get parameter name

[Leo Campos]

hello,

Somebody may tell me how can I get method parameter-name using reflection or others?



thank you.

[Joe Ess]

I don't think you can get the name. The parameter name doesn't have any relevance outside the method so it wouldn't make sense to make it accessible.

[Leo Campos]

I am building an application that use reflection to test several methods, and I need the parameter name of methods to show to system users.

it's important a lot.
:roll:

thanks.

[Joe Ess]

Reflection is a low-level view that is not appropriate for humans. You should look into using the JavaBeans API to write your test classes. Basically you write a companion class, called a BeanInfo class, to describe your bean (java class). The java.beans package has the classes you'd use to get the information you require, for example, ParameterDescriptor which describes a method parameter. There's a ton of tutorials on the Java site that will help you get started.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Originally posted by Leo Campos:

it's important a lot.

Reflection alone isn't going to get you this information. You'll need to use something like Apache BCEL to probe the class file itself, looking in the debug information tables where these names are stored -- and then only if the classes are compiled with this information included.

[Leo Campos]

thank you