Package org.instancio.generator

Interface Hint<T extends Hint<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - hint type

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayHint, CollectionHint, MapHint

public interface Hint<T extends Hint<T>>

A hint that can be passed from a generator to the engine. Hints can be used to fine-tune the behaviour of the engine with respect to objects created by the generator (see Generator.hints()).

Since:

2.0.0

See Also:

• Generator
• Hints
• AfterGenerate

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default Class<T>	type()	Returns the type of this hint.

Method Details

type

default Class<T> type()

Returns the type of this hint.

Returns:

hint's type

Since:

2.0.0