public static List findAllSettersByType()

in xbean-reflect/src/main/java/org/apache/xbean/recipe/ReflectionUtil.java [487:577]


    public static List<Method> findAllSettersByType(Class typeClass, Object propertyValue, Set<Option> options,
                                                    PropertyEditorRegistry registry) {
        if (typeClass == null) throw new NullPointerException("typeClass is null");
        if (options == null) options = EnumSet.noneOf(Option.class);

        int matchLevel = 0;
        MissingAccessorException missException = null;

        boolean allowPrivate = options.contains(Option.PRIVATE_PROPERTIES);
        boolean allowStatic = options.contains(Option.STATIC_PROPERTIES);

        LinkedList<Method> validSetters = new LinkedList<Method>();
        List<Method> methods = new ArrayList<Method>(Arrays.asList(typeClass.getMethods()));
        methods.addAll(Arrays.asList(typeClass.getDeclaredMethods()));
        for (Method method : methods) {
            if (method.getName().startsWith("set") && method.getParameterTypes().length == 1 && (RecipeHelper.isInstance(method.getParameterTypes()[0], propertyValue) || RecipeHelper.isConvertable(method.getParameterTypes()[0], propertyValue, registry))) {
                if (method.getReturnType() != Void.TYPE) {
                    if (matchLevel < 2) {
                        matchLevel = 2;
                        missException = new MissingAccessorException("Setter returns a value: " + method, matchLevel);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

                if (Modifier.isAbstract(method.getModifiers())) {
                    if (matchLevel < 3) {
                        matchLevel = 3;
                        missException = new MissingAccessorException("Setter is abstract: " + method, matchLevel);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

                if (!allowPrivate && !Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
                    if (matchLevel < 4) {
                        matchLevel = 4;
                        missException = new MissingAccessorException("Setter is not public: " + method, matchLevel);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

                Class methodParameterType = method.getParameterTypes()[0];
                if (methodParameterType.isPrimitive() && propertyValue == null) {
                    if (matchLevel < 6) {
                        matchLevel = 6;
                        missException = new MissingAccessorException("Null can not be assigned to " +
                                methodParameterType.getName() + ": " + method, matchLevel);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

                if (!allowStatic && Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers())) {
                    if (matchLevel < 4) {
                        matchLevel = 4;
                        missException = new MissingAccessorException("Setter is static: " + method, matchLevel);
                    }
                    continue;
                }

                if (allowPrivate && !Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
                    setAccessible(method);
                }

                if (RecipeHelper.isInstance(methodParameterType, propertyValue)) {
                    // This setter requires no conversion, which means there can not be a conversion error.
                    // Therefore this setter is perferred and put a the head of the list
                    validSetters.addFirst(method);
                } else {
                    validSetters.add(method);
                }
            }

        }

        if (!validSetters.isEmpty()) {
            // remove duplicate methods (can happen with inheritance)
            return new ArrayList<Method>(new LinkedHashSet<Method>(validSetters));
        }

        if (missException != null) {
            throw missException;
        } else {
            StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("Unable to find a valid setter ");
            if (propertyValue instanceof Recipe) {
                buffer.append("for ").append(propertyValue == null ? "null" : propertyValue);
            } else {
                buffer.append("of type ").append(propertyValue == null ? "null" : propertyValue.getClass().getName());
            }
            buffer.append(" in class ").append(typeClass.getName());
            throw new MissingAccessorException(buffer.toString(), -1);
        }
    }