org.reflext.api
Interface TypeInfo

All Known Subinterfaces:

ArrayTypeInfo, ClassTypeInfo, ParameterizedTypeInfo, SimpleTypeInfo, TypeVariableInfo, VoidTypeInfo, WildcardTypeInfo

public interface TypeInfo

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

<V extends Visitor<V,S>,S extends VisitorStrategy<V,S>> void	accept(S strategy, V visitor) Visit the type info.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the erased type corresponding of this type.
boolean	isReified() Returns true if the type is reified.
boolean	isSubType(TypeInfo typeInfo) Returns true if the current type is a sub type of the argument.
java.lang.Object	unwrap() Unwraps the underlying type object and returns it

Method Detail

isReified

boolean isReified()

Returns true if the type is reified.

Returns:

the reifiability

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the erased type corresponding of this type.

Returns:

the name of the erased type

unwrap

java.lang.Object unwrap()

Unwraps the underlying type object and returns it

Returns:

the wrapped type object

accept

<V extends Visitor<V,S>,S extends VisitorStrategy<V,S>> void accept(S strategy,
                                                                    V visitor)

Visit the type info.

Type Parameters:

V - the visitor generic type

S - the strategy generic type

Parameters:

strategy - the strategy

visitor - the visitor

isSubType

boolean isSubType(TypeInfo typeInfo)

Returns true if the current type is a sub type of the argument.

Parameters:

typeInfo - the type to test

Returns:

true if this type is a subtype of the argument