/**
   * Set the value in the field with the specified name in the specified object. Supports
   * inheritance.
   *
   * @param object The object to set the value in.
   * @param fieldName The name of the field.
   * @param value The value to set in the field.
   */
  public static void setFieldValue(
      final Object object, final String fieldName, final Object value) {
    Validate.notNull(object, "The object to set the value in can not be null");
    Validate.notEmpty(fieldName, "The name of the field can not be empty");

    final Field field = getField(object, fieldName);
    setValue(object, value, field);
  }
  /**
   * Gets the value of the field with the specified name in the specified object. Supports
   * inheritance.
   *
   * @param object The object to get the value from.
   * @param fieldClass The class of the field.
   * @param fieldName The name of the field.
   * @param <T> The class of the field.
   * @return The value in the field of the object.
   */
  public static <T> T getFieldValue(
      final Object object, final Class<T> fieldClass, final String fieldName) {
    Validate.notNull(object, "The object to get the value from can not be null");
    Validate.notNull(fieldClass, "The class of the field can not be null");
    Validate.notEmpty(fieldName, "The name of the field can not be empty");

    final Field field = getField(object, fieldName);
    return getValue(object, fieldClass, field);
  }
  /**
   * Creates a mock from the specified class and sets it as the value in the field with the
   * specified name in the specified object. Supports inheritance.
   *
   * @param object The object to set the value in.
   * @param fieldName The name of the field.
   * @param classToMock The class to create a mock from, as the value to set in the field.
   */
  public static <T> T setFieldValueWithMock(
      final Object object, final String fieldName, final Class<T> classToMock) {
    Validate.notNull(classToMock, "The class to mock can not be null");

    final T mock = mock(classToMock);
    setFieldValue(object, fieldName, mock);

    return mock;
  }