MethodDescriptor

java.beans

Class MethodDescriptor

java.lang.Object
- java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
- - java.beans.MethodDescriptor

```
public class MethodDescriptor
extends FeatureDescriptor
```
A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`MethodDescriptor(Method method)` Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method`.
`MethodDescriptor(Method method, ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)` Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method` providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Method`	`getMethod()` Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.
`ParameterDescriptor[]`	`getParameterDescriptors()` Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue, toString

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

- Constructor Detail
  - MethodDescriptor
```
public MethodDescriptor(Method method)
```
    Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - The low-level method information.
  - MethodDescriptor
```
public MethodDescriptor(Method method,
                        ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)
```
    Constructs a MethodDescriptor from a Method providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - The low-level method information.
    
    parameterDescriptors - Descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.
- Method Detail
  - getMethod
```
public Method getMethod()
```
    Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates.
    
    Returns:
    
    The low-level description of the method
  - getParameterDescriptors
```
public ParameterDescriptor[] getParameterDescriptors()
```
    Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.
    
    Returns:
    
    The locale-independent names of the parameters. May return a null array if the parameter names aren't known.