uk.co.strangeskies.reflection.token

Interface ReifiedType<S extends ReifiedType<S>>

Type Parameters:

S - The type of the instance

All Superinterfaces:

Reified, Self<S>

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypedObject, TypeParameter, TypeToken

public interface ReifiedType<S extends ReifiedType<S>>
extends Reified, Self<S>

A type whose instances know their own type, including any available generic information.

As with the extended Self interface, generally only the most specific useful type will be considered.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default TypedObject<S>	asTypedObject()
default java.lang.reflect.Type	getThisType()
TypeToken<S>	getThisTypeToken()

Methods inherited from interface uk.co.strangeskies.utility.Self

getThis

Method Detail

getThisTypeToken

TypeToken<S> getThisTypeToken()

Returns:

a TypeToken over the value of getThisType()

getThisType

default java.lang.reflect.Type getThisType()

Specified by:

getThisType in interface Reified

Returns:

The accurate type of the instance, accounting for generics. It is up to the implementation whether the returned type is also completely precise - in other words, the type may mention wildcards or inference variables if the exact type cannot be determined, and may not reflect the most specific possible class.

asTypedObject

default TypedObject<S> asTypedObject()

Returns:

this object as a TypedObject