MutableMetaClass (Groovy 2.5.12)

All Superinterfaces:

MetaClass, MetaObjectProtocol

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClosureMetaClass, DelegatingMetaClass, ExpandoMetaClass, HandleMetaClass, MetaClassImpl, MixedInMetaClass, MockProxyMetaClass, OwnedMetaClass, ProxyMetaClass
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public interface MutableMetaClass
extends MetaClass
```
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

Since:

1.5

See Also:

MetaClassImpl, MetaClass

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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 interface groovy.lang.MetaClass
getAttribute, getClassNode, getMetaMethods, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, initialize, invokeMethod, invokeMissingMethod, invokeMissingProperty, pickMethod, selectConstructorAndTransformArguments, setAttribute, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface groovy.lang.MetaObjectProtocol
getAttribute, getMetaMethod, getMetaProperty, getProperty, getStaticMetaMethod, getTheClass, hasProperty, invokeConstructor, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, invokeStaticMethod, respondsTo, respondsTo, setAttribute, setProperty

- Method Detail
  - isModified
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boolean isModified()
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    Return whether the MetaClass has been modified or not
    
    Returns:
    
    True if it has
  - addNewInstanceMethod
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void addNewInstanceMethod(Method method)
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    adds 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.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - the method to be added
  - addNewStaticMethod
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void addNewStaticMethod(Method method)
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    adds a new static method to this MetaClass. This is only possible as long as initialise was not called.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - the method to be added
  - addMetaMethod
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void addMetaMethod(MetaMethod metaMethod)
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    Adds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass
    
    Parameters:
    
    metaMethod - The MetaMethod to add
  - addMetaBeanProperty
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void addMetaBeanProperty(MetaBeanProperty metaBeanProperty)
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    Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass
    
    Parameters:
    
    metaBeanProperty - The MetaBeanProperty instance