Invoke the setter method for the given source and target object. - Java Reflection

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Description

Invoke the setter method for the given source and target object.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class Main {
    /**// www.j ava 2  s  . c  om
     * Invoke the setter method for the given source and target object.
     *
     * @param setterMethod the setter method to invoke
     * @param source the source object to invoke the setter method on
     * @param target the target object to set
     * @param property the setter method property name (used for logging)
     * @param path the full expression path (used for logging)
     */
    public final static void invokeSetter(Method setterMethod,
            Object source, Object target, String property, String path) {

        try {
            Object[] objectArgs = { target };
            setterMethod.invoke(source, objectArgs);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Log detailed error message of why setter failed
            StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
            buffer.append("Result: error occurred while trying to set an");
            buffer.append(" instance of '");
            buffer.append(target.getClass().getName()).append(
                    "' using method '");
            buffer.append(setterMethod.getName()).append("(");
            buffer.append(target.getClass());
            buffer.append(")' of class '").append(source.getClass())
                    .append("'.");
            throw new RuntimeException(buffer.toString(), e);
        }
    }
}

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