com.sun.xml.bind.api

Class TypeReference

java.lang.Object

com.sun.xml.bind.api.TypeReference

public final class TypeReference
extends Object

A reference to a JAXB-bound type.

Subject to change without notice.

Since:

2.0 EA1

Author:

Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Annotation[]	annotations The annotations associated with the reference of this type.
QName	tagName The associated XML element name that the JAX-RPC uses with this type reference.
Type	type The Java type that's being referenced.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeReference(QName tagName, Type type, Annotation... annotations)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
<A extends Annotation> A	get(Class<A> annotationType) Finds the specified annotation from the array and returns it.
int	hashCode()
TypeReference	toItemType() Creates a TypeReference for the item type, if this TypeReference represents a collection type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

tagName

public final QName tagName

The associated XML element name that the JAX-RPC uses with this type reference. Always non-null. Strings are interned.

type

public final Type type

The Java type that's being referenced. Always non-null.

annotations

public final Annotation[] annotations

The annotations associated with the reference of this type. Always non-null.

Constructor Detail

TypeReference

public TypeReference(QName tagName,
                     Type type,
                     Annotation... annotations)

Method Detail

get

public <A extends Annotation> A get(Class<A> annotationType)

Finds the specified annotation from the array and returns it. Null if not found.

toItemType

public TypeReference toItemType()

Creates a TypeReference for the item type, if this TypeReference represents a collection type. Otherwise returns an identical type.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object