EntityUtils (Broadleaf Messaging Common 1.5.0-GA API)

java.lang.Object
- com.broadleafcommerce.common.messaging.EntityUtils

```
public final class EntityUtils
extends Object
```
Dynamically perform operations related to repository domain classes.

Author:

Jeff Fischer

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Object`	`findId(Object entity)`
`static Field`	`findIdField(Class<?> entityClass)`	Find the field marked with the Spring or JPA @Id annotation in the entity class.

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

- Method Detail
  - findIdField
```
@Nullable
public static Field findIdField(Class<?> entityClass)
```
    Find the field marked with the Spring or JPA @Id annotation in the entity class. This process will search superclasses, should an id field not be found on the provided class. Will return null if no id annotated field is found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entityClass - The class to check for the id annotated field
    
    Returns:
    
    the id field or null if none found
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if unable to find an id field
  - findId
```
@Nullable
public static Object findId(Object entity)
```