Package groovy.lang

Class MetaClassImpl

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void addMetaBeanProperty​(MetaBeanProperty mp)
      Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to this MetaClass
      void addMetaMethod​(MetaMethod method)
      adds a MetaMethod to this class.
      protected void addMetaMethodToIndex​(MetaMethod method, MetaMethodIndex.Header header)  
      void addNewInstanceMethod​(java.lang.reflect.Method method)
      Adds an instance method to this metaclass.
      void addNewStaticMethod​(java.lang.reflect.Method method)
      Adds a static method to this metaclass.
      protected void applyPropertyDescriptors​(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors)  
      protected void checkIfGroovyObjectMethod​(MetaMethod metaMethod)
      Checks if the metaMethod is a method from the GroovyObject interface such as setProperty, getProperty and invokeMethod
      protected void checkInitalised()
      checks if the initialisation of the class id complete.
      protected java.lang.Object chooseMethod​(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object methodOrList, java.lang.Class[] arguments)
      Chooses the correct method to use from a list of methods which match by name.
      protected void clearInvocationCaches()
      remove all method call cache entries.
      CallSite createConstructorSite​(CallSite site, java.lang.Object[] args)
      Create a CallSite
      protected static java.lang.String createErrorMessageForAmbiguity​(java.lang.String theClassName, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class[] arguments, java.util.LinkedList matches)  
      CallSite createPogoCallCurrentSite​(CallSite site, java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object[] args)
      Create a CallSite
      CallSite createPogoCallSite​(CallSite site, java.lang.Object[] args)
      Create a CallSite
      CallSite createPojoCallSite​(CallSite site, java.lang.Object receiver, java.lang.Object[] args)
      Create a CallSite
      CallSite createStaticSite​(CallSite site, java.lang.Object[] args)
      Create a CallSite
      protected MetaMethod createTransformMetaMethod​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected static java.lang.Object doChooseMostSpecificParams​(java.lang.String theClassName, java.lang.String name, java.util.List matchingMethods, java.lang.Class[] arguments, boolean checkParametersCompatible)  
      protected void dropMethodCache​(java.lang.String name)  
      protected void dropStaticMethodCache​(java.lang.String name)  
      protected static MetaMethod findMethodInClassHierarchy​(java.lang.Class instanceKlazz, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] arguments, MetaClass metaClass)  
      protected MetaMethod findMixinMethod​(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] arguments)  
      protected static MetaMethod findOwnMethod​(java.lang.Class instanceKlazz, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] arguments, MetaClass metaClass, MetaMethod method)  
      protected MetaBeanProperty findPropertyInClassHierarchy​(java.lang.String propertyName, CachedClass theClass)  
      MetaMethod[] getAdditionalMetaMethods()
      Retrieves a list of additional MetaMethods held by this class
      java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute, boolean useSuper)
      Retrieves the value of an attribute (field).
      java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute, boolean useSuper, boolean fromInsideClass)
      Retrieves the value of an attribute (field).
      java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute)
      Retrieves the value of an attribute (field).
      ClassInfo getClassInfo()
      Returns the ClassInfo for the contained Class
      ClassNode getClassNode()
      Obtains a reference to the original AST for the MetaClass if it is available at runtime
      MetaProperty getEffectiveGetMetaProperty​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String name, boolean useSuper)  
      MetaMethod getMetaMethod​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object[] argTypes)
      Retrieves an instance MetaMethod for the given name and argument values, using the types of the argument values to establish the chosen MetaMethod
      java.util.List<MetaMethod> getMetaMethods()
      Retrieves the list of MetaMethods held by this class.
      MetaProperty getMetaProperty​(java.lang.String name)
      Returns a MetaProperty for the given name or null if it doesn't exist
      java.util.List<MetaMethod> getMethods()
      Retrieves the list of MetaMethods held by the class.
      MetaMethod getMethodWithCaching​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments, boolean isCallToSuper)  
      MetaMethod getMethodWithoutCaching​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] arguments, boolean isCallToSuper)  
      java.util.List<MetaProperty> getProperties()
      Get all the properties defined for this type
      java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String name, boolean useSuper, boolean fromInsideClass)
      Retrieves a property on the given receiver for the specified arguments.
      java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property)
      Retrieves a property on the given object for the specified arguments.
      MetaClassRegistry getRegistry()
      Returns the registry for this metaclass
      MetaMethod getStaticMetaMethod​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object[] argTypes)
      Retrieves a static MetaMethod for the given name and argument values, using the types of the arguments to establish the chosen MetaMethod
      protected java.lang.Object getSubclassMetaMethods​(java.lang.String methodName)  
      protected java.util.LinkedList<CachedClass> getSuperClasses()  
      CachedClass getTheCachedClass()
      Returns the cached class for this metaclass
      java.lang.Class getTheClass()
      Returns the class this object this is the metaclass of.
      int getVersion()
      Returns version of the contained Class
      protected static long handleMatches​(long matchesDistance, java.util.LinkedList matches, java.lang.Object method, long dist)  
      boolean hasCustomInvokeMethod()
      indicates is the meta class method invocation for non-static methods is done through a custom invoker object.
      boolean hasCustomStaticInvokeMethod()
      indicates is the meta class method invocation for static methods is done through a custom invoker object.
      MetaProperty hasProperty​(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String name)
      Returns true of the implementing MetaClass has a property of the given name
      void incVersion()
      Increments version of the contained Class
      void initialize()
      Complete the initialisation process.
      java.lang.Object invokeConstructor​(java.lang.Object[] arguments)
      Invokes a constructor for the given arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] originalArguments, boolean isCallToSuper, boolean fromInsideClass)
      Invokes a method on the given receiver for the specified arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object arguments)
      Invoke a method on the given object with the given arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] originalArguments)
      Invokes a method on the given receiver for the specified arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeMissingMethod​(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments)
      Invoke a missing method on the given object with the given arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeMissingProperty​(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object optionalValue, boolean isGetter)
      Invoke a missing property on the given object with the given arguments.
      java.lang.Object invokeStaticMethod​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments)
      Invokes a static method on the given Object with the given name and arguments.
      protected java.lang.Object invokeStaticMissingProperty​(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object optionalValue, boolean isGetter)
      Hook to deal with the case of MissingProperty for static properties.
      boolean isGroovyObject()
      Return whether the class represented by this metaclass instance is an instance of the GroovyObject class
      protected boolean isInitialized()  
      boolean isModified()
      Returns whether this MetaClassImpl has been modified.
      protected void onGetPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected void onInvokeMethodFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected void onMixinMethodFound​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected void onSetPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected void onSuperMethodFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)  
      protected void onSuperPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaBeanProperty property)  
      MetaMethod pickMethod​(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] arguments)
      Selects a method by name and argument classes.
      java.util.List respondsTo​(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String name)
      Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name regardless of arguments.
      java.util.List respondsTo​(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object[] argTypes)
      Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name and arguments types.
      java.lang.reflect.Constructor retrieveConstructor​(java.lang.Class[] arguments)  
      MetaMethod retrieveConstructor​(java.lang.Object[] arguments)
      This is a helper method added in Groovy 2.1.0, which is used only by indy.
      MetaMethod retrieveStaticMethod​(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments)  
      int selectConstructorAndTransformArguments​(int numberOfConstructors, java.lang.Object[] arguments)
      Internal method to support Groovy runtime.
      void setAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute, java.lang.Object newValue, boolean useSuper, boolean fromInsideClass)
      Sets an attribute on the given receiver for the specified arguments.
      void setAttribute​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String attribute, java.lang.Object newValue)
      Sets the value of an attribute (field).
      protected void setInitialized​(boolean initialized)  
      void setProperties​(java.lang.Object bean, java.util.Map map)
      Sets a number of bean properties from the given Map where the keys are the String names of properties and the values are the values of the properties to set
      void setProperty​(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object newValue, boolean useSuper, boolean fromInsideClass)
      Retrieves a property on the given receiver for the specified arguments.
      void setProperty​(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)
      Sets a property on the given object for the specified arguments.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this metaclass

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Field Detail

      • EMPTY_ARGUMENTS

        public static final java.lang.Object[] EMPTY_ARGUMENTS

      • STATIC_METHOD_MISSING

        protected static final java.lang.String STATIC_METHOD_MISSING
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • STATIC_PROPERTY_MISSING

        protected static final java.lang.String STATIC_PROPERTY_MISSING
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • PROPERTY_MISSING

        protected static final java.lang.String PROPERTY_MISSING
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • INVOKE_METHOD_METHOD

        protected static final java.lang.String INVOKE_METHOD_METHOD
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • theClass

        protected final java.lang.Class theClass

      • theCachedClass

        protected final CachedClass theCachedClass

      • isGroovyObject

        protected final boolean isGroovyObject

      • isMap

        protected final boolean isMap

      • getPropertyMethod

        protected MetaMethod getPropertyMethod

      • invokeMethodMethod

        protected MetaMethod invokeMethodMethod

      • setPropertyMethod

        protected MetaMethod setPropertyMethod

    • Constructor Detail

      • MetaClassImpl

        public MetaClassImpl​(java.lang.Class theClass,
                     MetaMethod[] add)
        Constructor
        Parameters:
        theClass - The class this is the metaclass dor
        add - The methods for this class

      • MetaClassImpl

        public MetaClassImpl​(java.lang.Class theClass)
        Constructor that sets the methods to null
        Parameters:
        theClass - The class this is the metaclass dor

      • MetaClassImpl

        public MetaClassImpl​(MetaClassRegistry registry,
                     java.lang.Class theClass,
                     MetaMethod[] add)
        Constructor with registry
        Parameters:
        registry - The metaclass registry for this MetaClass
        theClass - The class
        add - The methods

      • MetaClassImpl

        public MetaClassImpl​(MetaClassRegistry registry,
                     java.lang.Class theClass)
        Constructor with registry setting methods to null
        Parameters:
        registry - The metaclass registry for this MetaClass
        theClass - The class

    • Method Detail

      • getTheCachedClass

        public final CachedClass getTheCachedClass()
        Returns the cached class for this metaclass
        Returns:
        The cached class.

      • getRegistry

        public MetaClassRegistry getRegistry()
        Returns the registry for this metaclass
        Returns:
        The resgistry

      • respondsTo

        public java.util.List respondsTo​(java.lang.Object obj,
                                 java.lang.String name,
                                 java.lang.Object[] argTypes)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol

        Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name and arguments types.

        Note that this method's return value is based on realised methods and does not take into account objects or classes that implement invokeMethod or methodMissing

        This method is "safe" in that it will always return a value and never throw an exception

        Specified by:
        respondsTo in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        obj - The object to inspect
        name - The name of the method of interest
        argTypes - The argument types to match against
        Returns:
        A List of MetaMethods matching the argument types which will be empty if no matching methods exist
        See Also:
        MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo(Object, String, Object[])

      • respondsTo

        public java.util.List respondsTo​(java.lang.Object obj,
                                 java.lang.String name)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol

        Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name regardless of arguments. In other words this method will return for foo() and foo(String).

        Note that this method's return value is based on realised methods and does not take into account objects or classes that implement invokeMethod or methodMissing

        This method is "safe" in that it will always return a value and never throw an exception

        Specified by:
        respondsTo in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        obj - The object to inspect
        name - The name of the method of interest
        Returns:
        A List of MetaMethods which will be empty if no methods with the given name exist
        See Also:
        MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo(Object, String)

      • hasProperty

        public MetaProperty hasProperty​(java.lang.Object obj,
                                java.lang.String name)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol

        Returns true of the implementing MetaClass has a property of the given name

        Note that this method will only return true for realised properties and does not take into account implementation of getProperty or propertyMissing

        Specified by:
        hasProperty in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        obj - The object to inspect
        name - The name of the property
        Returns:
        The MetaProperty or null if it doesn't exist
        See Also:
        MetaObjectProtocol.hasProperty(Object,String)

      • getMetaMethod

        public MetaMethod getMetaMethod​(java.lang.String name,
                                java.lang.Object[] argTypes)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol
        Retrieves an instance MetaMethod for the given name and argument values, using the types of the argument values to establish the chosen MetaMethod
        Specified by:
        getMetaMethod in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the MetaMethod
        argTypes - Array containing - 1) the argument values (using which their types are then inferred), or 2) the corresponding argument types
        Returns:
        A MetaMethod or null if it doesn't exist
        See Also:
        MetaObjectProtocol.getMetaMethod(String, Object[])

      • getTheClass

        public java.lang.Class getTheClass()
        Returns the class this object this is the metaclass of.
        Specified by:
        getTheClass in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Returns:
        The class contained by this metaclass

      • isGroovyObject

        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.

      • getSuperClasses

        protected java.util.LinkedList<CachedClass> getSuperClasses()

      • isModified

        public boolean isModified()
        Returns whether this MetaClassImpl has been modified. Since MetaClassImpl is not designed for modification this method always returns false
        Specified by:
        isModified in interface MutableMetaClass
        Returns:
        false

      • addNewInstanceMethod

        public void addNewInstanceMethod​(java.lang.reflect.Method method)
        Adds an instance method to this metaclass.
        Specified by:
        addNewInstanceMethod in interface MutableMetaClass
        Parameters:
        method - The method to be added

      • addNewStaticMethod

        public void addNewStaticMethod​(java.lang.reflect.Method method)
        Adds a static method to this metaclass.
        Specified by:
        addNewStaticMethod in interface MutableMetaClass
        Parameters:
        method - The method to be added

      • invokeMethod

        public java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String methodName,
                                     java.lang.Object arguments)
        Invoke a method on the given object with the given arguments.
        Specified by:
        invokeMethod in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The object the method should be invoked on.
        methodName - The name of the method to invoke.
        arguments - The arguments to the invoked method as null, a Tuple, an array or a single argument of any type.
        Returns:
        The result of the method invocation.
        See Also:
        MetaObjectProtocol.invokeMethod(Object, String, Object[])

      • invokeMissingMethod

        public java.lang.Object invokeMissingMethod​(java.lang.Object instance,
                                            java.lang.String methodName,
                                            java.lang.Object[] arguments)
        Invoke a missing method on the given object with the given arguments.
        Specified by:
        invokeMissingMethod in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        instance - The object the method should be invoked on.
        methodName - The name of the method to invoke.
        arguments - The arguments to the invoked method.
        Returns:
        The result of the method invocation.
        See Also:
        MissingMethodException

      • invokeMissingProperty

        public java.lang.Object invokeMissingProperty​(java.lang.Object instance,
                                              java.lang.String propertyName,
                                              java.lang.Object optionalValue,
                                              boolean isGetter)
        Invoke a missing property on the given object with the given arguments.
        Specified by:
        invokeMissingProperty in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        instance - The object the method should be invoked on.
        propertyName - The name of the property to invoke.
        optionalValue - The (optional) new value for the property
        isGetter - Whether the method is a getter
        Returns:
        The result of the method invocation.

      • onSuperPropertyFoundInHierarchy

        protected void onSuperPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaBeanProperty property)

      • onMixinMethodFound

        protected void onMixinMethodFound​(MetaMethod method)

      • onSuperMethodFoundInHierarchy

        protected void onSuperMethodFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)

      • onInvokeMethodFoundInHierarchy

        protected void onInvokeMethodFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)

      • onSetPropertyFoundInHierarchy

        protected void onSetPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)

      • onGetPropertyFoundInHierarchy

        protected void onGetPropertyFoundInHierarchy​(MetaMethod method)

      • invokeStaticMissingProperty

        protected java.lang.Object invokeStaticMissingProperty​(java.lang.Object instance,
                                                       java.lang.String propertyName,
                                                       java.lang.Object optionalValue,
                                                       boolean isGetter)
        Hook to deal with the case of MissingProperty for static properties. The method will look attempt to look up "propertyMissing" handlers and invoke them otherwise thrown a MissingPropertyException
        Parameters:
        instance - The instance
        propertyName - The name of the property
        optionalValue - The value in the case of a setter
        isGetter - True if its a getter
        Returns:
        The value in the case of a getter or a MissingPropertyException

      • invokeMethod

        public java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String methodName,
                                     java.lang.Object[] originalArguments)
        Invokes a method on the given receiver for the specified arguments. The MetaClass will attempt to establish the method to invoke based on the name and arguments provided.
        Specified by:
        invokeMethod in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The object which the method was invoked on
        methodName - The name of the method
        originalArguments - The arguments to the method
        Returns:
        The return value of the method
        See Also:
        MetaClass.invokeMethod(Class, Object, String, Object[], boolean, boolean)

      • invokeMethod

        public java.lang.Object invokeMethod​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                     java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String methodName,
                                     java.lang.Object[] originalArguments,
                                     boolean isCallToSuper,
                                     boolean fromInsideClass)

        Invokes a method on the given receiver for the specified arguments. The sender is the class that invoked the method on the object. The MetaClass will attempt to establish the method to invoke based on the name and arguments provided.

        The isCallToSuper and fromInsideClass help the Groovy runtime perform optimisations on the call to go directly to the super class if necessary

        Specified by:
        invokeMethod in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        sender - The java.lang.Class instance that invoked the method
        object - The object which the method was invoked on
        methodName - The name of the method
        originalArguments - The arguments to the method
        isCallToSuper - Whether the method is a call to a super class method
        fromInsideClass - Whether the call was invoked from the inside or the outside of the class
        Returns:
        The return value of the method
        See Also:
        MetaClass.invokeMethod(Class, Object, String, Object[], boolean, boolean)

      • getMethodWithCaching

        public MetaMethod getMethodWithCaching​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                       java.lang.String methodName,
                                       java.lang.Object[] arguments,
                                       boolean isCallToSuper)

      • retrieveConstructor

        public java.lang.reflect.Constructor retrieveConstructor​(java.lang.Class[] arguments)

      • retrieveStaticMethod

        public MetaMethod retrieveStaticMethod​(java.lang.String methodName,
                                       java.lang.Object[] arguments)

      • getMethodWithoutCaching

        public MetaMethod getMethodWithoutCaching​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                          java.lang.Class[] arguments,
                                          boolean isCallToSuper)

      • invokeStaticMethod

        public java.lang.Object invokeStaticMethod​(java.lang.Object object,
                                           java.lang.String methodName,
                                           java.lang.Object[] arguments)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol
        Invokes a static method on the given Object with the given name and arguments.

        The Object can either be an instance of the class that this MetaObjectProtocol instance applies to or the java.lang.Class instance itself. If a method cannot be invoked a MissingMethodException is will be thrown

        Specified by:
        invokeStaticMethod in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - An instance of the class returned by the getTheClass() method or the class itself
        methodName - The name of the method
        arguments - The arguments to the method
        Returns:
        The return value of the method which is null if the return type is void
        See Also:
        MissingMethodException

      • invokeConstructor

        public java.lang.Object invokeConstructor​(java.lang.Object[] arguments)
        Description copied from interface: MetaObjectProtocol
        Invokes a constructor for the given arguments. The MetaClass will attempt to pick the best argument which matches the types of the objects passed within the arguments array
        Specified by:
        invokeConstructor in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        arguments - The arguments to the constructor
        Returns:
        An instance of the java.lang.Class that this MetaObjectProtocol object applies to

      • selectConstructorAndTransformArguments

        public int selectConstructorAndTransformArguments​(int numberOfConstructors,
                                                  java.lang.Object[] arguments)
        Description copied from interface: MetaClass
        Internal method to support Groovy runtime. Not for client usage.
        Specified by:
        selectConstructorAndTransformArguments in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        numberOfConstructors - The number of constructors
        arguments - The arguments
        Returns:
        selected index

      • checkInitalised

        protected void checkInitalised()
        checks if the initialisation of the class id complete. This method should be called as a form of assert, it is no way to test if there is still initialisation work to be done. Such logic must be implemented in a different way.
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the initialisation is incomplete yet

      • retrieveConstructor

        public MetaMethod retrieveConstructor​(java.lang.Object[] arguments)
        This is a helper method added in Groovy 2.1.0, which is used only by indy. This method is for internal use only.
        Since:
        Groovy 2.1.0

      • setProperties

        public void setProperties​(java.lang.Object bean,
                          java.util.Map map)
        Sets a number of bean properties from the given Map where the keys are the String names of properties and the values are the values of the properties to set

      • getProperty

        public java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                    java.lang.Object object,
                                    java.lang.String name,
                                    boolean useSuper,
                                    boolean fromInsideClass)
        Description copied from interface: MetaClass

        Retrieves a property on the given receiver for the specified arguments. The sender is the class that is requesting the property from the object. The MetaClass will attempt to establish the method to invoke based on the name and arguments provided.

        The isCallToSuper and fromInsideClass help the Groovy runtime perform optimisations on the call to go directly to the super class if necessary

        Specified by:
        getProperty in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        sender - The java.lang.Class instance that requested the property
        object - The Object which the property is being retrieved from
        name - The name of the property
        useSuper - Whether the call is to a super class property
        fromInsideClass - ??
        Returns:
        the given property's value on the object

      • getEffectiveGetMetaProperty

        public MetaProperty getEffectiveGetMetaProperty​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                                java.lang.Object object,
                                                java.lang.String name,
                                                boolean useSuper)

      • applyPropertyDescriptors

        protected void applyPropertyDescriptors​(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors)

      • setProperty

        public void setProperty​(java.lang.Class sender,
                        java.lang.Object object,
                        java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.Object newValue,
                        boolean useSuper,
                        boolean fromInsideClass)

        Retrieves a property on the given receiver for the specified arguments. The sender is the class that is requesting the property from the object. The MetaClass will attempt to establish the method to invoke based on the name and arguments provided.

        The useSuper and fromInsideClass help the Groovy runtime perform optimisations on the call to go directly to the super class if necessary

        Specified by:
        setProperty in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        sender - The java.lang.Class instance that is mutating the property
        object - The Object which the property is being set on
        name - The name of the property
        newValue - The new value of the property to set
        useSuper - Whether the call is to a super class property
        fromInsideClass - Whether the call was invoked from the inside or the outside of the class.

      • getAttribute

        public java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                     java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String attribute,
                                     boolean useSuper)
        Retrieves the value of an attribute (field). This method is to support the Groovy runtime and not for general client API usage.
        Specified by:
        getAttribute in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        sender - The class of the object that requested the attribute
        object - The instance
        attribute - The name of the attribute
        useSuper - Whether to look-up on the super class or not
        Returns:
        The attribute value

      • getAttribute

        public java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender,
                                     java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String attribute,
                                     boolean useSuper,
                                     boolean fromInsideClass)
        Retrieves the value of an attribute (field). This method is to support the Groovy runtime and not for general client API usage.
        Parameters:
        sender - The class of the object that requested the attribute
        object - The instance the attribute is to be retrieved from
        attribute - The name of the attribute
        useSuper - Whether to look-up on the super class or not
        fromInsideClass - Whether the call was invoked from the inside or the outside of the class.
        Returns:
        The attribute value

      • setAttribute

        public void setAttribute​(java.lang.Class sender,
                         java.lang.Object object,
                         java.lang.String attribute,
                         java.lang.Object newValue,
                         boolean useSuper,
                         boolean fromInsideClass)

        Sets an attribute on the given receiver for the specified arguments. The sender is the class that is setting the attribute from the object. The MetaClass will attempt to establish the method to invoke based on the name and arguments provided.

        The isCallToSuper and fromInsideClass help the Groovy runtime perform optimisations on the call to go directly to the super class if necessary

        Specified by:
        setAttribute in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        sender - The java.lang.Class instance that is mutating the property
        object - The Object which the property is being set on
        attribute - The name of the attribute,
        newValue - The new value of the attribute to set
        useSuper - Whether the call is to a super class property
        fromInsideClass - Whether the call was invoked from the inside or the outside of the class

      • getClassNode

        public ClassNode getClassNode()
        Obtains a reference to the original AST for the MetaClass if it is available at runtime
        Specified by:
        getClassNode in interface MetaClass
        Returns:
        The original AST or null if it cannot be returned

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Returns a string representation of this metaclass
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object

      • addMetaMethod

        public void addMetaMethod​(MetaMethod method)
        adds a MetaMethod to this class. WARNING: this method will not do the neccessary steps for multimethod logic and using this method doesn't mean, that a method added here is replacing another method from a parent class completely. These steps are usually done by initialize, which means if you need these steps, you have to add the method before running initialize the first time.
        Specified by:
        addMetaMethod in interface MutableMetaClass
        Parameters:
        method - the MetaMethod
        See Also:
        initialize()

      • checkIfGroovyObjectMethod

        protected final void checkIfGroovyObjectMethod​(MetaMethod metaMethod)
        Checks if the metaMethod is a method from the GroovyObject interface such as setProperty, getProperty and invokeMethod
        Parameters:
        metaMethod - The metaMethod instance
        See Also:
        GroovyObject

      • isInitialized

        protected boolean isInitialized()

      • setInitialized

        protected void setInitialized​(boolean initialized)

      • chooseMethod

        protected java.lang.Object chooseMethod​(java.lang.String methodName,
                                        java.lang.Object methodOrList,
                                        java.lang.Class[] arguments)
        Chooses the correct method to use from a list of methods which match by name.
        Parameters:
        methodOrList - the possible methods to choose from
        arguments - the arguments

      • doChooseMostSpecificParams

        protected static java.lang.Object doChooseMostSpecificParams​(java.lang.String theClassName,
                                                             java.lang.String name,
                                                             java.util.List matchingMethods,
                                                             java.lang.Class[] arguments,
                                                             boolean checkParametersCompatible)

      • createErrorMessageForAmbiguity

        protected static java.lang.String createErrorMessageForAmbiguity​(java.lang.String theClassName,
                                                                 java.lang.String name,
                                                                 java.lang.Class[] arguments,
                                                                 java.util.LinkedList matches)

      • handleMatches

        protected static long handleMatches​(long matchesDistance,
                                    java.util.LinkedList matches,
                                    java.lang.Object method,
                                    long dist)

      • initialize

        public void initialize()
        Complete the initialisation process. After this method is called no methods should be added to the meta class. Invocation of methods or access to fields/properties is forbidden unless this method is called. This method should contain any initialisation code, taking a longer time to complete. An example is the creation of the Reflector. It is suggested to synchronize this method.
        Specified by:
        initialize in interface MetaClass

      • getMethods

        public java.util.List<MetaMethod> getMethods()
        Retrieves the list of MetaMethods held by the class. This list does not include MetaMethods added by groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClass.
        Specified by:
        getMethods in interface MetaClass
        Specified by:
        getMethods in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Returns:
        A list of MetaMethods
        See Also:
        MetaMethod

      • getMetaMethods

        public java.util.List<MetaMethod> getMetaMethods()
        Retrieves the list of MetaMethods held by this class. This list includes MetaMethods added by groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClass.
        Specified by:
        getMetaMethods in interface MetaClass
        Returns:
        A list of MetaMethods

      • dropStaticMethodCache

        protected void dropStaticMethodCache​(java.lang.String name)

      • dropMethodCache

        protected void dropMethodCache​(java.lang.String name)

      • createPojoCallSite

        public CallSite createPojoCallSite​(CallSite site,
                                   java.lang.Object receiver,
                                   java.lang.Object[] args)
        Create a CallSite

      • createStaticSite

        public CallSite createStaticSite​(CallSite site,
                                 java.lang.Object[] args)
        Create a CallSite

      • createPogoCallSite

        public CallSite createPogoCallSite​(CallSite site,
                                   java.lang.Object[] args)
        Create a CallSite

      • createPogoCallCurrentSite

        public CallSite createPogoCallCurrentSite​(CallSite site,
                                          java.lang.Class sender,
                                          java.lang.Object[] args)
        Create a CallSite

      • createConstructorSite

        public CallSite createConstructorSite​(CallSite site,
                                      java.lang.Object[] args)
        Create a CallSite

      • getClassInfo

        public ClassInfo getClassInfo()
        Returns the ClassInfo for the contained Class
        Returns:
        The ClassInfo for the contained class.

      • getVersion

        public int getVersion()
        Returns version of the contained Class
        Returns:
        The version of the contained class.

      • incVersion

        public void incVersion()
        Increments version of the contained Class

      • getAdditionalMetaMethods

        public MetaMethod[] getAdditionalMetaMethods()
        Retrieves a list of additional MetaMethods held by this class
        Returns:
        A list of MetaMethods

      • findPropertyInClassHierarchy

        protected MetaBeanProperty findPropertyInClassHierarchy​(java.lang.String propertyName,
                                                        CachedClass theClass)

      • findMixinMethod

        protected MetaMethod findMixinMethod​(java.lang.String methodName,
                                     java.lang.Class[] arguments)

      • findMethodInClassHierarchy

        protected static MetaMethod findMethodInClassHierarchy​(java.lang.Class instanceKlazz,
                                                       java.lang.String methodName,
                                                       java.lang.Class[] arguments,
                                                       MetaClass metaClass)

      • findOwnMethod

        protected static MetaMethod findOwnMethod​(java.lang.Class instanceKlazz,
                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                          java.lang.Class[] arguments,
                                          MetaClass metaClass,
                                          MetaMethod method)

      • getSubclassMetaMethods

        protected java.lang.Object getSubclassMetaMethods​(java.lang.String methodName)

      • getProperty

        public java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.Object object,
                                    java.lang.String property)

        Retrieves a property on the given object for the specified arguments.

        Specified by:
        getProperty in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The Object which the property is being retrieved from
        property - The name of the property
        Returns:
        The properties value
        See Also:
        MetaClassImpl

      • setProperty

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

        Sets a property on the given object for the specified arguments.

        Specified by:
        setProperty in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The Object which the property is being retrieved from
        property - The name of the property
        newValue - The new value
        See Also:
        MetaClassImpl

      • getAttribute

        public java.lang.Object getAttribute​(java.lang.Object object,
                                     java.lang.String attribute)
        Retrieves the value of an attribute (field). This method is to support the Groovy runtime and not for general client API usage.
        Specified by:
        getAttribute in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The object to get the attribute from
        attribute - The name of the attribute
        Returns:
        The attribute value
        See Also:
        MetaClassImpl

      • setAttribute

        public void setAttribute​(java.lang.Object object,
                         java.lang.String attribute,
                         java.lang.Object newValue)
        Sets the value of an attribute (field). This method is to support the Groovy runtime and not for general client API usage.
        Specified by:
        setAttribute in interface MetaObjectProtocol
        Parameters:
        object - The object to get the attribute from
        attribute - The name of the attribute
        newValue - The new value of the attribute
        See Also:
        MetaClassImpl

      • pickMethod

        public MetaMethod pickMethod​(java.lang.String methodName,
                             java.lang.Class[] arguments)
        Selects a method by name and argument classes. This method does not search for an exact match, it searches for a compatible method. For this the method selection mechanism is used as provided by the implementation of this MetaClass. pickMethod may or may not be used during the method selection process when invoking a method. There is no warranty for that.
        Specified by:
        pickMethod in interface MetaClass
        Parameters:
        methodName - the name of the method to pick
        arguments - the method arguments
        Returns:
        a matching MetaMethod or null
        Throws:
        GroovyRuntimeException - if there is more than one matching method

      • hasCustomInvokeMethod

        public boolean hasCustomInvokeMethod()
        indicates is the meta class method invocation for non-static methods is done through a custom invoker object.
        Returns:
        true - if the method invocation is not done by the meta class itself

      • hasCustomStaticInvokeMethod

        public boolean hasCustomStaticInvokeMethod()
        indicates is the meta class method invocation for static methods is done through a custom invoker object.
        Returns:
        true - if the method invocation is not done by the meta class itself

      • clearInvocationCaches

        protected void clearInvocationCaches()
        remove all method call cache entries. This should be done if a method is added during runtime, but not by using a category.