nl.knowledgeplaza.util
Class TypeRef<T>

java.lang.Object
  nl.knowledgeplaza.util.TypeRef<T>

public abstract class TypeRef<T>
extends java.lang.Object

References a generic type. http://gafter.blogspot.com/2006/12/super-type-tokens.html Instead of: List.class use: TypeRef< List > x = new TypeRef< List >(){}; Or type safe instantiation: List l1 = new TypeRef< ArrayList >(){}.newInstance(); List l2 = new TypeRef< ArrayList >(){}.newInstance();

Constructor Summary

protected

TypeRef()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Class	getClass(java.lang.reflect.Type t) Get class
static java.lang.Class	getClass(TypeRef t)
static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Type>	getEmbeddedTypes(java.lang.reflect.Type t) Get embedded types
static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Type>	getEmbeddedTypes(TypeRef t)
java.lang.reflect.Type	getType() Gets the referenced type.
T	newInstance() Instantiates a new instance of T using the default, no-arg constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeRef

protected TypeRef()

Method Detail

newInstance

public T newInstance()
              throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                     java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                     java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
                     java.lang.InstantiationException

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

Throws:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

java.lang.InstantiationException

getType

public java.lang.reflect.Type getType()

Gets the referenced type.

getClass

public static java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.reflect.Type t)

Get class

Parameters:

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t -

getClass

public static java.lang.Class getClass(TypeRef t)

getEmbeddedTypes

public static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Type> getEmbeddedTypes(java.lang.reflect.Type t)

Get embedded types

Parameters:

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t -

getEmbeddedTypes

public static java.util.List<java.lang.reflect.Type> getEmbeddedTypes(TypeRef t)