com.googlecode.jtype
Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object
  com.googlecode.jtype.TypeUtils

public final class TypeUtils
extends Object

Provides utility methods for working with types.

Version:

$Id: TypeUtils.java 3 2009-02-03 21:40:20Z markhobson $

Author:

Mark Hobson

Method Summary

static Type	getActualTypeArgument(Type type)
static Type	getArrayType(Type componentType)
static Type	getComponentType(Type type)
static Type	getErasedType(Type type) Gets the erased type of the specified type.
static Class<?>	getRawType(Type type)
static boolean	isArray(Type type)
static boolean	isAssignable(Type supertype, Type type)
static boolean	isInstance(Type type, Object object)
static boolean	isSimpleParameterizedType(Type type, Class<?> rawType)
static String	toString(Type type)
static String	toString(Type type, ClassSerializer serializer)
static String	toUnqualifiedString(Type type)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isAssignable

public static boolean isAssignable(Type supertype,
                                   Type type)

isInstance

public static boolean isInstance(Type type,
                                 Object object)

getErasedType

public static Type getErasedType(Type type)

Gets the erased type of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - the type to perform erasure on

Returns:

the erased type, never a parameterized type nor a type variable

See Also:

4.6 Type Erasure

getRawType

public static Class<?> getRawType(Type type)

isArray

public static boolean isArray(Type type)

getComponentType

public static Type getComponentType(Type type)

getArrayType

public static Type getArrayType(Type componentType)

isSimpleParameterizedType

public static boolean isSimpleParameterizedType(Type type,
                                                Class<?> rawType)

getActualTypeArgument

public static Type getActualTypeArgument(Type type)

toString

public static String toString(Type type)

toString

public static String toString(Type type,
                              ClassSerializer serializer)

toUnqualifiedString

public static String toUnqualifiedString(Type type)