowing for
                // primitive to wrapper conversion
                for (int i=0;i<constructors.length;i++)
                {
                    Class[] ctrParams = constructors[i].getParameterTypes();
                    boolean ctrIsValid = true;

                    // Discard any constructor with a different number of params
                    if (ctrParams != null && ctrParams.length == types.length)
                    {
                        for (int j=0;j<ctrParams.length;j++)
                        {
                            // Compare the type with the object or any primitive
                            Class primType = ClassUtils.getPrimitiveTypeForType(types[j]);
                            if (types[j] == null && ctrParams[j].isPrimitive())
                            {
                                // Null type for field so has to accept nulls, and primitives don't do that
                                ctrIsValid = false;
                                break;
                            }
                            else if (types[j] != null && ctrParams[j] != types[j] &&
                                (primType == null ||
                                 primType != null && ctrParams[j] != primType))
                            {
                                // Different type in this parameter position
                                ctrIsValid = false;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        ctrIsValid = false;
                    }

                    if (ctrIsValid)
                    {
                        return constructors[i];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (SecurityException se)
        {
            // Can't access the constructors
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Obtain a method from a class or superclasses using reflection.
     * The method will have the specified name and will take a single argument.
     * Allows for the argument type being primitive or its associated wrapper.
     * @param cls the class to find the declared fields and populate the map
     * @param methodName the method name to find
     * @param argType the argument type
     */
    public static Method getMethodWithArgument(Class cls, String methodName, Class argType)
    {
        Method m = ClassUtils.getMethodForClass(cls, methodName, new Class[] {argType});
        if (m == null)
        {
            Class primitive = ClassUtils.getPrimitiveTypeForType(argType);
            if (primitive != null)
            {
                m = ClassUtils.getMethodForClass(cls, methodName, new Class[] {primitive});
            }
        }
        return m;
    }

    /**
     * Obtain a method from a class or superclasses using reflection
     * @param cls the class where to look for the method
     * @param methodName the method name to find
     * @param argtypes the classes argument of the method
     * @return The Method
     */
    public static Method getMethodForClass(Class cls, String methodName, Class[] argtypes)
    {
        try
        {
            return cls.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, argtypes);
        }
        catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
        {
            if (cls.getSuperclass() != null)
            {
                return ClassUtils.getMethodForClass(cls.getSuperclass(), methodName, argtypes);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            // do nothing
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Utility to get the Class name given the file name and the file name of
     * the root of the package structure.
     * @param filename The filename of the class file
     * @param rootfilename The filename of the root of the package structure
     * @return The Class name
     **/
    public static String getClassnameForFilename(String filename, String rootfilename)
    {
        if (filename == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        String classname=filename;

        // Omit the root part of the filename
        if (rootfilename != null)
        {
            classname = classname.substring(rootfilename.length());
        }

        // Remove the ".class" suffix
        classname = classname.substring(0,classname.length()-6);

        String file_separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");

        // Remove any leading separator
        if (classname.indexOf(file_separator) == 0)
        {
            classname = classname.substring(file_separator.length());
        }

        // Change all separator characters to "."
        classname = classname.replace(file_separator,".");

        return classname;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return the class files below the specified directory.
     * @param dir The directory
     * @param normal_classes Whether to include normal classes
     * @param inner_classes Whether to include inner classes
     * @return The class files (Collection of File objects).
     */
    public static Collection getClassFilesForDirectory(File dir, boolean normal_classes, boolean inner_classes)
    {
        if (dir == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        Collection classes=new HashSet();
        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
        if (files != null)
        {
            for (int i=0;i<files.length;i++)
            {
                if (files[i].isFile())
                {
                    // If this is a class file, add it
                    if (files[i].getName().endsWith(".class"))
                    {
                        boolean is_inner_class=isInnerClass(files[i].getName());
                        if ((normal_classes && !is_inner_class) ||
                            (inner_classes && is_inner_class))
                        {
                            classes.add(files[i]);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // Check for classes in subdirectories
                    Collection child_classes=getClassFilesForDirectory(files[i],normal_classes,inner_classes);
                    if (child_classes != null && child_classes.size() > 0)
                    {
                        classes.addAll(child_classes);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        return classes;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience accessor for the names of all class files in the jar file with the specified name.
     * The returned class names are of the form "org.datanucleus.MyClass".
     * @param jarFileName Name of the jar file
     * @return The class names
     */
    public static String[] getClassNamesForJarFile(String jarFileName)
    {
        try
        {
            JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFileName);
            return getClassNamesForJarFile(jar);
        }
        catch (IOException ioe)
        {
            NucleusLogger.GENERAL.warn("Error opening the jar file " + jarFileName + " : " + ioe.getMessage());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience accessor for the names of all class files in the jar file with the specified URL.
     * The returned class names are of the form "org.datanucleus.MyClass".
     * @param jarFileURL URL for the jar file
     * @return The class names
     */
    public static String[] getClassNamesForJarFile(URL jarFileURL)
    {
        File jarFile = new File(jarFileURL.getFile()); // TODO Check for errors
        try
        {
            JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFile);
            return getClassNamesForJarFile(jar);
        }
        catch (IOException ioe)
        {
            NucleusLogger.GENERAL.warn("Error opening the jar file " + jarFileURL.getFile() + " : " + ioe.getMessage());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the names of classes specified in the jar file.
     * All inner classes are ignored.
     * @param jar Jar file
     * @return The class names
     */
    private static String[] getClassNamesForJarFile(JarFile jar)
    {
        Enumeration jarEntries = jar.entries();
        HashSet classes = new HashSet();
        String file_separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
        while (jarEntries.hasMoreElements())
        {
            String entry = ((JarEntry)jarEntries.nextElement()).getName();
            if (entry.endsWith(".class") && !ClassUtils.isInnerClass(entry))
            {
                String className = entry.substring(0, entry.length()-6); // Omit ".class"
                className = className.replace(file_separator, ".");
                classes.add(className);
            }
        }
        return (String[])classes.toArray(new String[classes.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience accessor for the names of all "package.jdo" files in the jar file with the specified name.
     * @param jarFileName Name of the jar file
     * @return The "package.jdo" file names
     */
    public static String[] getPackageJdoFilesForJarFile(String jarFileName)
    {
        try
        {
            JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFileName);
            return getFileNamesWithSuffixForJarFile(jar, "package.jdo");
        }
        catch (IOException ioe)
        {
            NucleusLogger.GENERAL.warn("Error opening the jar file " + jarFileName + " : " + ioe.getMessage());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience accessor for the names of all "package.jdo" files in the jar file with the specified URL.
     * @param jarFileURL URL for the jar file
     * @return The "package.jdo" file names
     */
    public static String[] getPackageJdoFilesForJarFile(URL jarFileURL)
    {
        File jarFile = new File(jarFileURL.getFile()); // TODO Check for errors
        try
        {
            JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFile);
            return getFileNamesWithSuffixForJarFile(jar, "package.jdo");
        }
        catch (IOException ioe)
        {
            NucleusLogger.GENERAL.warn("Error opening the jar file " + jarFileURL.getFile() + " : " + ioe.getMessage());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the names of files specified in the jar file that end with
     * the specified suffix.
     * @param jar Jar file
     * @param suffix Suffix for the file (can be the filename without the path)
     * @return The fully-qualified names of the files with this suffix in the jar file
     */
    private static String[] getFileNamesWithSuffixForJarFile(JarFile jar, String suffix)
    {
        Enumeration jarEntries = jar.entries();
        HashSet files = new HashSet();
        while (jarEntries.hasMoreElements())
        {
            String entry = ((JarEntry)jarEntries.nextElement()).getName();
            if (entry.endsWith(suffix))
            {
                files.add(entry);
            }
        }
        return (String[])files.toArray(new String[files.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the names of classes specified in the directory and below.
     * All inner classes are ignored.
     * @param dir Directory that we should look below (root of classpath)
     * @return The class names
     */
    public static String[] getClassNamesForDirectoryAndBelow(File dir)
    {
        if (dir == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        Collection<File> classFiles = getClassFilesForDirectory(dir, true, false);
        if (classFiles == null || classFiles.isEmpty())
        {
            return null;
        }

        String[] classNames = new String[classFiles.size()];
        Iterator<File> iter = classFiles.iterator();
        String file_separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
        int i = 0;
        while (iter.hasNext())
        {
            String filename = iter.next().getAbsolutePath();

            // Omit root part and trailing ".class"
            String classname = filename.substring(dir.getAbsolutePath().length()+1, filename.length()-6);
            classNames[i++] = classname.replace(file_separator, ".");
        }
        return classNames;
    }

    /**
     * Method to check whether a classname is for an inner class.
     * Currently checks for the presence of $ in the name.
     * @param class_name The class name
     * @return Whether it is an inner class
     */
    public static boolean isInnerClass(String class_name)
    {
        if (class_name == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else if (class_name.indexOf('$') >= 0)
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Method to check for a default constructor on a class.
     * Particular relevance for JDO is the requirement for a default
     * constructor on all Persistence-Capable classes. Doesn't check
     * superclasses for the default constructor.
     * @param the_class The class
     * @return Whether it has a default constructor
     **/
    public static boolean hasDefaultConstructor(Class the_class)
    {
        if (the_class == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
        try
        {
            the_class.getDeclaredConstructor();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return the superclasses for a class.
     * The superclasses will be ordered.
     * @param the_class The class
     * @return The superclass of this class.
     */
    public static Collection<Class<?>> getSuperclasses(Class<?> the_class)
    {
        List<Class<?>> result = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
        Class<?> superclass = the_class.getSuperclass();
        while (superclass != null)
        {
            result.add(superclass);
            superclass = superclass.getSuperclass();
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return the superinterfaces for a class.
     * The superinterfaces will be ordered and unique.
     * @param the_class The class
     * @return The superinterfaces of this class.
     */
    public static Collection<Class<?>> getSuperinterfaces(Class<?> the_class)
    {
        List<Class<?>> result = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
        collectSuperinterfaces(the_class, result);
        return result;
    }

    private static void collectSuperinterfaces(Class<?> c, List<Class<?>> result)
    {
        // TODO Include interfaces of superclasses? (see ClassUtilsTest.testGetSuperinterfacesViaSuperclass)
//        Class<?> superclass = c.getSuperclass();
//        if (superclass != null)
//        {
//            collectSuperinterfaces(superclass, result);
//        }

        for (Class<?> i : c.getInterfaces())
        {
            if (!result.contains(i))
            {
                result.add(i);
                collectSuperinterfaces(i, result);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Obtain a field from a class or superclasses using reflection.
     * @param cls the class to find the field from
     * @param fieldName the field name to find
     * @return The Field
     */
    public static Field getFieldForClass(Class cls, String fieldName)
    {
        try
        {
            do
            {
                try
                {
                    return cls.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
                }
                catch (NoSuchFieldException e)
                {
                    cls = cls.getSuperclass();
                }
            }
            while (cls != null);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            // do nothing
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Obtain a (Java bean) getter method from a class or superclasses using reflection.
     * Any 'get...' method will take precedence over 'is...' methods.
     * @param cls the class to find the getter from
     * @param beanName the name of the java bean to find the getter for
     * @return The getter Method
     */
    public static Method getGetterMethodForClass(Class cls, String beanName)
    {
        Method getter = findDeclaredMethodInHeirarchy(cls, getJavaBeanGetterName(beanName, false), null);
        if (getter == null)
        {
            getter = findDeclaredMethodInHeirarchy(cls, getJavaBeanGetterName(beanName, true), null);
        }
        return getter;
    }

    /**
     * Obtain a (Java bean) setter method from a class or superclasses using reflection.
     * @param cls the class to find the setter from
     * @param beanName the name of the java bean to find the setter for
     * @param type the type of the java bean to find the setter for
     * @return The setter Method
     */
    public static Method getSetterMethodForClass(Class cls, String beanName, Class type)
    {
        return findDeclaredMethodInHeirarchy(cls, getJavaBeanSetterName(beanName), type);
    }

    private static Method findDeclaredMethodInHeirarchy(Class cls, String methodName, Class... parameterTypes)
    {
        try
        {
            do
            {
                try
                {
                    return cls.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
                }
                catch (NoSuchMethodException e)
                {
                    cls = cls.getSuperclass();
                }
            }
            while (cls != null);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            // do nothing
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the object wrapper type for a primitive type name.
     * If the type is not a primitive then just returns the type name
     * @param typeName The primitive type name
     * @return The object wrapper type name for this primitive
     */
    public static String getWrapperTypeNameForPrimitiveTypeName(String typeName)
    {
        if (typeName.equals("boolean"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_BOOLEAN;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("byte"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_BYTE;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("char"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_CHARACTER;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("double"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_DOUBLE;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("float"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_FLOAT;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("int"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_INTEGER;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("long"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_LONG;
        }
        else if (typeName.equals("short"))
        {
            return ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_SHORT;
        }
        else
        {
            return typeName;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the object wrapper type for a primitive type.
     * @param type The primitive type
     * @return The object wrapper type for this primitive
     */
    public static Class getWrapperTypeForPrimitiveType(Class type)
    {
        if (type == boolean.class)
        {
            return Boolean.class;
        }
        else if (type == byte.class)
        {
            return Byte.class;
        }
        else if (type == char.class)
        {
            return Character.class;
        }
        else if (type == double.class)
        {
            return Double.class;
        }
        else if (type == float.class)
        {
            return Float.class;
        }
        else if (type == int.class)
        {
            return Integer.class;
        }
        else if (type == long.class)
        {
            return Long.class;
        }
        else if (type == short.class)
        {
            return Short.class;
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return the primitive equivalent of the specified type (if any).
     * Returns null if there is no primitive equivalent.
     * @param type The type
     * @return The primitive equivalent.
     */
    public static Class getPrimitiveTypeForType(Class type)
    {
        if (type == Boolean.class)
        {
            return boolean.class;
        }
        else if (type == Byte.class)
        {
            return byte.class;
        }
        else if (type == Character.class)
        {
            return char.class;
        }
        else if (type == Double.class)
        {
            return double.class;
        }
        else if (type == Float.class)
        {
            return float.class;
        }
        else if (type == Integer.class)
        {
            return int.class;
        }
        else if (type == Long.class)
        {
            return long.class;
        }
        else if (type == Short.class)
        {
            return short.class;
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the passed type (name) is a primitive wrapper type.
     * @param typeName Name of the type
     * @return Whether it is a primitive wrapper
     */
    public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperType(String typeName)
    {
        if (typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_BOOLEAN) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_BYTE) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_CHARACTER) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_DOUBLE) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_FLOAT) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_INTEGER) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_LONG) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.JAVA_LANG_SHORT))
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the passed type (name) is a primitive array type.
     * @param typeName Name of the type
     * @return Whether it is a primitive array
     */
    public static boolean isPrimitiveArrayType(String typeName)
    {
        if (typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.BOOLEAN_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.BYTE_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.CHAR_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.DOUBLE_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.FLOAT_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.INT_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.LONG_ARRAY) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.SHORT_ARRAY))
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the passed type (name) is a primitive type.
     * @param typeName Name of the type
     * @return Whether it is a primitive
     */
    public static boolean isPrimitiveType(String typeName)
    {
        if (typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.BOOLEAN) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.BYTE) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.CHAR) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.DOUBLE) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.FLOAT) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.INT) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.LONG) ||
            typeName.equals(ClassNameConstants.SHORT))
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to convert the passed value to an object of the specified type (if possible).
     * If no such conversion is supported will return null. If the required type is a primitive will
     * return an object of the wrapper type.
     * @param value The value
     * @param cls The class
     * @return The converted value (or null)
     */
    public static Object convertValue(Object value, Class cls)
    {
        if (value == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        Class type = cls;
        if (cls.isPrimitive())
        {
            type = getWrapperTypeForPrimitiveType(cls);
        }
        if (type.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass()))
        {
            // Already in the correct type
            return value;
        }

        if (type == Long.class && value instanceof Number)
        {
            return Long.valueOf(((Number)value).longValue());
        }
        else if (type == Integer.class && value instanceof Number)
        {
            return Integer.valueOf(((Number)value).intValue());
        }
        else if (type == Short.class && value instanceof Number)
        {
            return Short.valueOf(((Number)value).shortValue());
        }
        else if (type == Float.class && value instanceof Number)
        {
            return Float.valueOf(((Number)value).floatValue());
        }
        else if (type == Double.class && value instanceof Number)
        {
            return Double.valueOf(((Number)value).doubleValue());
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if two types are compatible.
     * Returns true if both types are primitive/wrappers and are of the same type.
     * Returns true if clsName2 is the same or a subclass of cls1.
     * Otherwise returns false;
     * @param cls1 First class
     * @param clsName2 Name of the second class
     * @param clr ClassLoader resolver to use
     * @return Whether they are compatible
     */
    public static boolean typesAreCompatible(Class cls1, String clsName2, ClassLoaderResolver clr)
    {
        if (clr.isAssignableFrom(cls1, clsName2))
        {
            return true;
        }

        // Cater for primitive and primitive wrappers being compatible
        if (cls1.isPrimitive())
        {
            return clr.isAssignableFrom(ClassUtils.getWrapperTypeForPrimitiveType(cls1), clsName2);
        }
        else if (ClassUtils.isPrimitiveWrapperType(cls1.getName()))
        {
            return clr.isAssignableFrom(ClassUtils.getPrimitiveTypeForType(cls1), clsName2);
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if two types are compatible.
     * Returns true if both types are primitive/wrappers and are of the same type.
     * Returns true if cls2 is the same or a subclass of cls1.
     * Otherwise returns false;
     * @param cls1 First class
     * @param cls2 Second class
     * @return Whether they are compatible
     */
    public static boolean typesAreCompatible(Class cls1, Class cls2)
    {
        if (cls1.isAssignableFrom(cls2))
        {
            return true;
        }

        // Cater for primitive and primitive wrappers being compatible
        if (cls1.isPrimitive())
        {
            return ClassUtils.getWrapperTypeForPrimitiveType(cls1).isAssignableFrom(cls2);
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Utility to create the full class name given the package and class name.
     * Some examples
     * <PRE>
     * packageName=test className=Test, returns result=test.Test
     * packageName=test className=test1.Test, returns result=test1.Test
     * packageName=&lt;null&gt; className=Test, returns result=Test
     * packageName=&lt;null&gt; className=test1.Test, returns result=test1.Test
     * </PRE>
     * @param pkg_name package name.
     * @param cls_name class name.
     * @return generated full class name.
     */
    public static String createFullClassName(String pkg_name, String cls_name)
    {
        if (StringUtils.isWhitespace(cls_name))
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class name not specified");
        }
        else if (StringUtils.isWhitespace(pkg_name))
        {
            return cls_name;
        }
        else if (cls_name.indexOf('.') >= 0)
        {
            return cls_name;
        }
        return pkg_name + "." + cls_name;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return the passed type as a java.lang type wherever possible.
     * The passed type will be stripped of any package name and will be checked if it is
     * a known java.lang class. This is used where the user has specified a class name
     * for a collection or map element/key/value type and meant a java.lang class but didn't
     * fully qualify it.
     * @param type The type name
     * @return The java.lang equivalent (or the input type if not possible)
     */
    public static String getJavaLangClassForType(String type)
    {
        // Strip off any package name
        String baseType = null;
        if (type.lastIndexOf('.') < 0)
        {
            baseType = type;
        }
        else
        {
            baseType = type.substring(type.lastIndexOf('.')+1);
        }

        // Check against our known (supported) java.lang classes
        if (baseType.equals("String") || baseType.equals("Object") || baseType.equals("Boolean") || baseType.equals("Byte") ||
            baseType.equals("Character") || baseType.equals("Double") || baseType.equals("Float") || baseType.equals("Integer") ||
            baseType.equals("Long") || baseType.equals("Short") || baseType.equals("Number") || baseType.equals("StringBuffer"))
        {
            return "java.lang." + baseType;
        }
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Method to check if 2 classes are direct descendents. So one of them is a
     * superclass of the other.
     * @param clr ClassLoaderResolver for loading the classes
     * @param class_name_1 Name of first class
     * @param class_name_2 Name of second class
     * @return Whether they are direct descendents.
     */
    public static boolean classesAreDescendents(ClassLoaderResolver clr,
                                                String class_name_1,
                                                String class_name_2)
    {
        Class class_1=clr.classForName(class_name_1);
        Class class_2=clr.classForName(class_name_2);
        if (class_1 == null || class_2 == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        // Check for direct descendents
        if (class_1.isAssignableFrom(class_2) ||
            class_2.isAssignableFrom(class_1))
        {
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Utility to use Reflection to dump out the details of a class.
     * Will list all superclasses, interfaces, methods and fields.
     * Can be used, for example, in checking the methods adding by the
     * enhancement process. The information is dumped out the GENERAL log.
     * @param cls The class to dump out to the log
     */
    public static void dumpClassInformation(Class cls)
    {
        NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("----------------------------------------");
        NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("Class Information for class " + cls.getName());

        // Superclasses
        for (Class<?> superclass : ClassUtils.getSuperclasses(cls))
        {
            NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("    Superclass : " + superclass.getName());
        }

        // TODO Should this be calling ClassUtils.getSuperinterfaces(cls)?
        // Interfaces
        Class[] interfaces=cls.getInterfaces();
        if (interfaces != null)
        {
            for (int i=0;i<interfaces.length;i++)
            {
                NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("    Interface : " + interfaces[i].getName());
            }
        }

        // Methods
        try
        {
            Method[] methods=cls.getDeclaredMethods();
            for (int i=0;i<methods.length;i++)
            {
                NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("    Method : " + methods[i].toString());
                Annotation[] annots = methods[i].getAnnotations();
                if (annots != null)
                {
                    for (int j=0;j<annots.length;j++)
                    {
                        NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("        annotation=" + annots[j]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
        }

        // Fields
        try
        {
            Field[] fields=cls.getDeclaredFields();
            for (int i=0;i<fields.length;i++)
            {
                NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("    Field : " + fields[i].toString());
                Annotation[] annots = fields[i].getAnnotations();
                if (annots != null)
                {
                    for (int j=0;j<annots.length;j++)
                    {
                        NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("        annotation=" + annots[j]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
        }
        NucleusLogger.GENERAL.info("----------------------------------------");
    }
   
    /**
     * Generate a JavaBeans compatible getter name
     * @param fieldName the field name
     * @param isBoolean whether the field is primitive boolean type
     * @return the getter name
     */
    public static String getJavaBeanGetterName(String fieldName, boolean isBoolean)
    {
        if (fieldName == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        return buildJavaBeanName(isBoolean ? "is" : "get", fieldName);
    }

    /**
     * Generate a JavaBeans compatible setter name
     * @param fieldName the field name
     * @return the setter name
     */
    public static String getJavaBeanSetterName(String fieldName)
    {
        if (fieldName == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        return buildJavaBeanName("set", fieldName);
    }

    private static String buildJavaBeanName(String prefix, String fieldName)
    {
        int prefixLength = prefix.length();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(prefixLength + fieldName.length());
        sb.append(prefix);
        sb.append(fieldName);
        sb.setCharAt(prefixLength, Character.toUpperCase(sb.charAt(prefixLength)));
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Generate a field name for JavaBeans compatible getter method
     * @param methodName the method name
     * @return the field name
     */
    public static String getFieldNameForJavaBeanGetter(String methodName)
    {
        if (methodName == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        if (methodName.startsWith("get"))
        {
            return truncateJavaBeanMethodName(methodName, 3);
        }
        else if (methodName.startsWith("is"))
        {
            return truncateJavaBeanMethodName(methodName, 2);
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Generate a field name for JavaBeans compatible setter method
     * @param methodName the method name
     * @return the field name
     */
    public static String getFieldNameForJavaBeanSetter(String methodName)
    {
        if (methodName == null)
        {
            return null;
        }
        if (methodName.startsWith("set"))
        {
            return truncateJavaBeanMethodName(methodName, 3);
        }
        return null;
    }

    private static String truncateJavaBeanMethodName(String methodName, int prefixLength)
    {
        if (methodName.length() <= prefixLength)
        {
            return null;
        }
        methodName = methodName.substring(prefixLength);
        if (methodName.length() == 1)
        {
            return methodName.toLowerCase();
        }
        char firstChar = methodName.charAt(0);
        if (Character.isUpperCase(firstChar) && Character.isLowerCase(methodName.charAt(1)))
        {
            return Character.toLowerCase(firstChar) + methodName.substring(1);
        }
        // If capitalised name (e.g URL), don't lowercase first character
        return methodName;
    }

    /**
     * Utility to find the class name of a class given the absolute file name of its class file.
     * Creates a loader and loads the class directly to find it.
     * @param fileURL URL for the class file
     * @return The name of the class
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown when the file is not found
     */
    public static String getClassNameForFileURL(final URL fileURL)
    throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
        ClassLoader loader = (ClassLoader) AccessController.doPrivileged(
            new PrivilegedAction()
            {
                public Object run()
                {
                    return new ClassLoader()
                    {
                        protected Class findClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
                        {
                            // Always load the file
                            InputStream in = null;
                            try
                            {
                                in = new BufferedInputStream(fileURL.openStream());
                                ByteArrayOutputStream byteStr = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                                int byt = -1;
                                while ((byt = in.read()) != -1)
                                {
                                    byteStr.write(byt);
                                }
                                byte byteArr[] = byteStr.toByteArray();
                                return defineClass(null, byteArr, 0, byteArr.length);
                            }
                            catch (final RuntimeException rex)
                            {
                                throw rex;
                            }
                            catch (final Exception ex)
                            {
                                ex.printStackTrace();
                                throw new ClassNotFoundException(name);
                            }
                            finally
                            {
                                if (in != null)
                                {
                                    try
                                    {
                                        in.close();
                                    }
                                    catch (final IOException ioe)
                                    {
                                        ioe.printStackTrace();
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    };
                }
            });
        // TODO This can fail if the specified class implements inner interface see NUCCORE-632
        Class cls = loader.loadClass("garbage"); // The passed in name is not of relevance since using URL
        return (cls != null ? cls.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Utility to return the package name for a class.
     * Allows for the result of class.getPackage() being null.
     * @param cls The class
     * @return The name of its package (or null if no package e.g a primitive)
     */
    public static String getPackageNameForClass(Class cls)
    {
        // Check getPackage and use that if specified.
        if (cls.getPackage() != null)
        {
            return cls.getPackage().getName();
        }
        int separator = cls.getName().lastIndexOf('.');
        if (separator < 0)
        {
            return null;
        }
        return cls.getName().substring(0, separator);
    }

    /**
     * Utility to return the class name without the package name for a class.
     * @param cls The class
     * @return The name of the class without its package
     */
    public static String getClassNameForClass(Class cls)
    {
        // Just strip off all up to the last separator since Class.getPackage is unreliable
        int separator = cls.getName().lastIndexOf('.');
        if (separator < 0)
        {
            return cls.getName();
        }
        return cls.getName().substring(separator+1);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the element type of a collection when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field.
     * @param field The field
     * @return The name of the element class
     */
    public static String getCollectionElementType(Field field)
    {
        Class elementType = getCollectionElementType(field.getType(), field.getGenericType());
        return (elementType != null ? elementType.getName() : null);
    }
   
    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the element type of a collection when using JDK1.5 generics, given
     * the input method (getter).
     * @param method The method
     * @return The name of the element class
     */
    public static String getCollectionElementType(Method method)
    {
        Class elementType = getCollectionElementType(method.getReturnType(), method.getGenericReturnType());
        return (elementType != null ? elementType.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the element type of a collection when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field.
     * @param type the field type
     * @param genericType the generic type
     * @return The element class
     */
    public static Class getCollectionElementType(Class type, Type genericType)
    {
        if (!Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(type))
        {
            return null;
        }

        if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType)
        {
            ParameterizedType paramtype = (ParameterizedType)genericType;
            if (paramtype.getActualTypeArguments().length == 1)
            {
                Type argType = paramtype.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                if (argType instanceof Class)
                {
                    return (Class) argType;
                }
                else if (argType instanceof ParameterizedType)
                {
                    return (Class) ((ParameterizedType)argType).getRawType();
                }
                else if (argType instanceof GenericArrayType)
                {
                    // Create array of zero length to get class of array type (is there a better way?)
                    Type cmptType = ((GenericArrayType)argType).getGenericComponentType();
                    return Array.newInstance((Class)cmptType, 0).getClass();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new NucleusUserException("Unsupported generic type: " + argType);
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the key type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field.
     * @param field The field
     * @return The name of the key class
     */
    public static String getMapKeyType(Field field)
    {
        Class keyType = getMapKeyType(field.getType(), field.getGenericType());
        return (keyType != null ? keyType.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the key type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input method.
     * @param method The method
     * @return The name of the key class
     */
    public static String getMapKeyType(Method method)
    {
        Class keyType = getMapKeyType(method.getReturnType(), method.getGenericReturnType());
        return (keyType != null ? keyType.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the key type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field.
     * @param type the field type
     * @param genericType the generic type
     * @return The name of the key class
     */
    public static Class getMapKeyType(Class type, Type genericType)
    {
        if (!Map.class.isAssignableFrom(type))
        {
            return null;
        }

        if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType)
        {
            ParameterizedType paramtype = (ParameterizedType)genericType;
            if (paramtype.getActualTypeArguments().length == 2)
            {
                Type argType = paramtype.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                if (argType instanceof Class)
                {
                    return (Class) argType;
                }
                else if (argType instanceof ParameterizedType)
                {
                    return (Class) ((ParameterizedType)argType).getRawType();
                }
                else if (argType instanceof GenericArrayType)
                {
                    // Create array of zero length to get class of array type (is there a better way?)
                    Type cmptType = ((GenericArrayType)argType).getGenericComponentType();
                    return Array.newInstance((Class)cmptType, 0).getClass();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new NucleusUserException("Unsupported generic type: " + argType);
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }   

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the value type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field
     * @param field The field
     * @return The name of the value class
     */
    public static String getMapValueType(Field field)
    {
        Class valueType = getMapValueType(field.getType(), field.getGenericType());
        return (valueType != null ? valueType.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the value type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input method.
     * @param method The method
     * @return The name of the value class
     */
    public static String getMapValueType(Method method)
    {
        Class valueType = getMapValueType(method.getReturnType(), method.getGenericReturnType());
        return (valueType != null ? valueType.getName() : null);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to extract the value type of a map when using JDK1.5 generics given the
     * input field
     * @param type the field type
     * @param genericType the generic type
     * @return The name of the value class
     */
    public static Class getMapValueType(Class type, Type genericType)
    {
        if (!Map.class.isAssignableFrom(type))
        {
            return null;
        }

        if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType)
        {
            ParameterizedType paramtype = (ParameterizedType)genericType;
            if (paramtype.getActualTypeArguments().length == 2)
            {
                Type argType = paramtype.getActualTypeArguments()[1];
                if (argType instanceof Class)
                {
                    return (Class) argType;
                }
                else if (argType instanceof ParameterizedType)
                {
                    return (Class) ((ParameterizedType)argType).getRawType();
                }
                else if (argType instanceof GenericArrayType)
                {
                    // Create array of zero length to get class of array type (is there a better way?)
                    Type cmptType = ((GenericArrayType)argType).getGenericComponentType();
                    return Array.newInstance((Class)cmptType, 0).getClass();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new NucleusUserException("Unsupported generic type: " + argType);
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience accessor for the modifiers of a field in a class.
     * @param clr ClassLoader resolver
     * @param className Name of the class
     * @param fieldName Name of the field
     * @return The modifiers
     */
    public static int getModifiersForFieldOfClass(ClassLoaderResolver clr, String className, String fieldName)
    {
        try
        {
            Class cls = clr.classForName(className);
            Field fld = cls.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
            return fld.getModifiers();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            // Class or field not found
        }
        return -1;
    }

    /**
     * Method to return whether the passes type is a "reference" type.
     * A "reference" type is either an interface or an Object, so can be used as a reference to
     * a persistable object.
     * @param cls The type
     * @return Whether it is a reference type
     */
    public static boolean isReferenceType(Class cls)
    {
        if (cls == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
        return cls.isInterface() || cls.getName().equals("java.lang.Object");
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to throw a NucleusUserException if the specified class is not loadable
     * from the ClassLoaderResolver.
     * @param clr ClassLoader resolver
     * @param className Name of the class
     * @param jarName Name of the jar containing the class
     * @throws NucleusUserException if the class is not found
     */
    public static void assertClassForJarExistsInClasspath(ClassLoaderResolver clr, String className,
            String jarName)
    {
        try
        {
            Class cls = clr.classForName(className);
            if (cls == null)
            {
                throw new NucleusUserException(LOCALISER.msg("001006", className, jarName));
            }
        }
        catch (Error err)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException(LOCALISER.msg("001006", className, jarName));
        }
        catch (ClassNotResolvedException cnre)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException(LOCALISER.msg("001006", className, jarName));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if a String array contains a value.
     * @param array The String array
     * @param value The value
     * @return Whether it is contained
     */
    public static boolean stringArrayContainsValue(String[] array, String value)
    {
        if (value == null || array == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
        for (int i=0;i<array.length;i++)
        {
            if (value.equals(array[i]))
            {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to return the value returned by a method on an object using reflection.
     * @param object The object
     * @param methodName Name of the method
     * @return The value
     */
    public static Object getValueOfMethodByReflection(Object object, String methodName, Object... args)
    {
        Object methodValue;
        if (object == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        final Method method = getDeclaredMethodPrivileged(object.getClass(), methodName, null);
        if (method == null)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access method: " + methodName + " in type " + object.getClass());
        }

        try
        {
            // if the method is not accessible, try to set the accessible flag.
            if (!method.isAccessible())
            {
                try
                {
                    AccessController.doPrivileged(
                        new PrivilegedAction()
                        {
                            public Object run()
                            {
                                method.setAccessible(true);
                                return null;
                            }
                        });
                }
                catch (SecurityException ex)
                {
                    throw new NucleusException("Cannot access method: " + methodName, ex).setFatal();
                }
            }
            methodValue = method.invoke(object, args);
        }
        catch (InvocationTargetException e2)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access method: " + methodName, e2);
        }
        catch (IllegalArgumentException e2)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access method: " + methodName, e2);
        }
        catch (IllegalAccessException e2)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access method: " + methodName, e2);
        }
        return methodValue;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to return the value of a field of an object using reflection.
     * @param object The object
     * @param fieldName Name of the field
     * @return The value
     */
    public static Object getValueOfFieldByReflection(Object object, String fieldName)
    {
        Object fieldValue;
        if (object == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        final Field field = getDeclaredFieldPrivileged(object.getClass(), fieldName);
        if (field == null)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access field: " + fieldName + " in type " + object.getClass());
        }

        try
        {
            // if the field is not accessible, try to set the accessible flag.
            if (!field.isAccessible())
            {
                try
                {
                    AccessController.doPrivileged(
                        new PrivilegedAction()
                        {
                            public Object run()
                            {
                                field.setAccessible(true);
                                return null;
                            }
                        });
                }
                catch (SecurityException ex)
                {
                    throw new NucleusException("Cannot access field: " + fieldName,ex).setFatal();
                }
            }
            fieldValue = field.get(object);
        }
        catch (IllegalArgumentException e2)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access field: " + fieldName,e2);
        }
        catch (IllegalAccessException e2)
        {
            throw new NucleusUserException("Cannot access field: " + fieldName,e2);
        }
        return fieldValue;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to retrieve the java.lang.reflect.Field
     * @param clazz the Class instance of the declaring class or interface
     * @param fieldName the field name
     * @return The field
     */
    private static Field getDeclaredFieldPrivileged(final Class clazz, final String fieldName)
    {
        if ((clazz == null) || (fieldName == null))
        {
            return null;
        }

        return (Field) AccessController.doPrivileged(
            new PrivilegedAction()
            {
                public Object run ()
                {
                    Class seekingClass = clazz;
                    do
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            return seekingClass.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
                        }
                        catch (SecurityException ex)
                        {
                            throw new NucleusException("CannotGetDeclaredField",ex).setFatal();
                        }
                        catch (NoSuchFieldException ex)
                        {
                            // do nothing, we will return null later if no
                            // field is found in this class or superclasses
                        }
                        catch (LinkageError ex)
                        {
                            throw new NucleusException("ClassLoadingError",ex).setFatal();
                        }
                        seekingClass = seekingClass.getSuperclass();
                    } while(seekingClass != null);

                    //no field found
                    return null;
                }
            });
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to retrieve the java.lang.reflect.Field
     * @param clazz the Class instance of the declaring class or interface
     * @param fieldName the field name
     * @return The field
     */
    private static Method getDeclaredMethodPrivileged(final Class clazz, final String methodName, final Class... argTypes)
    {
        if (clazz == null || methodName == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        return (Method) AccessController.doPrivileged(
            new PrivilegedAction()
            {
                public Object run ()
                {
                    Class seekingClass = clazz;
                    do
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            return seekingClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, argTypes);
                        }
                        catch (SecurityException ex)
                        {
                            throw new NucleusException("Cannot get declared method " + methodName, ex).setFatal();
                        }
                        catch (NoSuchMethodException ex)
                        {
                            // do nothing, we will return null later if no
                            // method is found in this class or superclasses
                        }
                        catch (LinkageError ex)
                        {
                            throw new NucleusException("ClassLoadingError",ex).setFatal();
                        }
                        seekingClass = seekingClass.getSuperclass();
                    } while(seekingClass != null);

                    //no method found
                    return null;
                }
            });
    }

    /**
     * Method to find the value of a field of the provided user-defined identity.
     * The field has to be either accessible, or have a Java-bean style getter.
     * @param id The identity
     * @param fieldName Name of the field
     * @return The value of the field in this identity
     * @throws NucleusUserException if not possible to get the value
     */
    public static Object getValueForIdentityField(Object id, String fieldName)
    {
        // Try Java-bean getter if present
        String getterName = ClassUtils.getJavaBeanGetterName(fieldName, false);
        try
        {
            return ClassUtils.getValueOfMethodByReflection(id, getterName, null);
        }
        catch (NucleusException ne)
        {
            // No getter method, or not accessible
        }

        // Try field
        try
        {
            return ClassUtils.getValueOfFieldByReflection(id, fieldName);
        }
        catch (NucleusException ne)
        {
            // No field, or not accessible
        }

        throw new NucleusUserException("Not possible to get value of field " + fieldName + " from identity " + id);
    }

    /**
     * Method that returns the class type of a member of the specified class (if present).
     * The member can either be a field, or a Java bean name (for a getter).
     * @param cls The class
     * @param memberName The member name
     * @return The member class (or null if not present)
     */
    public static Class getClassForMemberOfClass(Class cls, String memberName)
    {
        // Try as a Field
        Field fld = ClassUtils.getFieldForClass(cls, memberName);
        if (fld != null)
        {
            return fld.getType();
        }

        // Try as bean getter
        Method method = ClassUtils.getGetterMethodForClass(cls, memberName);
        if (method != null)
        {
            return method.getReturnType();
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the supplied method is a valid java bean getter method.
     * Checks that it is not static, that its name starts "get" or "is", that it has a return type
     * and that it takes no arguments.
     * @param method The method
     * @return Whether this method is a java bean getter
     */
    public static boolean isJavaBeanGetterMethod(Method method)
    {
        if (Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()))
        {
            return false;
        }
        if (!method.getName().startsWith("get") && !method.getName().startsWith("is"))
        {
            return false;
        }
        else if (method.getName().startsWith("get") && method.getName().length() == 3)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else if (method.getName().startsWith("is") && method.getName().length() == 2)
        {
            return false;
        }
        if (method.getReturnType() == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
        if (method.getParameterTypes() == null || method.getParameterTypes().length == 0)
        {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}
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