org.springframework.core

Interface ResolvableTypeProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PayloadApplicationEvent

public interface ResolvableTypeProvider

Any object can implement this interface to provide its actual ResolvableType.

Such information is very useful when figuring out if the instance matches a generic signature as Java does not convey the signature at runtime.

Users of this interface should be careful in complex hierarchy scenarios, especially when the generic type signature of the class changes in subclasses. It is always possible to return null to fallback on a default behavior.

Since:

4.2

Author:

Stephane Nicoll

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ResolvableType	getResolvableType() Return the ResolvableType describing this instance (or null if some sort of default should be applied instead).

Method Detail

getResolvableType

@Nullable
ResolvableType getResolvableType()

Return the ResolvableType describing this instance (or null if some sort of default should be applied instead).