Java tutorial
package org.mqnaas.general.test.helpers.reflection; /* * #%L * MQNaaS :: General Test Helpers * %% * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2015 Fundaci Privada i2CAT, Internet i Innovaci a Catalunya * %% * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the * License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Lesser Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Lesser Public * License along with this program. If not, see * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>. * #L% */ import java.lang.reflect.Field; import java.util.List; import org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils; /** * Reflection Test Helpers * * @author Julio Carlos Barrera * */ public class ReflectionTestHelper { /** * Injects a private {@link Field} fieldInstance (instance of F) into classInstance (instance of T). It uses fieldName to look for private field. * * @param classInstance * target instance * @param fieldInstance * field instance to be injected * @param fieldName * target field name * @throws SecurityException * if this exception is thrown during the process * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if fieldName could not be found in classInstance {@link Class} or if fieldInstance is not a compatible type to be injected * @throws IllegalAccessException * if this exception is thrown during the process */ public static <T, F> void injectPrivateField(T classInstance, F fieldInstance, String fieldName) throws SecurityException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException { // get all super classes and add itself List<Class<?>> classes = ClassUtils.getAllSuperclasses(classInstance.getClass()); classes.add(classInstance.getClass()); for (Class<?> clazz : classes) { Field field; try { field = clazz.getDeclaredField(fieldName); } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) { // try next class continue; } if (!field.getType().isAssignableFrom(fieldInstance.getClass())) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Invalid fieldName received, fieldInstance can not assigned to field."); } field.setAccessible(true); field.set(classInstance, fieldInstance); field.setAccessible(false); return; } throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Invalid fieldName received, a field with this name can not be found in this class or its superclasses."); } }