Package edu.wisc.game.reflect

## Class Reflect

- java.lang.Object
- - edu.wisc.game.reflect.Reflect

-     public class Reflect
      extends Object

  A bunch of methods to figure what fields a class has, and how to print them out in a more or less sensible way.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `Reflect.Entry` | An entry describes one field of the class, complete with its access methods (getter and setter) and the display hints

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Reflect.Entry[]` | `entries` |
    `static DateFormat` | `sqlDf` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Vector<String>` | `asStringVector​(Object o, String quote)` |
    `static Vector<String>` | `asStringVector​(Object o, String quote, boolean dolinks)` |
    `static String` | `compactFormat​(Object val)` | Compact human readable format, with no extra quotes, for various HTML tables
    `static String` | `csvHeader​(Class c)` | Saves the class description as the header line of a comma-separated file
    `static String` | `csvRow​(Object o)` |
    `static String` | `csvRow​(Object o, String end)` | Saves the object as a row of comma-separated file
    `static String` | `customizedReflect​(Object o, edu.wisc.game.reflect.PairFormatter f)` | More pretty version of `reflectToString(Object o)`
    `static String` | `formatAsString​(Object val, String quote)` | Formats a single field of an object.
    `Reflect.Entry` | `getEntry​(String name)` |
    `static String[]` | `getNames​(Class c)` | Returns the array of field names
    `Reflect.Entry` | `getOwningEntry​(Enum e)` | Finds the entry that describes the field whose type is the the enumerated class for which e is one of the values.
    `static Reflect` | `getReflect​(Class c)` | Looks up or creates a Reflect instance for a specified class.
    `static String` | `htmlHeaderRow​(Class c, boolean TR)` |
    `static String` | `htmlRow​(Object o, boolean TR)` |
    `static String` | `htmlRow​(Object o, boolean TR, boolean dolinks)` | Returns a complete TR element, or just a bunch of TD cells.
    `static String` | `makeGetMethodName​(String name)` |
    `static String` | `makeGetMethodName2​(String name)` |
    `static String` | `makeSetMethodName​(String name)` |
    `static String` | `reflectToString​(Object o)` | Prints all appropriate fields of the specified object in the default (toString) format
    `static String` | `reflectToString​(Object o, boolean skipNulls)` |
    `static String` | `saveAsInsert​(Object o)` | Saves the object as a MySQL "INSERT" statement

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### sqlDf

          public static final DateFormat sqlDf

    - #### entries

          public Reflect.Entry[] entries

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### makeGetMethodName

          public static String makeGetMethodName​(String name)

    - #### makeGetMethodName2

          public static String makeGetMethodName2​(String name)

    - #### makeSetMethodName

          public static String makeSetMethodName​(String name)

    - #### getEntry

          public Reflect.Entry getEntry​(String name)

    - #### getOwningEntry

          public Reflect.Entry getOwningEntry​(Enum e)
                                       throws IllegalArgumentException

      Finds the entry that describes the field whose type is the the enumerated class for which e is one of the values. This method only makes sense to use if the class has only field with that enum type; otherwise, an error will be thrown
      Returns:
        A matching Entry object, or null
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException`

    - #### getReflect

          public static Reflect getReflect​(Class c)

      Looks up or creates a Reflect instance for a specified class.
      Parameters:
        `c` - Class to analyze. We reduce it to an existing basic class, if possible (in case it is of an automatically derived type, such as org.apache.openjpa.enhance.edu.wisc.game.rest$Respondent$pcsubclass )

    - #### reflectToString

          public static String reflectToString​(Object o)

      Prints all appropriate fields of the specified object in the default (toString) format

    - #### compactFormat

          public static String compactFormat​(Object val)

      Compact human readable format, with no extra quotes, for various HTML tables

    - #### reflectToString

          public static String reflectToString​(Object o,
                                               boolean skipNulls)

    - #### customizedReflect

          public static String customizedReflect​(Object o,
                                                 edu.wisc.game.reflect.PairFormatter f)

      More pretty version of `reflectToString(Object o)`

    - #### csvRow

          public static String csvRow​(Object o)

    - #### csvRow

          public static String csvRow​(Object o,
                                      String end)

      Saves the object as a row of comma-separated file
      Parameters:
        `end` - The text to append to the end (CR, or "")

    - #### htmlRow

          public static String htmlRow​(Object o,
                                       boolean TR)

    - #### htmlRow

          public static String htmlRow​(Object o,
                                       boolean TR,
                                       boolean dolinks)

      Returns a complete TR element, or just a bunch of TD cells.
      Parameters:
        `TR` - Include the TR element
        `dolinks` - Include hyperlinks to other pages on fields that have the "link" value set in their "Display" attribute. This is useful in research pages, but (usually) not in user-facing pages.

    - #### htmlHeaderRow

          public static String htmlHeaderRow​(Class c,
                                             boolean TR)

    - #### asStringVector

          public static Vector<String> asStringVector​(Object o,
                                                      String quote)

    - #### asStringVector

          public static Vector<String> asStringVector​(Object o,
                                                      String quote,
                                                      boolean dolinks)

      Parameters:
        `quote` - The string to use for quotes (may be an empty string, if no quotes are needed)
        `dolinks` - If true, attention is paid to the link() attribute, converting some fields into hyperlinks

    - #### formatAsString

          public static String formatAsString​(Object val,
                                              String quote)

      Formats a single field of an object. Note the somewhat peculiar treatment of boolean values in OpenJPA. If the object has been retreived with a query obtained with createQuery() (i.e., a JPQL query), then a boolean value will be retrieved as Boolean object. But if createNativeQuery() (over MySQL, at any rate) has been used - i.e., we have a SQL query - then boolean values will appear as strings, one character long, containing char(0) or char(1)! This is because in MySQL booleans are "synonyms for TINYINT(1)". http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/numeric-type-overview.html

      Arrays and other collections are printed elementwise if it can be done consicely enough; otherwise, just element count

    - #### csvHeader

          public static String csvHeader​(Class c)

      Saves the class description as the header line of a comma-separated file

    - #### getNames

          public static String[] getNames​(Class c)

      Returns the array of field names

    - #### saveAsInsert

          public static String saveAsInsert​(Object o)

      Saves the object as a MySQL "INSERT" statement