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19 package org.apache.myfaces.orchestra.dynaForm.metadata.impl.ejb;
20
21 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
22 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
23
24 /**
25 * Interface for helpers to retrieve class meta information.
26 * <p>
27 * Implementations must be threadsafe.
28 */
29 public interface ClassHelper
30 {
31 /**
32 * Return a list of all the static and non-static fields of the specified
33 * class, regardless of their accessibility.
34 * <p>
35 * The array order matches the order in which the fields were declared within
36 * the original source file.
37 */
38 public Field[] getFields(Class<?> clazz);
39
40 /**
41 * Return a list of all the get*, set* and is* method on the specified class,
42 * regardless of their accessibility.
43 * <p>
44 * The array order matches the order in which the methods were declared within
45 * the original source file.
46 */
47 public Method[] getMethods(Class<?> clazz);
48 }