uk.co.strangeskies.reflection

Class AnnotatedWildcardTypes

java.lang.Object

uk.co.strangeskies.reflection.AnnotatedWildcardTypes

public final class AnnotatedWildcardTypes
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of utility methods relating to annotated wildcard types.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	AnnotatedWildcardTypes.AnnotatedWildcardTypeInternal

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	over(java.lang.reflect.WildcardType type, java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations) Create a new annotated wildcard type over the given wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	over(java.lang.reflect.WildcardType type, java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations) Create a new annotated wildcard type over the given wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcard(java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations) Create an unbounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcard(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations) Create an unbounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardExtending(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds) Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds) Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations, java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds) Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations, java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds) Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardSuper(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds) Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds) Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations, java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds) Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations, java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds) Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.
static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType	wrap(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType type) Wrap an existing annotated wildcard type.
protected static AnnotatedWildcardTypes.AnnotatedWildcardTypeInternal	wrapImpl(Isomorphism isomorphism, java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType type)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

over

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType over(java.lang.reflect.WildcardType type,
                                                           java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations)

Create a new annotated wildcard type over the given wildcard type.

Parameters:

type - The wildcard over which to create an annotated wildcard type.

annotations - The annotations to put on the new type.

Returns:

A new AnnotatedWildcardType over the given wildcard type with the given annotations.

over

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType over(java.lang.reflect.WildcardType type,
                                                           java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations)

Create a new annotated wildcard type over the given wildcard type.

Parameters:

type - The wildcard over which to create an annotated wildcard type.

annotations - The annotations to put on the new type.

Returns:

A new AnnotatedWildcardType over the given wildcard type with the given annotations.

wildcard

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcard(java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations)

Create an unbounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - The annotations to be contained by the new annotated type.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing an unbounded wildcard.

wildcard

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcard(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations)

Create an unbounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - The annotations to be contained by the new annotated type.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing an unbounded wildcard.

wildcardSuper

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations,
                                                                    java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds)

Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - The annotations to be contained by the new annotated type.

bounds - The types we wish form the lower bounds for a wildcard.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given lower bound.

wildcardSuper

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations,
                                                                    java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds)

Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - the annotations to be contained by the new annotated type

bounds - the types we wish form the lower bounds for a wildcard

Returns:

an instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given lower bound.\

wildcardSuper

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardSuper(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds)

Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type.

Parameters:

bounds - the types we wish form the lower bounds for a wildcard

Returns:

an instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given lower bound

wildcardSuper

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardSuper(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds)

Create a lower bounded annotated wildcard type.

Parameters:

bounds - the types we wish form the lower bounds for a wildcard

Returns:

an instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given lower bound

wildcardExtending

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations,
                                                                        java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds)

Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - The annotations to be contained by the new annotated type.

bounds - The types we wish form the upper bounds for a wildcard.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given upper bound.

wildcardExtending

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotations,
                                                                        java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds)

Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type with the given annotations.

Parameters:

annotations - The annotations to be contained by the new annotated type.

bounds - The types we wish form the upper bounds for a wildcard.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given upper bound.

wildcardExtending

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardExtending(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType... bounds)

Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type.

Parameters:

bounds - The types we wish form the upper bounds for a wildcard.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given upper bound.

wildcardExtending

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wildcardExtending(java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType> bounds)

Create an upper bounded annotated wildcard type.

Parameters:

bounds - The types we wish form the upper bounds for a wildcard.

Returns:

An instance of AnnotatedWildcardType representing a wildcard with the given upper bound.

wrapImpl

protected static AnnotatedWildcardTypes.AnnotatedWildcardTypeInternal wrapImpl(Isomorphism isomorphism,
                                                                               java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType type)

wrap

public static java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType wrap(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedWildcardType type)

Wrap an existing annotated wildcard type.

Parameters:

type - The type we wish to wrap.

Returns:

A new instance of AnnotatedWildcardType which is equal to the given type.