/**
* Method called to check if we can use the passed method or constructor (wrt access restriction
* -- public methods can be called, others usually not); and if not, if there is a work-around for
* the problem.
*/
public static void checkAndFixAccess(Member member) {
// We know all members are also accessible objects...
AccessibleObject ao = (AccessibleObject) member;
/* 14-Jan-2009, tatu: It seems safe and potentially beneficial to
* always to make it accessible (latter because it will force
* skipping checks we have no use for...), so let's always call it.
*/
// if (!ao.isAccessible()) {
try {
ao.setAccessible(true);
} catch (SecurityException se) {
/* 17-Apr-2009, tatu: Related to [JACKSON-101]: this can fail on
* platforms like EJB and Google App Engine); so let's
* only fail if we really needed it...
*/
if (!ao.isAccessible()) {
Class<?> declClass = member.getDeclaringClass();
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Can not access "
+ member
+ " (from class "
+ declClass.getName()
+ "; failed to set access: "
+ se.getMessage());
}
}
// }
}
/**
* Construct a variable
*
* @param aType the type
* @param aName the name
* @param aValue the value
*/
public Variable(Class<?> aType, String aName, Object aValue) {
type = aType;
name = aName;
value = aValue;
fields = new ArrayList<Field>();
// find all fields if we have a class type except we don't expand strings and null values
if (!type.isPrimitive() && !type.isArray() && !type.equals(String.class) && value != null) {
// get fields from the class and all superclasses
for (Class<?> c = value.getClass(); c != null; c = c.getSuperclass()) {
Field[] fs = c.getDeclaredFields();
AccessibleObject.setAccessible(fs, true);
// get all nonstatic fields
for (Field f : fs) if ((f.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) == 0) fields.add(f);
}
}
}
