java.beans
Class MethodDescriptor

java.lang.Object   
  java.beans.FeatureDescriptor   
      java.beans.MethodDescriptor

public class MethodDescriptor
extends FeatureDescriptor   

A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.

Constructor Summary

MethodDescriptor (Method method)
Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method.

MethodDescriptor (Method method, ParameterDescriptor [] parameterDescriptors)
Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Summary

Method	getMethod () Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsualtes.
ParameterDescriptor []	getParameterDescriptors () Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor

attributeNames , getDisplayName , getName , getShortDescription , getValue , isExpert , isHidden , isPreferred , setDisplayName , setExpert , setHidden , setName , setPreferred , setShortDescription , setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait

Constructor Detail

MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method    method)

Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method.

Parameters:

method - The low-level method information.

MethodDescriptor

public MethodDescriptor(Method    method,
                        ParameterDescriptor   [] parameterDescriptors)

Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Parameters:

method - The low-level method information.

parameterDescriptors - Descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Detail

getMethod

public Method    getMethod()

Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsualtes.

Returns:

The low-level description of the method

getParameterDescriptors

public ParameterDescriptor   [] getParameterDescriptors()

Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Returns:

The locale-independent names of the parameters. May return a null array if the parameter names aren't known.