Class GenericType<T>


  • @Deprecated
    public class GenericType<T>
    extends java.lang.Object
    Deprecated.
    Replaced by javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType
    This class is a trick used to extract GenericType information at runtime. Java does not allow you get generic type information easily, so this class does the trick. For example:

     Type genericType = (new GenericType>() {}).getGenericType();
     

    The above code will get you the genericType for List N.B. This class is replaced by javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType.

    Version:
    $Revision: 1 $
    See Also:
    GenericType
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      (package private) java.lang.reflect.Type genericType
      Deprecated.
       
      (package private) java.lang.Class<T> type
      Deprecated.
       
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      protected GenericType()
      Deprecated.
      Constructs a new generic entity.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.reflect.Type getGenericType()
      Deprecated.
      Gets underlying Type instance.
      java.lang.Class<T> getType()
      Deprecated.
      Gets the raw type of the enclosed entity.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • type

        final java.lang.Class<T> type
        Deprecated.
      • genericType

        final java.lang.reflect.Type genericType
        Deprecated.
    • Constructor Detail

      • GenericType

        protected GenericType()
        Deprecated.
        Constructs a new generic entity. Derives represented class from type parameter. Note that this constructor is protected, users should create a (usually anonymous) subclass as shown above.
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity instance, must not be null
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null
    • Method Detail

      • getType

        public final java.lang.Class<T> getType()
        Deprecated.
        Gets the raw type of the enclosed entity. Note that this is the raw type of the instance, not the raw type of the type parameter. I.e. in the example in the introduction, the raw type is ArrayList not List.
        Returns:
        the raw type
      • getGenericType

        public final java.lang.reflect.Type getGenericType()
        Deprecated.
        Gets underlying Type instance. Note that this is derived from the type parameter, not the enclosed instance. I.e. in the example in the introduction, the type is List<String> not ArrayList<String>.
        Returns:
        the type