Method Detail

• forName

  public static Class forName​(String className)
                       throws ClassNotFoundException

  Similar to Class.forName(java.lang.String), but attempts to load through the thread context class loader. Only if thread context class loader is inaccessible, or it can't find the class will it attempt to fall back to the class loader that loads the FreeMarker classes.

  Throws:

  ClassNotFoundException

• getShortClassName

  public static String getShortClassName​(Class pClass)

  Same as getShortClassName(pClass, false).

  Since:

  2.3.20

• getShortClassName

  public static String getShortClassName​(Class pClass,
                                         boolean shortenFreeMarkerClasses)

  Returns a class name without "java.lang." and "java.util." prefix, also shows array types in a format like int[]; useful for printing class names in error messages.

  Parameters:

  pClass - can be null, in which case the method returns null.

  shortenFreeMarkerClasses - if true, it will also shorten FreeMarker class names. The exact rules aren't specified and might change over time, but right now, freemarker.ext.beans.NumberModel for example becomes to f.e.b.NumberModel.

  Since:

  2.3.20

• getShortClassNameOfObject

  public static String getShortClassNameOfObject​(Object obj)

  Same as getShortClassNameOfObject(pClass, false).

  Since:

  2.3.20

• getShortClassNameOfObject

  public static String getShortClassNameOfObject​(Object obj,
                                                 boolean shortenFreeMarkerClasses)

  getShortClassName(Class, boolean) called with object.getClass(), but returns the fictional class name Null for a null value.

  Since:

  2.3.20

• getFTLTypeDescription

  public static String getFTLTypeDescription​(TemplateModel tm)

  Returns the type description of a value with FTL terms (not plain class name), as it should be used in type-related error messages and for debugging purposes. The exact format is not specified and might change over time, but currently it's something like "string (wrapper: f.t.SimpleScalar)" or "sequence+hash+string (ArrayList wrapped into f.e.b.CollectionModel)".

  Since:

  2.3.20

• primitiveClassToBoxingClass

  public static Class primitiveClassToBoxingClass​(Class primitiveClass)

  Gets the wrapper class for a primitive class, like Integer for int, also returns Void for void.

  Parameters:

  primitiveClass - A Class like int.type, boolean.type, etc. If it's not a primitive class, or it's null, then the parameter value is returned as is. Note that performance-wise the method assumes that it's a primitive class.

  Since:

  2.3.21

• boxingClassToPrimitiveClass

  public static Class boxingClassToPrimitiveClass​(Class boxingClass)

  The exact reverse of primitiveClassToBoxingClass(java.lang.Class).

  Since:

  2.3.21

• isNumerical

  public static boolean isNumerical​(Class type)

  Tells if a type is numerical; works both for primitive types and classes.

  Parameters:

  type - can't be null

  Since:

  2.3.21