Module tools.jackson.databind
Package tools.jackson.databind.type

Class CollectionLikeType

java.lang.Object
tools.jackson.core.type.ResolvedType
tools.jackson.databind.JavaType
tools.jackson.databind.type.TypeBase
tools.jackson.databind.type.CollectionLikeType
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Type, JacksonSerializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
CollectionType
public class CollectionLikeType extends TypeBase
Type that represents things that act similar to Collection; but may or may not be instances of that interface. This specifically allows framework to check for configuration and annotation settings used for Map types, and pass these to custom handlers that may be more familiar with actual type.
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • _elementType

      protected final JavaType _elementType
      Type of elements in collection

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • construct

      public static CollectionLikeType construct(Class<?> rawType, TypeBindings bindings, JavaType superClass, JavaType[] superInts, JavaType elemT)

    • upgradeFrom

      public static CollectionLikeType upgradeFrom(JavaType baseType, JavaType elementType)
      Factory method that can be used to "upgrade" a basic type into collection-like one; usually done via TypeModifier

    • withContentType

      public JavaType withContentType(JavaType contentType)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Mutant factory method that may be called on structured types that have a so-called content type (element of arrays, value type of Maps, referenced type of referential types), and will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it has specified content type, instead of current one. If content type is already set to given type, this is returned. If type does not have a content type (which is the case with SimpleType), IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.
      Specified by:
      withContentType in class JavaType
      Returns:
      Newly created type instance

    • withTypeHandler

      public CollectionLikeType withTypeHandler(Object h)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal method that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.

      This mutant factory method will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified type handler assigned.

      Specified by:
      withTypeHandler in class JavaType
      Parameters:
      h - Handler to pass to new instance created
      Returns:
      Newly created type instance with same type information, specified handler

    • withContentTypeHandler

      public CollectionLikeType withContentTypeHandler(Object h)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal method that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.

      This mutant factory method will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified content type (element type for arrays, value type for Maps and so forth) handler assigned.

      Specified by:
      withContentTypeHandler in class JavaType
      Parameters:
      h - Handler to pass to new instance created
      Returns:
      Newly created type instance with same type information, specified handler

    • withValueHandler

      public CollectionLikeType withValueHandler(Object h)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal method that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.

      This mutant factory method will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified value handler assigned.

      Specified by:
      withValueHandler in class JavaType
      Parameters:
      h - Handler to pass to new instance created
      Returns:
      Newly created type instance with same type information, specified handler

    • withContentValueHandler

      public CollectionLikeType withContentValueHandler(Object h)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal method that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.

      Mutant factory method that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified content value handler assigned.

      Specified by:
      withContentValueHandler in class JavaType
      Parameters:
      h - Handler to pass to new instance created
      Returns:
      Newly created type instance with same type information, specified handler

    • withHandlersFrom

      public JavaType withHandlersFrom(JavaType src)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal method that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.

      Mutant factory method that will try to copy handlers that the specified source type instance had, if any; this must be done recursively where necessary (as content types may be structured).

      Overrides:
      withHandlersFrom in class JavaType

    • withStaticTyping

      public CollectionLikeType withStaticTyping()
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Method that can be called to get a type instance that indicates that values of the type should be handled using "static typing" for purposes of serialization (as opposed to "dynamic" aka runtime typing): meaning that no runtime information is needed for determining serializers to use. The main use case is to allow forcing of specific root value serialization type, and specifically in resolving serializers for contained types (element types for arrays, Collections and Maps).
      Specified by:
      withStaticTyping in class JavaType

    • refine

      public JavaType refine(Class<?> rawType, TypeBindings bindings, JavaType superClass, JavaType[] superInterfaces)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Mutant factory method that will try to create and return a sub-type instance for known parameterized types; for other types will return `null` to indicate that no just refinement makes necessary sense, without trying to detect special status through implemented interfaces.
      Specified by:
      refine in class JavaType

    • isContainerType

      public boolean isContainerType()
      Specified by:
      isContainerType in class JavaType
      Returns:
      True if type represented is a container type; this includes array, Map and Collection types.

    • isCollectionLikeType

      public boolean isCollectionLikeType()
      Overrides:
      isCollectionLikeType in class JavaType
      Returns:
      True if type is either true Collection type, or something similar (meaning it has at least one type parameter, which describes type of contents)

    • getContentType

      public JavaType getContentType()
      Overrides:
      getContentType in class JavaType

    • getContentValueHandler

      public Object getContentValueHandler()
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal accessor that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.
      Overrides:
      getContentValueHandler in class JavaType
      Returns:
      Content value handler associated with this type, if any.

    • getContentTypeHandler

      public Object getContentTypeHandler()
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Internal accessor that should not be used by any code outside of jackson-databind: only used internally by databind. May be removed from Jackson 3.0.
      Overrides:
      getContentTypeHandler in class JavaType
      Returns:
      Content type handler associated with this type, if any.

    • hasHandlers

      public boolean hasHandlers()
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Helper method that checks whether this type, or its (optional) key or content type has JavaType.getValueHandler() or JavaType.getTypeHandler(); that is, are there any non-standard handlers associated with this type object.
      Overrides:
      hasHandlers in class JavaType

    • getErasedSignature

      public StringBuilder getErasedSignature(StringBuilder sb)
      Description copied from class: JavaType
      Method for accessing signature without generic type information, in form compatible with all versions of JVM, and specifically used for type descriptions when generating byte code.
      Specified by:
      getErasedSignature in class TypeBase
      Parameters:
      sb - StringBuilder to append signature to
      Returns:
      StringBuilder that was passed in; returned to allow call chaining

    • getGenericSignature

      public StringBuilder getGenericSignature(StringBuilder sb)
      Specified by:
      getGenericSignature in class TypeBase
      Parameters:
      sb - StringBuilder to append signature to
      Returns:
      StringBuilder that was passed in; returned to allow call chaining

    • buildCanonicalName

      protected String buildCanonicalName()
      Overrides:
      buildCanonicalName in class TypeBase

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object o)
      Specified by:
      equals in class JavaType

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Specified by:
      toString in class JavaType