org.constretto.internal

Class GenericCollectionTypeResolver

java.lang.Object

org.constretto.internal.GenericCollectionTypeResolver

public abstract class GenericCollectionTypeResolver
extends Object

Helper class for determining element types of collections and maps.

Mainly intended for usage within the framework, determining the target type of values to be added to a collection or map (to be able to attempt type conversion if appropriate).

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GenericCollectionTypeResolver()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Class<?>	getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField) Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.
static Class<?>	getCollectionParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) Determine the generic element type of the given Collection parameter.
static Class<?>	getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField) Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.
static Class<?>	getMapKeyParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) Determine the generic key type of the given Map parameter.
static Class<?>	getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField) Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.
static Class<?>	getMapValueParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam) Determine the generic value type of the given Map parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericCollectionTypeResolver

public GenericCollectionTypeResolver()

Method Detail

getCollectionFieldType

public static Class<?> getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField)

Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.

Parameters:

collectionField - the collection field to introspect

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none

getMapKeyFieldType

public static Class<?> getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField)

Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.

Parameters:

mapField - the map field to introspect

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none

getMapValueFieldType

public static Class<?> getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField)

Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.

Parameters:

mapField - the map field to introspect

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none

getCollectionParameterType

public static Class<?> getCollectionParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

Determine the generic element type of the given Collection parameter.

Parameters:

methodParam - the method parameter specification

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none

getMapKeyParameterType

public static Class<?> getMapKeyParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

Determine the generic key type of the given Map parameter.

Parameters:

methodParam - the method parameter specification

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none

getMapValueParameterType

public static Class<?> getMapValueParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

Determine the generic value type of the given Map parameter.

Parameters:

methodParam - the method parameter specification

Returns:

the generic type, or null if none