org.whaka.util.reflection

Class UberClasses

java.lang.Object

org.whaka.util.reflection.UberClasses

public class UberClasses
extends java.lang.Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> java.lang.Class<T>	cast(java.lang.Class type) Specified type is caster to requested type.
static boolean	descends(java.lang.Class<?> a, java.lang.Class<?> b) Returns true if 'a' descends from 'b'.
static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>>	streamAncestors(java.lang.Class<?> type) Stream of the type itself followed by all the ancestors Use Stream.skip(long) if you need to skip the type itself.
static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>>	streamInterfaces(java.lang.Class<?> type) Stream of the type itself followed by all the declared interfaces.
static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>>	streamTypeLinearization(java.lang.Class<?> type) Stream of the type itself followed by interface-first linearization of all its supertypes in order of declaration.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

descends

public static boolean descends(java.lang.Class<?> a,
                               java.lang.Class<?> b)

Returns true if 'a' descends from 'b'. Meaning that 'b' is assignable from 'a' and 'b' is not 'a'.

streamAncestors

public static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>> streamAncestors(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Stream of the type itself followed by all the ancestors

Use Stream.skip(long) if you need to skip the type itself.

streamInterfaces

public static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>> streamInterfaces(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Stream of the type itself followed by all the declared interfaces.

Use Stream.skip(long) if you need to skip the type itself.

streamTypeLinearization

public static UberStream<java.lang.Class<?>> streamTypeLinearization(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Stream of the type itself followed by interface-first linearization of all its supertypes in order of declaration.

Example:

        interface I {}
        interface I2 extends I {}
        interface I3 extends I2 {}
 
        class A implements I {}
        class B extends A implements I3 {}
        class C extends B implements I2 {}
 
        linearization of I3 = [I3, I2, I]
        linearization of A = [A, I]
        linearization of B = [B, I3, I2, I, A]
        linearization of C = [C, I2, I, B, I3, A]
 

cast

public static <T> java.lang.Class<T> cast(java.lang.Class type)

Specified type is caster to requested type. No checks performer.