Java Reflection Method Setter Get getSetters(Class clazz)

Description

Returns a Map of setter methods of the given class.

The key of the map contains the name of the attribute that can be accessed by the setter, the value the setter itself (an instance of java.lang.reflect.Method).

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
clazz	the class to return the setters for

Return

a Map of attributes and their accessor methods (setters)

Declaration

public static Map<String, Method> getSetters(Class clazz)

Method Source Code


//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w  w.j a  v a 2 s.c  o m*/
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import java.lang.reflect.Method;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a Map of setter methods of the given class.<p>
     * The key of the map contains the name of the attribute that can be
     * accessed by the setter, the value the setter itself (an instance of
     * java.lang.reflect.Method). A method is considered a setter if its name
     * starts with "set", it is declared public and takes exactly one argument.
     *
     * @param clazz the class to return the setters for
     * @return a Map of attributes and their accessor methods (setters)
     */
    public static Map<String, Method> getSetters(Class clazz) {
        final Map<String, Method> accessors = new HashMap<String, Method>();
        final Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();

        for (Method method : methods) {
            String name;
            String methodName;

            methodName = method.getName();
            if (!methodName.startsWith("set")) {
                continue;
            }

            // skip methods with != 1 parameters
            if (method.getParameterTypes().length != 1) {
                continue;
            }

            // ok seems to be an accessor
            name = methodName.substring("set".length()).toLowerCase(Locale.US);
            accessors.put(name, method);
        }

        return accessors;
    }
}