Convenience method to return if the provided method is a java bean getter. - Java Reflection

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Convenience method to return if the provided method is a java bean getter.

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;

import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convenience method to return if the provided method is a java bean getter.
     * @param method The method
     * @return Whether it is a java bean getter
     */
    public static boolean isJavaBeanGetter(ExecutableElement method) {
        String methodName = method.getSimpleName().toString();
        if (method.getKind() == ElementKind.METHOD
                && method.getParameters().isEmpty()) {
            if (returnsBoolean(method) && methodName.startsWith("is")) {
                return true;
            } else if (methodName.startsWith("get") && !returnsVoid(method)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method returning if the provided method returns boolean.
     * @param method The method
     * @return Whether it returns boolean
     */
    public static boolean returnsBoolean(ExecutableElement method) {
        TypeMirror type = method.getReturnType();
        return (type != null && (type.getKind() == TypeKind.BOOLEAN || "java.lang.Boolean"
                .equals(type.toString())));
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method returning if the provided method returns void.
     * @param method The method
     * @return Whether it returns void
     */
    public static boolean returnsVoid(ExecutableElement method) {
        TypeMirror type = method.getReturnType();
        return (type != null && type.getKind() == TypeKind.VOID);
    }
}

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