Package ch.tocco.nice2.toolbox.api.reflect

Class InheritanceDistanceCalculator

java.lang.Object

ch.tocco.nice2.toolbox.api.reflect.InheritanceDistanceCalculator

public class InheritanceDistanceCalculator
extends Object

This simple helper calculates the depth of the inheritance tree. Instantiation of this class will throw an IllegalArgumentException if the given super class is not assignable from the given sub class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InheritanceDistanceCalculator(Class subClass, Class superClass)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	calculateDistance()	Calculates the distance between the two given classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

InheritanceDistanceCalculator

public InheritanceDistanceCalculator(Class subClass,
 Class superClass)

Method Details

calculateDistance

public int calculateDistance()

Calculates the distance between the two given classes. For instance if the given subclass extends the given super class directly, the distance will be 1. If there is one class between the two given classes, the distance will be 2.

Returns:

the distance between the two classes.