Package org.springframework.security.util

Class FieldUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.security.util.FieldUtils

public final class FieldUtils
extends Object

Offers static methods for directly manipulating fields.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Field	getField(Class<?> clazz, String fieldName)	Attempts to locate the specified field on the class.
static Object	getFieldValue(Object bean, String fieldName)	Returns the value of a (nested) field on a bean.
static Object	getProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField, Object object)
static void	setProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField, Object object, Object newValue)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getField

public static Field getField(Class<?> clazz,
 String fieldName)
                      throws IllegalStateException

Attempts to locate the specified field on the class.

Parameters:

clazz - the class definition containing the field

fieldName - the name of the field to locate

Returns:

the Field (never null)

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if field could not be found

getFieldValue

public static Object getFieldValue(Object bean,
 String fieldName)
                            throws IllegalAccessException

Returns the value of a (nested) field on a bean. Intended for testing.

Parameters:

bean - the object

fieldName - the field name, with "." separating nested properties

Returns:

the value of the nested field

Throws:

IllegalAccessException

getProtectedFieldValue

public static Object getProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField,
 Object object)

setProtectedFieldValue

public static void setProtectedFieldValue(String protectedField,
 Object object,
 Object newValue)