org.springframework.data.util
Interface TypeInformation

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayTypeDiscoverer, ClassTypeInformation

public interface TypeInformation

Interface to access property types and resolving generics on the way. Starting with a ClassTypeInformation you can travers properties using getProperty(String) to access type information.

Author:

Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

TypeInformation	getComponentType() Returns the component type for Collections or the key type for Maps.
TypeInformation	getMapValueType() Will return the type of the value in case the underlying type is a Map.
TypeInformation	getProperty(String fieldname) Returns the property information for the property with the given name.
Class<?>	getType() Returns the type of the property.
boolean	isCollectionLike() Returns whether the type can be considered a collection, which means it's a container of elements, e.g. a Collection and Array or anything implementing Iterable.
boolean	isMap() Returns whether the property is a Map.

Method Detail

getProperty

TypeInformation getProperty(String fieldname)

Returns the property information for the property with the given name. Supports proeprty traversal through dot notation.

Parameters:

fieldname -

Returns:

isCollectionLike

boolean isCollectionLike()

Returns whether the type can be considered a collection, which means it's a container of elements, e.g. a Collection and Array or anything implementing Iterable. If this returns true you can expect getComponentType() to return a non-null value.

Returns:

getComponentType

TypeInformation getComponentType()

Returns the component type for Collections or the key type for Maps.

Returns:

isMap

boolean isMap()

Returns whether the property is a Map. If this returns true you can expect getComponentType() as well as getMapValueType() to return something not null.

Returns:

getMapValueType

TypeInformation getMapValueType()

Will return the type of the value in case the underlying type is a Map.

Returns:

getType

Class<?> getType()

Returns the type of the property. Will resolve generics and the generic context of

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