org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass

Interface StaticMethodInvocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractStaticMethodInvocation, ClosureInvokingDynamicMethod, CreateDynamicMethod

public interface StaticMethodInvocation

Static method invocation callback interface. Implementation classes can add static persistent functionality to Grails like finder methods.

Author:

Steven Devijver

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	invoke(java.lang.Class clazz, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments) Invokes the actual method.
boolean	isMethodMatch(java.lang.String methodName) Checks if a method name matches the criteria of the implementation class.

Method Detail

isMethodMatch

boolean isMethodMatch(java.lang.String methodName)

Checks if a method name matches the criteria of the implementation class.

Parameters:

methodName - the static method name

Returns:

result of criteria match test

invoke

java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Class clazz,
                        java.lang.String methodName,
                        java.lang.Object[] arguments)

Invokes the actual method. The class, method name and arguments are provided. If no arguments are passed the argument array is empty.

Parameters:

clazz - the class the static method is called on

methodName - the static method name

arguments - the arguments supplied

Returns:

the return value of the static method invocation