org.ref_send.type
Class Typedef

java.lang.Object
  org.ref_send.type.Typedef

public final class Typedef
extends java.lang.Object

Type definition manipulation.

Method Summary

static java.lang.reflect.Type	bound(java.lang.reflect.Type parameter, java.lang.reflect.Type declared) Determine the upper bound on a type parameter.
static java.lang.Class<?>	raw(java.lang.reflect.Type type) Determine the corresponding raw type.
static java.lang.reflect.Type	value(java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<?> p, java.lang.reflect.Type a) Gets the value of a type variable.
static <T> java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<java.lang.Class<T>>	var(java.lang.Class<T> declaration, java.lang.String name) Gets the named type variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

var

public static <T> java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<java.lang.Class<T>> var(java.lang.Class<T> declaration,
                                                                         java.lang.String name)

Gets the named type variable.

Parameters:

declaration - generic declaration

name - variable name

Returns:

corresponding type variable

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - no matching variable found

value

public static java.lang.reflect.Type value(java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<?> p,
                                           java.lang.reflect.Type a)

Gets the value of a type variable.

Parameters:

p - type variable

a - instantiated type

Returns:

type argument, or null if p is not from a or one of its super types

raw

public static java.lang.Class<?> raw(java.lang.reflect.Type type)

Determine the corresponding raw type.

Parameters:

type - generic type

Returns:

corresponding raw type

bound

public static java.lang.reflect.Type bound(java.lang.reflect.Type parameter,
                                           java.lang.reflect.Type declared)

Determine the upper bound on a type parameter.

Parameters:

parameter - generic parameter type

declared - generic class type

Returns:

upper bound on the actual type