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package org.jboss.as.pojo.service;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
/**
* Bean info API.
* It checks the whole bean's class hierarchy.
*
* @param <T> the exact bean type
* @author <a href="mailto:ales.justin@jboss.org">Ales Justin</a>
*/
public interface BeanInfo<T> {
/**
* Get ctor; exact match wrt parameter types.
*
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @return the found ctor
*/
Constructor<T> getConstructor(String... parameterTypes);
/**
* Find ctor.
* Loose parameter type matching; not all types need to be known.
*
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @return the found ctor
*/
Constructor<T> findConstructor(String... parameterTypes);
/**
* Get method; exact match wrt parameter types.
*
* @param name the method name
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @return found method
*/
Method getMethod(String name, String... parameterTypes);
/**
* Find method.
* Loose parameter type matching; not all types need to be known.
*
* @param name the method name
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @return found method
*/
Method findMethod(String name, String... parameterTypes);
/**
* Get getter.
*
* @param propertyName the getter propertyName
* @param type the type propertyName
* @return the found getter
*/
Method getGetter(String propertyName, Class<?> type);
/**
* Get setter.
*
* @param propertyName the setter propertyName
* @param type the type propertyName
* @return the found setter
*/
Method getSetter(String propertyName, Class<?> type);
/**
* Get bean's field.
*
* @param name the field name
* @return the found field
*/
Field getField(String name);
}