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
Type Params | Return Type | Name and description |
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public void |
addMetaBeanProperty(MetaBeanProperty metaBeanProperty) Adds a new MetaBeanProperty to the MetaClass |
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public void |
addMetaMethod(MetaMethod metaMethod) Adds a new MetaMethod to the MetaClass |
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public void |
addNewInstanceMethod(Method method) adds a new instance method to this MetaClass. |
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public void |
addNewStaticMethod(Method method) adds a new static method to this MetaClass. |
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public boolean |
isModified() Return whether the MetaClass has been modified or not |
Methods inherited from class | Name |
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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