## org.apache.tools.ant.util
Class ReflectUtil

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.util.ReflectUtil

    public class ReflectUtil

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class to handle reflection on java objects. The class contains static methods to call reflection methods, catch any exceptions, converting them to BuildExceptions.

Method Summary
`static java.lang.Object` `getField(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String fieldName)` Get the value of a field in an object.
`static java.lang.Object` `invoke(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String methodName)` Call a method on the object with no parameters.
`static java.lang.Object` `invoke(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class argType, java.lang.Object arg)` Call a method on the object with one argument.
`static java.lang.Object` `invoke(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Class argType1, java.lang.Object arg1, java.lang.Class argType2, java.lang.Object arg2)` Call a method on the object with two argument.
`static java.lang.Object` `invokeStatic(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String methodName)` Call a method on the object with no parameters.
`static java.lang.Object` `newInstance(java.lang.Class ofClass, java.lang.Class[] argTypes, java.lang.Object[] args)` Create an instance of a class using the constructor matching the given arguments.
`static boolean` `respondsTo(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.String methodName)` A method to test if an object responds to a given message (method call)
`static void` `throwBuildException(java.lang.Exception t)` A method to convert an invocationTargetException to a buildexception and throw it.
`static BuildException` `toBuildException(java.lang.Exception t)` A method to convert an invocationTargetException to a buildexception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### newInstance

    public static java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Class ofClass,
                                               java.lang.Class[] argTypes,
                                               java.lang.Object[] args)

  Create an instance of a class using the constructor matching the given arguments.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### invoke

    public static java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object obj,
                                          java.lang.String methodName)

  Call a method on the object with no parameters.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to invoke the method on.
    `methodName` - the name of the method to call
  Returns:
    the object returned by the method

### invokeStatic

    public static java.lang.Object invokeStatic(java.lang.Object obj,
                                                java.lang.String methodName)

  Call a method on the object with no parameters. Note: Unlike the invoke method above, this calls class or static methods, not instance methods.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to invoke the method on.
    `methodName` - the name of the method to call
  Returns:
    the object returned by the method

### invoke

    public static java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object obj,
                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                          java.lang.Class argType,
                                          java.lang.Object arg)

  Call a method on the object with one argument.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to invoke the method on.
    `methodName` - the name of the method to call
    `argType` - the type of argument.
    `arg` - the value of the argument.
  Returns:
    the object returned by the method

### invoke

    public static java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object obj,
                                          java.lang.String methodName,
                                          java.lang.Class argType1,
                                          java.lang.Object arg1,
                                          java.lang.Class argType2,
                                          java.lang.Object arg2)

  Call a method on the object with two argument.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to invoke the method on.
    `methodName` - the name of the method to call
    `argType1` - the type of the first argument.
    `arg1` - the value of the first argument.
    `argType2` - the type of the second argument.
    `arg2` - the value of the second argument.
  Returns:
    the object returned by the method

### getField

    public static java.lang.Object getField(java.lang.Object obj,
                                            java.lang.String fieldName)
                                     throws BuildException

  Get the value of a field in an object.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to look at.
    `fieldName` - the name of the field in the object.
  Returns:
    the value of the field.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if there is an error.

### throwBuildException

    public static void throwBuildException(java.lang.Exception t)
                                    throws BuildException

  A method to convert an invocationTargetException to a buildexception and throw it.

  Parameters:
    `t` - the invocation target exception.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - the converted exception.

### toBuildException

    public static BuildException toBuildException(java.lang.Exception t)

  A method to convert an invocationTargetException to a buildexception.

  Parameters:
    `t` - the invocation target exception.
  Returns:
    the converted exception.
  Since:
    ant 1.7.1

### respondsTo

    public static boolean respondsTo(java.lang.Object o,
                                     java.lang.String methodName)
                              throws BuildException

  A method to test if an object responds to a given message (method call)

  Parameters:
    `o` - the object
    `methodName` - the method to check for
  Returns:
    true if the object has the method.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if there is a problem.