ClassUtils (Spring Framework 3.2.10.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.util.ClassUtils

```
public abstract class ClassUtils
extends Object
```
Miscellaneous class utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the framework.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Keith Donald, Rob Harrop, Sam Brannen

See Also:
TypeUtils, ReflectionUtils

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`ARRAY_SUFFIX` Suffix for array class names: "[]"
`static String`	`CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR` The CGLIB class separator character "$$"
`static String`	`CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX` The ".class" file suffix

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

ClassUtils()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ClassUtils()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	`addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class<?> clazz, String resourceName)` Return a path suitable for use with `ClassLoader.getResource` (also suitable for use with `Class.getResource` by prepending a slash ('/') to the return value).
`static String`	`classNamesToString(Class... classes)` Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces in the given array.
`static String`	`classNamesToString(Collection<Class> classes)` Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces in the given collection.
`static String`	`classPackageAsResourcePath(Class<?> clazz)` Given an input class object, return a string which consists of the class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are replaced by slashes ('/').
`static String`	`convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className)` Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based resource path.
`static String`	`convertResourcePathToClassName(String resourcePath)` Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified class name.
`static Class<?>`	`createCompositeInterface(Class<?>[] interfaces, ClassLoader classLoader)` Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces, implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
`static Class<?>`	`determineCommonAncestor(Class<?> clazz1, Class<?> clazz2)` Determine the common ancestor of the given classes, if any.
`static Class<?>`	`forName(String name)` Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of specifying a ClassLoader explicitly: see `forName(String, ClassLoader)`
`static Class<?>`	`forName(String name, ClassLoader classLoader)` Replacement for `Class.forName()` that also returns Class instances for primitives (e.g."int") and array class names (e.g.
`static Class<?>[]`	`getAllInterfaces(Object instance)` Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static Set<Class>`	`getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance)` Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static Class<?>[]`	`getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz)` Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static Class<?>[]`	`getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader)` Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static Set<Class>`	`getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz)` Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static Set<Class>`	`getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz, ClassLoader classLoader)` Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
`static String`	`getClassFileName(Class<?> clazz)` Determine the name of the class file, relative to the containing package: e.g.
`static <T> Constructor<T>`	`getConstructorIfAvailable(Class<T> clazz, Class<?>... paramTypes)` Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the given signature, and return it if available (else return `null`).
`static ClassLoader`	`getDefaultClassLoader()` Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils class will be used as fallback.
`static String`	`getDescriptiveType(Object value)` Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays, and an appended list of implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
`static Method`	`getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes)` Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature, and return it if available (else throws an `IllegalStateException`).
`static int`	`getMethodCountForName(Class<?> clazz, String methodName)` Return the number of methods with a given name (with any argument types), for the given class and/or its superclasses.
`static Method`	`getMethodIfAvailable(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes)` Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature, and return it if available (else return `null`).
`static Method`	`getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class<?> targetClass)` Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class used in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target method if there is one.
`static String`	`getPackageName(Class<?> clazz)` Determine the name of the package of the given class, e.g.
`static String`	`getPackageName(String fqClassName)` Determine the name of the package of the given fully-qualified class name, e.g.
`static String`	`getQualifiedMethodName(Method method)` Return the qualified name of the given method, consisting of fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
`static String`	`getQualifiedName(Class<?> clazz)` Return the qualified name of the given class: usually simply the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
`static String`	`getShortName(Class<?> clazz)` Get the class name without the qualified package name.
`static String`	`getShortName(String className)` Get the class name without the qualified package name.
`static String`	`getShortNameAsProperty(Class<?> clazz)` Return the short string name of a Java class in uncapitalized JavaBeans property format.
`static Method`	`getStaticMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, Class<?>... args)` Return a public static method of a class.
`static Class<?>`	`getUserClass(Class<?> clazz)` Return the user-defined class for the given class: usually simply the given class, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
`static Class<?>`	`getUserClass(Object instance)` Return the user-defined class for the given instance: usually simply the class of the given instance, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
`static boolean`	`hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class<?> clazz, String methodName)` Does the given class or one of its superclasses at least have one or more methods with the supplied name (with any argument types)? Includes non-public methods.
`static boolean`	`hasConstructor(Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... paramTypes)` Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the given signature.
`static boolean`	`hasMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes)` Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature.
`static boolean`	`isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType, Class<?> rhsType)` Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side type, assuming setting by reflection.
`static boolean`	`isAssignableValue(Class<?> type, Object value)` Determine if the given type is assignable from the given value, assuming setting by reflection.
`static boolean`	`isCacheSafe(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader)` Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context, i.e.
`static boolean`	`isCglibProxy(Object object)` Check whether the given object is a CGLIB proxy.
`static boolean`	`isCglibProxyClass(Class<?> clazz)` Check whether the specified class is a CGLIB-generated class.
`static boolean`	`isCglibProxyClassName(String className)` Check whether the specified class name is a CGLIB-generated class.
`static boolean`	`isPresent(String className)` Deprecated. as of Spring 2.5, in favor of `isPresent(String, ClassLoader)`
`static boolean`	`isPresent(String className, ClassLoader classLoader)` Determine whether the `Class` identified by the supplied name is present and can be loaded.
`static boolean`	`isPrimitiveArray(Class<?> clazz)` Check if the given class represents an array of primitives, i.e.
`static boolean`	`isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class<?> clazz)` Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e.
`static boolean`	`isPrimitiveWrapper(Class<?> clazz)` Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper, i.e.
`static boolean`	`isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class<?> clazz)` Check if the given class represents an array of primitive wrappers, i.e.
`static boolean`	`isVisible(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader)` Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
`static boolean`	`matchesTypeName(Class<?> clazz, String typeName)` Check whether the given class matches the user-specified type name.
`static ClassLoader`	`overrideThreadContextClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoaderToUse)` Override the thread context ClassLoader with the environment's bean ClassLoader if necessary, i.e.
`static Class<?>`	`resolveClassName(String className, ClassLoader classLoader)` Resolve the given class name into a Class instance.
`static Class<?>`	`resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name)` Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate, according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
`static Class<?>`	`resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(Class<?> clazz)` Resolve the given class if it is a primitive class, returning the corresponding primitive wrapper type instead.
`static Class<?>[]`	`toClassArray(Collection<Class<?>> collection)` Copy the given Collection into a Class array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ARRAY_SUFFIX
```
public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX
```
    Suffix for array class names: "[]"
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR
```
public static final String CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR
```
    The CGLIB class separator character "$$"
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX
```
public static final String CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX
```
    The ".class" file suffix
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - ClassUtils
```
public ClassUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - getDefaultClassLoader
```
public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader()
```
    Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils class will be used as fallback.
    Call this method if you intend to use the thread context ClassLoader in a scenario where you clearly prefer a non-null ClassLoader reference: for example, for class path resource loading (but not necessarily for Class.forName, which accepts a null ClassLoader reference as well).
    
    Returns:
    the default ClassLoader (only null if even the system ClassLoader isn't accessible)
    See Also:
    Thread.getContextClassLoader(), ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()
  - overrideThreadContextClassLoader
```
public static ClassLoader overrideThreadContextClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoaderToUse)
```
    Override the thread context ClassLoader with the environment's bean ClassLoader if necessary, i.e. if the bean ClassLoader is not equivalent to the thread context ClassLoader already.
    
    Parameters:
    classLoaderToUse - the actual ClassLoader to use for the thread context
    
    Returns:
    the original thread context ClassLoader, or null if not overridden
  - forName
```
@Deprecated
public static Class<?> forName(String name)
                        throws ClassNotFoundException,
                               LinkageError
```
    Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of specifying a ClassLoader explicitly: see forName(String, ClassLoader)
    
    Replacement for Class.forName() that also returns Class instances for primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
    Always uses the default class loader: that is, preferably the thread context class loader, or the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils class as fallback.
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the Class
    
    Returns:
    Class instance for the supplied name
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException - if the class was not found
    
    LinkageError - if the class file could not be loaded
    See Also:
    Class.forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader), getDefaultClassLoader()
  - forName
```
public static Class<?> forName(String name,
               ClassLoader classLoader)
                        throws ClassNotFoundException,
                               LinkageError
```
    Replacement for Class.forName() that also returns Class instances for primitives (e.g."int") and array class names (e.g. "String[]"). Furthermore, it is also capable of resolving inner class names in Java source style (e.g. "java.lang.Thread.State" instead of "java.lang.Thread$State").
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the Class
    classLoader - the class loader to use (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
    
    Returns:
    Class instance for the supplied name
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException - if the class was not found
    
    LinkageError - if the class file could not be loaded
    See Also:
    Class.forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
  - resolveClassName
```
public static Class<?> resolveClassName(String className,
                        ClassLoader classLoader)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Resolve the given class name into a Class instance. Supports primitives (like "int") and array class names (like "String[]").
    This is effectively equivalent to the forName method with the same arguments, with the only difference being the exceptions thrown in case of class loading failure.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the name of the Class
    classLoader - the class loader to use (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
    
    Returns:
    Class instance for the supplied name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the class name was not resolvable (that is, the class could not be found or the class file could not be loaded)
    See Also:
    forName(String, ClassLoader)
  - resolvePrimitiveClassName
```
public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name)
```
    Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate, according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
    Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays. Does not support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive arrays; this is only supported by forName(String, ClassLoader).
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the potentially primitive class
    
    Returns:
    the primitive class, or null if the name does not denote a primitive class or primitive array class
  - isPresent
```
@Deprecated
public static boolean isPresent(String className)
```
    Deprecated. as of Spring 2.5, in favor of isPresent(String, ClassLoader)
    
    Determine whether the Class identified by the supplied name is present and can be loaded. Will return false if either the class or one of its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the name of the class to check
    
    Returns:
    whether the specified class is present
  - isPresent
```
public static boolean isPresent(String className,
                ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Determine whether the Class identified by the supplied name is present and can be loaded. Will return false if either the class or one of its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the name of the class to check
    classLoader - the class loader to use (may be null, which indicates the default class loader)
    
    Returns:
    whether the specified class is present
  - getUserClass
```
public static Class<?> getUserClass(Object instance)
```
    Return the user-defined class for the given instance: usually simply the class of the given instance, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
    
    Parameters:
    instance - the instance to check
    
    Returns:
    the user-defined class
  - getUserClass
```
public static Class<?> getUserClass(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Return the user-defined class for the given class: usually simply the given class, but the original class in case of a CGLIB-generated subclass.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    the user-defined class
  - isCacheSafe
```
public static boolean isCacheSafe(Class<?> clazz,
                  ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context, i.e. whether it is loaded by the given ClassLoader or a parent of it.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to analyze
    classLoader - the ClassLoader to potentially cache metadata in
  - getShortName
```
public static String getShortName(String className)
```
    Get the class name without the qualified package name.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the className to get the short name for
    
    Returns:
    the class name of the class without the package name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the className is empty
  - getShortName
```
public static String getShortName(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Get the class name without the qualified package name.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to get the short name for
    
    Returns:
    the class name of the class without the package name
  - getShortNameAsProperty
```
public static String getShortNameAsProperty(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Return the short string name of a Java class in uncapitalized JavaBeans property format. Strips the outer class name in case of an inner class.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class
    
    Returns:
    the short name rendered in a standard JavaBeans property format
    See Also:
    Introspector.decapitalize(String)
  - getClassFileName
```
public static String getClassFileName(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Determine the name of the class file, relative to the containing package: e.g. "String.class"
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class
    
    Returns:
    the file name of the ".class" file
  - getPackageName
```
public static String getPackageName(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Determine the name of the package of the given class, e.g. "java.lang" for the java.lang.String class.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class
    
    Returns:
    the package name, or the empty String if the class is defined in the default package
  - getPackageName
```
public static String getPackageName(String fqClassName)
```
    Determine the name of the package of the given fully-qualified class name, e.g. "java.lang" for the java.lang.String class name.
    
    Parameters:
    fqClassName - the fully-qualified class name
    
    Returns:
    the package name, or the empty String if the class is defined in the default package
  - getQualifiedName
```
public static String getQualifiedName(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Return the qualified name of the given class: usually simply the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class
    
    Returns:
    the qualified name of the class
  - getQualifiedMethodName
```
public static String getQualifiedMethodName(Method method)
```
    Return the qualified name of the given method, consisting of fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
    
    Parameters:
    method - the method
    
    Returns:
    the qualified name of the method
  - getDescriptiveType
```
public static String getDescriptiveType(Object value)
```
    Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays, and an appended list of implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
    
    Parameters:
    value - the value to introspect
    
    Returns:
    the qualified name of the class
  - matchesTypeName
```
public static boolean matchesTypeName(Class<?> clazz,
                      String typeName)
```
    Check whether the given class matches the user-specified type name.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    typeName - the type name to match
  - hasConstructor
```
public static boolean hasConstructor(Class<?> clazz,
                     Class<?>... paramTypes)
```
    Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the given signature.
    Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to "false".
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to analyze
    paramTypes - the parameter types of the method
    
    Returns:
    whether the class has a corresponding constructor
    See Also:
    Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - getConstructorIfAvailable
```
public static <T> Constructor<T> getConstructorIfAvailable(Class<T> clazz,
                                           Class<?>... paramTypes)
```
    Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the given signature, and return it if available (else return null).
    Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to null.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to analyze
    paramTypes - the parameter types of the method
    
    Returns:
    the constructor, or null if not found
    See Also:
    Class.getConstructor(java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - hasMethod
```
public static boolean hasMethod(Class<?> clazz,
                String methodName,
                Class<?>... paramTypes)
```
    Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature.
    Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to "false".
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to analyze
    methodName - the name of the method
    paramTypes - the parameter types of the method
    
    Returns:
    whether the class has a corresponding method
    See Also:
    Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - getMethod
```
public static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz,
               String methodName,
               Class<?>... paramTypes)
```
    Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature, and return it if available (else throws an IllegalStateException).
    In case of any signature specified, only returns the method if there is a unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified name.
    Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to IllegalStateException.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to analyze
    methodName - the name of the method
    paramTypes - the parameter types of the method (may be null to indicate any signature)
    
    Returns:
    the method (never null)
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the method has not been found
    See Also:
    Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - getMethodIfAvailable
```
public static Method getMethodIfAvailable(Class<?> clazz,
                          String methodName,
                          Class<?>... paramTypes)
```
    Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given signature, and return it if available (else return null).
    In case of any signature specified, only returns the method if there is a unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified name.
    Essentially translates NoSuchMethodException to null.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to analyze
    methodName - the name of the method
    paramTypes - the parameter types of the method (may be null to indicate any signature)
    
    Returns:
    the method, or null if not found
    See Also:
    Class.getMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - getMethodCountForName
```
public static int getMethodCountForName(Class<?> clazz,
                        String methodName)
```
    Return the number of methods with a given name (with any argument types), for the given class and/or its superclasses. Includes non-public methods.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to check
    methodName - the name of the method
    
    Returns:
    the number of methods with the given name
  - hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName
```
public static boolean hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class<?> clazz,
                                  String methodName)
```
    Does the given class or one of its superclasses at least have one or more methods with the supplied name (with any argument types)? Includes non-public methods.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the clazz to check
    methodName - the name of the method
    
    Returns:
    whether there is at least one method with the given name
  - getMostSpecificMethod
```
public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method,
                           Class<?> targetClass)
```
    Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class used in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target method if there is one. E.g. the method may be IFoo.bar() and the target class may be DefaultFoo. In this case, the method may be DefaultFoo.bar(). This enables attributes on that method to be found.
    NOTE: In contrast to AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method, java.lang.Class<?>), this method does not resolve Java 5 bridge methods automatically. Call BridgeMethodResolver.findBridgedMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method) if bridge method resolution is desirable (e.g. for obtaining metadata from the original method definition).
    NOTE: Since Spring 3.1.1, if Java security settings disallow reflective access (e.g. calls to Class#getDeclaredMethods etc, this implementation will fall back to returning the originally provided method.
    
    Parameters:
    method - the method to be invoked, which may come from an interface
    targetClass - the target class for the current invocation. May be null or may not even implement the method.
    
    Returns:
    the specific target method, or the original method if the targetClass doesn't implement it or is null
  - getStaticMethod
```
public static Method getStaticMethod(Class<?> clazz,
                     String methodName,
                     Class<?>... args)
```
    Return a public static method of a class.
    
    Parameters:
    methodName - the static method name
    clazz - the class which defines the method
    args - the parameter types to the method
    
    Returns:
    the static method, or null if no static method was found
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the method name is blank or the clazz is null
  - isPrimitiveWrapper
```
public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper, i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    whether the given class is a primitive wrapper class
  - isPrimitiveOrWrapper
```
public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double) or a primitive wrapper (i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double).
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    whether the given class is a primitive or primitive wrapper class
  - isPrimitiveArray
```
public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check if the given class represents an array of primitives, i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    whether the given class is a primitive array class
  - isPrimitiveWrapperArray
```
public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check if the given class represents an array of primitive wrappers, i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    whether the given class is a primitive wrapper array class
  - resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary
```
public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Resolve the given class if it is a primitive class, returning the corresponding primitive wrapper type instead.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    the original class, or a primitive wrapper for the original primitive type
  - isAssignable
```
public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType,
                   Class<?> rhsType)
```
    Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
    
    Parameters:
    lhsType - the target type
    rhsType - the value type that should be assigned to the target type
    
    Returns:
    if the target type is assignable from the value type
    See Also:
    TypeUtils.isAssignable(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.Type)
  - isAssignableValue
```
public static boolean isAssignableValue(Class<?> type,
                        Object value)
```
    Determine if the given type is assignable from the given value, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
    
    Parameters:
    type - the target type
    value - the value that should be assigned to the type
    
    Returns:
    if the type is assignable from the value
  - convertResourcePathToClassName
```
public static String convertResourcePathToClassName(String resourcePath)
```
    Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified class name.
    
    Parameters:
    resourcePath - the resource path pointing to a class
    
    Returns:
    the corresponding fully qualified class name
  - convertClassNameToResourcePath
```
public static String convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className)
```
    Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based resource path.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the fully qualified class name
    
    Returns:
    the corresponding resource path, pointing to the class
  - addResourcePathToPackagePath
```
public static String addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class<?> clazz,
                                  String resourceName)
```
    Return a path suitable for use with ClassLoader.getResource (also suitable for use with Class.getResource by prepending a slash ('/') to the return value). Built by taking the package of the specified class file, converting all dots ('.') to slashes ('/'), adding a trailing slash if necessary, and concatenating the specified resource name to this.
    As such, this function may be used to build a path suitable for loading a resource file that is in the same package as a class file, although ClassPathResource is usually even more convenient.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the Class whose package will be used as the base
    resourceName - the resource name to append. A leading slash is optional.
    
    Returns:
    the built-up resource path
    See Also:
    ClassLoader.getResource(java.lang.String), Class.getResource(java.lang.String)
  - classPackageAsResourcePath
```
public static String classPackageAsResourcePath(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Given an input class object, return a string which consists of the class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are replaced by slashes ('/'). Neither a leading nor trailing slash is added. The result could be concatenated with a slash and the name of a resource and fed directly to ClassLoader.getResource(). For it to be fed to Class.getResource instead, a leading slash would also have to be prepended to the returned value.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the input class. A null value or the default (empty) package will result in an empty string ("") being returned.
    
    Returns:
    a path which represents the package name
    See Also:
    ClassLoader.getResource(java.lang.String), Class.getResource(java.lang.String)
  - classNamesToString
```
public static String classNamesToString(Class... classes)
```
    Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces in the given array.
    Basically like AbstractCollection.toString(), but stripping the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
    
    Parameters:
    classes - a Collection of Class objects (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
    See Also:
    AbstractCollection.toString()
  - classNamesToString
```
public static String classNamesToString(Collection<Class> classes)
```
    Build a String that consists of the names of the classes/interfaces in the given collection.
    Basically like AbstractCollection.toString(), but stripping the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
    
    Parameters:
    classes - a Collection of Class objects (may be null)
    
    Returns:
    a String of form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
    See Also:
    AbstractCollection.toString()
  - toClassArray
```
public static Class<?>[] toClassArray(Collection<Class<?>> collection)
```
    Copy the given Collection into a Class array. The Collection must contain Class elements only.
    
    Parameters:
    collection - the Collection to copy
    
    Returns:
    the Class array (null if the passed-in Collection was null)
  - getAllInterfaces
```
public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfaces(Object instance)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    
    Parameters:
    instance - the instance to analyze for interfaces
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given instance implements as array
  - getAllInterfacesForClass
```
public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to analyze for interfaces
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given object implements as array
  - getAllInterfacesForClass
```
public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz,
                                  ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to analyze for interfaces
    classLoader - the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be visible in (may be null when accepting all declared interfaces)
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given object implements as array
  - getAllInterfacesAsSet
```
public static Set<Class> getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    
    Parameters:
    instance - the instance to analyze for interfaces
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set
  - getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet
```
public static Set<Class> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to analyze for interfaces
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
  - getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet
```
public static Set<Class> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class clazz,
                                       ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set, including ones implemented by superclasses.
    If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole interface.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to analyze for interfaces
    classLoader - the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be visible in (may be null when accepting all declared interfaces)
    
    Returns:
    all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
  - createCompositeInterface
```
public static Class<?> createCompositeInterface(Class<?>[] interfaces,
                                ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces, implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
    This implementation builds a JDK proxy class for the given interfaces.
    
    Parameters:
    interfaces - the interfaces to merge
    classLoader - the ClassLoader to create the composite Class in
    
    Returns:
    the merged interface as Class
    See Also:
    Proxy.getProxyClass(java.lang.ClassLoader, java.lang.Class<?>...)
  - determineCommonAncestor
```
public static Class<?> determineCommonAncestor(Class<?> clazz1,
                               Class<?> clazz2)
```
    Determine the common ancestor of the given classes, if any.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz1 - the class to introspect
    clazz2 - the other class to introspect
    
    Returns:
    the common ancestor (i.e. common superclass, one interface extending the other), or null if none found. If any of the given classes is null, the other class will be returned.
    Since:
    
    3.2.6
  - isVisible
```
public static boolean isVisible(Class<?> clazz,
                ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check (typically an interface)
    classLoader - the ClassLoader to check against (may be null, in which case this method will always return true)
  - isCglibProxy
```
public static boolean isCglibProxy(Object object)
```
    Check whether the given object is a CGLIB proxy.
    
    Parameters:
    object - the object to check
    See Also:
    AopUtils.isCglibProxy(Object)
  - isCglibProxyClass
```
public static boolean isCglibProxyClass(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check whether the specified class is a CGLIB-generated class.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - the class to check
  - isCglibProxyClassName
```
public static boolean isCglibProxyClassName(String className)
```
    Check whether the specified class name is a CGLIB-generated class.
    
    Parameters:
    className - the class name to check

Class ClassUtils

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ARRAY_SUFFIX

CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR

CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX

Constructor Detail

ClassUtils

Method Detail

getDefaultClassLoader

overrideThreadContextClassLoader

forName

forName

resolveClassName

resolvePrimitiveClassName

isPresent

isPresent

getUserClass

getUserClass

isCacheSafe

getShortName

getShortName

getShortNameAsProperty

getClassFileName

getPackageName

getPackageName

getQualifiedName

getQualifiedMethodName

getDescriptiveType

matchesTypeName

hasConstructor

getConstructorIfAvailable

hasMethod

getMethod

getMethodIfAvailable

getMethodCountForName

hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName

getMostSpecificMethod

getStaticMethod

isPrimitiveWrapper

isPrimitiveOrWrapper

isPrimitiveArray

isPrimitiveWrapperArray

resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary

isAssignable

isAssignableValue

convertResourcePathToClassName

convertClassNameToResourcePath

addResourcePathToPackagePath

classPackageAsResourcePath

classNamesToString

classNamesToString

toClassArray

getAllInterfaces

getAllInterfacesForClass

getAllInterfacesForClass

getAllInterfacesAsSet

getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet

getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet

createCompositeInterface

determineCommonAncestor

isVisible

isCglibProxy

isCglibProxyClass

isCglibProxyClassName