org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass
Interface StaticMethodInvocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClausedStaticPersistentMethod, AbstractStaticMethodInvocation, AbstractStaticPersistentMethod, ClosureInvokingDynamicMethod, CountByPersistentMethod, CreateDynamicMethod, ExecuteQueryPersistentMethod, ExecuteUpdatePersistentMethod, FindAllByBooleanPropertyPersistentMethod, FindAllByPersistentMethod, FindAllPersistentMethod, FindByBooleanPropertyPersistentMethod, FindByPersistentMethod, FindPersistentMethod, ListOrderByPersistentMethod, ListPersistentMethod

public interface StaticMethodInvocation

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

Since:

Aug 7, 2005

Author:

Steven Devijver

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

isMethodMatch

boolean isMethodMatch(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

Object invoke(Class clazz,
              String methodName,
              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