Package org.modelmapper

Class TypeToken<T>

java.lang.Object

org.modelmapper.TypeToken<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Represented type

public class TypeToken<T>
extends Object

Represents a generic type T. Subclassing TypeToken allows for type information to be preserved at runtime.

Example: To create a type literal for List<String>, you can create an empty anonymous inner class:

TypeToken<List<String>> list = new TypeToken<List<String>>();

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	TypeToken()	Creates a new type token for T.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final boolean	equals(Object o)
final Class<T>	getRawType()	Returns the raw type for T.
final Type	getType()	Returns the generic type T.
final int	hashCode()
static <T> TypeToken<T>	of(Type type)	Returns a TypeLiteral for the type.
final String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

TypeToken

protected TypeToken()

Creates a new type token for T.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if T is not provided or is a TypeVariable

Method Details

of

public static <T> TypeToken<T> of(Type type)

Returns a TypeLiteral for the type.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if type is null or if a raw type cannot be resolved

equals

public final boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

getRawType

public final Class<T> getRawType()

Returns the raw type for T.

• If T is a Class, T itself is returned.
• If T is a ParameterizedType, the raw type is returned
• If T is a GenericArrayType, the raw type is returned
• If T is a TypeVariable or WildcardType, the raw type of the first upper bound is returned

getType

public final Type getType()

Returns the generic type T.

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public final String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object