Package org.instancio

Interface Node

public interface Node

Represents a single Node of a node hierarchy created for a given Type. A node can represent:

• the root class
• field of a class
• an element of a collection, or in general, a generic type argument, for example, the type of an Optional value

Since:

2.11.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Field	getField()	Returns the field of this node, if available.
Node	getParent()	Returns the parent of this node, or null if this node is the root.
Method	getSetter()	Returns the setter of this node, if available, and if Keys.ASSIGNMENT_TYPE is set to AssignmentType.METHOD.
Class<?>	getTargetClass()	Returns the target class of this node.

Method Details

getTargetClass

Class<?> getTargetClass()

Returns the target class of this node.

If this node represents a field, generally the target class will be the same as Field.getType(). However, there are cases where the target class may differ, for example:

• when a subtype is specified, then the node's target class will represent the subtype.
• when the node represents a generic type, then the target class will represent the resolved type argument.

Returns:

target class of this node, never null

Since:

2.11.0

getField

Field getField()

Returns the field of this node, if available.

Returns:

field of this node, or null if the node has no field

Since:

2.11.0

getParent

Node getParent()

Returns the parent of this node, or null if this node is the root.

Returns:

parent of this node

Since:

3.5.0

getSetter

Method getSetter()

Returns the setter of this node, if available, and if Keys.ASSIGNMENT_TYPE is set to AssignmentType.METHOD.

Returns:

setter of this node, or null if the node has no setter

Since:

4.0.0