uk.co.strangeskies.reflection

Class TypeHierarchy

java.lang.Object

uk.co.strangeskies.reflection.TypeHierarchy

public class TypeHierarchy
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeHierarchy(java.lang.reflect.Type lowerBound)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type>	resolveCompleteSupertypeHierarchy(java.lang.Class<?> superclass) Determine the recursive sequence of direct supertypes of a given type which lead to either the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.
java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type>	resolveDirectSupertypeHierarchy(java.lang.Class<?> superclass) Determine the recursive sequence of direct supertypes of a given type which lead to either the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.
java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type>	resolveImmediateSupertypes() Determine the immediate supertypes of the given type.
java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type>	resolveSuperClasses()
java.lang.reflect.Type	resolveSupertype(java.lang.Class<?> superclass) Determine the super type of a given type which is either equal to the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeHierarchy

public TypeHierarchy(java.lang.reflect.Type lowerBound)

Parameters:

lowerBound - the type providing a context within which to determine the arguments of the supertypes

Method Detail

resolveSuperClasses

public java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type> resolveSuperClasses()

resolveDirectSupertypeHierarchy

public java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type> resolveDirectSupertypeHierarchy(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)

Determine the recursive sequence of direct supertypes of a given type which lead to either the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.

Parameters:

superclass - the class of the supertype parameterization we wish to determine

Returns:

a stream returning the given type and then each direct supertype recursively until the given superclass, or a parameterization thereof, is reached

resolveCompleteSupertypeHierarchy

public java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type> resolveCompleteSupertypeHierarchy(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)

Determine the recursive sequence of direct supertypes of a given type which lead to either the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.

Parameters:

superclass - the class of the supertype parameterization we wish to determine

Returns:

a stream returning the given type and then each direct supertype recursively until the given superclass, or a parameterization thereof, is reached

resolveSupertype

public java.lang.reflect.Type resolveSupertype(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)

Determine the super type of a given type which is either equal to the given superclass or a parameterization thereof.

Parameters:

superclass - the class of the supertype parameterization we wish to determine

Returns:

the supertype of the requested class

resolveImmediateSupertypes

public java.util.stream.Stream<java.lang.reflect.Type> resolveImmediateSupertypes()

Determine the immediate supertypes of the given type.

Returns:

a stream of the supertypes of the requested class

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object