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*
* ---------------------
* ObjectUtilitiess.java
* ---------------------
* (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited.
*
* Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* $Id: ObjectUtilities.java,v 1.13 2005/11/16 15:58:41 taqua Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 25-Mar-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
* 15-Sep-2003 : Fixed bug in clone(List) method (DG);
* 25-Nov-2004 : Modified clone(Object) method to fail with objects that
* cannot be cloned, added new deepClone(Collection) method.
* Renamed ObjectUtils --> ObjectUtilities (DG);
* 11-Jan-2005 : Removed deprecated code in preparation for 1.0.0 release (DG);
* 18-Aug-2005 : Added casts to suppress compiler warnings, as suggested in
* patch 1260622 (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.util;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* A collection of useful static utility methods for handling classes and object
* instantiation.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public final class ObjectUtilities {
/**
* A constant for using the TheadContext as source for the classloader.
*/
public static final String THREAD_CONTEXT = "ThreadContext";
/**
* A constant for using the ClassContext as source for the classloader.
*/
public static final String CLASS_CONTEXT = "ClassContext";
/**
* By default use the thread context.
*/
private static String classLoaderSource = THREAD_CONTEXT;
/**
* The custom classloader to be used (if not null).
*/
private static ClassLoader classLoader;
/**
* Default constructor - private.
*/
private ObjectUtilities() {
}
/**
* Returns the internal configuration entry, whether the classloader of
* the thread context or the context classloader should be used.
*
* @return the classloader source, either THREAD_CONTEXT or CLASS_CONTEXT.
*/
public static String getClassLoaderSource() {
return classLoaderSource;
}
/**
* Defines the internal configuration entry, whether the classloader of
* the thread context or the context classloader should be used.
* <p/>
* This setting can only be defined using the API, there is no safe way
* to put this into an external configuration file.
*
* @param classLoaderSource the classloader source,
* either THREAD_CONTEXT or CLASS_CONTEXT.
*/
public static void setClassLoaderSource(final String classLoaderSource) {
ObjectUtilities.classLoaderSource = classLoaderSource;
}
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if the two objects are equal OR both
* <code>null</code>.
*
* @param o1 object 1 (<code>null</code> permitted).
* @param o2 object 2 (<code>null</code> permitted).
* @return <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>.
*/
public static boolean equal(final Object o1, final Object o2) {
if (o1 == o2) {
return true;
}
if (o1 != null) {
return o1.equals(o2);
}
else {
return false;
}
}
/**
* Returns a hash code for an object, or zero if the object is
* <code>null</code>.
*
* @param object the object (<code>null</code> permitted).
* @return The object's hash code (or zero if the object is
* <code>null</code>).
*/
public static int hashCode(final Object object) {
int result = 0;
if (object != null) {
result = object.hashCode();
}
return result;
}
/**
* Returns a clone of the specified object, if it can be cloned, otherwise
* throws a CloneNotSupportedException.
*
* @param object the object to clone (<code>null</code> not permitted).
* @return A clone of the specified object.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException if the object cannot be cloned.
*/
public static Object clone(final Object object)
throws CloneNotSupportedException {
if (object == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null 'object' argument.");
}
if (object instanceof PublicCloneable) {
final PublicCloneable pc = (PublicCloneable) object;
return pc.clone();
}
else {
try {
final Method method = object.getClass().getMethod("clone",
(Class[]) null);
if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
return method.invoke(object, (Object[]) null);
}
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
Log.warn("Object without clone() method is impossible.");
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
Log.warn("Object.clone(): unable to call method.");
}
catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
Log.warn("Object without clone() method is impossible.");
}
}
throw new CloneNotSupportedException("Failed to clone.");
}
/**
* Returns a new collection containing clones of all the items in the
* specified collection.
*
* @param collection the collection (<code>null</code> not permitted).
* @return A new collection containing clones of all the items in the
* specified collection.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException if any of the items in the collection
* cannot be cloned.
*/
public static Collection deepClone(final Collection collection)
throws CloneNotSupportedException {
if (collection == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null 'collection' argument.");
}
// all JDK-Collections are cloneable ...
// and if the collection is not clonable, then we should throw
// a CloneNotSupportedException anyway ...
final Collection result
= (Collection) ObjectUtilities.clone(collection);
result.clear();
final Iterator iterator = collection.iterator();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
final Object item = iterator.next();
if (item != null) {
result.add(clone(item));
}
else {
result.add(null);
}
}
return result;
}
/**
* Redefines the custom classloader.
*
* @param classLoader the new classloader or null to use the default.
*/
public synchronized static void setClassLoader(
final ClassLoader classLoader) {
ObjectUtilities.classLoader = classLoader;
}
/**
* Returns the custom classloader or null, if no custom classloader is defined.
*
* @return the custom classloader or null to use the default.
*/
public static ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
return classLoader;
}
/**
* Returns the classloader, which was responsible for loading the given
* class.
*
* @param c the classloader, either an application class loader or the
* boot loader.
* @return the classloader, never null.
* @throws SecurityException if the SecurityManager does not allow to grab
* the context classloader.
*/
public synchronized static ClassLoader getClassLoader(final Class c) {
if (classLoader != null) {
return classLoader;
}
if ("ThreadContext".equals(classLoaderSource)) {
final ClassLoader threadLoader
= Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
return threadLoader;
}
else {
// Context classloader - do not cache ..
final ClassLoader applicationCL = c.getClassLoader();
if (applicationCL == null) {
return ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
}
else {
return applicationCL;
}
}
}
/**
* Returns the resource specified by the <strong>absolute</strong> name.
*
* @param name the name of the resource
* @param c the source class
* @return the url of the resource or null, if not found.
*/
public static URL getResource(final String name, final Class c) {
final ClassLoader cl = getClassLoader(c);
return cl.getResource(name);
}
/**
* Returns the resource specified by the <strong>relative</strong> name.
*
* @param name the name of the resource relative to the given class
* @param c the source class
* @return the url of the resource or null, if not found.
*/
public static URL getResourceRelative(final String name, final Class c) {
final ClassLoader cl = getClassLoader(c);
final String cname = convertName(name, c);
return cl.getResource(cname);
}
/**
* Transform the class-relative resource name into a global name by
* appending it to the classes package name. If the name is already a
* global name (the name starts with a "/"), then the name is returned
* unchanged.
*
* @param name the resource name
* @param c the class which the resource is relative to
* @return the tranformed name.
*/
private static String convertName(final String name, Class c) {
if (name.startsWith("/")) {
// strip leading slash..
return name.substring(1);
}
// we cant work on arrays, so remove them ...
while (c.isArray()) {
c = c.getComponentType();
}
// extract the package ...
final String baseName = c.getName();
final int index = baseName.lastIndexOf('.');
if (index == -1) {
return name;
}
final String pkgName = baseName.substring(0, index);
return pkgName.replace('.', '/') + "/" + name;
}
/**
* Returns the inputstream for the resource specified by the
* <strong>absolute</strong> name.
*
* @param name the name of the resource
* @param context the source class
* @return the url of the resource or null, if not found.
*/
public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(final String name,
final Class context) {
final URL url = getResource(name, context);
if (url == null) {
return null;
}
try {
return url.openStream();
}
catch (IOException e) {
return null;
}
}
/**
* Returns the inputstream for the resource specified by the
* <strong>relative</strong> name.
*
* @param name the name of the resource relative to the given class
* @param context the source class
* @return the url of the resource or null, if not found.
*/
public static InputStream getResourceRelativeAsStream
(final String name, final Class context) {
final URL url = getResourceRelative(name, context);
if (url == null) {
return null;
}
try {
return url.openStream();
}
catch (IOException e) {
return null;
}
}
/**
* Tries to create a new instance of the given class. This is a short cut
* for the common bean instantiation code.
*
* @param className the class name as String, never null.
* @param source the source class, from where to get the classloader.
* @return the instantiated object or null, if an error occured.
*/
public static Object loadAndInstantiate(final String className,
final Class source) {
try {
final ClassLoader loader = getClassLoader(source);
final Class c = loader.loadClass(className);
return c.newInstance();
}
catch (Exception e) {
return null;
}
}
}