org.jboss.reflect.spi

Class AbstractTypeInfo

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.util.JBossObject

org.jboss.reflect.spi.AbstractTypeInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, TypeInfo, org.jboss.util.JBossInterface

Direct Known Subclasses:

DelegateClassInfo, PrimitiveInfo

public abstract class AbstractTypeInfo
extends org.jboss.util.JBossObject
implements TypeInfo

AbstractTypeInfo.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Adrian Brock

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jboss.util.JBossObject

hashCode, log, toString

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractTypeInfo()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	getAttachment(Class<T> expectedType) Get an attachment from the type, uses the expected type as both the name and to cast the resulting object.
Object	getAttachment(String name) Get an attachment from the type
boolean	isAnnotation() Whether this type is an annotation
boolean	isArray() Whether this type is an array
boolean	isCollection() Whether this type is a collection
boolean	isEnum() Whether this type is an enum
boolean	isMap() Whether this type is a map
boolean	isPrimitive() Whether this type is a primitive
void	setAttachment(String name, Object attachment) Set an attachment against the type.

Methods inherited from class org.jboss.util.JBossObject

cacheGetHashCode, cacheToString, clone, equals, flushJBossObjectCache, getClassShortName, getHashCode, hashCode, list, notEqual, toShortString, toShortString, toString, toString, toStringImplementation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.reflect.spi.TypeInfo

convertValue, convertValue, convertValue, getArrayType, getName, getSimpleName, getType, getTypeInfoFactory, isAssignableFrom, isInstance, newArrayInstance

Constructor Detail

AbstractTypeInfo

public AbstractTypeInfo()

Method Detail

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is an array

Specified by:

isArray in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when an array

isCollection

public boolean isCollection()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is a collection

Specified by:

isCollection in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when a collection

isMap

public boolean isMap()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is a map

Specified by:

isMap in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when a map

isAnnotation

public boolean isAnnotation()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is an annotation

Specified by:

isAnnotation in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when an annotation

isEnum

public boolean isEnum()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is an enum

Specified by:

isEnum in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when an enum

isPrimitive

public boolean isPrimitive()

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Whether this type is a primitive

Specified by:

isPrimitive in interface TypeInfo

Returns:

true when a primtive

setAttachment

public void setAttachment(String name,
                          Object attachment)

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Set an attachment against the type. This is useful for caching information against a type.

If you add a future object, subsequent gets will wait for the result

WARNING: Be careful about what you put in here. Don't create references across classloaders, if you are not sure add a WeakReference to the information.

Specified by:

setAttachment in interface TypeInfo

Parameters:

name - the name

attachment - the attachment, pass null to remove an attachment

getAttachment

public <T> T getAttachment(Class<T> expectedType)

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Get an attachment from the type, uses the expected type as both the name and to cast the resulting object.

Specified by:

getAttachment in interface TypeInfo

Type Parameters:

T - the expected type

Parameters:

expectedType - the expected type

Returns:

the attachment

getAttachment

public Object getAttachment(String name)

Description copied from interface: TypeInfo

Get an attachment from the type

Specified by:

getAttachment in interface TypeInfo

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

the attachment