org.osgi.util.converter

Class TypeReference<T>

java.lang.Object

org.osgi.util.converter.TypeReference<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The target type for the conversion.

@ConsumerType
public class TypeReference<T>
extends java.lang.Object

An object does not carry any runtime information about its generic type. However sometimes it is necessary to specify a generic type, that is the purpose of this class. It allows you to specify an generic type by defining a type T, then subclassing it. The subclass will have a reference to the super class that contains this generic information. Through reflection, we pick this reference up and return it with the getType() call.

 List<String> result = converter.convert(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3))
                .to(new TypeReference<List<String>>() {});
 

"Immutable"

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	TypeReference() A TypeReference cannot be directly instantiated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.reflect.Type	getType() Return the actual type of this Type Reference

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeReference

protected TypeReference()

A TypeReference cannot be directly instantiated. To use it, it has to be extended, typically as an anonymous inner class.

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.reflect.Type getType()

Return the actual type of this Type Reference

Returns:

the type of this reference.