An interface that defines methods that implementers of mutable Meta classes should specify. It provides operations to perform mutations on the MetaClass instance.
Whether a MetaClass allows mutation is up to the MetaClass itself and considerations of Thread safety need to be taken into account when making a MetaClass mutable
The default implementation allows mutation of MetaClass instances before initialisation (before the initialize() method is called) but not after, thus ensuring Thread safety once a MetaClass has been constructed and placed in the registry
| Type | Name and description |
|---|---|
void |
addMetaBeanProperty(MetaBeanProperty metaBeanProperty)Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass |
void |
addMetaMethod(MetaMethod metaMethod)Adds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass |
void |
addNewInstanceMethod(Method method)adds a new instance method to this MetaClass. |
void |
addNewStaticMethod(Method method)adds a new static method to this MetaClass. |
boolean |
isModified()Return whether the MetaClass has been modified or not |
| Methods inherited from class | Name |
|---|---|
interface MetaClass |
getAttribute, getClassNode, getMetaMethods, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, initialize, invokeMethod, invokeMissingMethod, invokeMissingProperty, pickMethod, selectConstructorAndTransformArguments, setAttribute, setProperty |
interface MetaObjectProtocol |
getAttribute, getMetaMethod, getMetaProperty, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, getStaticMetaMethod, getTheClass, hasProperty, invokeConstructor, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, invokeStaticMethod, respondsTo, respondsTo, setAttribute, setProperty |
Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass
metaBeanProperty - The MetaBeanProperty instanceAdds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass
metaMethod - The MetaMethod to addadds a new instance method to this MetaClass. Instance methods are able to overwrite the original methods of the class. Calling this method should not be done after initialise was called.
method - the method to be addedadds a new static method to this MetaClass. This is only possible as long as initialise was not called.
method - the method to be addedReturn whether the MetaClass has been modified or not