@Beta public final class TypeResolver extends Object
where(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.Type)
and types are resolved using resolveType(java.lang.reflect.Type)
.
Note that usually type mappings are already implied by the static type hierarchy (for example,
the E
type variable declared by class List
naturally maps to String
in
the context of class MyStringList implements List<String>
. In such case, prefer to use
TypeToken.resolveType(java.lang.reflect.Type)
since it's simpler and more type safe. This class should only be
used when the type mapping isn't implied by the static type hierarchy, but provided through other
means such as an annotation or external configuration file.
Constructor and Description |
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TypeResolver() |
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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Type |
resolveType(Type type)
Resolves all type variables in
type and all downstream types and
returns a corresponding type with type variables resolved. |
TypeResolver |
where(Type formal,
Type actual)
Returns a new
TypeResolver with type variables in formal mapping to types in
actual . |
public TypeResolver()
public TypeResolver where(Type formal, Type actual)
TypeResolver
with type variables in formal
mapping to types in
actual
.
For example, if formal
is a TypeVariable T
, and actual
is String.class
, then new TypeResolver().where(formal, actual)
will resolve ParameterizedType List<T>
to List<String>
, and resolve
Map<T, Something>
to Map<String, Something>
etc. Similarly, formal
and
actual
can be Map<K, V>
and Map<String, Integer>
respectively, or they
can be E[]
and String[]
respectively, or even any arbitrary combination
thereof.
formal
- The type whose type variables or itself is mapped to other type(s). It's almost
always a bug if formal
isn't a type variable and contains no type variable. Make
sure you are passing the two parameters in the right order.actual
- The type that the formal type variable(s) are mapped to. It can be or contain yet
other type variables, in which case these type variables will be further resolved if
corresponding mappings exist in the current TypeResolver
instance.public Type resolveType(Type type)
type
and all downstream types and
returns a corresponding type with type variables resolved.Copyright © 2010-2014. All Rights Reserved.