/**
* @param methodName getter method
* @param clazz value object class
* @return attribute name related to the specified getter method
*/
private String getAttributeName(String methodName, Class classType) {
String attributeName = null;
if (methodName.startsWith("is"))
attributeName =
methodName.substring(2, 3).toLowerCase()
+ (methodName.length() > 3 ? methodName.substring(3) : "");
else
attributeName =
methodName.substring(3, 4).toLowerCase()
+ (methodName.length() > 4 ? methodName.substring(4) : "");
// an attribute name "Xxxx" becomes "xxxx" and this is not correct!
try {
Class c = classType;
boolean attributeFound = false;
while (!c.equals(Object.class)) {
try {
c.getDeclaredField(attributeName);
attributeFound = true;
break;
} catch (Throwable ex2) {
c = c.getSuperclass();
}
}
if (!attributeFound) {
// now trying to find an attribute having the first character in upper case (e.g. "Xxxx")
String name = attributeName.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + attributeName.substring(1);
c = classType;
while (!c.equals(Object.class)) {
try {
c.getDeclaredField(name);
attributeFound = true;
break;
} catch (Throwable ex2) {
c = c.getSuperclass();
}
}
if (attributeFound) attributeName = name;
}
} catch (Throwable ex1) {
}
return attributeName;
}
