/**
* Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares a static "valueOf" factory
* method that returns an instance of introspected type, given one of acceptable types.
*
* @param expArgTypes Types that the matching single argument factory method can take: will also
* accept super types of these types (ie. arg just has to be assignable from expArgType)
*/
public Method findFactoryMethod(Class<?>... expArgTypes) {
// So, of all single-arg static methods:
for (AnnotatedMethod am : _classInfo.getStaticMethods()) {
if (isFactoryMethod(am)) {
// And must take one of expected arg types (or supertype)
Class<?> actualArgType = am.getParameterClass(0);
for (Class<?> expArgType : expArgTypes) {
// And one that matches what we would pass in
if (actualArgType.isAssignableFrom(expArgType)) {
return am.getAnnotated();
}
}
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements {@link
* sh.calaba.org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonAnySetter}. If no such method exists null is
* returned. If more than one are found, an exception is thrown. Additional checks are also made
* to see that method signature is acceptable: needs to take 2 arguments, first one String or
* Object; second any can be any type.
*/
@Override
public AnnotatedMethod findAnySetter() throws IllegalArgumentException {
if (_anySetterMethod != null) {
/* Also, let's be somewhat strict on how field name is to be
* passed; String, Object make sense, others not
* so much.
*/
/* !!! 18-May-2009, tatu: how about enums? Can add support if
* requested; easy enough for devs to add support within
* method.
*/
Class<?> type = _anySetterMethod.getParameterClass(0);
if (type != String.class && type != Object.class) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Invalid 'any-setter' annotation on method "
+ _anySetterMethod.getName()
+ "(): first argument not of type String or Object, but "
+ type.getName());
}
}
return _anySetterMethod;
}