TypeReferenceProvider (org.eclipse.xtend.lib.macro 2.18.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

TransformationContext, ValidationContext
```
@Beta
public interface TypeReferenceProvider
```
Provides and creates TypeReference instances.

Noimplement:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`TypeReference`	`getAnyType()` The any type is the type of the null pointer and has no concrete representation in Java.
`TypeReference`	`getList(TypeReference param)`
`TypeReference`	`getObject()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveBoolean()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveByte()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveChar()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveDouble()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveFloat()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveInt()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveLong()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveShort()`
`TypeReference`	`getPrimitiveVoid()`
`TypeReference`	`getSet(TypeReference param)`
`TypeReference`	`getString()`
`TypeReference`	`newArrayTypeReference(TypeReference componentType)` Creates a new array type reference using the given component type.
`TypeReference`	`newSelfTypeReference(Type typeDeclaration)` Returns a new self type reference for the given typeDeclaration, e.g.
`TypeReference`	`newTypeReference(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, TypeReference... typeArguments)` Creates a new type reference for the given `Class` and the type arguments.
`TypeReference`	`newTypeReference(java.lang.String typeName, TypeReference... typeArguments)` Creates a new type reference for the given name and the given type arguments.
`TypeReference`	`newTypeReference(Type typeDeclaration, TypeReference... typeArguments)` Creates a new type reference for the given typeDeclaration and the type arguments.
`TypeReference`	`newWildcardTypeReference()`
`TypeReference`	`newWildcardTypeReference(TypeReference upperBound)`
`TypeReference`	`newWildcardTypeReferenceWithLowerBound(TypeReference lowerBound)`

- Method Detail
  - newArrayTypeReference
```
TypeReference newArrayTypeReference(TypeReference componentType)
```
    Creates a new array type reference using the given component type. If the component type is itself an array this method adds a dimension.
    
    Parameters:
    
    componentType - the component type of the array type reference
    
    Returns:
    
    an array type reference
  - newTypeReference
```
TypeReference newTypeReference(java.lang.String typeName,
                               TypeReference... typeArguments)
```
    Creates a new type reference for the given name and the given type arguments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeName - the name of the type to point to
    
    typeArguments - the type arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    a TypeReference pointing to the type with given name, or null if no such type could be found.
  - newTypeReference
```
TypeReference newTypeReference(Type typeDeclaration,
                               TypeReference... typeArguments)
```
    Creates a new type reference for the given typeDeclaration and the type arguments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeDeclaration - the type to point to
    
    typeArguments - the type arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    a TypeReference pointing to the given type.
  - newSelfTypeReference
```
TypeReference newSelfTypeReference(Type typeDeclaration)
```
    Returns a new self type reference for the given typeDeclaration, e.g. if you have a class like
```
  class Foo<T> {}
 
```
    And you want to add a method that returns the instance itself, you would use the self type as the method's return type.
```
 class Foo<T> {
  def Foo<T> mySelf() {
   this
  }
 }
 
```
    In contrast, newTypeReference(Type, TypeReference...) without any arguments would return the raw type only and would result in code with warnings:
```
 class Foo<T> {
  def Foo mySelf() {
   this
  }
 }
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    typeDeclaration - the raw type for the newly produced reference
    
    Returns:
    
    a reference to the given type declaration
    
    Since:
    
    2.7
  - newTypeReference
```
TypeReference newTypeReference(java.lang.Class<?> clazz,
                               TypeReference... typeArguments)
```
    Creates a new type reference for the given Class and the type arguments.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the clazz to point to
    
    typeArguments - the type arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    a TypeReference pointing to the given type or null if the type is not on the class path of the compiled project.
  - newWildcardTypeReference
```
TypeReference newWildcardTypeReference()
```
    Returns:
    
    a wildcard type references with upperBound Object
  - newWildcardTypeReference
```
TypeReference newWildcardTypeReference(TypeReference upperBound)
```
    Parameters:
    
    upperBound - the upper bound of the wildcard type
    
    Returns:
    
    a wildcard type references with the given upperBound.
  - newWildcardTypeReferenceWithLowerBound
```
TypeReference newWildcardTypeReferenceWithLowerBound(TypeReference lowerBound)
```
    Parameters:
    
    lowerBound - the lower bound of the wildcard type
    
    Returns:
    
    a wildcard type references with the given lowerBound.
  - getObject
```
TypeReference getObject()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference pointing to Object
  - getString
```
TypeReference getString()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference pointing to String
  - getList
```
TypeReference getList(TypeReference param)
```
    Parameters:
    
    param - the type argument for the type reference
    
    Returns:
    
    a type reference for List with the given type argument.
  - getSet
```
TypeReference getSet(TypeReference param)
```
    Parameters:
    
    param - the type argument for the type reference
    
    Returns:
    
    a type reference for Set with the given type argument.
  - getAnyType
```
TypeReference getAnyType()
```
    The any type is the type of the null pointer and has no concrete representation in Java. It is assignable to every reference type.
    
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing the "any type".
  - getPrimitiveVoid
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveVoid()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'void'
  - getPrimitiveBoolean
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveBoolean()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'boolean'
  - getPrimitiveShort
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveShort()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'short'
  - getPrimitiveInt
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveInt()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'int'
  - getPrimitiveLong
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveLong()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'long'
  - getPrimitiveFloat
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveFloat()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'float'
  - getPrimitiveDouble
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveDouble()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'double'
  - getPrimitiveChar
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveChar()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'char'
  - getPrimitiveByte
```
TypeReference getPrimitiveByte()
```
    Returns:
    
    a type reference representing 'byte'

Interface TypeReferenceProvider

Method Summary

Method Detail

newArrayTypeReference

newTypeReference

newTypeReference

newSelfTypeReference

newTypeReference

newWildcardTypeReference

newWildcardTypeReference

newWildcardTypeReferenceWithLowerBound

getObject

getString

getList

getSet

getAnyType

getPrimitiveVoid

getPrimitiveBoolean

getPrimitiveShort

getPrimitiveInt

getPrimitiveLong

getPrimitiveFloat

getPrimitiveDouble

getPrimitiveChar

getPrimitiveByte