private static Method findMethod(
Class<?> start, String methodName, int numberOfArguments, Class<?> arguments[]) {
for (Class<?> clazz = start; clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) {
Method methods[] = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
Method method = methods[i];
if (method == null || !Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
continue;
}
if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
Type[] parameters = method.getGenericParameterTypes();
if (parameters.length == numberOfArguments) {
if (arguments != null) {
boolean differentParameterType = false;
if (numberOfArguments > 0) {
for (int j = 0; j < numberOfArguments; j++) {
if (TypeResolver.erase(TypeResolver.resolveInClass(start, parameters[j]))
!= arguments[j]) {
differentParameterType = true;
continue;
}
}
if (differentParameterType) {
continue;
}
}
}
return method;
}
}
}
}
Class interfaces[] = start.getInterfaces();
for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) {
Method method = findMethod(interfaces[i], methodName, numberOfArguments, null);
if (method != null) {
return method;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Resolves the parameter types of the method.
*
* @param base the class that contains the method in the hierarchy
* @param method the object that represents the method
* @return an array of classes identifying the parameter types of the method
* @see Method#getGenericParameterTypes
* @see Method#getParameterTypes
*/
static Class<?>[] getParameterTypes(Class<?> base, Method method) {
if (base == null) {
base = method.getDeclaringClass();
}
return TypeResolver.erase(TypeResolver.resolveInClass(base, method.getGenericParameterTypes()));
}
/**
* Resolves the return type of the method.
*
* @param base the class that contains the method in the hierarchy
* @param method the object that represents the method
* @return a class identifying the return type of the method
* @see Method#getGenericReturnType
* @see Method#getReturnType
*/
static Class<?> getReturnType(Class<?> base, Method method) {
if (base == null) {
base = method.getDeclaringClass();
}
return TypeResolver.erase(TypeResolver.resolveInClass(base, method.getGenericReturnType()));
}
