Groovy example source code file (MixedInMetaClass.java)

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metaclass, mixedinmetaclass, mixedinmetaclass, object, object, ownedmetaclass, ownedmetaclass, string, weakreference, weakreference

The Groovy MixedInMetaClass.java source code

/*
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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass;

import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper;
import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods;

import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;

import groovy.lang.*;

/**
 * @author Alex Tkachman
 *
 */
public class MixedInMetaClass extends OwnedMetaClass {
    private final WeakReference owner;

    public MixedInMetaClass(Object instance, Object owner) {
        super(GroovySystem.getMetaClassRegistry().getMetaClass(instance.getClass()));
        this.owner = new WeakReference(owner);
        DefaultGroovyMethods.setMetaClass (instance, this);
    }

    protected Object getOwner() {
        return this.owner.get();
    }

    protected MetaClass getOwnerMetaClass(Object owner) {
        return InvokerHelper.getMetaClass(owner);
    }

    public Object invokeMethod(Class sender, Object receiver, String methodName, Object[] arguments, boolean isCallToSuper, boolean fromInsideClass) {
        if (isCallToSuper) {
            return delegate.invokeMethod(sender, receiver, methodName, arguments, true, fromInsideClass);
        }
        return super.invokeMethod(sender, receiver, methodName, arguments, false, fromInsideClass);
    }
}