net.thevpc.common.util

Class TypeReference<T>

java.lang.Object

net.thevpc.common.util.TypeReference<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class TypeReference<T>
extends Object
implements Serializable

This is super type token implementation as described in http://gafter.blogspot.com/2006/12/super-type-tokens.html References a generic type.

Author:

crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	TypeReference()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
TypeReference[]	getInterfaces()
TypeReference	getSuperclass()
Type	getType()
Class	getTypeClass() Gets the referenced type.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isAssignableFrom(TypeReference<?> cls)
<T> boolean	isInstance(T t)
boolean	isInterface()
T	newInstance() Instantiates a new instance of T using the default, no-arg constructor.
static TypeReference	of(Type type, Type... args)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TypeReference

protected TypeReference()

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

of

public static TypeReference of(Type type,
                               Type... args)

newInstance

public T newInstance()
              throws NoSuchMethodException,
                     IllegalAccessException,
                     InvocationTargetException,
                     InstantiationException

Instantiates a new instance of T using the default, no-arg constructor.

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException

IllegalAccessException

InvocationTargetException

InstantiationException

getTypeClass

public Class getTypeClass()

Gets the referenced type.

getType

public Type getType()

isAssignableFrom

public boolean isAssignableFrom(TypeReference<?> cls)

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

isInterface

public boolean isInterface()

getInterfaces

public TypeReference[] getInterfaces()

getSuperclass

public TypeReference getSuperclass()

isInstance

public <T> boolean isInstance(T t)