Package com.gengoai.reflection

Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object

com.gengoai.reflection.TypeUtils

public final class TypeUtils
extends Object

Convenience methods for creating type information

Author:

David B. Bracewell

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	TypeUtils.ParameterizedTypeImpl

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Class<T>	asClass(Type type)	Converts type information to class information
static Type[]	getActualTypeArguments(Type type)	Get actual type arguments type [ ].
static Type	getOrObject(int n, Type... types)	Gets or object.
static boolean	isArray(Type type)	Is array boolean.
static boolean	isAssignable(Type parent, Type child)	Is assignable boolean.
static boolean	isCollection(Type type)	Is collection boolean.
static boolean	isContainer(Type type)	Is container boolean.
static boolean	isIterable(Type type)	Is iterable boolean.
static boolean	isIterator(Type type)	Is iterator boolean.
static boolean	isPrimitive(Type type)	Is primitive boolean.
static Type	parameterizedType(Type rawType, Type... typeArguments)	Creates parameterized type information for the given raw type and optional type arguments.
static Type	parse(String s)	From string type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

asClass

public static <T> Class<T> asClass(Type type)

Converts type information to class information

Type Parameters:

T - the type parameter

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the class

getActualTypeArguments

public static Type[] getActualTypeArguments(Type type)

Get actual type arguments type [ ].

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the type [ ]

getOrObject

public static Type getOrObject(int n,
                               Type... types)

Gets or object.

Parameters:

n - the n

types - the types

Returns:

the or object

isArray

public static boolean isArray(Type type)

Is array boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

isAssignable

public static boolean isAssignable(Type parent,
                                   Type child)

Is assignable boolean.

Parameters:

parent - the t 1

child - the to check

Returns:

the boolean

isCollection

public static boolean isCollection(Type type)

Is collection boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

isContainer

public static boolean isContainer(Type type)

Is container boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

isIterable

public static boolean isIterable(Type type)

Is iterable boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

isIterator

public static boolean isIterator(Type type)

Is iterator boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

isPrimitive

public static boolean isPrimitive(Type type)

Is primitive boolean.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the boolean

parameterizedType

public static Type parameterizedType(Type rawType,
                                     Type... typeArguments)

Creates parameterized type information for the given raw type and optional type arguments.

Parameters:

rawType - the raw type

typeArguments - the type arguments

Returns:

the parameterized type

parse

public static Type parse(String s)

From string type.

Parameters:

s - the s

Returns:

the type