net.vidageek.mirror.provider
Interface ParameterizedElementReflectionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PureJavaParameterizedElementReflectionProvider

public interface ParameterizedElementReflectionProvider

Interface that defines reflection operations related to elements with generics declarations.

Author:

dnfeitosa

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<?>

getTypeAtPosition(int index) Returns the declared type at a given position.

Method Detail

getTypeAtPosition

java.lang.Class<?> getTypeAtPosition(int index)

Returns the declared type at a given position. The index argument is the position where type has been declared, starting by 0. For example: HashMap field; String refers to position 0 and Object to position 1.

Parameters:

index - Position of declared type.

Returns:

The class of declaration.

Throws:

MirrorException - If the element does not have generic type declaration.

MirrorException - If position is invalid.

See Also:

Class.getGenericSuperclass(), Field.getGenericType(), ParameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()