OneLineReflection

Simple reflection utility for string->value.

Example

See the code example for a ready-to-run sample.

Usage

In this scenario, you have an initialized object, we'll call it the context.

In the context's class, Human, you have a method, public String getName(), which returns the value of the field you initialized with the object.

Getting the value from getName() using the utility would be:

Human human = new Human("Bob");
String name = (String) new ReflectionProcessor("$.getName()", human).process(); // Returns "Bob"

Note that $ represents the context. You can also use this to access it.

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In another scenario, you want to execute a static method. No context is needed here.

In our com.example.foo.MyClass class, we have a static method, public static void doSomething().

Invoking the method using the utility would be:

new ReflectionProcessor("com.example.foo.MyClass.doSomething()").process();

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If you want to use multiple variables in your string, this utility supports multi-contextuality.

For example, if you have two Strings:

String a = "Hello";
String b = "World";

And you have a static method in MyClass, public static void hello(String a, String b);

You can pass the parameters as such:

new ReflectionProcessor("com.example.foo.MyClass.hello($1, $2)", a, b).process();

Note that $1 references the first context, and $2 the second. Using $ alone will reference the first context.

Features

• Object-oriented calls
• Static calls
• Fields, methods (with parameters), classes (with package), literals (String, Boolean, Integer, Long)
• Multi-contextual

Disclaimer

This is for demonstration purposes, some features you could expect might or might not be present.

Features not included:

• Decimal literals (Double, Float)
• Short, Byte literals
• Constructors

Hello.