java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.javamodel.Helper

```
public class Helper
extends Object
```
INTERNAL:
Purpose:To provide helper methods and constants to assist in integrating TopLink JAXB 2.0 Generation with the JDEV JOT APIs.
Responsibilities:
- Make available a map of JOT - XML type pairs
- Redirect method calls to the current JavaModel implementation as required
- Provide methods for accessing generics, annotations, etc. on a given implementaiton's classes
- Provide a dynamic proxy instance for a given JavaAnnotation in the JOT implementation (for reflection a Java SDK annotation is returned)
See Also:

JavaModel, AnnotationProxy

Since:

Oracle TopLink 11.1.1.0.0

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`ABYTE`
`static String`	`APBYTE`
`static String`	`BIGDECIMAL`
`static String`	`BIGINTEGER`
`static String`	`BOOLEAN`
`static String`	`BYTE`
`static String`	`CALENDAR`
`static String`	`CHAR`
`static String`	`CHARACTER`
`static String`	`CLASS`
`static String`	`DOUBLE`
`static String`	`DURATION`
`static String`	`FLOAT`
`static String`	`GREGORIAN_CALENDAR`
`static String`	`INTEGER`
`protected static String`	`JAKARTA_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAKARTA_RPC_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAKARTA_WS_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAVA_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAVAX_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAVAX_RPC_PKG`
`protected static String`	`JAVAX_WS_PKG`
`protected JavaModel`	`jModel`
`protected ClassLoader`	`loader`
`static String`	`LONG`
`static String`	`OBJECT`
`static String`	`PBOOLEAN`
`static String`	`PBYTE`
`static String`	`PDOUBLE`
`static String`	`PFLOAT`
`static String`	`PINT`
`static String`	`PLONG`
`static String`	`PSHORT`
`static String`	`QNAME_CLASS`
`static String`	`SHORT`
`static String`	`SQL_DATE`
`static String`	`SQL_TIME`
`static String`	`SQL_TIMESTAMP`
`static String`	`STRING`
`static String`	`URI`
`static String`	`URL`
`static String`	`UTIL_DATE`
`static String`	`UUID`
`static String`	`XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Helper(JavaModel model)
INTERNAL: This is the preferred constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`classExistsInArray(JavaClass theClass, List<JavaClass> existingClasses)`	Convenience method to determine if a class exists in a given ArrayList.
`Annotation`	`getAnnotation(JavaHasAnnotations element, Class annotationClass)`	Returns a either a dynamic proxy instance that allows an element to be treated as an annotation (for JOT), or a Java annotation (for Reflection), or null if the specified annotation does not exist.
`Class`	`getClassForJavaClass(JavaClass javaClass)`
`ClassLoader`	`getClassLoader()`
`JavaClass`	`getGenericReturnType(JavaMethod meth)`	Return a given method's generic return type as a JavaClass.
`JavaClass`	`getJavaClass(Class javaClass)`	Return a JavaClass instance created based the provided class.
`JavaClass`	`getJavaClass(String javaClassName)`	Return a JavaClass instance created based on fully qualified class name.
`JavaClass[]`	`getJavaClassArray(Class... classes)`	Return array of JavaClass instances created based on the provided classes.
`JavaClass`	`getJaxbElementClass()`	Return a JavaClass instance based on the @see jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBElement .
`JavaClass`	`getObjectClass()`	Return a JavaClass instance based on the @see java.lang.Object .
`static String`	`getQualifiedJavaTypeName(String javaTypeName, String packageName)`	Prepends a package name to a given java type name, if it is not already present.
`JavaClass`	`getType(JavaField field)`	Returns a JavaClass instance wrapping the provided field's resolved type.
`HashMap`	`getXMLToJavaTypeMap()`	Return a map of default Java types to XML types.
`boolean`	`isAnnotationPresent(JavaHasAnnotations element, Class annotationClass)`	Indicates if element contains a given annotation.
`boolean`	`isBuiltInJavaType(JavaClass jClass)`	Indicates if a given JavaClass is a built-in Java type.
`boolean`	`isCollectionType(JavaClass type)`
`boolean`	`isFacets()`
`boolean`	`isMapType(JavaClass type)`
`void`	`setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader)`
`void`	`setFacets(boolean facets)`
`void`	`setJavaModel(JavaModel model)`

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

- Field Detail
  - loader
```
protected ClassLoader loader
```
  - jModel
```
protected JavaModel jModel
```
  - APBYTE
```
public static final String APBYTE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BIGDECIMAL
```
public static final String BIGDECIMAL
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BIGINTEGER
```
public static final String BIGINTEGER
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PBOOLEAN
```
public static final String PBOOLEAN
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PBYTE
```
public static final String PBYTE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CALENDAR
```
public static final String CALENDAR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CHARACTER
```
public static final String CHARACTER
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR
```
public static final String CHAR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - OBJECT
```
public static final String OBJECT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CLASS
```
public static final String CLASS
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PDOUBLE
```
public static final String PDOUBLE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PFLOAT
```
public static final String PFLOAT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PINT
```
public static final String PINT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PLONG
```
public static final String PLONG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PSHORT
```
public static final String PSHORT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - QNAME_CLASS
```
public static final String QNAME_CLASS
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRING
```
public static final String STRING
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ABYTE
```
public static final String ABYTE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final String BOOLEAN
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - BYTE
```
public static final String BYTE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - GREGORIAN_CALENDAR
```
public static final String GREGORIAN_CALENDAR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DOUBLE
```
public static final String DOUBLE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FLOAT
```
public static final String FLOAT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - INTEGER
```
public static final String INTEGER
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UUID
```
public static final String UUID
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LONG
```
public static final String LONG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SHORT
```
public static final String SHORT
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UTIL_DATE
```
public static final String UTIL_DATE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_DATE
```
public static final String SQL_DATE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_TIME
```
public static final String SQL_TIME
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_TIMESTAMP
```
public static final String SQL_TIMESTAMP
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DURATION
```
public static final String DURATION
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR
```
public static final String XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - URI
```
public static final String URI
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - URL
```
public static final String URL
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVA_PKG
```
protected static final String JAVA_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVAX_PKG
```
protected static final String JAVAX_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAKARTA_PKG
```
protected static final String JAKARTA_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVAX_WS_PKG
```
protected static final String JAVAX_WS_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAKARTA_WS_PKG
```
protected static final String JAKARTA_WS_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVAX_RPC_PKG
```
protected static final String JAVAX_RPC_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - JAKARTA_RPC_PKG
```
protected static final String JAKARTA_RPC_PKG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Helper
```
public Helper(JavaModel model)
```
    INTERNAL: This is the preferred constructor. This constructor builds the map of XML-Java type pairs, and sets the JavaModel and ClassLoader.
    
    Parameters:
    
    model -
- Method Detail
  - getGenericReturnType
```
public JavaClass getGenericReturnType(JavaMethod meth)
```
    Return a given method's generic return type as a JavaClass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    meth -
    
    Returns:
  - getJavaClass
```
public JavaClass getJavaClass(Class javaClass)
```
    Return a JavaClass instance created based the provided class. This assumes that the provided class exists on the classpath - null is returned otherwise.
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaClass -
    
    Returns:
  - getJavaClassArray
```
public JavaClass[] getJavaClassArray(Class... classes)
```
    Return array of JavaClass instances created based on the provided classes. This assumes provided classes exist on the classpath.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classes -
    
    Returns:
    
    JavaClass array
  - getJavaClass
```
public JavaClass getJavaClass(String javaClassName)
```
    Return a JavaClass instance created based on fully qualified class name. This assumes that a class with the provided name exists on the classpath - null is returned otherwise.
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaClassName -
    
    Returns:
  - getXMLToJavaTypeMap
```
public HashMap getXMLToJavaTypeMap()
```
    Return a map of default Java types to XML types.
    
    Returns:
  - getAnnotation
```
public Annotation getAnnotation(JavaHasAnnotations element,
                                Class annotationClass)
```
    Returns a either a dynamic proxy instance that allows an element to be treated as an annotation (for JOT), or a Java annotation (for Reflection), or null if the specified annotation does not exist. Intended to be used in conjunction with isAnnotationPresent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element -
    
    annotationClass -
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    isAnnotationPresent(org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.javamodel.JavaHasAnnotations, java.lang.Class)
  - getType
```
public JavaClass getType(JavaField field)
```
    Returns a JavaClass instance wrapping the provided field's resolved type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field -
    
    Returns:
  - getJaxbElementClass
```
public JavaClass getJaxbElementClass()
```
    Return a JavaClass instance based on the @see jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBElement . Replacement of direct access to JAXBELEMENT_CLASS field.
    
    Returns:
  - getObjectClass
```
public JavaClass getObjectClass()
```
    Return a JavaClass instance based on the @see java.lang.Object . Replacement of direct access to OBJECT_CLASS field.
    
    Returns:
  - isAnnotationPresent
```
public boolean isAnnotationPresent(JavaHasAnnotations element,
                                   Class annotationClass)
```
    Indicates if element contains a given annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element -
    
    annotationClass -
    
    Returns:
  - isBuiltInJavaType
```
public boolean isBuiltInJavaType(JavaClass jClass)
```
    Indicates if a given JavaClass is a built-in Java type. A JavaClass is considered to be a built-in type if: 1 - the XMLToJavaTypeMap map contains a key equal to the provided JavaClass' raw name 2 - the provided JavaClass' raw name starts with "java." 3 - the provided JavaClass' raw name starts with "javax.", with the exception of "jakarta.xml.ws." and "javax.xml.rpc"
    
    Parameters:
    
    jClass -
    
    Returns:
  - setClassLoader
```
public void setClassLoader(ClassLoader loader)
```
  - setJavaModel
```
public void setJavaModel(JavaModel model)
```
  - getClassLoader
```
public ClassLoader getClassLoader()
```
  - getClassForJavaClass
```
public Class getClassForJavaClass(JavaClass javaClass)
```
  - classExistsInArray
```
public boolean classExistsInArray(JavaClass theClass,
                                  List<JavaClass> existingClasses)
```
    Convenience method to determine if a class exists in a given ArrayList.
  - getQualifiedJavaTypeName
```
public static String getQualifiedJavaTypeName(String javaTypeName,
                                              String packageName)
```
    Prepends a package name to a given java type name, if it is not already present.
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaTypeName - Java type name that may/may not contain 'packageName'
    
    packageName - package name to prepend to javaTypeName if not already
    
    Returns:
    
    fully qualified java type name
  - isCollectionType
```
public boolean isCollectionType(JavaClass type)
```
  - isMapType
```
public boolean isMapType(JavaClass type)
```
  - isFacets
```
public boolean isFacets()
```
  - setFacets
```
public void setFacets(boolean facets)
```

Class Helper

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

loader

jModel

APBYTE

BIGDECIMAL

BIGINTEGER

PBOOLEAN

PBYTE

CALENDAR

CHARACTER

CHAR

OBJECT

CLASS

PDOUBLE

PFLOAT

PINT

PLONG

PSHORT

QNAME_CLASS

STRING

ABYTE

BOOLEAN

BYTE

GREGORIAN_CALENDAR

DOUBLE

FLOAT

INTEGER

UUID

LONG

SHORT

UTIL_DATE

SQL_DATE

SQL_TIME

SQL_TIMESTAMP

DURATION

XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR

URI

URL

JAVA_PKG

JAVAX_PKG

JAKARTA_PKG

JAVAX_WS_PKG

JAKARTA_WS_PKG

JAVAX_RPC_PKG

JAKARTA_RPC_PKG

Constructor Detail

Helper

Method Detail

getGenericReturnType

getJavaClass

getJavaClassArray

getJavaClass

getXMLToJavaTypeMap

getAnnotation

getType

getJaxbElementClass

getObjectClass

isAnnotationPresent

isBuiltInJavaType

setClassLoader

setJavaModel

getClassLoader

getClassForJavaClass

classExistsInArray

getQualifiedJavaTypeName

isCollectionType

isMapType

isFacets

setFacets