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index 98c67ba..9e7e6d9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tamaya/core/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/tamaya/core/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -34,1041 +34,1069 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
-* Miscellaneous class utility methods.
-* Mainly for internal use within the framework.
-*
-* @author Juergen Hoeller
-* @author Keith Donald
-* @author Rob Harrop
-* @author Sam Brannen
-* @since 1.1
-*/
+ * Miscellaneous class utility methods.
+ * Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Rob Harrop
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 1.1
+ */
 public final class ClassUtils {
 
-       /** Suffix for array class names: "[]" */
-       public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX = "[]";
-
-       /** Prefix for internal array class names: "[" */
-       private static final String INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[";
-
-       /** Prefix for internal non-primitive array class names: "[L" */
-       private static final String NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[L";
-
-       /** The package separator character '.' */
-       private static final char PACKAGE_SEPARATOR = '.';
-
-       /** The path separator character '/' */
-       private static final char PATH_SEPARATOR = '/';
-
-       /** The inner class separator character '$' */
-       private static final char INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR = '$';
-//
-//     /** The CGLIB class separator character "$$" */
-//     public static final String CGLIB_CLASS_SEPARATOR = "$$";
-//
-//     /** The ".class" file suffix */
-//     public static final String CLASS_FILE_SUFFIX = ".class";
-//
-
-       /**
-        * Map with primitive wrapper type as key and corresponding primitive
-        * type as keys, for example: Integer.class -> int.class.
-        */
-       private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> primitiveWrapperTypeMap = 
new HashMap<>(8);
-
-       /**
-        * Map with primitive type as key and corresponding wrapper
-        * type as keys, for example: int.class -> Integer.class.
-        */
-       private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> primitiveTypeToWrapperMap 
= new HashMap<>(8);
-
-       /**
-        * Map with primitive type name as key and corresponding primitive
-        * type as keys, for example: "int" -> "int.class".
-        */
-       private static final Map<String, Class<?>> primitiveTypeNameMap = new 
HashMap<>(32);
-//
-//     /**
-//      * Map with common "java.lang" class name as key and corresponding 
Class as keys.
-//      * Primarily for efficient deserialization current remote invocations.
-//      */
-//     private static final Map<String, Class<?>> commonClassCache = new 
HashMap<String, Class<?>>(32);
-//
-//
-       static {
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Boolean.class, boolean.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Byte.class, byte.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Character.class, char.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Double.class, double.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Float.class, float.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Integer.class, int.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Long.class, long.class);
-               primitiveWrapperTypeMap.put(Short.class, short.class);
-
-               for (Map.Entry<Class<?>, Class<?>> entry : 
primitiveWrapperTypeMap.entrySet()) {
-                       primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.put(entry.getValue(), 
entry.getKey());
-//                     registerCommonClasses(entry.getKey());
-               }
-
-               Set<Class<?>> primitiveTypes = new HashSet<>(32);
-               primitiveTypes.addAll(primitiveWrapperTypeMap.values());
-               primitiveTypes.addAll(Arrays.asList(new Class<?>[] {
-                               boolean[].class, byte[].class, char[].class, 
double[].class,
-                               float[].class, int[].class, long[].class, 
short[].class}));
-               primitiveTypes.add(void.class);
-               for (Class<?> primitiveType : primitiveTypes) {
-                       primitiveTypeNameMap.put(primitiveType.getName(), 
primitiveType);
-               }
-       }
-
-    private ClassUtils(){}
-
-
-       /**
-        * Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context
-        * ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils
-        * class will be used as fallback.
-        * <p>Call this method if you intend to use the thread context 
ClassLoader
-        * in a scenario where you clearly prefer a non-null ClassLoader 
reference:
-        * for example, for class path resource loading (but not necessarily for
-        * {@code Class.forName}, which accepts a {@code null} ClassLoader
-        * reference as well).
-        * @return the default ClassLoader (only {@code null} if even the system
-        * ClassLoader isn't accessible)
-        * @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
-        * @see ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()
-        */
-       public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader() {
-               ClassLoader cl = null;
-               try {
-                       cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
-               }
-               catch (Throwable ex) {
-                       // Cannot access thread context ClassLoader - falling 
back...
-               }
-               if (cl == null) {
-                       // No thread context class loader -> use class loader 
current this class.
-                       cl = ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
-                       if (cl == null) {
-                               // getClassLoader() returning null indicates 
the bootstrap ClassLoader
-                               try {
-                                       cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
-                               }
-                               catch (Throwable ex) {
-                                       // Cannot access system ClassLoader - 
oh well, maybe the caller can live with null...
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-               return cl;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Replacement for {@code Class.forName()} that also returns Class 
instances
-        * for primitives (e.g. "int") and array class names (e.g. "String[]").
-        * Furthermore, it is also capable current resolving inner class names 
in Java source
-        * style (e.g. "java.lang.Thread.State" instead current 
"java.lang.Thread$State").
-        * @param name the name current the Class
-        * @param classLoader the class loader to use
-        * (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default class loader)
-        * @return Class instance for the supplied name
-        * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class was not found
-        * @throws LinkageError if the class file could not be loaded
-        * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
-        */
-       public static Class<?> forName(String name, ClassLoader classLoader) 
throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(name, "Name must not be null");
-
-               Class<?> clazz = resolvePrimitiveClassName(name);
-               if (clazz != null) {
-                       return clazz;
-               }
-
-               // "java.lang.String[]" style arrays
-               if (name.endsWith(ARRAY_SUFFIX)) {
-                       String elementClassName = name.substring(0, 
name.length() - ARRAY_SUFFIX.length());
-                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementClassName, 
classLoader);
-                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
-               }
-
-               // "[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
-               if (name.startsWith(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX) && 
name.endsWith(";")) {
-                       String elementName = 
name.substring(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX.length(), name.length() - 1);
-                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, 
classLoader);
-                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
-               }
-
-               // "[[I" or "[[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
-               if (name.startsWith(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX)) {
-                       String elementName = 
name.substring(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX.length());
-                       Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, 
classLoader);
-                       return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
-               }
-
-               ClassLoader clToUse = classLoader;
-               if (clToUse == null) {
-                       clToUse = getDefaultClassLoader();
-               }
-               try {
-                       return (clToUse != null ? clToUse.loadClass(name) : 
Class.forName(name));
-               }
-               catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-                       int lastDotIndex = name.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
-                       if (lastDotIndex != -1) {
-                               String innerClassName =
-                                               name.substring(0, lastDotIndex) 
+ INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR + name.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
-                               try {
-                                       return (clToUse != null ? 
clToUse.loadClass(innerClassName) : Class.forName(innerClassName));
-                               }
-                               catch (ClassNotFoundException ex2) {
-                                       // Swallow - let original exception get 
through
-                               }
-                       }
-                       throw ex;
-               }
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate,
-        * according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
-        * <p>Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays.
-        * Does <i>not</i> support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive 
arrays;
-        * this is only supported by {@link #forName(String, ClassLoader)}.
-        * @param name the name current the potentially primitive class
-        * @return the primitive class, or {@code null} if the name does not 
denote
-        * a primitive class or primitive array class
-        */
-       public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name) {
-               Class<?> result = null;
-               // Most class names will be quite long, considering that they
-               // SHOULD sit in a package, so a length check is worthwhile.
-               if (name != null && name.length() <= 8) {
-                       // Could be a primitive - likely.
-                       result = primitiveTypeNameMap.get(name);
-               }
-               return result;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the {@link Class} identified by the supplied name 
is present
-        * and can be loaded. Will return {@code false} if either the class or
-        * one current its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
-        * @param className the name current the class to check
-        * @param classLoader the class loader to use
-        * (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default class loader)
-        * @return whether the specified class is present
-        */
-       public static boolean isPresent(String className, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
-               try {
-                       forName(className, classLoader);
-                       return true;
-               }
-               catch (Throwable ex) {
-                       // Class or one current its dependencies is not 
present...
-                       return false;
-               }
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context,
-        * i.e. whether it is loaded by the given ClassLoader or a parent 
current it.
-        * @param clazz the class to analyze
-        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to potentially cache metadata in
-        */
-       public static boolean isCacheSafe(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
+    /**
+     * Suffix for array class names: "[]"
+     */
+    public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX = "[]";
+
+    /**
+     * Prefix for internal array class names: "["
+     */
+    private static final String INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[";
+
+    /**
+     * Prefix for internal non-primitive array class names: "[L"
+     */
+    private static final String NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[L";
+
+    /**
+     * The package separator character '.'
+     */
+    private static final char PACKAGE_SEPARATOR = '.';
+
+    /**
+     * The path separator character '/'
+     */
+    private static final char PATH_SEPARATOR = '/';
+
+    /**
+     * The inner class separator character '$'
+     */
+    private static final char INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR = '$';
+
+    /**
+     * Map with primitive wrapper type as key and corresponding primitive
+     * type as keys, for example: Integer.class -> int.class.
+     */
+    private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP = 
new HashMap<>(8);
+
+    /**
+     * Map with primitive type as key and corresponding wrapper
+     * type as keys, for example: int.class -> Integer.class.
+     */
+    private static final Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_TYPE_TO_WRAPPER_MAP 
= new HashMap<>(8);
+
+    /**
+     * Map with primitive type name as key and corresponding primitive
+     * type as keys, for example: "int" -> "int.class".
+     */
+    private static final Map<String, Class<?>> PRIMITIVE_TYPE_NAME_MAP = new 
HashMap<>(32);
+
+
+    static {
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Boolean.class, boolean.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Byte.class, byte.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Character.class, char.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Double.class, double.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Float.class, float.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Integer.class, int.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Long.class, long.class);
+        PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.put(Short.class, short.class);
+
+        for (Map.Entry<Class<?>, Class<?>> entry : 
PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.entrySet()) {
+            PRIMITIVE_TYPE_TO_WRAPPER_MAP.put(entry.getValue(), 
entry.getKey());
+        }
+
+        Set<Class<?>> primitiveTypes = new HashSet<>(32);
+        primitiveTypes.addAll(PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.values());
+        primitiveTypes.addAll(Arrays.asList(new Class<?>[]{
+                boolean[].class, byte[].class, char[].class, double[].class,
+                float[].class, int[].class, long[].class, short[].class}));
+        primitiveTypes.add(void.class);
+        for (Class<?> primitiveType : primitiveTypes) {
+            PRIMITIVE_TYPE_NAME_MAP.put(primitiveType.getName(), 
primitiveType);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Private singleton constructor.
+     */
+    private ClassUtils() {
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Return the default ClassLoader to use: typically the thread context
+     * ClassLoader, if available; the ClassLoader that loaded the ClassUtils
+     * class will be used as fallback.
+     * <p>Call this method if you intend to use the thread context ClassLoader
+     * in a scenario where you clearly prefer a non-null ClassLoader reference:
+     * for example, for class path resource loading (but not necessarily for
+     * {@code Class.forName}, which accepts a {@code null} ClassLoader
+     * reference as well).
+     *
+     * @return the default ClassLoader (only {@code null} if even the system
+     * ClassLoader isn't accessible)
+     * @see Thread#getContextClassLoader()
+     * @see ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader()
+     */
+    public static ClassLoader getDefaultClassLoader() {
+        ClassLoader cl = null;
+        try {
+            cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // Cannot access thread context ClassLoader - falling back...
+        }
+        if (cl == null) {
+            // No thread context class loader -> use class loader current this 
class.
+            cl = ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
+            if (cl == null) {
+                // getClassLoader() returning null indicates the bootstrap 
ClassLoader
+                try {
+                    cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
+                } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                    // Cannot access system ClassLoader - oh well, maybe the 
caller can live with null...
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return cl;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replacement for {@code Class.forName()} that also returns Class 
instances
+     * for primitives (e.g. "int") and array class names (e.g. "String[]").
+     * Furthermore, it is also capable current resolving inner class names in 
Java source
+     * style (e.g. "java.lang.Thread.State" instead current 
"java.lang.Thread$State").
+     *
+     * @param name        the name current the Class
+     * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+     *                    (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default 
class loader)
+     * @return Class instance for the supplied name
+     * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class was not found
+     * @throws LinkageError           if the class file could not be loaded
+     * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
+     */
+    public static Class<?> forName(String name, ClassLoader classLoader) 
throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(name, "Name must not be null");
+
+        Class<?> clazz = resolvePrimitiveClassName(name);
+        if (clazz != null) {
+            return clazz;
+        }
+
+        // "java.lang.String[]" style arrays
+        if (name.endsWith(ARRAY_SUFFIX)) {
+            String elementClassName = name.substring(0, name.length() - 
ARRAY_SUFFIX.length());
+            Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementClassName, classLoader);
+            return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+        }
+
+        // "[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
+        if (name.startsWith(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX) && name.endsWith(";")) 
{
+            String elementName = 
name.substring(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX.length(), name.length() - 1);
+            Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, classLoader);
+            return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+        }
+
+        // "[[I" or "[[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
+        if (name.startsWith(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX)) {
+            String elementName = 
name.substring(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX.length());
+            Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, classLoader);
+            return Array.newInstance(elementClass, 0).getClass();
+        }
+
+        ClassLoader clToUse = classLoader;
+        if (clToUse == null) {
+            clToUse = getDefaultClassLoader();
+        }
+        try {
+            return (clToUse != null ? clToUse.loadClass(name) : 
Class.forName(name));
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+            int lastDotIndex = name.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+            if (lastDotIndex != -1) {
+                String innerClassName =
+                        name.substring(0, lastDotIndex) + 
INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR + name.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
+                try {
+                    return (clToUse != null ? 
clToUse.loadClass(innerClassName) : Class.forName(innerClassName));
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex2) {
+                    // Swallow - let original exception get through
+                }
+            }
+            throw ex;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the given class name as primitive class, if appropriate,
+     * according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
+     * <p>Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays.
+     * Does <i>not</i> support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive arrays;
+     * this is only supported by {@link #forName(String, ClassLoader)}.
+     *
+     * @param name the name current the potentially primitive class
+     * @return the primitive class, or {@code null} if the name does not denote
+     * a primitive class or primitive array class
+     */
+    public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveClassName(String name) {
+        Class<?> result = null;
+        // Most class names will be quite long, considering that they
+        // SHOULD sit in a package, so a length check is worthwhile.
+        if (name != null && name.length() <= 8) {
+            // Could be a primitive - likely.
+            result = PRIMITIVE_TYPE_NAME_MAP.get(name);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the {@link Class} identified by the supplied name is 
present
+     * and can be loaded. Will return {@code false} if either the class or
+     * one current its dependencies is not present or cannot be loaded.
+     *
+     * @param className   the name current the class to check
+     * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+     *                    (may be {@code null}, which indicates the default 
class loader)
+     * @return whether the specified class is present
+     */
+    public static boolean isPresent(String className, ClassLoader classLoader) 
{
+        try {
+            forName(className, classLoader);
+            return true;
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // Class or one current its dependencies is not present...
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the given class is cache-safe in the given context,
+     * i.e. whether it is loaded by the given ClassLoader or a parent current 
it.
+     *
+     * @param clazz       the class to analyze
+     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to potentially cache metadata in
+     */
+    public static boolean isCacheSafe(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) 
{
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        try {
+            ClassLoader target = clazz.getClassLoader();
+            if (target == null) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            ClassLoader cur = classLoader;
+            if (cur == target) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            while (cur != null) {
+                cur = cur.getParent();
+                if (cur == target) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+            // Probably from the system ClassLoader - let's consider it safe.
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Return the qualified name current the given class: usually simply
+     * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class
+     * @return the qualified name current the class
+     */
+    public static String getQualifiedName(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        if (clazz.isArray()) {
+            return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+        } else {
+            return clazz.getName();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a nice qualified name for an array:
+     * component type class name + "[]".
+     *
+     * @param clazz the array class
+     * @return a qualified name for the array class
+     */
+    private static String getQualifiedNameForArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        while (clazz.isArray()) {
+            clazz = clazz.getComponentType();
+            result.append(ClassUtils.ARRAY_SUFFIX);
+        }
+        result.insert(0, clazz.getName());
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the qualified name current the given method, consisting current
+     * fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
+     *
+     * @param method the method
+     * @return the qualified name current the method
+     */
+    public static String getQualifiedMethodName(Method method) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+        return method.getDeclaringClass().getName() + "." + method.getName();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply
+     * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays,
+     * and an appended list current implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
+     *
+     * @param keys the keys to introspect
+     * @return the qualified name current the class
+     */
+    public static String getDescriptiveType(Object keys) {
+        if (keys == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        Class<?> clazz = keys.getClass();
+        if (Proxy.isProxyClass(clazz)) {
+            StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(clazz.getName());
+            result.append(" implementing ");
+            Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+            for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
+                result.append(ifcs[i].getName());
+                if (i < ifcs.length - 1) {
+                    result.append(',');
+                }
+            }
+            return result.toString();
+        } else if (clazz.isArray()) {
+            return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
+        } else {
+            return clazz.getName();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the given class matches the user-specified type name.
+     *
+     * @param clazz    the class to check
+     * @param typeName the type name to match
+     */
+    public static boolean matchesTypeName(Class<?> clazz, String typeName) {
+        return (typeName != null &&
+                (typeName.equals(clazz.getName()) || 
typeName.equals(clazz.getSimpleName()) ||
+                        (clazz.isArray() && 
typeName.equals(getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz)))));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature.
+     * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to analyze
+     * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
+     * @return whether the class has a corresponding constructor
+     * @see Class#getMethod
+     */
+    public static boolean hasConstructor(Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... 
paramTypes) {
+        return (getConstructorIfAvailable(clazz, paramTypes) != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature,
+     * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
+     * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to analyze
+     * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
+     * @return the constructor, or {@code null} if not found
+     * @see Class#getConstructor
+     */
+    public static <T> Constructor<T> getConstructorIfAvailable(Class<T> clazz, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        try {
+            return clazz.getConstructor(paramTypes);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature.
+     * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to analyze
+     * @param methodName the name current the method
+     * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
+     * @return whether the class has a corresponding method
+     * @see Class#getMethod
+     */
+    public static boolean hasMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+        return (getMethodIfAvailable(clazz, methodName, paramTypes) != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
+     * and return it if available (else throws an {@code 
IllegalStateException}).
+     * <p>In case current any signature specified, only returns the method if 
there is a
+     * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified name.
+     * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
IllegalStateException}.
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to analyze
+     * @param methodName the name current the method
+     * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
+     *                   (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
+     * @return the method (never {@code null})
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the method has not been found
+     * @see Class#getMethod
+     */
+    public static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+        if (paramTypes != null) {
+            try {
+                return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
+            } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Expected method not found: " 
+ ex);
+            }
+        } else {
+            Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
+            Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
+            for (Method method : methods) {
+                if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+                    candidates.add(method);
+                }
+            }
+            if (candidates.size() == 1) {
+                return candidates.iterator().next();
+            } else if (candidates.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Expected method not found: " 
+ clazz + "." + methodName);
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("No unique method found: " + 
clazz + "." + methodName);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
+     * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
+     * <p>In case current any signature specified, only returns the method if 
there is a
+     * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified name.
+     * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to analyze
+     * @param methodName the name current the method
+     * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
+     *                   (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
+     * @return the method, or {@code null} if not found
+     * @see Class#getMethod
+     */
+    public static Method getMethodIfAvailable(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+        if (paramTypes != null) {
+            try {
+                return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
+            } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        } else {
+            Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
+            Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
+            for (Method method : methods) {
+                if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+                    candidates.add(method);
+                }
+            }
+            if (candidates.size() == 1) {
+                return candidates.iterator().next();
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the number current methods with a given name (with any argument 
types),
+     * for the given class and/or its superclasses. Includes non-public 
methods.
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to check
+     * @param methodName the name current the method
+     * @return the number current methods with the given name
+     */
+    public static int getMethodCountForName(Class<?> clazz, String methodName) 
{
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+        int count = 0;
+        Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+        for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
+            if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+        for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+            count += getMethodCountForName(ifc, methodName);
+        }
+        if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null) {
+            count += getMethodCountForName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName);
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Does the given class or one current its superclasses at least have one 
or more
+     * methods with the supplied name (with any argument types)?
+     * Includes non-public methods.
+     *
+     * @param clazz      the clazz to check
+     * @param methodName the name current the method
+     * @return whether there is at least one method with the given name
+     */
+    public static boolean hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+        Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
+        for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
+            if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+        for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+            if (hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(ifc, methodName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return (clazz.getSuperclass() != null && 
hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class 
used
+     * in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target 
method
+     * if there is one. E.g. the method may be {@code IFoo.bar()} and the
+     * target class may be {@code DefaultFoo}. In this case, the method may be
+     * {@code DefaultFoo.bar()}. This enables attributes on that method to be 
found.
+     * <p><b>NOTE:</b> In contrast to {@code 
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod},
+     * this method does <i>not</i> resolve Java 5 bridge methods automatically.
+     * Call {@code 
org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod}
+     * if bridge method resolution is desirable (e.g. for obtaining metadata 
from
+     * the original method definition).
+     * <p><b>NOTE:</b> Since Spring 3.1.1, if Java security settings disallow 
reflective
+     * access (e.g. calls to {@code Class#getDeclaredMethods} etc, this 
implementation
+     * will fall back to returning the originally provided method.
+     *
+     * @param method      the method to be invoked, which may come from an 
interface
+     * @param targetClass the target class for the current invocation.
+     *                    May be {@code null} or may not even implement the 
method.
+     * @return the specific target method, or the original method if the
+     * {@code targetClass} doesn't implement it or is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class<?> 
targetClass) {
+        if (method != null && isOverridable(method, targetClass) &&
+                targetClass != null && 
!targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
+            try {
+                if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
+                    try {
+                        return targetClass.getMethod(method.getName(), 
method.getParameterTypes());
+                    } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+                        return method;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Method specificMethod =
+                            ReflectionUtils.findMethod(targetClass, 
method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
+                    return (specificMethod != null ? specificMethod : method);
+                }
+            } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+                // Security settings are disallowing reflective access; fall 
back to 'method' below.
+            }
+        }
+        return method;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given method is declared by the user or at least 
pointing to
+     * a user-declared method.
+     * <p>Checks {@link Method#isSynthetic()} (for implementation methods) as 
well as the
+     * {@code GroovyObject} interface (for interface methods; on an 
implementation class,
+     * implementations current the {@code GroovyObject} methods will be marked 
as synthetic anyway).
+     * Note that, despite being synthetic, bridge methods ({@link 
Method#isBridge()}) are considered
+     * as user-level methods since they are eventually pointing to a 
user-declared generic method.
+     *
+     * @param method the method to check
+     * @return {@code true} if the method can be considered as user-declared; 
[@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean isUserLevelMethod(Method method) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
+        return (method.isBridge() || (!method.isSynthetic() && 
!isGroovyObjectMethod(method)));
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isGroovyObjectMethod(Method method) {
+        return 
method.getDeclaringClass().getName().equals("groovy.lang.GroovyObject");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the given method is overridable in the given target 
class.
+     *
+     * @param method      the method to check
+     * @param targetClass the target class to check against
+     */
+    private static boolean isOverridable(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
+        if (Modifier.isPrivate(method.getModifiers())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()) || 
Modifier.isProtected(method.getModifiers())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return 
getPackageName(method.getDeclaringClass()).equals(getPackageName(targetClass));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Determine the name current the package current the given class,
+     * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class
+     * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
+     * is defined in the default package
+     */
+    public static String getPackageName(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        return getPackageName(clazz.getName());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine the name current the package current the given 
fully-qualified class name,
+     * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class name.
+     *
+     * @param fqClassName the fully-qualified class name
+     * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
+     * is defined in the dObjects.requireNonNullefault package
+     */
+    public static String getPackageName(String fqClassName) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(fqClassName, "Class name must not be null");
+        int lastDotIndex = fqClassName.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+        return (lastDotIndex != -1 ? fqClassName.substring(0, lastDotIndex) : 
"");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a public static method current a class.
+     *
+     * @param methodName the static method name
+     * @param clazz      the class which defines the method
+     * @param args       the parameter types to the method
+     * @return the static method, or {@code null} if no static method was found
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the method name is blank or the 
clazz is null
+     */
+    public static Method getStaticMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... args) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be null");
+        try {
+            Method method = clazz.getMethod(methodName, args);
+            return Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()) ? method : null;
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper,
+     * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to check
+     * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper class
+     */
+    public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        return PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.containsKey(clazz);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e. boolean, byte,
+     * char, short, int, long, float, or double) or a primitive wrapper
+     * (i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double).
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to check
+     * @return whether the given class is a primitive or primitive wrapper 
class
+     */
+    public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        return (clazz.isPrimitive() || isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the given class represents an array current primitives,
+     * i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to check
+     * @return whether the given class is a primitive array class
+     */
+    public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        return (clazz.isArray() && clazz.getComponentType().isPrimitive());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the given class represents an array current primitive wrappers,
+     * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or Double.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to check
+     * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper array class
+     */
+    public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class<?> clazz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
+        return (clazz.isArray() && 
isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz.getComponentType()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the given class if it is a primitive class,
+     * returning the corresponding primitive wrapper type instead.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to check
+     * @return the original class, or a primitive wrapper for the original 
primitive type
+     */
+    public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(Class<?> clazz) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               try {
-                       ClassLoader target = clazz.getClassLoader();
-                       if (target == null) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-                       ClassLoader cur = classLoader;
-                       if (cur == target) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-                       while (cur != null) {
-                               cur = cur.getParent();
-                               if (cur == target) {
-                                       return true;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       return false;
-               }
-               catch (SecurityException ex) {
-                       // Probably from the system ClassLoader - let's 
consider it safe.
-                       return true;
-               }
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Return the qualified name current the given class: usually simply
-        * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays.
-        * @param clazz the class
-        * @return the qualified name current the class
-        */
-       public static String getQualifiedName(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               if (clazz.isArray()) {
-                       return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
-               }
-               else {
-                       return clazz.getName();
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Build a nice qualified name for an array:
-        * component type class name + "[]".
-        * @param clazz the array class
-        * @return a qualified name for the array class
-        */
-       private static String getQualifiedNameForArray(Class<?> clazz) {
-               StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-               while (clazz.isArray()) {
-                       clazz = clazz.getComponentType();
-                       result.append(ClassUtils.ARRAY_SUFFIX);
-               }
-               result.insert(0, clazz.getName());
-               return result.toString();
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return the qualified name current the given method, consisting 
current
-        * fully qualified interface/class name + "." + method name.
-        * @param method the method
-        * @return the qualified name current the method
-        */
-       public static String getQualifiedMethodName(Method method) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
-               return method.getDeclaringClass().getName() + "." + 
method.getName();
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return a descriptive name for the given object's type: usually simply
-        * the class name, but component type class name + "[]" for arrays,
-        * and an appended list current implemented interfaces for JDK proxies.
-        * @param keys the keys to introspect
-        * @return the qualified name current the class
-        */
-       public static String getDescriptiveType(Object keys) {
-               if (keys == null) {
-                       return null;
-               }
-               Class<?> clazz = keys.getClass();
-               if (Proxy.isProxyClass(clazz)) {
-                       StringBuilder result = new 
StringBuilder(clazz.getName());
-                       result.append(" implementing ");
-                       Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
-                       for (int i = 0; i < ifcs.length; i++) {
-                               result.append(ifcs[i].getName());
-                               if (i < ifcs.length - 1) {
-                                       result.append(',');
-                               }
-                       }
-                       return result.toString();
-               }
-               else if (clazz.isArray()) {
-                       return getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz);
-               }
-               else {
-                       return clazz.getName();
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check whether the given class matches the user-specified type name.
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @param typeName the type name to match
-        */
-       public static boolean matchesTypeName(Class<?> clazz, String typeName) {
-               return (typeName != null &&
-                               (typeName.equals(clazz.getName()) || 
typeName.equals(clazz.getSimpleName()) ||
-                               (clazz.isArray() && 
typeName.equals(getQualifiedNameForArray(clazz)))));
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature.
-        * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
-        * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
-        * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
-        * @return whether the class has a corresponding constructor
-        * @see Class#getMethod
-        */
-       public static boolean hasConstructor(Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... 
paramTypes) {
-               return (getConstructorIfAvailable(clazz, paramTypes) != null);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given class has a public constructor with the 
given signature,
-        * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
-        * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
null}.
-        * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
-        * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
-        * @return the constructor, or {@code null} if not found
-        * @see Class#getConstructor
-        */
-       public static <T> Constructor<T> getConstructorIfAvailable(Class<T> 
clazz, Class<?>... paramTypes) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               try {
-                       return clazz.getConstructor(paramTypes);
-               }
-               catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-                       return null;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature.
-        * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to "false".
-        * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
-        * @param methodName the name current the method
-        * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
-        * @return whether the class has a corresponding method
-        * @see Class#getMethod
-        */
-       public static boolean hasMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
-               return (getMethodIfAvailable(clazz, methodName, paramTypes) != 
null);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
-        * and return it if available (else throws an {@code 
IllegalStateException}).
-        * <p>In case current any signature specified, only returns the method 
if there is a
-        * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified 
name.
-        * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
IllegalStateException}.
-        * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
-        * @param methodName the name current the method
-        * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
-        * (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
-        * @return the method (never {@code null})
-        * @throws IllegalStateException if the method has not been found
-        * @see Class#getMethod
-        */
-       public static Method getMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... paramTypes) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
-               if (paramTypes != null) {
-                       try {
-                               return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
-                       }
-                       catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-                               throw new IllegalStateException("Expected 
method not found: " + ex);
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
-                       Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
-                       for (Method method : methods) {
-                               if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
-                                       candidates.add(method);
-                               }
-                       }
-                       if (candidates.size() == 1) {
-                               return candidates.iterator().next();
-                       }
-                       else if (candidates.isEmpty()) {
-                               throw new IllegalStateException("Expected 
method not found: " + clazz + "." + methodName);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               throw new IllegalStateException("No unique 
method found: " + clazz + "." + methodName);
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given class has a public method with the given 
signature,
-        * and return it if available (else return {@code null}).
-        * <p>In case current any signature specified, only returns the method 
if there is a
-        * unique candidate, i.e. a single public method with the specified 
name.
-        * <p>Essentially translates {@code NoSuchMethodException} to {@code 
null}.
-        * @param clazz the clazz to analyze
-        * @param methodName the name current the method
-        * @param paramTypes the parameter types current the method
-        * (may be {@code null} to indicate any signature)
-        * @return the method, or {@code null} if not found
-        * @see Class#getMethod
-        */
-       public static Method getMethodIfAvailable(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
-               if (paramTypes != null) {
-                       try {
-                               return clazz.getMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
-                       }
-                       catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-                               return null;
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       Set<Method> candidates = new HashSet<Method>(1);
-                       Method[] methods = clazz.getMethods();
-                       for (Method method : methods) {
-                               if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
-                                       candidates.add(method);
-                               }
-                       }
-                       if (candidates.size() == 1) {
-                               return candidates.iterator().next();
-                       }
-                       return null;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return the number current methods with a given name (with any 
argument types),
-        * for the given class and/or its superclasses. Includes non-public 
methods.
-        * @param clazz the clazz to check
-        * @param methodName the name current the method
-        * @return the number current methods with the given name
-        */
-       public static int getMethodCountForName(Class<?> clazz, String 
methodName) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
-               int count = 0;
-               Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
-               for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
-                       if (methodName.equals(method.getName())) {
-                               count++;
-                       }
-               }
-               Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
-               for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
-                       count += getMethodCountForName(ifc, methodName);
-               }
-               if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null) {
-                       count += getMethodCountForName(clazz.getSuperclass(), 
methodName);
-               }
-               return count;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Does the given class or one current its superclasses at least have 
one or more
-        * methods with the supplied name (with any argument types)?
-        * Includes non-public methods.
-        * @param clazz the clazz to check
-        * @param methodName the name current the method
-        * @return whether there is at least one method with the given name
-        */
-       public static boolean hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(Class<?> clazz, 
String methodName) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
-               Method[] declaredMethods = clazz.getDeclaredMethods();
-               for (Method method : declaredMethods) {
-                       if (method.getName().equals(methodName)) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-               }
-               Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
-               for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
-                       if (hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(ifc, methodName)) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-               }
-               return (clazz.getSuperclass() != null && 
hasAtLeastOneMethodWithName(clazz.getSuperclass(), methodName));
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Given a method, which may come from an interface, and a target class 
used
-        * in the current reflective invocation, find the corresponding target 
method
-        * if there is one. E.g. the method may be {@code IFoo.bar()} and the
-        * target class may be {@code DefaultFoo}. In this case, the method may 
be
-        * {@code DefaultFoo.bar()}. This enables attributes on that method to 
be found.
-        * <p><b>NOTE:</b> In contrast to {@code 
org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod},
-        * this method does <i>not</i> resolve Java 5 bridge methods 
automatically.
-        * Call {@code 
org.springframework.core.BridgeMethodResolver#findBridgedMethod}
-        * if bridge method resolution is desirable (e.g. for obtaining 
metadata from
-        * the original method definition).
-        * <p><b>NOTE:</b> Since Spring 3.1.1, if Java security settings 
disallow reflective
-        * access (e.g. calls to {@code Class#getDeclaredMethods} etc, this 
implementation
-        * will fall back to returning the originally provided method.
-        * @param method the method to be invoked, which may come from an 
interface
-        * @param targetClass the target class for the current invocation.
-        * May be {@code null} or may not even implement the method.
-        * @return the specific target method, or the original method if the
-        * {@code targetClass} doesn't implement it or is {@code null}
-        */
-       public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class<?> 
targetClass) {
-               if (method != null && isOverridable(method, targetClass) &&
-                               targetClass != null && 
!targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
-                       try {
-                               if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
-                                       try {
-                                               return 
targetClass.getMethod(method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());
-                                       }
-                                       catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-                                               return method;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       Method specificMethod =
-                                                       
ReflectionUtils.findMethod(targetClass, method.getName(), 
method.getParameterTypes());
-                                       return (specificMethod != null ? 
specificMethod : method);
-                               }
-                       }
-                       catch (SecurityException ex) {
-                               // Security settings are disallowing reflective 
access; fall back to 'method' below.
-                       }
-               }
-               return method;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given method is declared by the user or at 
least pointing to
-        * a user-declared method.
-        * <p>Checks {@link Method#isSynthetic()} (for implementation methods) 
as well as the
-        * {@code GroovyObject} interface (for interface methods; on an 
implementation class,
-        * implementations current the {@code GroovyObject} methods will be 
marked as synthetic anyway).
-        * Note that, despite being synthetic, bridge methods ({@link 
Method#isBridge()}) are considered
-        * as user-level methods since they are eventually pointing to a 
user-declared generic method.
-        * @param method the method to check
-        * @return {@code true} if the method can be considered as 
user-declared; [@code false} otherwise
-        */
-       public static boolean isUserLevelMethod(Method method) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(method, "Method must not be null");
-               return (method.isBridge() || (!method.isSynthetic() && 
!isGroovyObjectMethod(method)));
-       }
-
-       private static boolean isGroovyObjectMethod(Method method) {
-               return 
method.getDeclaringClass().getName().equals("groovy.lang.GroovyObject");
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine whether the given method is overridable in the given 
target class.
-        * @param method the method to check
-        * @param targetClass the target class to check against
-        */
-       private static boolean isOverridable(Method method, Class<?> 
targetClass) {
-               if (Modifier.isPrivate(method.getModifiers())) {
-                       return false;
-               }
-               if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()) || 
Modifier.isProtected(method.getModifiers())) {
-                       return true;
-               }
-               return 
getPackageName(method.getDeclaringClass()).equals(getPackageName(targetClass));
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Determine the name current the package current the given class,
-        * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class.
-        * @param clazz the class
-        * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
-        * is defined in the default package
-        */
-       public static String getPackageName(Class<?> clazz) {
+        return (clazz.isPrimitive() && clazz != void.class ? 
PRIMITIVE_TYPE_TO_WRAPPER_MAP.get(clazz) : clazz);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side
+     * type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper
+     * classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+     *
+     * @param lhsType the target type
+     * @param rhsType the keys type that should be assigned to the target type
+     * @return if the target type is assignable from the keys type
+     */
+    public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType, Class<?> rhsType) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not be 
null");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(rhsType, "Right-hand side type must not be 
null");
+        if (lhsType.isAssignableFrom(rhsType)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (lhsType.isPrimitive()) {
+            Class<?> resolvedPrimitive = 
PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPE_MAP.get(rhsType);
+            if (resolvedPrimitive != null && 
lhsType.equals(resolvedPrimitive)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            Class<?> resolvedWrapper = 
PRIMITIVE_TYPE_TO_WRAPPER_MAP.get(rhsType);
+            if (resolvedWrapper != null && 
lhsType.isAssignableFrom(resolvedWrapper)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the given type is assignable from the given keys,
+     * assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes
+     * as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
+     *
+     * @param type the target type
+     * @param keys the keys that should be assigned to the type
+     * @return if the type is assignable from the keys
+     */
+    public static boolean isAssignableValue(Class<?> type, Object keys) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(type, "Type must not be null");
+        return (keys != null ? isAssignable(type, keys.getClass()) : 
!type.isPrimitive());
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified class 
name.
+     *
+     * @param resourcePath the resource path pointing to a class
+     * @return the corresponding fully qualified class name
+     */
+    public static String convertResourcePathToClassName(String resourcePath) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(resourcePath, "Resource path must not be null");
+        return resourcePath.replace(PATH_SEPARATOR, PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based resource 
path.
+     *
+     * @param className the fully qualified class name
+     * @return the corresponding resource path, pointing to the class
+     */
+    public static String convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(className, "Class name must not be null");
+        return className.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a path suitable for use with {@code ClassLoader.getResource}
+     * (also suitable for use with {@code Class.getResource} by prepending a
+     * slash ('/') to the return keys). Built by taking the package current 
the specified
+     * class file, converting all dots ('.') to slashes ('/'), adding a 
trailing slash
+     * if necessary, and concatenating the specified resource name to this.
+     * <br/>As such, this function may be used to build a path suitable for
+     * loading a resource file that is in the same package as a class file,
+     * although {@code org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource} is 
usually
+     * even more convenient.
+     *
+     * @param clazz        the Class whose package will be used as the base
+     * @param resourceName the resource name to append. A leading slash is 
optional.
+     * @return the built-up resource path
+     * @see ClassLoader#getResource
+     * @see Class#getResource
+     */
+    public static String addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class<?> clazz, String 
resourceName) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(resourceName, "Resource name must not be null");
+        if (!resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
+            return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + "/" + resourceName;
+        }
+        return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + resourceName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given an input class object, return a string which consists current the
+     * class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are replaced by
+     * slashes ('/'). Neither a leading nor trailing slash is added. The result
+     * could be concatenated with a slash and the name current a resource and 
fed
+     * directly to {@code ClassLoader.getResource()}. For it to be fed to
+     * {@code Class.getResource} instead, a leading slash would also have
+     * to be prepended to the returned keys.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the input class. A {@code null} keys or the default
+     *              (empty) package will result in an empty string ("") being 
returned.
+     * @return a path which represents the package name
+     * @see ClassLoader#getResource
+     * @see Class#getResource
+     */
+    public static String classPackageAsResourcePath(Class<?> clazz) {
+        if (clazz == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        String className = clazz.getName();
+        int packageEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
+        if (packageEndIndex == -1) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        String packageName = className.substring(0, packageEndIndex);
+        return packageName.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a String that consists current the names current the 
classes/interfaces
+     * in the given array.
+     * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but stripping
+     * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+     *
+     * @param classes a Collection current Class objects (may be {@code null})
+     * @return a String current form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+     * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+     */
+    public static String classNamesToString(Class<?>... classes) {
+        return classNamesToString(Arrays.asList(classes));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a String that consists current the names current the 
classes/interfaces
+     * in the given collection.
+     * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but stripping
+     * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
+     *
+     * @param classes a Collection current Class objects (may be {@code null})
+     * @return a String current form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
+     * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
+     */
+    public static String classNamesToString(Collection<Class<?>> classes) {
+        if (classes.isEmpty()) {
+            return "[]";
+        }
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("[");
+        for (Iterator<Class<?>> it = classes.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+            Class<?> clazz = it.next();
+            sb.append(clazz.getName());
+            if (it.hasNext()) {
+                sb.append(", ");
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copy the given Collection into a Class array.
+     * The Collection must contain Class elements only.
+     *
+     * @param collection the Collection to copy
+     * @return the Class array ({@code null} if the passed-in
+     * Collection was {@code null})
+     */
+    public static Class<?>[] toClassArray(Collection<Class<?>> collection) {
+        if (collection == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return collection.toArray(new Class<?>[collection.size()]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     *
+     * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
+     * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array
+     */
+    public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfaces(Object instance) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+        return getAllInterfacesForClass(instance.getClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+     * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+     */
+    public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz) {
+        return getAllInterfacesForClass(clazz, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+     *
+     * @param clazz       the class to analyze for interfaces
+     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
+     *                    (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared 
interfaces)
+     * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
+     */
+    public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        Set<Class<?>> ifcs = getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, classLoader);
+        return ifcs.toArray(new Class<?>[ifcs.size()]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     *
+     * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
+     * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set
+     */
+    public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
+        return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(instance.getClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+     *
+     * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
+     * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+     */
+    public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> clazz) {
+        return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
+     * including ones implemented by superclasses.
+     * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
+     *
+     * @param clazz       the class to analyze for interfaces
+     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
+     *                    (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared 
interfaces)
+     * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
+     */
+    public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> clazz, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return getPackageName(clazz.getName());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine the name current the package current the given 
fully-qualified class name,
-        * e.g. "java.lang" for the {@code java.lang.String} class name.
-        * @param fqClassName the fully-qualified class name
-        * @return the package name, or the empty String if the class
-        * is defined in the dObjects.requireNonNullefault package
-        */
-       public static String getPackageName(String fqClassName) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(fqClassName, "Class name must not be 
null");
-               int lastDotIndex = fqClassName.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
-               return (lastDotIndex != -1 ? fqClassName.substring(0, 
lastDotIndex) : "");
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return a public static method current a class.
-        * @param methodName the static method name
-        * @param clazz the class which defines the method
-        * @param args the parameter types to the method
-        * @return the static method, or {@code null} if no static method was 
found
-        * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the method name is blank or the 
clazz is null
-        */
-       public static Method getStaticMethod(Class<?> clazz, String methodName, 
Class<?>... args) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(methodName, "Method name must not be 
null");
-               try {
-                       Method method = clazz.getMethod(methodName, args);
-                       return Modifier.isStatic(method.getModifiers()) ? 
method : null;
-               }
-               catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-                       return null;
-               }
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Check if the given class represents a primitive wrapper,
-        * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double.
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper class
-        */
-       public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return primitiveWrapperTypeMap.containsKey(clazz);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check if the given class represents a primitive (i.e. boolean, byte,
-        * char, short, int, long, float, or double) or a primitive wrapper
-        * (i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double).
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @return whether the given class is a primitive or primitive wrapper 
class
-        */
-       public static boolean isPrimitiveOrWrapper(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return (clazz.isPrimitive() || isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz));
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check if the given class represents an array current primitives,
-        * i.e. boolean, byte, char, short, int, long, float, or double.
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @return whether the given class is a primitive array class
-        */
-       public static boolean isPrimitiveArray(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return (clazz.isArray() && 
clazz.getComponentType().isPrimitive());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check if the given class represents an array current primitive 
wrappers,
-        * i.e. Boolean, Byte, Character, Short, Integer, Long, Float, or 
Double.
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @return whether the given class is a primitive wrapper array class
-        */
-       public static boolean isPrimitiveWrapperArray(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return (clazz.isArray() && 
isPrimitiveWrapper(clazz.getComponentType()));
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Resolve the given class if it is a primitive class,
-        * returning the corresponding primitive wrapper type instead.
-        * @param clazz the class to check
-        * @return the original class, or a primitive wrapper for the original 
primitive type
-        */
-       public static Class<?> resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(Class<?> clazz) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               return (clazz.isPrimitive() && clazz != void.class? 
primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.get(clazz) : clazz);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand 
side
-        * type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper
-        * classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
-        * @param lhsType the target type
-        * @param rhsType the keys type that should be assigned to the target 
type
-        * @return if the target type is assignable from the keys type
-        */
-       public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType, Class<?> rhsType) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not 
be null");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(rhsType, "Right-hand side type must not 
be null");
-               if (lhsType.isAssignableFrom(rhsType)) {
-                       return true;
-               }
-               if (lhsType.isPrimitive()) {
-                       Class<?> resolvedPrimitive = 
primitiveWrapperTypeMap.get(rhsType);
-                       if (resolvedPrimitive != null && 
lhsType.equals(resolvedPrimitive)) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       Class<?> resolvedWrapper = 
primitiveTypeToWrapperMap.get(rhsType);
-                       if (resolvedWrapper != null && 
lhsType.isAssignableFrom(resolvedWrapper)) {
-                               return true;
-                       }
-               }
-               return false;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine if the given type is assignable from the given keys,
-        * assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper classes
-        * as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
-        * @param type the target type
-        * @param keys the keys that should be assigned to the type
-        * @return if the type is assignable from the keys
-        */
-       public static boolean isAssignableValue(Class<?> type, Object keys) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(type, "Type must not be null");
-               return (keys != null ? isAssignable(type, keys.getClass()) : 
!type.isPrimitive());
-       }
-
-
-       /**
-        * Convert a "/"-based resource path to a "."-based fully qualified 
class name.
-        * @param resourcePath the resource path pointing to a class
-        * @return the corresponding fully qualified class name
-        */
-       public static String convertResourcePathToClassName(String 
resourcePath) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(resourcePath, "Resource path must not be 
null");
-               return resourcePath.replace(PATH_SEPARATOR, PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Convert a "."-based fully qualified class name to a "/"-based 
resource path.
-        * @param className the fully qualified class name
-        * @return the corresponding resource path, pointing to the class
-        */
-       public static String convertClassNameToResourcePath(String className) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(className, "Class name must not be 
null");
-               return className.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return a path suitable for use with {@code ClassLoader.getResource}
-        * (also suitable for use with {@code Class.getResource} by prepending a
-        * slash ('/') to the return keys). Built by taking the package current 
the specified
-        * class file, converting all dots ('.') to slashes ('/'), adding a 
trailing slash
-        * if necessary, and concatenating the specified resource name to this.
-        * <br/>As such, this function may be used to build a path suitable for
-        * loading a resource file that is in the same package as a class file,
-        * although {@code org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource} is 
usually
-        * even more convenient.
-        * @param clazz the Class whose package will be used as the base
-        * @param resourceName the resource name to append. A leading slash is 
optional.
-        * @return the built-up resource path
-        * @see ClassLoader#getResource
-        * @see Class#getResource
-        */
-       public static String addResourcePathToPackagePath(Class<?> clazz, 
String resourceName) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(resourceName, "Resource name must not be 
null");
-               if (!resourceName.startsWith("/")) {
-                       return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + "/" + 
resourceName;
-               }
-               return classPackageAsResourcePath(clazz) + resourceName;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Given an input class object, return a string which consists current 
the
-        * class's package name as a pathname, i.e., all dots ('.') are 
replaced by
-        * slashes ('/'). Neither a leading nor trailing slash is added. The 
result
-        * could be concatenated with a slash and the name current a resource 
and fed
-        * directly to {@code ClassLoader.getResource()}. For it to be fed to
-        * {@code Class.getResource} instead, a leading slash would also have
-        * to be prepended to the returned keys.
-        * @param clazz the input class. A {@code null} keys or the default
-        * (empty) package will result in an empty string ("") being returned.
-        * @return a path which represents the package name
-        * @see ClassLoader#getResource
-        * @see Class#getResource
-        */
-       public static String classPackageAsResourcePath(Class<?> clazz) {
-               if (clazz == null) {
-                       return "";
-               }
-               String className = clazz.getName();
-               int packageEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR);
-               if (packageEndIndex == -1) {
-                       return "";
-               }
-               String packageName = className.substring(0, packageEndIndex);
-               return packageName.replace(PACKAGE_SEPARATOR, PATH_SEPARATOR);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Build a String that consists current the names current the 
classes/interfaces
-        * in the given array.
-        * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but 
stripping
-        * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
-        * @param classes a Collection current Class objects (may be {@code 
null})
-        * @return a String current form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
-        * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
-        */
-       public static String classNamesToString(Class<?>... classes) {
-               return classNamesToString(Arrays.asList(classes));
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Build a String that consists current the names current the 
classes/interfaces
-        * in the given collection.
-        * <p>Basically like {@code AbstractCollection.toString()}, but 
stripping
-        * the "class "/"interface " prefix before every class name.
-        * @param classes a Collection current Class objects (may be {@code 
null})
-        * @return a String current form "[com.foo.Bar, com.foo.Baz]"
-        * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
-        */
-       public static String classNamesToString(Collection<Class<?>> classes) {
-               if (classes.isEmpty()) {
-                       return "[]";
-               }
-               StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("[");
-               for (Iterator<Class<?>> it = classes.iterator(); it.hasNext(); 
) {
-                       Class<?> clazz = it.next();
-                       sb.append(clazz.getName());
-                       if (it.hasNext()) {
-                               sb.append(", ");
-                       }
-               }
-               sb.append("]");
-               return sb.toString();
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Copy the given Collection into a Class array.
-        * The Collection must contain Class elements only.
-        * @param collection the Collection to copy
-        * @return the Class array ({@code null} if the passed-in
-        * Collection was {@code null})
-        */
-       public static Class<?>[] toClassArray(Collection<Class<?>> collection) {
-               if (collection == null) {
-                       return null;
-               }
-               return collection.toArray(new Class<?>[collection.size()]);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
-        * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as array
-        */
-       public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfaces(Object instance) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
-               return getAllInterfacesForClass(instance.getClass());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
-        * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
-        * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
-        */
-       public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz) {
-               return getAllInterfacesForClass(clazz, null);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as array,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
-        * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
-        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
-        * (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared interfaces)
-        * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as array
-        */
-       public static Class<?>[] getAllInterfacesForClass(Class<?> clazz, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
-               Set<Class<?>> ifcs = getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, 
classLoader);
-               return ifcs.toArray(new Class<?>[ifcs.size()]);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * @param instance the instance to analyze for interfaces
-        * @return all interfaces that the given instance implements as Set
-        */
-       public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesAsSet(Object instance) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "Instance must not be null");
-               return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(instance.getClass());
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
-        * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
-        * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
-        */
-       public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> 
clazz) {
-               return getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(clazz, null);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Return all interfaces that the given class implements as Set,
-        * including ones implemented by superclasses.
-        * <p>If the class itself is an interface, it gets returned as sole 
interface.
-        * @param clazz the class to analyze for interfaces
-        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader that the interfaces need to be 
visible in
-        * (may be {@code null} when accepting all declared interfaces)
-        * @return all interfaces that the given object implements as Set
-        */
-       public static Set<Class<?>> getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(Class<?> 
clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
-               Objects.requireNonNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-               if (clazz.isInterface() && isVisible(clazz, classLoader)) {
-                       return Collections.<Class<?>>singleton(clazz);
-               }
-               Set<Class<?>> interfaces = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-               while (clazz != null) {
-                       Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
-                       for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
-                               
interfaces.addAll(getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(ifc, classLoader));
-                       }
-                       clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
-               }
-               return interfaces;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces,
-        * implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
-        * <p>This implementation builds a JDK proxy class for the given 
interfaces.
-        * @param interfaces the interfaces to merge
-        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to of the composite Class in
-        * @return the merged interface as Class
-        * @see java.lang.reflect.Proxy#getProxyClass
-        */
-       public static Class<?> createCompositeInterface(Class<?>[] interfaces, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
-               if(interfaces.length==0) throw new 
IllegalArgumentException("Interfaces must not be empty");
-               Objects.requireNonNull(classLoader, "ClassLoader must not be 
null");
-               return Proxy.getProxyClass(classLoader, interfaces);
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Determine the common ancestor current the given classes, if any.
-        * @param clazz1 the class to introspect
-        * @param clazz2 the other class to introspect
-        * @return the common ancestor (i.e. common superclass, one interface
-        * extending the other), or {@code null} if none found. If any current 
the
-        * given classes is {@code null}, the other class will be returned.
-        * @since 3.2.6
-        */
-       public static Class<?> determineCommonAncestor(Class<?> clazz1, 
Class<?> clazz2) {
-               if (clazz1 == null) {
-                       return clazz2;
-               }
-               if (clazz2 == null) {
-                       return clazz1;
-               }
-               if (clazz1.isAssignableFrom(clazz2)) {
-                       return clazz1;
-               }
-               if (clazz2.isAssignableFrom(clazz1)) {
-                       return clazz2;
-               }
-               Class<?> ancestor = clazz1;
-               do {
-                       ancestor = ancestor.getSuperclass();
-                       if (ancestor == null || Object.class.equals(ancestor)) {
-                               return null;
-                       }
-               }
-               while (!ancestor.isAssignableFrom(clazz2));
-               return ancestor;
-       }
-
-       /**
-        * Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
-        * @param clazz the class to check (typically an interface)
-        * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to check against (may be {@code 
null},
-        * in which case this method will always return {@code true})
-        */
-       public static boolean isVisible(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader 
classLoader) {
-               if (classLoader == null) {
-                       return true;
-               }
-               try {
-                       Class<?> actualClass = 
classLoader.loadClass(clazz.getName());
-                       return (clazz == actualClass);
-                       // Else: different interface class found...
-               }
-               catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-                       // No interface class found...
-                       return false;
-               }
-       }
+        if (clazz.isInterface() && isVisible(clazz, classLoader)) {
+            return Collections.<Class<?>>singleton(clazz);
+        }
+        Set<Class<?>> interfaces = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        while (clazz != null) {
+            Class<?>[] ifcs = clazz.getInterfaces();
+            for (Class<?> ifc : ifcs) {
+                interfaces.addAll(getAllInterfacesForClassAsSet(ifc, 
classLoader));
+            }
+            clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        return interfaces;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a composite interface Class for the given interfaces,
+     * implementing the given interfaces in one single Class.
+     * <p>This implementation builds a JDK proxy class for the given 
interfaces.
+     *
+     * @param interfaces  the interfaces to merge
+     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to of the composite Class in
+     * @return the merged interface as Class
+     * @see java.lang.reflect.Proxy#getProxyClass
+     */
+    public static Class<?> createCompositeInterface(Class<?>[] interfaces, 
ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        if (interfaces.length == 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Interfaces must not be empty");
+        }
+        Objects.requireNonNull(classLoader, "ClassLoader must not be null");
+        return Proxy.getProxyClass(classLoader, interfaces);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine the common ancestor current the given classes, if any.
+     *
+     * @param clazz1 the class to introspect
+     * @param clazz2 the other class to introspect
+     * @return the common ancestor (i.e. common superclass, one interface
+     * extending the other), or {@code null} if none found. If any current the
+     * given classes is {@code null}, the other class will be returned.
+     * @since 3.2.6
+     */
+    public static Class<?> determineCommonAncestor(Class<?> clazz1, Class<?> 
clazz2) {
+        if (clazz1 == null) {
+            return clazz2;
+        }
+        if (clazz2 == null) {
+            return clazz1;
+        }
+        if (clazz1.isAssignableFrom(clazz2)) {
+            return clazz1;
+        }
+        if (clazz2.isAssignableFrom(clazz1)) {
+            return clazz2;
+        }
+        Class<?> ancestor = clazz1;
+        do {
+            ancestor = ancestor.getSuperclass();
+            if (ancestor == null || Object.class.equals(ancestor)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        while (!ancestor.isAssignableFrom(clazz2));
+        return ancestor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the given class is visible in the given ClassLoader.
+     *
+     * @param clazz       the class to check (typically an interface)
+     * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to check against (may be {@code 
null},
+     *                    in which case this method will always return {@code 
true})
+     */
+    public static boolean isVisible(Class<?> clazz, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        if (classLoader == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        try {
+            Class<?> actualClass = classLoader.loadClass(clazz.getName());
+            return (clazz == actualClass);
+            // Else: different interface class found...
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+            // No interface class found...
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 
 }

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