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/*
Wotonomy: OpenStep design patterns for pure Java applications.
Copyright (C) 2000 Michael Powers

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, see http://www.gnu.org
*/

package net.wotonomy.foundation.internal;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * This Introspector is a static utility class written to work around
 * limitations in PropertyDescriptor and Introspector.<br>
 * <br>
 *
 * Of particular note are the get() and set() methods, which will attempt to get
 * and set arbitrary values on arbitrary objects to the best of its ability,
 * converting values as appropriate. Properties of the form
 * "property.nestedproperty.anotherproperty" are supported to get and set values
 * on property values directly.<br>
 * <br>
 *
 * Note that for naming getter methods, this class supports "get", "is", and
 * also the property name itself, which supports NeXT-style properties.
 * Introspector supports Maps by treating the keys a property names, supports
 * Lists by treating the indexes as property names. <br>
 * <br>
 *
 * Numeric and boolean types can be inverted by prepending a "!" before the name
 * of the property, like "manager.!active" or "task.!lag".
 *
 * @author michael@mpowers.net
 * @author $Author: cgruber $
 * @version $Revision: 893 $
 */

public class Introspector {
	// allows "hasProperty" or "property" forms
	public static boolean strict = false;

	// print exception stack traces
	private static boolean debug = true;

	// path separator
	public static final String SEPARATOR = ".";

	// method cache - use hashtables for thread safety
	private static Map getterMethods = new Hashtable();
	private static Map setterMethods = new Hashtable();

	// wildcard value - using this class to represent a "wildcard" generic class.
	// we have to do this when matching methods by parameter types and a
	// null value is passed in - can't tell what class the null should be.
	public static Class<?> WILD = Introspector.class;

	// empty class array - prevents having to create one every time
	private static final Class<?>[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY = new Class[0];

	// use OGNL for property access
	private static boolean useOGNL;

	static {
		try {
			useOGNL = (Class.forName("ognl.Ognl") != null);
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException t) {
			useOGNL = false;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Utility method to get the read method for a property belonging to a class.
	 * Will search for methods in the form of "getProperty" and failing that
	 * "isProperty" (to handle booleans).
	 * 
	 * @param objectClass the class whose property methods will be retrieved.
	 * @param aProperty   The property whose method will be retrieved.
	 * @param paramTypes  An array of class objects representing the types of
	 *                    parameters.
	 * @return The appropriate method for the class, or null if not found.
	 */
	static public Method getPropertyReadMethod(Class<?> objectClass, String aProperty, Class<?>[] paramTypes) {
		Method result = null;

		result = getMethodFromClass(objectClass, aProperty, paramTypes, true);

		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Utility method to get the write method for a property belonging to a class.
	 * Will search for methods in the form of "setProperty".
	 * 
	 * @param objectClass the class whose property methods will be retrieved.
	 * @param aProperty   The property whose method will be retrieved.
	 * @param paramTypes  An array of class objects representing the types of
	 *                    parameters.
	 * @return The appropriate method for the class, or null if not found.
	 */
	static public Method getPropertyWriteMethod(Class objectClass, String aProperty, Class[] paramTypes) {
		Method result = null;

		result = getMethodFromClass(objectClass, aProperty, paramTypes, false);

		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a named method from a class. Using this method is preferred because the
	 * results are cached and should be faster than calling Class.getMethod(). Note
	 * that if an object has a "get" getter method and an "is" getter method with
	 * the same signature defined for a given property. The "get" method is called.
	 * 
	 * @param objectClass the Class whose property methods will be retrieved.
	 * @param aMethodName A String containing the name of the desired method.
	 * @param paramTypes  An array of class objects representing the types of
	 *                    parameters.
	 * @return The appropriate Method from the Class, or null if not found.
	 */
	static private Method getMethodFromClass(Class objectClass, String aProperty, Class[] paramTypes,
			boolean doGetter) { // System.out.print( "Introspector.getMethodFromClass: " + aMethodName + " : "
								// );

		Map classesToMethods = (doGetter ? getterMethods : setterMethods);

		Map allMethods = (Map) classesToMethods.get(objectClass);
		if (allMethods == null) {
			// need to build maps for this class
			mapPropertiesForClass(objectClass);
			// now the map should exist
			allMethods = (Map) classesToMethods.get(objectClass);
		}

		Method[] methods = (Method[]) allMethods.get(aProperty);
		if (methods == null) {
			return null; // property doesn't exist
		}

		methods_loop: // walks through all methods for name
		for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
			Class[] types = methods[i].getParameterTypes();

			// if parameter lengths don't match
			if (types.length != paramTypes.length) {
				// System.out.println( aMethodName + " : " + types.length + " != " +
				// paramTypes.length );
				continue methods_loop; // continue with outer loop
			}

			// match up each parameter
			for (int j = 0; j < types.length; j++) {
				// convert primitives so they'll match - ugly
				// (would have thought isAssignableFrom() would catch this)
				if (types[j].isPrimitive()) {
					if (types[j] == Boolean.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Boolean.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Character.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Character.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Byte.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Byte.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Short.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Short.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Integer.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Integer.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Long.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Long.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Float.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Float.class;
					} else if (types[j] == Double.TYPE) {
						types[j] = Double.class;
					}
				}

				// if parameters don't match
				if ((paramTypes[j] != WILD) && (!types[j].isAssignableFrom(paramTypes[j]))) {
//                          System.out.println( "Introspector.getMethodFromClass: " +
//                              aProperty + " : " + types[j] + " != " + paramTypes[j] );
					continue methods_loop; // continue with outer loop
				}
			}

			// all params match
			return methods[i];
		}

		// no match
		return null;
	}

	static private final Method[] getAllMethodsForClass(Class aClass) {
		Method[] local = aClass.getDeclaredMethods(); // only local
		Method[] all = aClass.getMethods(); // all public
		Method[] result = new Method[local.length + all.length];
		System.arraycopy(local, 0, result, 0, local.length);
		System.arraycopy(all, 0, result, local.length, all.length);
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Generates a map of properties to both getter or setter methods for the given
	 * class. Then assigned those maps into the appropriate getterMethods and
	 * setterMethods maps keyed by the specified class. Even on error, this method
	 * will at least place empty property maps into each of the methods maps.
	 */
	static private void mapPropertiesForClass(Class objectClass) {
		try {
			Map readProperties = new HashMap();
			getterMethods.put(objectClass, readProperties);
			Map writeProperties = new HashMap();
			setterMethods.put(objectClass, writeProperties);

			String name, property;
			Method[] methods = getAllMethodsForClass(objectClass); // throws SecurityException
			for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
				name = methods[i].getName();
				methods[i].setAccessible(true); // throws SecurityException
				if (name.startsWith("set")) {
					name = name.substring(3);
					if (!"".equals(name)) // excludes "set()"
					{
						putMethodIntoPropertyMap(name, methods[i], writeProperties);
					}
				} else if (methods[i].getReturnType() != void.class) {
					String fullname = name;
					if (name.startsWith("get")) {
						name = name.substring(3);
					} else if (name.startsWith("is")) {
						name = name.substring(2);
					} else if (name.startsWith("has") && (!strict)) // what about hashCode()?
					{
						name = name.substring(3);
					}

					if (!"".equals(name) && (!strict)) // excludes "get()", "has()", and "is()"
					{
						putMethodIntoPropertyMap(name, methods[i], readProperties);
						if (fullname != name) { // allows us to match properties that include the get/set prefix as well
							putMethodIntoPropertyMap(fullname, methods[i], readProperties);
						}
					}
				}
			}
		} catch (SecurityException se) {
			System.out.println("Introspector.getMethodFromClass: " + se);
			// this class will show up with empty getter/setter maps
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Places a property-method pair into one of the properties maps. This in effect
	 * maps a property to an array of methods.
	 */
	private static void putMethodIntoPropertyMap(String aProperty, Method aMethod, Map aMap) {
		// ensure first character is lower case
		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(aProperty);
		buffer.setCharAt(0, Character.toLowerCase(buffer.charAt(0)));
		String key = buffer.toString();

		// build array of methods for property
		Method[] result = (Method[]) aMap.get(key);
		if (result == null) {
			result = new Method[] { aMethod };
		} else {
			// create new array that's larger by one and copy
			int i;
			Method[] enlarged = new Method[result.length + 1];
			for (i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
				enlarged[i] = result[i];
			}
			// add the new method to end
			enlarged[i] = aMethod;
			result = enlarged;
		}
		aMap.put(key, result);
	}

	/**
	 * Utility method to get a method for a property belonging to a class. Use this
	 * if you don't feel like making the Class array from the parameters you will be
	 * using - pass in the parameters themselves.
	 * 
	 * @param objectClass the Class whose property methods will be retrieved.
	 * @param aProperty   The property whose method will be retrieved.
	 * @param params      An array of parameters to be used.
	 * @return The appropriate method for the class, or null if not found.
	 */
	static public Method getPropertyReadMethod(Class objectClass, String aProperty, Object[] params) {
		// optimization: avoid allocating class array for common case
		if (params.length == 0) {
			return getPropertyReadMethod(objectClass, aProperty, EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY);
		}

		Class[] paramList = new Class[params.length];
		for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
			if (params[i] != null) {
				paramList[i] = params[i].getClass();
			} else {
				paramList[i] = WILD;
			}
		}
		return getPropertyReadMethod(objectClass, aProperty, paramList);
	}

	/**
	 * Utility method to get a method for a property belonging to a class. Use this
	 * if you don't feel like making the Class array from the parameters you will be
	 * using - pass in the parameters themselves.
	 * 
	 * @param objectClass the Class whose property methods will be retrieved.
	 * @param aProperty   The property whose method will be retrieved.
	 * @param params      An array of parameters to be used.
	 * @return The appropriate method for the class, or null if not found.
	 */
	static public Method getPropertyWriteMethod(Class objectClass, String aProperty, Object[] params) {
		Class[] paramList = new Class[params.length];
		for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
			if (params[i] != null) {
				paramList[i] = params[i].getClass();
			} else {
				paramList[i] = WILD;
			}
		}
		return getPropertyWriteMethod(objectClass, aProperty, paramList);
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a list of the readable properties for the given class. Note that
	 * readable properties may not be writable - see getWriteProperties().
	 * 
	 * @return An array of property names in no particular order where each name is
	 *         a string with the first character in lower case.
	 */
	public static String[] getReadPropertiesForClass(Class objectClass) {
		Map properties = (Map) getterMethods.get(objectClass);
		if (properties == null) {
			// need to build maps for this class
			mapPropertiesForClass(objectClass);
			// now the map should exist
			properties = (Map) getterMethods.get(objectClass);
		}

		// put property names into string array
		Set keys = properties.keySet();
		Iterator it = keys.iterator();
		int len = keys.size();
		String[] result = new String[len];
		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
			result[i] = (String) it.next();
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a list of the writable properties for the given class. Note that
	 * writable properties may not be writable - see getReadProperties().
	 * 
	 * @return An array of property names in no particular order where each name is
	 *         a string with the first character in lower case.
	 */
	public static String[] getWritePropertiesForClass(Class objectClass) {
		Map properties = (Map) setterMethods.get(objectClass);
		if (properties == null) {
			// need to build maps for this class
			mapPropertiesForClass(objectClass);
			// now the map should exist
			properties = (Map) setterMethods.get(objectClass);
		}

		// put property names into string array
		Set keys = properties.keySet();
		Iterator it = keys.iterator();
		int len = keys.size();
		String[] result = new String[len];
		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
			result[i] = (String) it.next();
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a list of the readable properties for the given object, which may not be
	 * null. This method is more useful than getReadPropertiesForClass in that Maps
	 * will return their keys as properties and Lists will return their element
	 * indices as properties. Note that readable properties may not be writable -
	 * see getWriteProperties().
	 * 
	 * @return An array of property names in no particular order where each name is
	 *         a string with the first character in lower case.
	 */
	public static String[] getReadPropertiesForObject(Object anObject) {
		List properties = new ArrayList();
		String[] classProperties = getReadPropertiesForClass(anObject.getClass());
		if (anObject instanceof List) {
			properties.addAll(getPropertiesForList((List) anObject));
		}
		if (anObject instanceof Map) {
			properties.addAll(getPropertiesForMap((Map) anObject));
		}
		int i;
		int len = classProperties.length + properties.size();
		String[] result = new String[len];
		for (i = 0; i < classProperties.length; i++) {
			result[i] = classProperties[i];
		}
		Iterator it = properties.iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			result[i++] = it.next().toString();
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a list of the writable properties for the given object, which may not be
	 * null. This method is more useful than getWritePropertiesForClass in that Maps
	 * will return their keys as properties and Lists will return their element
	 * indices as properties. Note that writable properties may not be writable -
	 * see getReadProperties().
	 * 
	 * @return An array of property names in no particular order where each name is
	 *         a string with the first character in lower case.
	 */
	public static String[] getWritePropertiesForObject(Object anObject) {
		List properties = new ArrayList();
		String[] classProperties = getWritePropertiesForClass(anObject.getClass());
		if (anObject instanceof List) {
			properties.addAll(getPropertiesForList((List) anObject));
		}
		if (anObject instanceof Map) {
			properties.addAll(getPropertiesForMap((Map) anObject));
		}

		int i;
		int len = classProperties.length + properties.size();
		String[] result = new String[len];
		for (i = 0; i < classProperties.length; i++) {
			result[i] = classProperties[i];
		}
		Iterator it = properties.iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			result[i++] = it.next().toString();
		}
		return result;
	}

	private static List getPropertiesForList(List aList) {
		List result = new ArrayList();
		int len = aList.size();
		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
			result.add(new Integer(i).toString());
		}
		return result;
	}

	private static List getPropertiesForMap(Map aMap) {
		List result = new ArrayList();
		Iterator it = ((Map) aMap).keySet().iterator();
		while (it.hasNext()) {
			result.add(it.next().toString());
		}
		return result;
	}

	private static Object[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new Object[0];

	/**
	 * Convenience to get a value for a property from an object. An empty property
	 * string is considered the identity property and simply returns the object.
	 * 
	 * @throws MissingPropertyException if the property cannot be found on the
	 *                                  object.
	 */
	public static Object getValueForObject(Object anObject, String aProperty) {
		if ((aProperty == null) || ("".equals(aProperty))) {
			return anObject;
		}

		if (useOGNL && aProperty.startsWith("ognl:")) {
			try {
				return ognl.Ognl.getValue(aProperty, anObject);
			} catch (Throwable t) {
				if (debug) {
					System.err.println("Introspector.getValueForObject: " + anObject + "' ( " + anObject.getClass()
							+ " )" + ", ognl:" + aProperty);
					System.err.println(t);
				}
				return null;
			}
		}

		boolean invert = false;
		if (aProperty.startsWith("!")) {
			aProperty = aProperty.substring(1);
			invert = true;
		}

		Object result = null;
		try {
			Method m = Introspector.getPropertyReadMethod(anObject.getClass(), aProperty, EMPTY_ARRAY);
			if (m != null) {
				result = m.invoke(anObject, EMPTY_ARRAY);
			} else // no method, try for field
			{
				try {
					Field field = anObject.getClass().getDeclaredField(aProperty);
					if (field != null) {
						field.setAccessible(true); // throws SecurityException
						result = field.get(anObject);
					}
				} catch (Throwable t) {
					// ignore for now
				}
			}

			if (result == null) {
				if (anObject instanceof Map) {
					result = ((Map) anObject).get(aProperty);
				} else if (anObject instanceof List) {
					result = ((List) anObject).get(Integer.parseInt(aProperty));
				}
			}

			if (invert) {
				Object inverted = ValueConverter.invert(result);
				if (inverted != null)
					result = inverted;
			}
			// System.out.println( "getValueForObject: " + anObject + " : " + aProperty + "
			// : " + result );
			return result;
		} catch (Throwable exc) {
			if (exc instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
				exc = ((InvocationTargetException) exc).getTargetException();
			}
			if (exc instanceof RuntimeException) {
				throw (RuntimeException) exc;
			}
			if (debug) {
				System.out.println("Introspector.getValueForObject: " + anObject + "' ( " + anObject.getClass() + " )"
						+ ", " + aProperty + ": ");
			}
			throw new WotonomyException(exc);
		}
//!		throw new MissingPropertyException();
	}

	/**
	 * Convenience to set a value for a property from an object. Returns the return
	 * value from executing the specified method, or null if the method returns type
	 * void.
	 * 
	 * @throws MissingPropertyException if the property cannot be found on the
	 *                                  object.
	 * @throws NullPrimitiveException   if the property is of primitive type and the
	 *                                  value is null.
	 */
	public static Object setValueForObject(Object anObject, String aProperty, Object aValue) {
		if (useOGNL && aProperty.startsWith("ognl:")) {
			try {
				ognl.Ognl.setValue(aProperty, anObject, aValue);
			} catch (Throwable t) {
				if (debug) {
					System.err.println("Introspector.setValueForObject: " + anObject + "' ( " + anObject.getClass()
							+ " )" + ", ognl:" + aProperty + " : " + aValue);
					System.err.println(t);
				}
			}
			return null;
		}

		try {
			if (aProperty.startsWith("!")) {
				aProperty = aProperty.substring(1);
				Object inverted = ValueConverter.invert(aValue);
				if (inverted != null)
					aValue = inverted;
			}

			Method m = null;
			if (aValue != null) {
				m = Introspector.getPropertyWriteMethod(anObject.getClass(), aProperty,
						new Class[] { aValue.getClass() });
			}
			if (m == null) {
				m = Introspector.getPropertyWriteMethod(anObject.getClass(), aProperty, new Class[] { WILD });
				if ((m != null) && (aValue != null)) {
					// check for null primitive
					if ((aValue == null) && (m.getParameterTypes()[0].isPrimitive())) {
						throw new NullPrimitiveException();
					}

					// convert if possible
					Object o = ValueConverter.convertObjectToClass(aValue, m.getParameterTypes()[0]);
					if (o != null) {
						aValue = o;
					}
				}
			}
			if (m != null) {
				return m.invoke(anObject, new Object[] { aValue });
			} else // no method, try for field
			{
				try {
					Field field = anObject.getClass().getDeclaredField(aProperty);
					if (field != null) {
						field.setAccessible(true); // throws SecurityException
						field.set(anObject, aValue);
						return null;
					}
				} catch (Throwable t) {
					// ignore for now
				}
			}

			if (anObject instanceof Map) {
				return ((Map) anObject).put(aProperty, aValue);
			}
			if (anObject instanceof List) {
				List list = (List) anObject;
				int i = Integer.parseInt(aProperty);
				if (list.size() < i + 1) {
					// expand list as necessary
					for (int j = list.size(); j <= i; j++) {
						list.add(new Object()); // placeholder
					}
				}
				return list.set(i, aValue);
			}
		} catch (Throwable exc) {
			if (exc instanceof IllegalArgumentException) {
				System.out.println(
						"Introspector.setValueForObject: " + anObject + " , " + aProperty + " , '" + aValue + "' ):");
				System.out.println(exc);
			} else if (exc instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
				exc = ((InvocationTargetException) exc).getTargetException();
			}
			if (exc instanceof RuntimeException) {
				throw (RuntimeException) exc;
			}
			if (debug) {
				System.out.println(
						"Introspector.setValueForObject: " + anObject + " , " + aProperty + " , '" + aValue + "' ):");
			}
			throw new WotonomyException(exc);
		}
		return null;
//!		throw new MissingPropertyException();
	}

	/**
	 * Gets a value from an object or any of its child objects. This will parse the
	 * property string for "."'s and get values for each successive object's
	 * property in the path. An empty property string is considered the identity
	 * property and simply returns the object.
	 */
	public static Object get(Object anObject, String aProperty) {
		int i = aProperty.indexOf(SEPARATOR);
		if (i == -1)
			return getValueForObject(anObject, aProperty);

		String pathElement = aProperty.substring(0, i);
		String remainder = aProperty.substring(i + 1);

		Object result = getValueForObject(anObject, pathElement);
		if (result == null)
			return null;
		return get(result, remainder);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets a value in an object or any of its child objects. This will parse the
	 * property string for "."'s and set values for each successive object's
	 * property in the path.<br>
	 * <br>
	 *
	 * If a property is not found, this method will try to implicitly create hash
	 * maps (if possible) to fill out the path. This is useful when dealing with
	 * trees of nested maps.
	 */
	public static Object set(Object anObject, String aProperty, Object aValue) {
		int i = aProperty.indexOf(SEPARATOR);
		if (i == -1)
			return setValueForObject(anObject, aProperty, aValue);

		String pathElement = aProperty.substring(0, i);
		String remainder = aProperty.substring(i + 1);

		Object result = getValueForObject(anObject, pathElement);
		if (result == null) {
			result = new HashMap(2);
			setValueForObject(anObject, pathElement, result);
		}
		return set(result, remainder, aValue);
	}

	/**
	 * If set to true, exceptions printed to System.out.println. Defaults to true.
	 */
	public void setDebug(boolean isDebug) {
		debug = isDebug;
	}
}

/*
 * $Log$ Revision 1.2 2006/02/16 13:11:47 cgruber Check in all sources in
 * eclipse-friendly maven-enabled packages.
 *
 * Revision 1.19 2004/02/05 02:20:34 mpowers Added experimental ognl support (if
 * ognl is present).
 *
 * Revision 1.18 2003/03/26 16:44:35 mpowers Now correctly reflecting on all
 * methods, not just locally declared ones.
 *
 * Revision 1.17 2003/02/21 21:10:51 mpowers Now reaching package, protected,
 * and private methods and fields.
 *
 * Revision 1.16 2003/01/28 22:11:59 mpowers Now more lenient in resolving
 * properties starting with "is" "get" or "has".
 *
 * Revision 1.15 2003/01/27 15:10:54 mpowers Better handling for illegal
 * argument exceptions.
 *
 * Revision 1.14 2003/01/18 23:30:42 mpowers WODisplayGroup now compiles.
 *
 * Revision 1.13 2002/10/11 15:35:12 mpowers Removed printlns.
 *
 * Revision 1.11 2001/05/02 17:58:41 mpowers Removed debugging code, added
 * comments.
 *
 * Revision 1.10 2001/04/08 21:00:54 mpowers Changes to support new
 * objectsForFetchSpecification scheme.
 *
 * Revision 1.9 2001/03/29 03:30:36 mpowers Refactored duplicator a bit.
 * Disabled MissingPropertyExceptions for now.
 *
 * Revision 1.8 2001/03/28 17:52:45 mpowers Corrected the throws in the docs.
 *
 * Revision 1.7 2001/03/28 17:49:13 mpowers Better exception handling in
 * Introspector.
 *
 * Revision 1.6 2001/03/13 21:40:20 mpowers Improved handling of runtime
 * exceptions.
 *
 * Revision 1.5 2001/03/09 22:06:35 mpowers Now extracting the wrapped exception
 * from InvocationTargetExceptions.
 *
 * Revision 1.4 2001/03/01 20:36:35 mpowers Better error handling and better
 * handling of nulls.
 *
 * Revision 1.3 2001/01/17 16:20:57 mpowers Introspector now handles the
 * identity property.
 *
 * Revision 1.2 2001/01/09 20:08:17 mpowers Slight optimization.
 *
 * Revision 1.1.1.1 2000/12/21 15:52:04 mpowers Contributing wotonomy.
 *
 * Revision 1.5 2000/12/20 16:25:46 michael Added log to all files.
 *
 *
 */