org.apache.axis.utils.cache

Class MethodCache

java.lang.Object

org.apache.axis.utils.cache.MethodCache

public class MethodCache
extends java.lang.Object

A cache for methods. Used to get methods by their signature and stores them in a local cache for performance reasons. This class is a singleton - so use getInstance to get an instance of it.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static MethodCache	getInstance() Gets the only instance of this class
java.lang.reflect.Method	getMethod(java.lang.Class clazz, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class[] parameterTypes) Returns the specified method - if any.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static MethodCache getInstance()

Gets the only instance of this class

Returns:

the only instance of this class

getMethod

public java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod(java.lang.Class clazz,
                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                          java.lang.Class[] parameterTypes)
                                   throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

Returns the specified method - if any.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to get the method from

methodName - the name of the method

parameterTypes - the parameters of the method

Returns:

the found method

Throws:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the method can't be found