MetaClassImpl (groovy 3.0.21 API)

groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

MetaClass, MutableMetaClass
```
public class MetaClassImpl
extends Object
implements MetaClass, MutableMetaClass
```
Allows methods to be dynamically added to existing classes at runtime
See Also:
MetaClass

Field Summary

Fields
Modifiers	Name	Description
`static Object[]`	`EMPTY_ARGUMENTS`
`protected static String`	`INVOKE_METHOD_METHOD`
`protected static String`	`METHOD_MISSING`
`protected static String`	`PROPERTY_MISSING`
`protected static String`	`STATIC_METHOD_MISSING`
`protected static String`	`STATIC_PROPERTY_MISSING`
`protected MetaMethod`	`getPropertyMethod`
`protected MetaMethod`	`invokeMethodMethod`
`protected boolean`	`isGroovyObject`
`protected boolean`	`isMap`
`protected MetaMethodIndex`	`metaMethodIndex`
`protected MetaClassRegistry`	`registry`
`protected MetaMethod`	`setPropertyMethod`
`protected CachedClass`	`theCachedClass`
`protected Class`	`theClass`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`MetaClassImpl (Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)` Constructor
`MetaClassImpl (Class theClass)` Constructor that sets the methods to null
`MetaClassImpl (MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)` Constructor with registry
`MetaClassImpl (MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass)` Constructor with registry setting methods to null

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public MetaMethod`	`getMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.getMetaMethod
	`public MetaProperty`	`getMetaProperty(String name)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.getMetaProperty
	`public MetaClassRegistry`	`getRegistry()` Returns the registry for this metaclass
	`public MetaMethod`	`getStaticMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.getStaticMetaMethod
	`protected LinkedList<CachedClass>`	`getSuperClasses()`
	`public final CachedClass`	`getTheCachedClass()` Returns the cached class for this metaclass
	`public Class`	`getTheClass()` Returns the class this object this is the metaclass of.
	`public MetaProperty`	`hasProperty(Object obj, String name)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.hasProperty
	`public boolean`	`isGroovyObject()` Return whether the class represented by this metaclass instance is an instance of the GroovyObject class
	`public void`	`methodNameAction(Class<?> clazz, Entry e)`
	`public List`	`respondsTo(Object obj, String name, Object[] argTypes)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
	`public List`	`respondsTo(Object obj, String name)` See Also: MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
	`public boolean`	`skipClass(Class<?> clazz)`

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Field Detail
  - public static final Object[] EMPTY_ARGUMENTS
  - protected static final String INVOKE_METHOD_METHOD
  - protected static final String METHOD_MISSING
  - protected static final String PROPERTY_MISSING
  - protected static final String STATIC_METHOD_MISSING
  - protected static final String STATIC_PROPERTY_MISSING
  - protected MetaMethod getPropertyMethod
  - protected MetaMethod invokeMethodMethod
  - protected final boolean isGroovyObject
  - protected final boolean isMap
  - protected final MetaMethodIndex metaMethodIndex
  - protected MetaClassRegistry registry
  - protected MetaMethod setPropertyMethod
  - protected final CachedClass theCachedClass
  - protected final Class theClass
- Constructor Detail
  - public MetaClassImpl(Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)
    
    Constructor
    Parameters:
    theClass - The class this is the metaclass dor
    add - The methods for this class
  - public MetaClassImpl(Class theClass)
    
    Constructor that sets the methods to null
    Parameters:
    theClass - The class this is the metaclass dor
  - public MetaClassImpl(MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)
    
    Constructor with registry
    Parameters:
    registry - The metaclass registry for this MetaClass
    theClass - The class
    add - The methods
  - public MetaClassImpl(MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass)
    
    Constructor with registry setting methods to null
    Parameters:
    registry - The metaclass registry for this MetaClass
    theClass - The class
- Method Detail
  - @Override public MetaMethod getMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.getMetaMethod
  - @Override public MetaProperty getMetaProperty(String name)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.getMetaProperty
  - public MetaClassRegistry getRegistry()
    
    Returns the registry for this metaclass
    Returns:
    The registry
  - @Override public MetaMethod getStaticMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.getStaticMetaMethod
  - protected LinkedList<CachedClass> getSuperClasses()
  - public final CachedClass getTheCachedClass()
    
    Returns the cached class for this metaclass
    Returns:
    The cached class.
  - @Override public Class getTheClass()
    
    Returns the class this object this is the metaclass of.
    Returns:
    The class contained by this metaclass
  - @Override public MetaProperty hasProperty(Object obj, String name)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.hasProperty
  - public boolean isGroovyObject()
    
    Return whether the class represented by this metaclass instance is an instance of the GroovyObject class
    Returns:
    true if this is a groovy class, false otherwise.
  - @Override public void methodNameAction(Class<?> clazz, Entry e)
  - @Override public List respondsTo(Object obj, String name, Object[] argTypes)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
  - @Override public List respondsTo(Object obj, String name)
    
    See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
  - @Override public boolean skipClass(Class<?> clazz)

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[Java] Class MetaClassImpl

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Methods Summary

Inherited Methods Summary

Field Detail

public static final Object[] EMPTY_ARGUMENTS

protected static final String INVOKE_METHOD_METHOD

protected static final String METHOD_MISSING

protected static final String PROPERTY_MISSING

protected static final String STATIC_METHOD_MISSING

protected static final String STATIC_PROPERTY_MISSING

protected MetaMethod getPropertyMethod

protected MetaMethod invokeMethodMethod

protected final boolean isGroovyObject

protected final boolean isMap

protected final MetaMethodIndex metaMethodIndex

protected MetaClassRegistry registry

protected MetaMethod setPropertyMethod

protected final CachedClass theCachedClass

protected final Class theClass

Constructor Detail

public MetaClassImpl(Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)

public MetaClassImpl(Class theClass)

public MetaClassImpl(MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass, MetaMethod[] add)

public MetaClassImpl(MetaClassRegistry registry, Class theClass)

Method Detail

@Override public MetaMethod getMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)

@Override public MetaProperty getMetaProperty(String name)

public MetaClassRegistry getRegistry()

@Override public MetaMethod getStaticMetaMethod(String name, Object[] argTypes)

protected LinkedList<CachedClass> getSuperClasses()

public final CachedClass getTheCachedClass()

@Override public Class getTheClass()

@Override public MetaProperty hasProperty(Object obj, String name)

public boolean isGroovyObject()

@Override public void methodNameAction(Class<?> clazz, Entry e)

@Override public List respondsTo(Object obj, String name, Object[] argTypes)

@Override public List respondsTo(Object obj, String name)

@Override public boolean skipClass(Class<?> clazz)