javax.enterprise.util

Class TypeLiteral<T>

java.lang.Object

javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type, including all actual type parameters

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class TypeLiteral<T>
extends Object
implements Serializable

Supports inline instantiation of objects that represent parameterized types with actual type parameters.

An object that represents any parameterized type may be obtained by subclassing TypeLiteral.

 TypeLiteral<List<String>> stringListType = new TypeLiteral<List<String>>() {
 };
 

Author:

Gavin King, Pete Muir

See Also:

Instance.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Event.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	TypeLiteral()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Class<T>	getRawType()
Type	getType()
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeLiteral

protected TypeLiteral()

Method Detail

getType

public final Type getType()

Returns:

the actual type represented by this object

getRawType

public final Class<T> getRawType()

Returns:

the raw type represented by this object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object