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17  package org.apache.commons.lang3;
18  
19  import java.lang.reflect.Method;
20  import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
21  import java.util.ArrayDeque;
22  import java.util.ArrayList;
23  import java.util.Collections;
24  import java.util.Comparator;
25  import java.util.Deque;
26  import java.util.HashMap;
27  import java.util.HashSet;
28  import java.util.Iterator;
29  import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
30  import java.util.List;
31  import java.util.Map;
32  import java.util.Objects;
33  import java.util.Set;
34  import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
35  import java.util.regex.Pattern;
36  import java.util.stream.Collectors;
37  
38  /**
39   * Operates on classes without using reflection.
40   *
41   * <p>
42   * This class handles invalid {@code null} inputs as best it can. Each method documents its behavior in more detail.
43   * </p>
44   *
45   * <p>
46   * The notion of a {@code canonical name} includes the human-readable name for the type, for example {@code int[]}. The
47   * non-canonical method variants work with the JVM names, such as {@code [I}.
48   * </p>
49   *
50   * @since 2.0
51   */
52  public class ClassUtils {
53  
54      /**
55       * Enumerates inclusivity literals for {@link #hierarchy(Class, Interfaces)}.
56       *
57       * @since 3.2
58       */
59      public enum Interfaces {
60  
61          /** Includes interfaces. */
62          INCLUDE,
63  
64          /** Excludes interfaces. */
65          EXCLUDE
66      }
67  
68      /**
69       * The JLS-specified maximum class name length {@value}.
70       *
71       * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
72       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
73       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
74       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
75       */
76      private static final int MAX_CLASS_NAME_LENGTH = 65535;
77  
78      /**
79       * The JVM-specified {@code CONSTANT_Class_info} structure defines an array type descriptor is valid only if it represents {@value} or fewer dimensions.
80       *
81       * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
82       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
83       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
84       * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
85       */
86      private static final int MAX_JVM_ARRAY_DIMENSION = 255;
87  
88      /**
89       * The maximum number of array dimensions.
90       */
91      private static final int MAX_DIMENSIONS = 255;
92  
93      private static final Pattern ARRAY_TAIL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?:\\[\\])+");
94  
95      private static final Comparator<Class<?>> COMPARATOR = (o1, o2) -> Objects.compare(getName(o1), getName(o2), String::compareTo);
96  
97      /**
98       * The package separator character: {@code '&#x2e;' == {@value}}.
99       */
100     public static final char PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR = '.';
101 
102     /**
103      * The package separator String: {@code "&#x2e;"}.
104      */
105     public static final String PACKAGE_SEPARATOR = String.valueOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
106 
107     /**
108      * The inner class separator character: {@code '$' == {@value}}.
109      */
110     public static final char INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR = '$';
111 
112     /**
113      * The inner class separator String: {@code "$"}.
114      */
115     public static final String INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR = String.valueOf(INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
116 
117     /**
118      * Maps names of primitives to their corresponding primitive {@link Class}es.
119      */
120     private static final Map<String, Class<?>> NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP = new HashMap<>();
121 
122     static {
123         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Boolean.TYPE.getName(), Boolean.TYPE);
124         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Byte.TYPE.getName(), Byte.TYPE);
125         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Character.TYPE.getName(), Character.TYPE);
126         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Double.TYPE.getName(), Double.TYPE);
127         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Float.TYPE.getName(), Float.TYPE);
128         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Integer.TYPE.getName(), Integer.TYPE);
129         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Long.TYPE.getName(), Long.TYPE);
130         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Short.TYPE.getName(), Short.TYPE);
131         NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(Void.TYPE.getName(), Void.TYPE);
132     }
133 
134     /**
135      * Maps primitive {@link Class}es to their corresponding wrapper {@link Class}.
136      */
137     private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP = new HashMap<>();
138 
139     static {
140         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Boolean.TYPE, Boolean.class);
141         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Byte.TYPE, Byte.class);
142         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Character.TYPE, Character.class);
143         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Short.TYPE, Short.class);
144         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Integer.TYPE, Integer.class);
145         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Long.TYPE, Long.class);
146         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Double.TYPE, Double.class);
147         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Float.TYPE, Float.class);
148         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.put(Void.TYPE, Void.TYPE);
149     }
150 
151     /**
152      * Maps wrapper {@link Class}es to their corresponding primitive types.
153      */
154     private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> WRAPPER_PRIMITIVE_MAP = new HashMap<>();
155 
156     static {
157         PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.forEach((primitiveClass, wrapperClass) -> {
158             if (!primitiveClass.equals(wrapperClass)) {
159                 WRAPPER_PRIMITIVE_MAP.put(wrapperClass, primitiveClass);
160             }
161         });
162     }
163 
164     /**
165      * Maps a primitive class name to its corresponding abbreviation used in array class names.
166      */
167     private static final Map<String, String> ABBREVIATION_MAP;
168 
169     /**
170      * Maps an abbreviation used in array class names to corresponding primitive class name.
171      */
172     private static final Map<String, String> REVERSE_ABBREVIATION_MAP;
173 
174     /** Feed abbreviation maps. */
175     static {
176         final Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
177         map.put(Integer.TYPE.getName(), "I");
178         map.put(Boolean.TYPE.getName(), "Z");
179         map.put(Float.TYPE.getName(), "F");
180         map.put(Long.TYPE.getName(), "J");
181         map.put(Short.TYPE.getName(), "S");
182         map.put(Byte.TYPE.getName(), "B");
183         map.put(Double.TYPE.getName(), "D");
184         map.put(Character.TYPE.getName(), "C");
185         ABBREVIATION_MAP = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map);
186         REVERSE_ABBREVIATION_MAP = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map.entrySet().stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getValue, Map.Entry::getKey)));
187     }
188 
189     /**
190      * Gets the class comparator, comparing by class name.
191      *
192      * @return The class comparator.
193      * @since 3.13.0
194      */
195     public static Comparator<Class<?>> comparator() {
196         return COMPARATOR;
197     }
198 
199     /**
200      * Given a {@link List} of {@link Class} objects, this method converts them into class names.
201      *
202      * <p>
203      * A new {@link List} is returned. {@code null} objects will be copied into the returned list as {@code null}.
204      * </p>
205      *
206      * @param classes The classes to change.
207      * @return A {@link List} of class names corresponding to the Class objects, {@code null} if null input.
208      * @throws ClassCastException Thrown if {@code classes} contains a non-{@link Class} entry.
209      */
210     public static List<String> convertClassesToClassNames(final List<Class<?>> classes) {
211         return classes == null ? null : classes.stream().map(e -> getName(e, null)).collect(Collectors.toList());
212     }
213 
214     /**
215      * Given a {@link List} of class names, this method converts them into classes.
216      *
217      * <p>
218      * A new {@link List} is returned. If the class name cannot be found, {@code null} is stored in the {@link List}. If the
219      * class name in the {@link List} is {@code null}, {@code null} is stored in the output {@link List}.
220      * </p>
221      *
222      * @param classNames The classNames to change.
223      * @return A {@link List} of Class objects corresponding to the class names, {@code null} if null input.
224      * @throws ClassCastException Thrown if classNames contains a non String entry.
225      */
226     public static List<Class<?>> convertClassNamesToClasses(final List<String> classNames) {
227         if (classNames == null) {
228             return null;
229         }
230         final List<Class<?>> classes = new ArrayList<>(classNames.size());
231         classNames.forEach(className -> {
232             try {
233                 classes.add(Class.forName(className));
234             } catch (final Exception ex) {
235                 classes.add(null);
236             }
237         });
238         return classes;
239     }
240 
241     /**
242      * Gets the abbreviated name of a {@link Class}.
243      *
244      * @param cls The class to get the abbreviated name for, may be {@code null}.
245      * @param lengthHint The desired length of the abbreviated name.
246      * @return The abbreviated name or an empty string.
247      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if len &lt;= 0.
248      * @see #getAbbreviatedName(String, int)
249      * @since 3.4
250      */
251     public static String getAbbreviatedName(final Class<?> cls, final int lengthHint) {
252         if (cls == null) {
253             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
254         }
255         return getAbbreviatedName(cls.getName(), lengthHint);
256     }
257 
258     /**
259      * Gets the abbreviated class name from a {@link String}.
260      *
261      * <p>
262      * The string passed in is assumed to be a class name - it is not checked.
263      * </p>
264      *
265      * <p>
266      * The abbreviation algorithm will shorten the class name, usually without significant loss of meaning.
267      * </p>
268      *
269      * <p>
270      * The abbreviated class name will always include the complete package hierarchy. If enough space is available,
271      * rightmost sub-packages will be displayed in full length. The abbreviated package names will be shortened to a single
272      * character.
273      * </p>
274      * <p>
275      * Only package names are shortened, the class simple name remains untouched. (See examples.)
276      * </p>
277      * <p>
278      * The result will be longer than the desired length only if all the package names shortened to a single character plus
279      * the class simple name with the separating dots together are longer than the desired length. In other words, when the
280      * class name cannot be shortened to the desired length.
281      * </p>
282      * <p>
283      * If the class name can be shortened then the final length will be at most {@code lengthHint} characters.
284      * </p>
285      * <p>
286      * If the {@code lengthHint} is zero or negative then the method throws exception. If you want to achieve the shortest
287      * possible version then use {@code 1} as a {@code lengthHint}.
288      * </p>
289      *
290      * <table>
291      * <caption>Examples</caption>
292      * <tr>
293      * <td>className</td>
294      * <td>len</td>
295      * <td>return</td>
296      * </tr>
297      * <tr>
298      * <td>null</td>
299      * <td>1</td>
300      * <td>""</td>
301      * </tr>
302      * <tr>
303      * <td>"java.lang.String"</td>
304      * <td>5</td>
305      * <td>"j.l.String"</td>
306      * </tr>
307      * <tr>
308      * <td>"java.lang.String"</td>
309      * <td>15</td>
310      * <td>"j.lang.String"</td>
311      * </tr>
312      * <tr>
313      * <td>"java.lang.String"</td>
314      * <td>30</td>
315      * <td>"java.lang.String"</td>
316      * </tr>
317      * <tr>
318      * <td>"org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils"</td>
319      * <td>18</td>
320      * <td>"o.a.c.l.ClassUtils"</td>
321      * </tr>
322      * </table>
323      *
324      * @param className The className to get the abbreviated name for, may be {@code null}.
325      * @param lengthHint The desired length of the abbreviated name.
326      * @return The abbreviated name or an empty string if the specified class name is {@code null} or empty string. The
327      *         abbreviated name may be longer than the desired length if it cannot be abbreviated to the desired length.
328      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if {@code len <= 0}.
329      * @since 3.4
330      */
331     public static String getAbbreviatedName(final String className, final int lengthHint) {
332         if (lengthHint <= 0) {
333             throw new IllegalArgumentException("len must be > 0");
334         }
335         if (className == null) {
336             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
337         }
338         if (className.length() <= lengthHint) {
339             return className;
340         }
341         final char[] abbreviated = className.toCharArray();
342         int target = 0;
343         int source = 0;
344         while (source < abbreviated.length) {
345             // copy the next part
346             int runAheadTarget = target;
347             while (source < abbreviated.length && abbreviated[source] != '.') {
348                 abbreviated[runAheadTarget++] = abbreviated[source++];
349             }
350 
351             ++target;
352             if (useFull(runAheadTarget, source, abbreviated.length, lengthHint) || target > runAheadTarget) {
353                 target = runAheadTarget;
354             }
355 
356             // copy the '.' unless it was the last part
357             if (source < abbreviated.length) {
358                 abbreviated[target++] = abbreviated[source++];
359             }
360         }
361         return new String(abbreviated, 0, target);
362     }
363 
364     /**
365      * Gets a {@link List} of all interfaces implemented by the given class and its superclasses.
366      *
367      * <p>
368      * The order is determined by looking through each interface in turn as declared in the source file and following its
369      * hierarchy up. Then each superclass is considered in the same way. Later duplicates are ignored, so the order is
370      * maintained.
371      * </p>
372      *
373      * @param cls The class to look up, may be {@code null}.
374      * @return The {@link List} of interfaces in order, {@code null} if null input.
375      */
376     public static List<Class<?>> getAllInterfaces(final Class<?> cls) {
377         if (cls == null) {
378             return null;
379         }
380         final LinkedHashSet<Class<?>> interfacesFound = new LinkedHashSet<>();
381         getAllInterfaces(cls, interfacesFound);
382         return new ArrayList<>(interfacesFound);
383     }
384 
385     /**
386      * Gets the interfaces for the specified class.
387      *
388      * @param cls The class to look up, may be {@code null}.
389      * @param interfacesFound The {@link Set} of interfaces for the class.
390      */
391     private static void getAllInterfaces(Class<?> cls, final Set<Class<?>> interfacesFound) {
392         while (cls != null) {
393             for (final Class<?> i : cls.getInterfaces()) {
394                 if (interfacesFound.add(i)) {
395                     getAllInterfaces(i, interfacesFound);
396                 }
397             }
398             cls = cls.getSuperclass();
399         }
400     }
401 
402     /**
403      * Gets a {@link List} of superclasses for the given class.
404      *
405      * <ol>
406      * <li>The first entry is the superclass of the given class.</li>
407      * <li>The last entry is {@link Object}'s class.</li>
408      * </ol>
409      *
410      * @param cls The class to look up, may be {@code null}.
411      * @return The {@link List} of superclasses in order going up from this one {@code null} if null input.
412      */
413     public static List<Class<?>> getAllSuperclasses(final Class<?> cls) {
414         if (cls == null) {
415             return null;
416         }
417         final List<Class<?>> classes = new ArrayList<>();
418         Class<?> superclass = cls.getSuperclass();
419         while (superclass != null) {
420             classes.add(superclass);
421             superclass = superclass.getSuperclass();
422         }
423         return classes;
424     }
425 
426     /**
427      * Gets the canonical class name for a {@link Class}.
428      *
429      * @param cls The class for which to get the canonical class name; may be null.
430      * @return The canonical name of the class, or the empty String.
431      * @since 3.7
432      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
433      */
434     public static String getCanonicalName(final Class<?> cls) {
435         return getCanonicalName(cls, StringUtils.EMPTY);
436     }
437 
438     /**
439      * Gets the canonical name for a {@link Class}.
440      *
441      * @param cls The class for which to get the canonical class name; may be null.
442      * @param valueIfNull The return value if null.
443      * @return The canonical name of the class, or {@code valueIfNull}.
444      * @since 3.7
445      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
446      */
447     public static String getCanonicalName(final Class<?> cls, final String valueIfNull) {
448         if (cls == null) {
449             return valueIfNull;
450         }
451         final String canonicalName = cls.getCanonicalName();
452         return canonicalName == null ? valueIfNull : canonicalName;
453     }
454 
455     /**
456      * Gets the canonical name for an {@link Object}.
457      *
458      * @param object The object for which to get the canonical class name; may be null.
459      * @return The canonical name of the object, or the empty String.
460      * @since 3.7
461      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
462      */
463     public static String getCanonicalName(final Object object) {
464         return getCanonicalName(object, StringUtils.EMPTY);
465     }
466 
467     /**
468      * Gets the canonical name for an {@link Object}.
469      *
470      * @param object The object for which to get the canonical class name; may be null.
471      * @param valueIfNull The return value if null.
472      * @return The canonical name of the object or {@code valueIfNull}.
473      * @since 3.7
474      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
475      */
476     public static String getCanonicalName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
477         if (object == null) {
478             return valueIfNull;
479         }
480         final String canonicalName = object.getClass().getCanonicalName();
481         return canonicalName == null ? valueIfNull : canonicalName;
482     }
483 
484     /**
485      * Gets the canonical form of the given class name. Non-array class names are returned unchanged.
486      *
487      * <p>
488      * The method does not change the {@code $} separators if the class is an inner class.
489      * </p>
490      *
491      * <p>
492      * Example:
493      * <ul>
494      * <li>{@code getCanonicalName("[I") = "int[]"}</li>
495      * <li>{@code getCanonicalName("[Ljava.lang.String;") = "java.lang.String[]"}</li>
496      * <li>{@code getCanonicalName("java.lang.String") = "java.lang.String"}</li>
497      * </ul>
498      * </p>
499      *
500      * @param name The name of class.
501      * @return canonical form of class name.
502      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name is invalid.
503      */
504     private static String getCanonicalName(final String name) {
505         String className = StringUtils.deleteWhitespace(name);
506         if (className == null) {
507             return null;
508         }
509         int dim = 0;
510         final int len = className.length();
511         while (dim < len && className.charAt(dim) == '[') {
512             dim++;
513             if (dim > MAX_DIMENSIONS) {
514                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Maximum array dimension %d exceeded", MAX_DIMENSIONS));
515             }
516         }
517         if (dim >= len) {
518             throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Invalid class name %s", name));
519         }
520         if (dim < 1) {
521             return className;
522         }
523         className = className.substring(dim);
524         if (className.startsWith("L")) {
525             if (!className.endsWith(";") || className.length() < 3) {
526                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Invalid class name %s", name));
527             }
528             className = className.substring(1, className.length() - 1);
529         } else if (className.length() == 1) {
530             final String primitive = REVERSE_ABBREVIATION_MAP.get(className.substring(0, 1));
531             if (primitive == null) {
532                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Invalid class name %s", name));
533             }
534             className = primitive;
535         } else {
536             throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Invalid class name %s", name));
537         }
538         final StringBuilder canonicalClassNameBuffer = new StringBuilder(className.length() + dim * 2);
539         canonicalClassNameBuffer.append(className);
540         for (int i = 0; i < dim; i++) {
541             canonicalClassNameBuffer.append("[]");
542         }
543         return canonicalClassNameBuffer.toString();
544     }
545 
546     /**
547      * Gets the (initialized) class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}. This implementation
548      * supports the syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}",
549      * "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}".
550      * <p>
551      * The provided class name is normalized by removing all whitespace. This is especially helpful when handling XML element values in which whitespace has not
552      * been collapsed.
553      * </p>
554      * <p>
555      * <strong>Security note:</strong> because all whitespace is deleted before the class is resolved (and a failing {@code '.'} may be retried as {@code '$'}
556      * for inner classes), many distinct input strings resolve to the same class, while {@link Class#forName(String)} performs no such normalization. Validating
557      * an untrusted class name by string comparison <em>before</em> calling this method is therefore unsound: for example, {@code " java.lang.Runtime"} fails a
558      * naive {@code startsWith("java.")} denylist check on the raw string, yet loads {@code java.lang.Runtime}. Validate the class name <em>after</em>
559      * normalization, validate the resolved {@link Class} object itself, or use {@link #getClassStrict(ClassLoader, String, boolean)} which performs no
560      * whitespace normalization.
561      * </p>
562      *
563      * @param classLoader The class loader to use to load the class.
564      * @param className The class name.
565      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}.
566      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
567      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
568      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
569      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
570      * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
571      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
572      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
573      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
574      */
575     public static Class<?> getClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
576         return getClass(classLoader, className, true);
577     }
578 
579     /**
580      * Gets the class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}. This implementation supports the
581      * syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}", "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and
582      * "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}".
583      * <p>
584      * The provided class name is normalized by removing all whitespace. This is especially helpful when handling XML element values in which whitespace has not
585      * been collapsed.
586      * </p>
587      * <p>
588      * <strong>Security note:</strong> because all whitespace is deleted before the class is resolved (and a failing {@code '.'} may be retried as {@code '$'}
589      * for inner classes), many distinct input strings resolve to the same class, while {@link Class#forName(String)} performs no such normalization. Validating
590      * an untrusted class name by string comparison <em>before</em> calling this method is therefore unsound: for example, {@code " java.lang.Runtime"} fails a
591      * naive {@code startsWith("java.")} denylist check on the raw string, yet loads {@code java.lang.Runtime}. Validate the class name <em>after</em>
592      * normalization, validate the resolved {@link Class} object itself, or use {@link #getClassStrict(ClassLoader, String, boolean)} which performs no
593      * whitespace normalization.
594      * </p>
595      *
596      * @param classLoader The class loader to use to load the class.
597      * @param className The class name.
598      * @param initialize whether the class must be initialized.
599      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}.
600      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
601      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
602      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
603      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
604      * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
605      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
606      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
607      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
608      */
609     public static Class<?> getClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String className, final boolean initialize) throws ClassNotFoundException {
610         return getClass(classLoader, className, initialize, true);
611     }
612 
613     /**
614      * Gets a class using the shared implementation of {@link #getClass(ClassLoader, String, boolean)} and
615      * {@link #getClassStrict(ClassLoader, String, boolean)}.
616      *
617      * @param classLoader The class loader to use to load the class.
618      * @param className The class name.
619      * @param initialize whether the class must be initialized.
620      * @param normalizeWhitespace whether to delete all whitespace from the class name before resolving it.
621      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}.
622      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
623      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
624      */
625     private static Class<?> getClass(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String className, final boolean initialize, final boolean normalizeWhitespace)
626             throws ClassNotFoundException {
627         // This method was re-written to avoid recursion and stack overflows found by fuzz testing.
628         String next = className;
629         int lastDotIndex = -1;
630         do {
631             try {
632                 final Class<?> clazz = getPrimitiveClass(next);
633                 return clazz != null ? clazz : Class.forName(normalizeWhitespace ? toCleanName(next) : toEncodedName(next), initialize, classLoader);
634             } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex) {
635                 lastDotIndex = next.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
636                 if (lastDotIndex != -1) {
637                     next = next.substring(0, lastDotIndex) + INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR + next.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
638                 }
639             }
640         } while (lastDotIndex != -1);
641         throw new ClassNotFoundException(className);
642     }
643 
644     /**
645      * Gets the (initialized) class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader.
646      * This implementation supports the syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}",
647      * "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}".
648      * <p>
649      * The provided class name is normalized by removing all whitespace. This is especially helpful when handling XML element values in which whitespace has not
650      * been collapsed.
651      * </p>
652      * <p>
653      * <strong>Security note:</strong> because all whitespace is deleted before the class is resolved (and a failing {@code '.'} may be retried as {@code '$'}
654      * for inner classes), many distinct input strings resolve to the same class, while {@link Class#forName(String)} performs no such normalization. Validating
655      * an untrusted class name by string comparison <em>before</em> calling this method is therefore unsound: for example, {@code " java.lang.Runtime"} fails a
656      * naive {@code startsWith("java.")} denylist check on the raw string, yet loads {@code java.lang.Runtime}. Validate the class name <em>after</em>
657      * normalization, validate the resolved {@link Class} object itself, or use {@link #getClassStrict(ClassLoader, String, boolean)} which performs no
658      * whitespace normalization.
659      * </p>
660      *
661      * @param className The class name
662      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader
663      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
664      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
665      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
666      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
667      * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
668      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
669      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
670      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
671      */
672     public static Class<?> getClass(final String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
673         return getClass(className, true);
674     }
675 
676     /**
677      * Gets the class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader. This
678      * implementation supports the syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}",
679      * "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}".
680      * <p>
681      * The provided class name is normalized by removing all whitespace. This is especially helpful when handling XML element values in which whitespace has not
682      * been collapsed.
683      * </p>
684      * <p>
685      * <strong>Security note:</strong> because all whitespace is deleted before the class is resolved (and a failing {@code '.'} may be retried as {@code '$'}
686      * for inner classes), many distinct input strings resolve to the same class, while {@link Class#forName(String)} performs no such normalization. Validating
687      * an untrusted class name by string comparison <em>before</em> calling this method is therefore unsound: for example, {@code " java.lang.Runtime"} fails a
688      * naive {@code startsWith("java.")} denylist check on the raw string, yet loads {@code java.lang.Runtime}. Validate the class name <em>after</em>
689      * normalization, validate the resolved {@link Class} object itself, or use {@link #getClassStrict(ClassLoader, String, boolean)} which performs no
690      * whitespace normalization.
691      * </p>
692      *
693      * @param className The class name.
694      * @param initialize whether the class must be initialized.
695      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader.
696      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
697      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
698      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
699      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
700      * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
701      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
702      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
703      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
704      */
705     public static Class<?> getClass(final String className, final boolean initialize) throws ClassNotFoundException {
706         final ClassLoader contextCL = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
707         final ClassLoader loader = contextCL == null ? ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader() : contextCL;
708         return getClass(loader, className, initialize);
709     }
710 
711     /**
712      * Gets the class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}, without normalizing the class name.
713      * <p>
714      * Unlike {@link #getClass(ClassLoader, String, boolean)}, this method does <em>not</em> delete whitespace from the class name: a name that differs from
715      * the intended binary name only by whitespace throws {@link ClassNotFoundException}, matching {@link Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)}. Use
716      * this variant when the class name may come from an untrusted source, so that host-side string validation of the raw name cannot be bypassed through
717      * whitespace the loader would otherwise silently remove.
718      * </p>
719      * <p>
720      * The syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}", "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}"
721      * are still supported: a failing {@code '.'} is retried as {@code '$'} to find inner classes, so more than one dotted spelling can still resolve to the
722      * same inner class. When validating untrusted names, prefer validating the resolved {@link Class} object.
723      * </p>
724      *
725      * @param classLoader The class loader to use to load the class.
726      * @param className The class name.
727      * @param initialize whether the class must be initialized.
728      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the {@code classLoader}.
729      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
730      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
731      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
732      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
733      * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
734      * @see #getClass(ClassLoader, String, boolean)
735      * @since 3.21.0
736      */
737     public static Class<?> getClassStrict(final ClassLoader classLoader, final String className, final boolean initialize) throws ClassNotFoundException {
738         return getClass(classLoader, className, initialize, false);
739     }
740 
741     /**
742      * Gets the (initialized) class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader, without normalizing the class name.
743      * <p>
744      * Unlike {@link #getClass(String)}, this method does <em>not</em> delete whitespace from the class name: a name that differs from the intended binary
745      * name only by whitespace throws {@link ClassNotFoundException}, matching {@link Class#forName(String)}. Use this variant when the class name may come
746      * from an untrusted source, so that host-side string validation of the raw name cannot be bypassed through whitespace the loader would otherwise silently
747      * remove.
748      * </p>
749      * <p>
750      * The syntaxes "{@code java.util.Map.Entry[]}", "{@code java.util.Map$Entry[]}", "{@code [Ljava.util.Map.Entry;}", and "{@code [Ljava.util.Map$Entry;}"
751      * are still supported: a failing {@code '.'} is retried as {@code '$'} to find inner classes, so more than one dotted spelling can still resolve to the
752      * same inner class. When validating untrusted names, prefer validating the resolved {@link Class} object.
753      * </p>
754      *
755      * @param className The class name.
756      * @return The class represented by {@code className} using the current thread's context class loader.
757      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the className is null.
758      * @throws ClassNotFoundException Thrown if the class is not found.
759      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
760      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
761      * @see Class#forName(String)
762      * @see #getClass(String)
763      * @since 3.21.0
764      */
765     public static Class<?> getClassStrict(final String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
766         final ClassLoader contextCL = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
767         final ClassLoader loader = contextCL == null ? ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader() : contextCL;
768         return getClassStrict(loader, className, true);
769     }
770 
771     /**
772      * Gets the array component type using {@link Class#getComponentType()} with generics.
773      *
774      * @param <T> The array class type.
775      * @param cls A class or null.
776      * @return The array component type or null.
777      * @see Class#getComponentType()
778      * @since 3.13.0
779      */
780     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
781     public static <T> Class<T> getComponentType(final Class<T[]> cls) {
782         return cls == null ? null : (Class<T>) cls.getComponentType();
783     }
784 
785     /**
786      * Gets the class name, handling {@code null} safely.
787      *
788      * @param cls The class for which to get the class name; may be null.
789      * @return The class name or the empty string in case the argument is {@code null}.
790      * @since 3.7
791      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
792      */
793     public static String getName(final Class<?> cls) {
794         return getName(cls, StringUtils.EMPTY);
795     }
796 
797     /**
798      * Gets the class name, handling {@code null} safely.
799      *
800      * @param cls The class for which to get the class name; may be null.
801      * @param valueIfNull The return value if the argument {@code cls} is {@code null}.
802      * @return The class name or {@code valueIfNull}
803      * @since 3.7
804      * @see Class#getName()
805      */
806     public static String getName(final Class<?> cls, final String valueIfNull) {
807         return getName(cls, valueIfNull, false);
808     }
809 
810     static String getName(final Class<?> cls, final String valueIfNull, final boolean simple) {
811         return cls == null ? valueIfNull : simple ? cls.getSimpleName() : cls.getName();
812     }
813 
814     /**
815      * Gets the object's class name, handling {@code null} safely.
816      *
817      * @param object The object for which to get the class name; may be null.
818      * @return The class name or the empty String.
819      * @since 3.7
820      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
821      */
822     public static String getName(final Object object) {
823         return getName(object, StringUtils.EMPTY);
824     }
825 
826     /**
827      * Gets the object's class name, handling {@code null} safely.
828      *
829      * @param object The object for which to get the class name; may be null.
830      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if {@code object} is {@code null}.
831      * @return The class name or {@code valueIfNull}.
832      * @since 3.0
833      * @see Class#getName()
834      */
835     public static String getName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
836         return object == null ? valueIfNull : object.getClass().getName();
837     }
838 
839     /**
840      * Gets the package name from the canonical name of a {@link Class}.
841      *
842      * @param cls The class to get the package name for, may be {@code null}.
843      * @return The package name or an empty string.
844      * @since 2.4
845      */
846     public static String getPackageCanonicalName(final Class<?> cls) {
847         if (cls == null) {
848             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
849         }
850         return getPackageCanonicalName(cls.getName());
851     }
852 
853     /**
854      * Gets the package name from the class name of an {@link Object}.
855      *
856      * @param object The class to get the package name for, may be null.
857      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if null.
858      * @return The package name of the object, or the null value.
859      * @since 2.4
860      */
861     public static String getPackageCanonicalName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
862         if (object == null) {
863             return valueIfNull;
864         }
865         return getPackageCanonicalName(object.getClass().getName());
866     }
867 
868     /**
869      * Gets the package name from the class name.
870      *
871      * <p>
872      * The string passed in is assumed to be a class name - it is not checked.
873      * </p>
874      * <p>
875      * If the class is in the default package, return an empty string.
876      * </p>
877      *
878      * @param name The name to get the package name for, may be {@code null}.
879      * @return The package name or an empty string.
880      * @since 2.4
881      */
882     public static String getPackageCanonicalName(final String name) {
883         return getPackageName(getCanonicalName(name));
884     }
885 
886     /**
887      * Gets the package name of a {@link Class}.
888      *
889      * @param cls The class to get the package name for, may be {@code null}.
890      * @return The package name or an empty string
891      */
892     public static String getPackageName(final Class<?> cls) {
893         if (cls == null) {
894             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
895         }
896         return getPackageName(cls.getName());
897     }
898 
899     /**
900      * Gets the package name of an {@link Object}.
901      *
902      * @param object The class to get the package name for, may be null.
903      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if null.
904      * @return The package name of the object, or the null value.
905      */
906     public static String getPackageName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
907         if (object == null) {
908             return valueIfNull;
909         }
910         return getPackageName(object.getClass());
911     }
912 
913     /**
914      * Gets the package name from a {@link String}.
915      *
916      * <p>
917      * The string passed in is assumed to be a class name.
918      * </p>
919      * <p>
920      * If the class is unpackaged, return an empty string.
921      * </p>
922      *
923      * @param className The className to get the package name for, may be {@code null}.
924      * @return The package name or an empty string.
925      */
926     public static String getPackageName(String className) {
927         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(className)) {
928             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
929         }
930         int i = 0;
931         // Strip array encoding
932         while (className.charAt(i) == '[') {
933             i++;
934         }
935         className = className.substring(i);
936         // Strip Object type encoding
937         if (className.charAt(0) == 'L' && className.charAt(className.length() - 1) == ';') {
938             className = className.substring(1);
939         }
940         i = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
941         if (i == -1) {
942             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
943         }
944         return className.substring(0, i);
945     }
946 
947     /**
948      * Gets the primitive class for the given class name, for example "byte".
949      *
950      * @param className The primitive class for the given class name.
951      * @return The primitive class.
952      */
953     static Class<?> getPrimitiveClass(final String className) {
954         return NAME_PRIMITIVE_MAP.get(className);
955     }
956 
957     /**
958      * Gets the desired Method much like {@code Class.getMethod}, however it ensures that the returned Method is from a
959      * public class or interface and not from an anonymous inner class. This means that the Method is invokable and doesn't
960      * fall foul of Java bug (<a href="https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4071957">4071957</a>).
961      *
962      * <pre>
963      *  {@code Set set = Collections.unmodifiableSet(...);
964      *  Method method = ClassUtils.getPublicMethod(set.getClass(), "isEmpty",  new Class[0]);
965      *  Object result = method.invoke(set, new Object[]);}
966      * </pre>
967      *
968      * @param cls The class to check, not null.
969      * @param methodName The name of the method.
970      * @param parameterTypes The list of parameters.
971      * @return The method.
972      * @throws NullPointerException Thrown if the class is null.
973      * @throws SecurityException Thrown if a security violation occurred.
974      * @throws NoSuchMethodException Thrown if the method is not found in the given class or if the method doesn't conform with the
975      *         requirements.
976      */
977     public static Method getPublicMethod(final Class<?> cls, final String methodName, final Class<?>... parameterTypes) throws NoSuchMethodException {
978         final Method declaredMethod = cls.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
979         if (isPublic(declaredMethod.getDeclaringClass())) {
980             return declaredMethod;
981         }
982         final List<Class<?>> candidateClasses = new ArrayList<>(getAllInterfaces(cls));
983         candidateClasses.addAll(getAllSuperclasses(cls));
984         for (final Class<?> candidateClass : candidateClasses) {
985             if (!isPublic(candidateClass)) {
986                 continue;
987             }
988             final Method candidateMethod;
989             try {
990                 candidateMethod = candidateClass.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
991             } catch (final NoSuchMethodException ex) {
992                 continue;
993             }
994             if (Modifier.isPublic(candidateMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
995                 return candidateMethod;
996             }
997         }
998         throw new NoSuchMethodException("Can't find a public method for " + methodName + " " + ArrayUtils.toString(parameterTypes));
999     }
1000 
1001     /**
1002      * Gets the canonical name minus the package name from a {@link Class}.
1003      *
1004      * @param cls The class for which to get the short canonical class name; may be null.
1005      * @return The canonical name without the package name or an empty string.
1006      * @since 2.4
1007      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
1008      */
1009     public static String getShortCanonicalName(final Class<?> cls) {
1010         return cls == null ? StringUtils.EMPTY : getShortCanonicalName(cls.getCanonicalName());
1011     }
1012 
1013     /**
1014      * Gets the canonical name minus the package name for an {@link Object}.
1015      *
1016      * @param object The class to get the short name for, may be null.
1017      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if null.
1018      * @return The canonical name of the object without the package name, or the null value.
1019      * @since 2.4
1020      * @see Class#getCanonicalName()
1021      */
1022     public static String getShortCanonicalName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
1023         return object == null ? valueIfNull : getShortCanonicalName(object.getClass());
1024     }
1025 
1026     /**
1027      * Gets the canonical name minus the package name from a String.
1028      *
1029      * <p>
1030      * The string passed in is assumed to be a class name - it is not checked.
1031      * </p>
1032      *
1033      * <p>
1034      * Note that this method is mainly designed to handle the arrays and primitives properly. If the class is an inner class
1035      * then the result value will not contain the outer classes. This way the behavior of this method is different from
1036      * {@link #getShortClassName(String)}. The argument in that case is class name and not canonical name and the return
1037      * value retains the outer classes.
1038      * </p>
1039      *
1040      * <p>
1041      * Note that there is no way to reliably identify the part of the string representing the package hierarchy and the part
1042      * that is the outer class or classes in case of an inner class. Trying to find the class would require reflective call
1043      * and the class itself may not even be on the class path. Relying on the fact that class names start with capital
1044      * letter and packages with lower case is heuristic.
1045      * </p>
1046      *
1047      * <p>
1048      * It is recommended to use {@link #getShortClassName(String)} for cases when the class is an inner class and use this
1049      * method for cases it is designed for.
1050      * </p>
1051      *
1052      * <table>
1053      * <caption>Examples</caption>
1054      * <tr>
1055      * <td>return value</td>
1056      * <td>input</td>
1057      * </tr>
1058      * <tr>
1059      * <td>{@code ""}</td>
1060      * <td>{@code (String) null}</td>
1061      * </tr>
1062      * <tr>
1063      * <td>{@code "Map.Entry"}</td>
1064      * <td>{@code java.util.Map.Entry.class.getName()}</td>
1065      * </tr>
1066      * <tr>
1067      * <td>{@code "Entry"}</td>
1068      * <td>{@code java.util.Map.Entry.class.getCanonicalName()}</td>
1069      * </tr>
1070      * <tr>
1071      * <td>{@code "ClassUtils"}</td>
1072      * <td>{@code "org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils"}</td>
1073      * </tr>
1074      * <tr>
1075      * <td>{@code "ClassUtils[]"}</td>
1076      * <td>{@code "[Lorg.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils;"}</td>
1077      * </tr>
1078      * <tr>
1079      * <td>{@code "ClassUtils[][]"}</td>
1080      * <td>{@code "[[Lorg.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils;"}</td>
1081      * </tr>
1082      * <tr>
1083      * <td>{@code "ClassUtils[]"}</td>
1084      * <td>{@code "org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils[]"}</td>
1085      * </tr>
1086      * <tr>
1087      * <td>{@code "ClassUtils[][]"}</td>
1088      * <td>{@code "org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils[][]"}</td>
1089      * </tr>
1090      * <tr>
1091      * <td>{@code "int[]"}</td>
1092      * <td>{@code "[I"}</td>
1093      * </tr>
1094      * <tr>
1095      * <td>{@code "int[]"}</td>
1096      * <td>{@code int[].class.getCanonicalName()}</td>
1097      * </tr>
1098      * <tr>
1099      * <td>{@code "int[]"}</td>
1100      * <td>{@code int[].class.getName()}</td>
1101      * </tr>
1102      * <tr>
1103      * <td>{@code "int[][]"}</td>
1104      * <td>{@code "[[I"}</td>
1105      * </tr>
1106      * <tr>
1107      * <td>{@code "int[]"}</td>
1108      * <td>{@code "int[]"}</td>
1109      * </tr>
1110      * <tr>
1111      * <td>{@code "int[][]"}</td>
1112      * <td>{@code "int[][]"}</td>
1113      * </tr>
1114      * </table>
1115      *
1116      * @param canonicalName The class name to get the short name for.
1117      * @return The canonical name of the class without the package name or an empty string.
1118      * @since 2.4
1119      */
1120     public static String getShortCanonicalName(final String canonicalName) {
1121         return getShortClassName(getCanonicalName(canonicalName));
1122     }
1123 
1124     /**
1125      * Gets the class name minus the package name from a {@link Class}.
1126      *
1127      * @param cls The class to get the short name for.
1128      * @return The class name without the package name or an empty string. If the class is an inner class then the returned
1129      *         value will contain the outer class or classes separated with {@code .} (dot) character.
1130      */
1131     public static String getShortClassName(final Class<?> cls) {
1132         if (cls == null) {
1133             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
1134         }
1135         int dim = 0;
1136         Class<?> c = cls;
1137         while (c.isArray()) {
1138             dim++;
1139             c = c.getComponentType();
1140         }
1141         String base;
1142         // c.isAnonymousClass() / isLocalClass() and the getDeclaringClass() chain
1143         // can both throw NoClassDefFoundError when the enclosing class is
1144         // missing from the classpath, so the try/catch wraps the whole block.
1145         try {
1146             // Preserve legacy behavior for anonymous/local classes (keeps compiler ordinals: $13, $10Named, etc.)
1147             if (c.isAnonymousClass() || c.isLocalClass()) {
1148                 base = getShortClassName(c.getName());
1149             } else {
1150                 final Deque<String> parts = new ArrayDeque<>();
1151                 Class<?> x = c;
1152                 while (x != null) {
1153                     parts.push(x.getSimpleName());
1154                     x = x.getDeclaringClass();
1155                 }
1156                 base = String.join(".", parts);
1157             }
1158         } catch (final NoClassDefFoundError ignored) {
1159             base = getShortClassName(c.getName());
1160         }
1161         return base + StringUtils.repeat("[]", dim);
1162     }
1163 
1164     /**
1165      * Gets the class name of the {@code object} without the package name or names.
1166      *
1167      * @param object The class to get the short name for, may be {@code null}.
1168      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if the object is {@code null}.
1169      * @return The class name of the object without the package name, or {@code valueIfNull} if the argument {@code object}
1170      *         is {@code null}.
1171      */
1172     public static String getShortClassName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
1173         if (object == null) {
1174             return valueIfNull;
1175         }
1176         return getShortClassName(object.getClass());
1177     }
1178 
1179     /**
1180      * Gets the class name minus the package name from a String.
1181      *
1182      * <p>
1183      * The string passed in is assumed to be a class name - it is not checked. The string has to be formatted the way as the
1184      * JDK method {@code Class.getName()} returns it, and not the usual way as we write it, for example in import
1185      * statements, or as it is formatted by {@code Class.getCanonicalName()}.
1186      * </p>
1187      *
1188      * <p>
1189      * The difference is significant only in case of classes that are inner classes of some other classes. In this case
1190      * the separator between the outer and inner class (possibly on multiple hierarchy level) has to be {@code $} (dollar
1191      * sign) and not {@code .} (dot), as it is returned by {@code Class.getName()}
1192      * </p>
1193      *
1194      * <p>
1195      * Note that this method is called from the {@link #getShortClassName(Class)} method using the string returned by
1196      * {@code Class.getName()}.
1197      * </p>
1198      *
1199      * <p>
1200      * Note that this method differs from {@link #getSimpleName(Class)} in that this will return, for example
1201      * {@code "Map.Entry"} whilst the {@link Class} variant will simply return {@code "Entry"}. In this example
1202      * the argument {@code className} is the string {@code java.util.Map$Entry} (note the {@code $} sign).
1203      * </p>
1204      *
1205      * @param className The className to get the short name for. It has to be formatted as returned by
1206      *        {@code Class.getName()} and not {@code Class.getCanonicalName()}.
1207      * @return The class name of the class without the package name or an empty string. If the class is an inner class then
1208      *         value contains the outer class or classes and the separator is replaced to be {@code .} (dot) character.
1209      */
1210     public static String getShortClassName(String className) {
1211         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(className)) {
1212             return StringUtils.EMPTY;
1213         }
1214         final StringBuilder arrayPrefix = new StringBuilder();
1215         // Handle array encoding
1216         if (className.startsWith("[")) {
1217             while (className.charAt(0) == '[') {
1218                 className = className.substring(1);
1219                 arrayPrefix.append("[]");
1220             }
1221             // Strip Object type encoding
1222             if (className.charAt(0) == 'L' && className.charAt(className.length() - 1) == ';') {
1223                 className = className.substring(1, className.length() - 1);
1224             }
1225             if (REVERSE_ABBREVIATION_MAP.containsKey(className)) {
1226                 className = REVERSE_ABBREVIATION_MAP.get(className);
1227             }
1228         }
1229         final int lastDotIdx = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
1230         final int innerIdx = className.indexOf(INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR, lastDotIdx == -1 ? 0 : lastDotIdx + 1);
1231         String out = className.substring(lastDotIdx + 1);
1232         if (innerIdx != -1) {
1233             out = out.replace(INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR, PACKAGE_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
1234         }
1235         return out + arrayPrefix;
1236     }
1237 
1238     /**
1239      * Gets the simple class name, handling {@code null} safely.
1240      *
1241      * @param cls The class for which to get the simple name; may be null.
1242      * @return The simple class name or the empty string in case the argument is {@code null}.
1243      * @since 3.0
1244      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
1245      */
1246     public static String getSimpleName(final Class<?> cls) {
1247         return getSimpleName(cls, StringUtils.EMPTY);
1248     }
1249 
1250     /**
1251      * Gets the simple class name, handling {@code null} safely.
1252      *
1253      * @param cls The class for which to get the simple name; may be null.
1254      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if null.
1255      * @return The simple class name or {@code valueIfNull} if the argument {@code cls} is {@code null}.
1256      * @since 3.0
1257      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
1258      */
1259     public static String getSimpleName(final Class<?> cls, final String valueIfNull) {
1260         return cls == null ? valueIfNull : cls.getSimpleName();
1261     }
1262 
1263     /**
1264      * Gets the object's simple class name, handling {@code null} safely.
1265      *
1266      * <p>
1267      * It is to note that this method is overloaded and in case the argument {@code object} is a {@link Class} object then
1268      * the {@link #getSimpleName(Class)} will be invoked. If this is a significant possibility then the caller should check
1269      * this case and call {@code
1270      * getSimpleName(Class.class)} or just simply use the string literal {@code "Class"}, which is the result of the method
1271      * in that case.
1272      * </p>
1273      *
1274      * @param object The object for which to get the simple class name; may be null.
1275      * @return The simple class name or the empty string in case the argument is {@code null}.
1276      * @since 3.7
1277      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
1278      */
1279     public static String getSimpleName(final Object object) {
1280         return getSimpleName(object, StringUtils.EMPTY);
1281     }
1282 
1283     /**
1284      * Gets the object's simple class name, handling {@code null} safely.
1285      *
1286      * @param object The object for which to get the simple class name; may be null.
1287      * @param valueIfNull The value to return if {@code object} is {@code null}.
1288      * @return The simple class name or {@code valueIfNull} if the argument {@code object} is {@code null}.
1289      * @since 3.0
1290      * @see Class#getSimpleName()
1291      */
1292     public static String getSimpleName(final Object object, final String valueIfNull) {
1293         return object == null ? valueIfNull : object.getClass().getSimpleName();
1294     }
1295 
1296     /**
1297      * Gets an {@link Iterable} that can iterate over a class hierarchy in ascending (subclass to superclass) order,
1298      * excluding interfaces.
1299      *
1300      * @param type The type to get the class hierarchy from.
1301      * @return Iterable an Iterable over the class hierarchy of the given class.
1302      * @since 3.2
1303      */
1304     public static Iterable<Class<?>> hierarchy(final Class<?> type) {
1305         return hierarchy(type, Interfaces.EXCLUDE);
1306     }
1307 
1308     /**
1309      * Gets an {@link Iterable} that can iterate over a class hierarchy in ascending (subclass to superclass) order.
1310      *
1311      * @param type The type to get the class hierarchy from.
1312      * @param interfacesBehavior switch indicating whether to include or exclude interfaces.
1313      * @return Iterable an Iterable over the class hierarchy of the given class.
1314      * @since 3.2
1315      */
1316     public static Iterable<Class<?>> hierarchy(final Class<?> type, final Interfaces interfacesBehavior) {
1317         final Iterable<Class<?>> classes = () -> {
1318             final AtomicReference<Class<?>> next = new AtomicReference<>(type);
1319             return new Iterator<Class<?>>() {
1320 
1321                 @Override
1322                 public boolean hasNext() {
1323                     return next.get() != null;
1324                 }
1325 
1326                 @Override
1327                 public Class<?> next() {
1328                     return next.getAndUpdate(Class::getSuperclass);
1329                 }
1330 
1331                 @Override
1332                 public void remove() {
1333                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
1334                 }
1335 
1336             };
1337         };
1338         if (interfacesBehavior != Interfaces.INCLUDE) {
1339             return classes;
1340         }
1341         return () -> {
1342             final Set<Class<?>> seenInterfaces = new HashSet<>();
1343             final Iterator<Class<?>> wrapped = classes.iterator();
1344 
1345             return new Iterator<Class<?>>() {
1346                 Iterator<Class<?>> interfaces = Collections.emptyIterator();
1347 
1348                 @Override
1349                 public boolean hasNext() {
1350                     return interfaces.hasNext() || wrapped.hasNext();
1351                 }
1352 
1353                 @Override
1354                 public Class<?> next() {
1355                     if (interfaces.hasNext()) {
1356                         final Class<?> nextInterface = interfaces.next();
1357                         seenInterfaces.add(nextInterface);
1358                         return nextInterface;
1359                     }
1360                     final Class<?> nextSuperclass = wrapped.next();
1361                     final Set<Class<?>> currentInterfaces = new LinkedHashSet<>();
1362                     walkInterfaces(currentInterfaces, nextSuperclass);
1363                     interfaces = currentInterfaces.iterator();
1364                     return nextSuperclass;
1365                 }
1366 
1367                 @Override
1368                 public void remove() {
1369                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
1370                 }
1371 
1372                 private void walkInterfaces(final Set<Class<?>> addTo, final Class<?> c) {
1373                     for (final Class<?> iface : c.getInterfaces()) {
1374                         if (!seenInterfaces.contains(iface)) {
1375                             addTo.add(iface);
1376                         }
1377                         walkInterfaces(addTo, iface);
1378                     }
1379                 }
1380 
1381             };
1382         };
1383     }
1384 
1385     /**
1386      * Tests whether one {@link Class} can be assigned to a variable of another {@link Class}.
1387      *
1388      * <p>
1389      * Unlike the {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Class)} method, this method takes into account widenings of
1390      * primitive classes and {@code null}s.
1391      * </p>
1392      *
1393      * <p>
1394      * Primitive widenings allow an int to be assigned to a long, float or double. This method returns the correct result
1395      * for these cases.
1396      * </p>
1397      *
1398      * <p>
1399      * {@code null} may be assigned to any reference type. This method will return {@code true} if {@code null} is passed in
1400      * and the toClass is non-primitive.
1401      * </p>
1402      *
1403      * <p>
1404      * Specifically, this method tests whether the type represented by the specified {@link Class} parameter can be
1405      * converted to the type represented by this {@link Class} object via an identity conversion widening primitive or
1406      * widening reference conversion. See <em><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/">The Java Language
1407      * Specification</a></em>, sections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 for details.
1408      * </p>
1409      *
1410      * <p>
1411      * <strong>Since Lang 3.0,</strong> this method will default behavior for calculating assignability between primitive
1412      * and wrapper types <em>corresponding to the running Java version</em>; i.e. autoboxing will be the default behavior in
1413      * VMs running Java versions &gt; 1.5.
1414      * </p>
1415      *
1416      * @param cls The Class to check, may be null.
1417      * @param toClass The Class to try to assign into, returns false if null.
1418      * @return {@code true} if assignment possible.
1419      */
1420     public static boolean isAssignable(final Class<?> cls, final Class<?> toClass) {
1421         return isAssignable(cls, toClass, true);
1422     }
1423 
1424     /**
1425      * Tests whether one {@link Class} can be assigned to a variable of another {@link Class}.
1426      *
1427      * <p>
1428      * Unlike the {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Class)} method, this method takes into account widenings of
1429      * primitive classes and {@code null}s.
1430      * </p>
1431      *
1432      * <p>
1433      * Primitive widenings allow an int to be assigned to a long, float or double. This method returns the correct result
1434      * for these cases.
1435      * </p>
1436      *
1437      * <p>
1438      * {@code null} may be assigned to any reference type. This method will return {@code true} if {@code null} is passed in
1439      * and the toClass is non-primitive.
1440      * </p>
1441      *
1442      * <p>
1443      * Specifically, this method tests whether the type represented by the specified {@link Class} parameter can be
1444      * converted to the type represented by this {@link Class} object via an identity conversion widening primitive or
1445      * widening reference conversion. See <em><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/">The Java Language
1446      * Specification</a></em>, sections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 for details.
1447      * </p>
1448      *
1449      * @param cls The Class to check, may be null.
1450      * @param toClass The Class to try to assign into, returns false if null.
1451      * @param autoboxing whether to use implicit autoboxing/unboxing between primitives and wrappers.
1452      * @return {@code true} if assignment possible.
1453      */
1454     public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> cls, final Class<?> toClass, final boolean autoboxing) {
1455         if (toClass == null) {
1456             return false;
1457         }
1458         // have to check for null, as isAssignableFrom doesn't
1459         if (cls == null) {
1460             return !toClass.isPrimitive();
1461         }
1462         // autoboxing:
1463         if (autoboxing) {
1464             if (cls.isPrimitive() && !toClass.isPrimitive()) {
1465                 cls = primitiveToWrapper(cls);
1466                 if (cls == null) {
1467                     return false;
1468                 }
1469             }
1470             if (toClass.isPrimitive() && !cls.isPrimitive()) {
1471                 cls = wrapperToPrimitive(cls);
1472                 if (cls == null) {
1473                     return false;
1474                 }
1475             }
1476         }
1477         if (cls.equals(toClass)) {
1478             return true;
1479         }
1480         if (cls.isPrimitive()) {
1481             if (!toClass.isPrimitive()) {
1482                 return false;
1483             }
1484             if (Integer.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1485                 return Long.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Float.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
1486             }
1487             if (Long.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1488                 return Float.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
1489             }
1490             if (Boolean.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1491                 return false;
1492             }
1493             if (Double.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1494                 return false;
1495             }
1496             if (Float.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1497                 return Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
1498             }
1499             if (Character.TYPE.equals(cls)  || Short.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1500                 return Integer.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Long.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Float.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
1501             }
1502             if (Byte.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
1503                 return Short.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Integer.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Long.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Float.TYPE.equals(toClass)
1504                     || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
1505             }
1506             // should never get here
1507             return false;
1508         }
1509         return toClass.isAssignableFrom(cls);
1510     }
1511 
1512     /**
1513      * Tests whether an array of Classes can be assigned to another array of Classes.
1514      *
1515      * <p>
1516      * This method calls {@link #isAssignable(Class, Class) isAssignable} for each Class pair in the input arrays. It can be
1517      * used to check if a set of arguments (the first parameter) are suitably compatible with a set of method parameter
1518      * types (the second parameter).
1519      * </p>
1520      *
1521      * <p>
1522      * Unlike the {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Class)} method, this method takes into account widenings of
1523      * primitive classes and {@code null}s.
1524      * </p>
1525      *
1526      * <p>
1527      * Primitive widenings allow an int to be assigned to a {@code long}, {@code float} or {@code double}. This method
1528      * returns the correct result for these cases.
1529      * </p>
1530      *
1531      * <p>
1532      * {@code null} may be assigned to any reference type. This method will return {@code true} if {@code null} is passed in
1533      * and the toClass is non-primitive.
1534      * </p>
1535      *
1536      * <p>
1537      * Specifically, this method tests whether the type represented by the specified {@link Class} parameter can be
1538      * converted to the type represented by this {@link Class} object via an identity conversion widening primitive or
1539      * widening reference conversion. See <em><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/">The Java Language
1540      * Specification</a></em>, sections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 for details.
1541      * </p>
1542      *
1543      * <p>
1544      * <strong>Since Lang 3.0,</strong> this method will default behavior for calculating assignability between primitive
1545      * and wrapper types <em>corresponding to the running Java version</em>; i.e. autoboxing will be the default behavior in
1546      * VMs running Java versions &gt; 1.5.
1547      * </p>
1548      *
1549      * @param classArray The array of Classes to check, may be {@code null}.
1550      * @param toClassArray The array of Classes to try to assign into, may be {@code null}.
1551      * @return {@code true} if assignment possible.
1552      */
1553     public static boolean isAssignable(final Class<?>[] classArray, final Class<?>... toClassArray) {
1554         return isAssignable(classArray, toClassArray, true);
1555     }
1556 
1557     /**
1558      * Tests whether an array of Classes can be assigned to another array of Classes.
1559      *
1560      * <p>
1561      * This method calls {@link #isAssignable(Class, Class) isAssignable} for each Class pair in the input arrays. It can be
1562      * used to check if a set of arguments (the first parameter) are suitably compatible with a set of method parameter
1563      * types (the second parameter).
1564      * </p>
1565      *
1566      * <p>
1567      * Unlike the {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Class)} method, this method takes into account widenings of
1568      * primitive classes and {@code null}s.
1569      * </p>
1570      *
1571      * <p>
1572      * Primitive widenings allow an int to be assigned to a {@code long}, {@code float} or {@code double}. This method
1573      * returns the correct result for these cases.
1574      * </p>
1575      *
1576      * <p>
1577      * {@code null} may be assigned to any reference type. This method will return {@code true} if {@code null} is passed in
1578      * and the toClass is non-primitive.
1579      * </p>
1580      *
1581      * <p>
1582      * Specifically, this method tests whether the type represented by the specified {@link Class} parameter can be
1583      * converted to the type represented by this {@link Class} object via an identity conversion widening primitive or
1584      * widening reference conversion. See <em><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/">The Java Language
1585      * Specification</a></em>, sections 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 for details.
1586      * </p>
1587      *
1588      * @param classArray The array of Classes to check, may be {@code null}
1589      * @param toClassArray The array of Classes to try to assign into, may be {@code null}
1590      * @param autoboxing whether to use implicit autoboxing/unboxing between primitives and wrappers
1591      * @return {@code true} if assignment possible
1592      */
1593     public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?>[] classArray, Class<?>[] toClassArray, final boolean autoboxing) {
1594         if (!ArrayUtils.isSameLength(classArray, toClassArray)) {
1595             return false;
1596         }
1597         classArray = ArrayUtils.nullToEmpty(classArray);
1598         toClassArray = ArrayUtils.nullToEmpty(toClassArray);
1599         for (int i = 0; i < classArray.length; i++) {
1600             if (!isAssignable(classArray[i], toClassArray[i], autoboxing)) {
1601                 return false;
1602             }
1603         }
1604         return true;
1605     }
1606 
1607     /**
1608      * Tests whether the specified class an inner class or static nested class.
1609      *
1610      * @param cls The class to check, may be null.
1611      * @return {@code true} if the class is an inner or static nested class, false if not or {@code null}.
1612      */
1613     public static boolean isInnerClass(final Class<?> cls) {
1614         return cls != null && cls.getEnclosingClass() != null;
1615     }
1616 
1617     /**
1618      * Tests whether the given {@code type} is a primitive or primitive wrapper ({@link Boolean}, {@link Byte},
1619      * {@link Character}, {@link Short}, {@link Integer}, {@link Long}, {@link Double}, {@link Float}).
1620      *
1621      * @param type The class to query or null.
1622      * @return true if the given {@code type} is a primitive or primitive wrapper ({@link Boolean}, {@link Byte},
1623      *         {@link Character}, {@link Short}, {@link Integer}, {@link Long}, {@link Double}, {@link Float}).
1624      * @since 3.1
1625      */
1626     public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(final Class<?> type) {
1627         return type != null && type.isPrimitive() || isPrimitiveWrapper(type);
1628     }
1629 
1630     /**
1631      * Tests whether the given {@code type} is a primitive wrapper ({@link Boolean}, {@link Byte}, {@link Character},
1632      * {@link Short}, {@link Integer}, {@link Long}, {@link Double}, {@link Float}).
1633      *
1634      * @param type The class to query or null.
1635      * @return true if the given {@code type} is a primitive wrapper ({@link Boolean}, {@link Byte}, {@link Character},
1636      *         {@link Short}, {@link Integer}, {@link Long}, {@link Double}, {@link Float}).
1637      * @since 3.1
1638      */
1639     public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(final Class<?> type) {
1640         return WRAPPER_PRIMITIVE_MAP.containsKey(type);
1641     }
1642 
1643     /**
1644      * Tests whether a {@link Class} is public.
1645      *
1646      * @param cls Class to test.
1647      * @return {@code true} if {@code cls} is public.
1648      * @since 3.13.0
1649      */
1650     public static boolean isPublic(final Class<?> cls) {
1651         return Modifier.isPublic(cls.getModifiers());
1652     }
1653 
1654     /**
1655      * Converts the specified array of primitive Class objects to an array of its corresponding wrapper Class objects.
1656      *
1657      * @param classes The class array to convert, may be null or empty.
1658      * @return An array which contains for each given class, the wrapper class or the original class if class is not a primitive. {@code null} if null input.
1659      *         Empty array if an empty array passed in.
1660      * @since 2.1
1661      */
1662     public static Class<?>[] primitivesToWrappers(final Class<?>... classes) {
1663         if (classes == null) {
1664             return null;
1665         }
1666         if (classes.length == 0) {
1667             return classes;
1668         }
1669         return ArrayUtils.setAll(new Class[classes.length], i -> primitiveToWrapper(classes[i]));
1670     }
1671 
1672     /**
1673      * Converts the specified primitive Class object to its corresponding wrapper Class object.
1674      *
1675      * <p>
1676      * NOTE: From v2.2, this method handles {@code Void.TYPE}, returning {@code Void.TYPE}.
1677      * </p>
1678      *
1679      * @param cls The class to convert, may be null.
1680      * @return The wrapper class for {@code cls} or {@code cls} if {@code cls} is not a primitive. {@code null} if null input.
1681      * @since 2.1
1682      */
1683     public static Class<?> primitiveToWrapper(final Class<?> cls) {
1684         return cls != null && cls.isPrimitive() ? PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_MAP.get(cls) : cls;
1685     }
1686 
1687     /**
1688      * Converts an array of {@link Object} in to an array of {@link Class} objects. If any of these objects is null, a null element will be inserted into the
1689      * array.
1690      *
1691      * <p>
1692      * This method returns {@code null} for a {@code null} input array.
1693      * </p>
1694      *
1695      * @param array An {@link Object} array.
1696      * @return A {@link Class} array, {@code null} if null array input.
1697      * @since 2.4
1698      */
1699     public static Class<?>[] toClass(final Object... array) {
1700         if (array == null) {
1701             return null;
1702         }
1703         if (array.length == 0) {
1704             return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
1705         }
1706         return ArrayUtils.setAll(new Class[array.length], i -> array[i] == null ? null : array[i].getClass());
1707     }
1708 
1709     /**
1710      * Converts and cleans up a class name to a JLS style class name.
1711      * <p>
1712      * The provided class name is normalized by removing all whitespace. This is especially helpful when handling XML element values in which whitespace has not
1713      * been collapsed.
1714      * </p>
1715      *
1716      * @param className The class name.
1717      * @return The converted name.
1718      * @throws NullPointerException     Thrown if the className is null.
1719      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
1720      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
1721      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.4.1">JVM: Array dimension limits in JVM Specification
1722      *      CONSTANT_Class_info</a>
1723      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-6.html#jls-6.7">JLS: Fully Qualified Names and Canonical Names</a>
1724      * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-13.html#jls-13.1">JLS: The Form of a Binary</a>
1725      */
1726     private static String toCleanName(final String className) {
1727         return toEncodedName(StringUtils.deleteWhitespace(className));
1728     }
1729 
1730     /**
1731      * Converts a class name to a JLS style class name without normalizing whitespace.
1732      *
1733      * @param className The class name.
1734      * @return The converted name.
1735      * @throws NullPointerException     Thrown if the className is null.
1736      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name represents an array with more dimensions than the JVM supports, 255.
1737      * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the class name length is greater than 65,535.
1738      */
1739     private static String toEncodedName(final String className) {
1740         String canonicalName = className;
1741         Objects.requireNonNull(canonicalName, "className");
1742         if (canonicalName.isEmpty()) {
1743             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Class name is empty");
1744         }
1745         final String encodedArrayOpen = "[";
1746         final String encodedClassNameStart = "L";
1747         final String encodedClassNameEnd = ";";
1748         final boolean encodedName = canonicalName.startsWith(encodedArrayOpen) && canonicalName.endsWith(encodedClassNameEnd);
1749         if (encodedName) {
1750             final int arrIdx = canonicalName.indexOf(encodedClassNameStart);
1751             if (arrIdx > MAX_JVM_ARRAY_DIMENSION) {
1752                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array dimension greater than JVM specification maximum of 255.");
1753             }
1754             if (arrIdx < 0) {
1755                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected 'L' after '[' for an array style string.");
1756             }
1757             final int cnLen = canonicalName.length() - (arrIdx + 2); // account for the ending ';'
1758             if (cnLen > MAX_CLASS_NAME_LENGTH) {
1759                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Class name greater than maximum length %,d", MAX_CLASS_NAME_LENGTH));
1760             }
1761         }
1762         final String arrayMarker = "[]";
1763         final int arrIdx = canonicalName.indexOf(arrayMarker);
1764         // The class name length without array markers.
1765         final int cnLen = arrIdx > 0 ? arrIdx : canonicalName.length();
1766         if (cnLen > MAX_CLASS_NAME_LENGTH && !encodedName) {
1767             throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Class name greater than maximum length %,d", MAX_CLASS_NAME_LENGTH));
1768         }
1769         if (canonicalName.endsWith(arrayMarker)) {
1770             // Reject malformed inputs like "java.lang.String[]junk[]" or
1771             // "java.lang.String[]][]" where the suffix is not composed of
1772             // repeated "[]" pairs.
1773             final String tail = canonicalName.substring(arrIdx);
1774             if (!ARRAY_TAIL_PATTERN.matcher(tail).matches()) {
1775                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Malformed array name: " + canonicalName);
1776             }
1777             final int dims =  (canonicalName.length() - arrIdx) / 2;
1778             if (dims > MAX_JVM_ARRAY_DIMENSION) {
1779                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array dimension greater than JVM specification maximum of 255.");
1780             }
1781             final StringBuilder classNameBuffer = new StringBuilder(StringUtils.repeat(encodedArrayOpen, dims));
1782             canonicalName = canonicalName.substring(0, arrIdx);
1783             final String abbreviation = ABBREVIATION_MAP.get(canonicalName);
1784             if (abbreviation != null) {
1785                 classNameBuffer.append(abbreviation);
1786             } else {
1787                 classNameBuffer.append(encodedClassNameStart).append(canonicalName).append(encodedClassNameEnd);
1788             }
1789             canonicalName = classNameBuffer.toString();
1790         }
1791         return canonicalName;
1792     }
1793 
1794     /**
1795      * Decides if the part that was just copied to its destination location in the work array can be kept as it was copied
1796      * or must be abbreviated. It must be kept when the part is the last one, which is the simple name of the class. In this
1797      * case the {@code source} index, from where the characters are copied points one position after the last character,
1798      * a.k.a. {@code source ==
1799      * originalLength}
1800      *
1801      * <p>
1802      * If the part is not the last one then it can be kept unabridged if the number of the characters copied so far plus the
1803      * character that are to be copied is less than or equal to the desired length.
1804      * </p>
1805      *
1806      * @param runAheadTarget The target index (where the characters were copied to) pointing after the last character copied
1807      *        when the current part was copied.
1808      * @param source The source index (where the characters were copied from) pointing after the last character copied when
1809      *        the current part was copied.
1810      * @param originalLength The original length of the class full name, which is abbreviated.
1811      * @param desiredLength The desired length of the abbreviated class name.
1812      * @return {@code true} if it can be kept in its original length; {@code false} if the current part has to be abbreviated.
1813      */
1814     private static boolean useFull(final int runAheadTarget, final int source, final int originalLength, final int desiredLength) {
1815         return source >= originalLength || runAheadTarget + originalLength - source <= desiredLength;
1816     }
1817 
1818     /**
1819      * Converts the specified array of wrapper Class objects to an array of its corresponding primitive Class objects.
1820      *
1821      * <p>
1822      * This method invokes {@code wrapperToPrimitive()} for each element of the passed in array.
1823      * </p>
1824      *
1825      * @param classes The class array to convert, may be null or empty.
1826      * @return An array which contains for each given class, the primitive class or {@code null} if the original class is not a wrapper class.
1827      *         {@code null} if null input. Empty array if an empty array passed in.
1828      * @see #wrapperToPrimitive(Class)
1829      * @since 2.4
1830      */
1831     public static Class<?>[] wrappersToPrimitives(final Class<?>... classes) {
1832         if (classes == null) {
1833             return null;
1834         }
1835         if (classes.length == 0) {
1836             return classes;
1837         }
1838         return ArrayUtils.setAll(new Class[classes.length], i -> wrapperToPrimitive(classes[i]));
1839     }
1840 
1841     /**
1842      * Converts the specified wrapper class to its corresponding primitive class.
1843      *
1844      * <p>
1845      * This method is the counter part of {@code primitiveToWrapper()}. If the passed in class is a wrapper class for a
1846      * primitive type, this primitive type will be returned (e.g. {@code Integer.TYPE} for {@code Integer.class}). For other
1847      * classes, or if the parameter is {@code null}, the return value is {@code null}.
1848      * </p>
1849      *
1850      * @param cls The class to convert, may be {@code null}.
1851      * @return The corresponding primitive type if {@code cls} is a wrapper class, {@code null} otherwise.
1852      * @see #primitiveToWrapper(Class)
1853      * @since 2.4
1854      */
1855     public static Class<?> wrapperToPrimitive(final Class<?> cls) {
1856         return WRAPPER_PRIMITIVE_MAP.get(cls);
1857     }
1858 
1859     /**
1860      * ClassUtils instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as
1861      * {@code ClassUtils.getShortClassName(cls)}.
1862      *
1863      * <p>
1864      * This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance to operate.
1865      * </p>
1866      *
1867      * @deprecated TODO Make private in 4.0.
1868      */
1869     @Deprecated
1870     public ClassUtils() {
1871         // empty
1872     }
1873 
1874 }