in xbean-reflect/src/main/java/org/apache/xbean/recipe/ReflectionUtil.java [829:904]
public static Method findInstanceFactory(Class typeClass, String factoryMethod, Set<Option> options) {
if (typeClass == null) throw new NullPointerException("typeClass is null");
if (factoryMethod == null) throw new NullPointerException("name is null");
if (factoryMethod.length() == 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("name is an empty string");
if (options == null) options = EnumSet.noneOf(Option.class);
int matchLevel = 0;
MissingFactoryMethodException missException = null;
boolean allowPrivate = options.contains(Option.PRIVATE_FACTORY);
boolean caseInsesnitive = options.contains(Option.CASE_INSENSITIVE_FACTORY);
List<Method> methods = new ArrayList<Method>(Arrays.asList(typeClass.getMethods()));
methods.addAll(Arrays.asList(typeClass.getDeclaredMethods()));
for (Method method : methods) {
if (method.getName().equals(factoryMethod) || (caseInsesnitive && method.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(method.getName()))) {
if (Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers())) {
if (matchLevel < 1) {
matchLevel = 1;
missException = new MissingFactoryMethodException("Instance factory method is static: " + method);
}
continue;
}
if (method.getParameterTypes().length != 0) {
if (matchLevel < 2) {
matchLevel = 2;
missException = new MissingFactoryMethodException("Instance factory method has signature " +
"public " + typeClass.getName() + "." + factoryMethod + toParameterList(method.getParameterTypes()) +
" but expected signature " +
"public " + typeClass.getName() + "." + factoryMethod + "()");
}
continue;
}
if (method.getReturnType() == Void.TYPE) {
if (matchLevel < 3) {
matchLevel = 3;
missException = new MissingFactoryMethodException("Instance factory method does not return a value: " + method);
}
continue;
}
if (Modifier.isAbstract(method.getModifiers())) {
if (matchLevel < 4) {
matchLevel = 4;
missException = new MissingFactoryMethodException("Instance factory method is abstract: " + method);
}
continue;
}
if (!allowPrivate && !Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
if (matchLevel < 5) {
matchLevel = 5;
missException = new MissingFactoryMethodException("Instance factory method is not public: " + method);
}
continue;
}
if (allowPrivate && !Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
setAccessible(method);
}
return method;
}
}
if (missException != null) {
throw missException;
} else {
StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("Unable to find a valid factory method: ");
buffer.append("public void ").append(typeClass.getName()).append(".");
buffer.append(factoryMethod).append("()");
throw new MissingFactoryMethodException(buffer.toString());
}
}