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package org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util;

import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;

Type visitor contract.
Author:Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Marek Potociar
Type parameters:
  • <T> – type visiting result type.
/** * Type visitor contract. * * @param <T> type visiting result type. * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi * @author Marek Potociar */
abstract class TypeVisitor<T> {
Visit the type and a given parameter.
Params:
  • type – visited type.
Returns:visiting result.
/** * Visit the type and a given parameter. * * @param type visited type. * @return visiting result. */
public final T visit(final Type type) { assert type != null; if (type instanceof Class) { return onClass((Class) type); } if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) { return onParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) type); } if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) { return onGenericArray((GenericArrayType) type); } if (type instanceof WildcardType) { return onWildcard((WildcardType) type); } if (type instanceof TypeVariable) { return onVariable((TypeVariable) type); } // covered all the cases assert false; throw createError(type); }
Visit class.
Params:
  • clazz – visited class.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Visit class. * * @param clazz visited class. * @return visit result. */
protected abstract T onClass(Class clazz);
Visit parameterized type.
Params:
  • type – visited parameterized type.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Visit parameterized type. * * @param type visited parameterized type. * @return visit result. */
protected abstract T onParameterizedType(ParameterizedType type);
Visit generic array type.
Params:
  • type – visited parameterized type.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Visit generic array type. * * @param type visited parameterized type. * @return visit result. */
protected abstract T onGenericArray(GenericArrayType type);
Visit type variable.
Params:
  • type – visited parameterized type.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Visit type variable. * * @param type visited parameterized type. * @return visit result. */
protected abstract T onVariable(TypeVariable type);
Visit wildcard type.
Params:
  • type – visited parameterized type.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Visit wildcard type. * * @param type visited parameterized type. * @return visit result. */
protected abstract T onWildcard(WildcardType type);
Create visiting error (in case the visitor could not recognize the visit type.
Params:
  • type – visited parameterized type.
Returns:visit result.
/** * Create visiting error (in case the visitor could not recognize the visit type. * * @param type visited parameterized type. * @return visit result. */
protected RuntimeException createError(final Type type) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } }