/**
* Invoke the specified method.
*
* <p>The invoker needs to have been prepared before.
*
* @return the object (possibly null) returned by the method invocation, or {@code null} if the
* method has a void return type
* @throws java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException if the target method threw an exception
* @throws IllegalAccessException if the target method couldn't be accessed
* @see #prepare
*/
public Object invoke() throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
// In the static case, target will simply be {@code null}.
Object targetObject = getTargetObject();
Method preparedMethod = getPreparedMethod();
if (targetObject == null && !Modifier.isStatic(preparedMethod.getModifiers())) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target method must not be non-static without a target");
}
ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(preparedMethod);
return preparedMethod.invoke(targetObject, getArguments());
}
@Test
public void setField() {
TestObjectSubclassWithNewField testBean = new TestObjectSubclassWithNewField();
Field field =
ReflectionUtils.findField(TestObjectSubclassWithNewField.class, "name", String.class);
ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
ReflectionUtils.setField(field, testBean, "FooBar");
assertNotNull(testBean.getName());
assertEquals("FooBar", testBean.getName());
ReflectionUtils.setField(field, testBean, null);
assertNull(testBean.getName());
}
