Package groovy.lang

Class GroovyObjectSupport

java.lang.Object

groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:

GroovyObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

BatchingStatementWrapper, Binding, BindingProxy, Builder, Builder.Built, BuilderSupport, Closure, ConfigObject, Expando, ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaConstructor, ExpandoMetaClass.ExpandoMetaProperty, GPathResult, GroovyMBean, GroovyResultSetExtension, GroovyRowResult, GroovyShell, GString, JsonBuilder, JsonDelegate, MessageSource, NullObject, Proxy, Reference, ResultSetMetaDataWrapper, Script, StreamingJsonBuilder, StreamingJsonBuilder.StreamingJsonDelegate

public abstract class GroovyObjectSupport
extends java.lang.Object
implements GroovyObject

A useful base class for Java objects wishing to be Groovy objects

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GroovyObjectSupport()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
MetaClass	getMetaClass()	Returns the metaclass for a given class.
java.lang.Object	getProperty(java.lang.String property)	Retrieves a property value.
java.lang.Object	invokeMethod(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object args)	Invokes the given method.
void	setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass)	Allows the MetaClass to be replaced with a derived implementation.
void	setProperty(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)	Sets the given property to the new value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GroovyObjectSupport

public GroovyObjectSupport()

Method Detail

getProperty

public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String property)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Retrieves a property value.

Specified by:

getProperty in interface GroovyObject

Parameters:

property - the name of the property of interest

Returns:

the given property

setProperty

public void setProperty(java.lang.String property,
                        java.lang.Object newValue)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Sets the given property to the new value.

Specified by:

setProperty in interface GroovyObject

Parameters:

property - the name of the property of interest

newValue - the new value for the property

invokeMethod

public java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.Object args)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Invokes the given method.

Specified by:

invokeMethod in interface GroovyObject

Parameters:

name - the name of the method to call

args - the arguments to use for the method call

Returns:

the result of invoking the method

getMetaClass

public MetaClass getMetaClass()

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Returns the metaclass for a given class.

Specified by:

getMetaClass in interface GroovyObject

Returns:

the metaClass of this instance

setMetaClass

public void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass)

Description copied from interface: GroovyObject

Allows the MetaClass to be replaced with a derived implementation.

Specified by:

setMetaClass in interface GroovyObject

Parameters:

metaClass - the new metaclass