TypeInformation (Spring Data Core 1.7.0.RELEASE API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassTypeInformation, ParentTypeAwareTypeInformation
```
public interface TypeInformation<S>
```
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

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getActualType()` Transparently returns the `Map` value type if the type is a `Map`, returns the component type if the type `isCollectionLike()` or the simple type if none of this applies.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getComponentType()` Returns the component type for `Collection`s or the key type for `Map`s.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getMapValueType()` Will return the type of the value in case the underlying type is a `Map`.
`List<TypeInformation<?>>`	`getParameterTypes(Constructor<?> constructor)` Returns the `TypeInformation`s for the parameters of the given `Constructor`.
`List<TypeInformation<?>>`	`getParameterTypes(Method method)` Returns the `TypeInformation`s for the parameters of the given `Method`.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getProperty(String fieldname)` Returns the property information for the property with the given name.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getReturnType(Method method)` Returns a `TypeInformation` for the return type of the given `Method`.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getSuperTypeInformation(Class<?> superType)` Returns the `TypeInformation` for the given raw super type.
`Class<S>`	`getType()` Returns the type of the property.
`List<TypeInformation<?>>`	`getTypeArguments()` Returns the `TypeInformation` for the type arguments of the current `TypeInformation`.
`boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(TypeInformation<?> target)` Returns if the current `TypeInformation` can be safely assigned to the given one.
`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
  - getParameterTypes
```
List<TypeInformation<?>> getParameterTypes(Constructor<?> constructor)
```
    Returns the TypeInformations for the parameters of the given Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    constructor - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - 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<S> getType()
```
    Returns the type of the property. Will resolve generics and the generic context of
    
    Returns:
  - getActualType
```
TypeInformation<?> getActualType()
```
    Transparently returns the Map value type if the type is a Map, returns the component type if the type isCollectionLike() or the simple type if none of this applies.
    
    Returns:
  - getReturnType
```
TypeInformation<?> getReturnType(Method method)
```
    Returns a TypeInformation for the return type of the given Method. Will potentially resolve generics information against the current types type parameter bindings.
    
    Parameters:
    method - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - getParameterTypes
```
List<TypeInformation<?>> getParameterTypes(Method method)
```
    Returns the TypeInformations for the parameters of the given Method.
    
    Parameters:
    method - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
  - getSuperTypeInformation
```
TypeInformation<?> getSuperTypeInformation(Class<?> superType)
```
    Returns the TypeInformation for the given raw super type.
    
    Parameters:
    superType - must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    the TypeInformation for the given raw super type or null in case the current TypeInformation does not implement the given type.
  - isAssignableFrom
```
boolean isAssignableFrom(TypeInformation<?> target)
```
    Returns if the current TypeInformation can be safely assigned to the given one. Mimics semantics of Class.isAssignableFrom(Class) but takes generics into account. Thus it will allow to detect that a List<Long> is assignable to List<? extends Number>.
    
    Parameters:
    target -
    
    Returns:
  - getTypeArguments
```
List<TypeInformation<?>> getTypeArguments()
```
    Returns the TypeInformation for the type arguments of the current TypeInformation.
    
    Returns:

Interface TypeInformation<S>

Method Summary

Method Detail

getParameterTypes

getProperty

isCollectionLike

getComponentType

isMap

getMapValueType

getType

getActualType

getReturnType

getParameterTypes

getSuperTypeInformation

isAssignableFrom

getTypeArguments