org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype

Interface InputTypeFactory

public interface InputTypeFactory

SPI interface for components that can derive an input type from a ResolvableType. Primary usage to enable to default the resolution to use HTML based HtmlInputType without creating a package cycle. If you want to replace that implementation with a different one, register it in META-INF/spring.factories.

Since:

1.3

Author:

Oliver Drotbohm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getInputType(Class<?> type) Derive an input type from the given ResolvableType.

Method Detail

getInputType

@Nullable
String getInputType(Class<?> type)

Derive an input type from the given ResolvableType.

Parameters:

type - type to resolve the input type for, will never be null.

Returns:

the input type for the given type or null if no type could be derived.