Package com.github.crashdemons.playerheads.compatibility

Class RuntimeReferences

java.lang.Object

com.github.crashdemons.playerheads.compatibility.RuntimeReferences

public final class RuntimeReferences
extends Object

Provides methods to perform runtime lookups of values by name (eg: enums)

Author:

crashdemons (crashenator at gmail.com)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Class<?>	getClass(String classname)	Retrieves a class associated with a name
static CompatibleSkullMaterial	getCompatibleMaterialByName(String name)	Retrieves the 'CompatibleSkullMaterial' (a possibly-supported vanilla head material) associated with a name.
static EntityType	getEntityTypeByName(String name)	Retrieves the entitytype from a name, or null
static Material	getMaterialByName(String name)	Retrieves the bukkit Material from a name, or null
static Method	getMethod(Class<?> classobj, String methodname, Class<?>... parameterTypes)	Retrieves a method of a class by name
static Method	getMethod(String classname, String methodname, Class<?>... parameterTypes)	Retrieves a method by name from a class (also retrieved by name)
static SkullType	getSkullTypeByName(String name)	Retrieves the SkullType (compatibility version) associated with a name
static boolean	hasClass(String classname)	Checks whether a class exists (by name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getCompatibleMaterialByName

public static CompatibleSkullMaterial getCompatibleMaterialByName(String name)

Retrieves the 'CompatibleSkullMaterial' (a possibly-supported vanilla head material) associated with a name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the CompatibleSkullMaterial (generally name-compatible with EntityType names)

Returns:

the matching CompatibleSkullMaterial, or null.

getEntityTypeByName

public static EntityType getEntityTypeByName(String name)

Retrieves the entitytype from a name, or null

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

the entitytype, or null

getMaterialByName

public static Material getMaterialByName(String name)

Retrieves the bukkit Material from a name, or null

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

the bukkit Material, or null

getSkullTypeByName

public static SkullType getSkullTypeByName(String name)

Retrieves the SkullType (compatibility version) associated with a name

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

the SkullType, or null

getClass

public static Class<?> getClass(String classname)

Retrieves a class associated with a name

Parameters:

classname -

Returns:

the class, or null

getMethod

public static Method getMethod(Class<?> classobj,
                               String methodname,
                               Class<?>... parameterTypes)

Retrieves a method of a class by name

Parameters:

classobj -

methodname -

parameterTypes -

Returns:

the method, or null

getMethod

public static Method getMethod(String classname,
                               String methodname,
                               Class<?>... parameterTypes)

Retrieves a method by name from a class (also retrieved by name)

Parameters:

classname -

methodname -

parameterTypes -

Returns:

the method, or null

hasClass

public static boolean hasClass(String classname)

Checks whether a class exists (by name)

Parameters:

classname -

Returns:

whether the class exists