GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray (Byte Buddy (without dependencies) 0.7.6 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic.GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray

All Implemented Interfaces:

Iterable<GenericTypeDescription>, NamedElement, GenericTypeDescription

Direct Known Subclasses:

GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.Latent, GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.OfLoadedType

Enclosing interface:

GenericTypeDescription
```
public abstract static class GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray
extends Object
implements GenericTypeDescription
```
A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a potentially generic array. Instances represent a non-generic type if the given component type is non-generic.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.Latent` A latent implementation of a generic array type.
`static class`	`GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.OfLoadedType` A description of a loaded generic array type.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic.GenericTypeDescription
GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray, GenericTypeDescription.ForNonGenericType, GenericTypeDescription.ForParameterizedType, GenericTypeDescription.ForTypeVariable, GenericTypeDescription.ForWildcardType, GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection, GenericTypeDescription.Sort, GenericTypeDescription.SuperTypeIterator, GenericTypeDescription.Visitor<T>

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement
NamedElement.WithGenericName, NamedElement.WithRuntimeName

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement
  EMPTY_NAME, NO_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

ForGenericArray()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ForGenericArray()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`<T> T`	`accept(GenericTypeDescription.Visitor<T> visitor)` Applies a visitor to this generic type description.
`TypeDescription`	`asErasure()` Returns the erasure of this type.
`boolean`	`equals(Object other)`
`FieldList`	`getDeclaredFields()` Returns a list of field descriptions that are declared by this type.
`MethodList`	`getDeclaredMethods()` Returns a list of method descriptions that are declared by this type.
`GenericTypeList`	`getInterfaces()` Returns the generic interface types of this type.
`GenericTypeList`	`getLowerBounds()` Returns the lower bounds of this type.
`GenericTypeDescription`	`getOwnerType()` Returns the owner type of this type.
`GenericTypeList`	`getParameters()` Returns the type parameters of this type.
`GenericTypeDescription.Sort`	`getSort()` Returns the sort of the generic type this instance represents.
`String`	`getSourceCodeName()` Returns the name of this element as it is found in the source code.
`StackSize`	`getStackSize()` Returns the size of the type described by this instance.
`GenericTypeDescription`	`getSuperType()` Returns the generic super type of this type.
`String`	`getSymbol()` Returns the symbol of this type variable.
`String`	`getTypeName()` Returns the name of the type.
`GenericTypeList`	`getUpperBounds()` Returns the upper bounds of this type.
`TypeVariableSource`	`getVariableSource()` Returns the source of this type variable.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isArray()` Checks if the type described by this entity is an array.
`boolean`	`isPrimitive()` Checks if the type described by this entity is a primitive type.
`Iterator<GenericTypeDescription>`	`iterator()`
`boolean`	`represents(Type type)` Checks if the type described by this instance represents `type`.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic.GenericTypeDescription
getComponentType

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, spliterator

- Constructor Detail
  - ForGenericArray
```
public ForGenericArray()
```
- Method Detail
  - getSort
```
public GenericTypeDescription.Sort getSort()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the sort of the generic type this instance represents.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSort in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The sort of the generic type.
  - asErasure
```
public TypeDescription asErasure()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the erasure of this type. Wildcard types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.WILDCARD) do not have a well-defined erasure and cause an IllegalStateException to be thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    asErasure in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The erasure of this type.
  - getSuperType
```
public GenericTypeDescription getSuperType()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the generic super type of this type.
    
    Only non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC) and parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED) define a super type. For a generic array type, (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY), a description of Object is returned. For other generic types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSuperType in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The generic super type of this type or null if no such type exists.
  - getInterfaces
```
public GenericTypeList getInterfaces()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the generic interface types of this type.
    
    Only non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC) and parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED) define a super type. For a generic array type, (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY), a list of Serializable and Cloneable) is returned. For other generic types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getInterfaces in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The generic interface types of this type.
  - getDeclaredFields
```
public FieldList getDeclaredFields()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns a list of field descriptions that are declared by this type. For parameterized types, all type variables of these fields are resolved to the values of the type variables.
    
    Only non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC) and parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED) define a super type. For a generic array type, (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY), an empty list is returned. For other generic types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDeclaredFields in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of fields that are declared by this type.
  - getDeclaredMethods
```
public MethodList getDeclaredMethods()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns a list of method descriptions that are declared by this type. For parameterized types, all type variables used by these methods are resolved to the values of the type variables.
    
    Only non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC) and parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED) define a super type. For a generic array type, (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY), an empty list is returned. For other generic types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDeclaredMethods in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of methods that are declared by this type.
  - getUpperBounds
```
public GenericTypeList getUpperBounds()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the upper bounds of this type. Any type with a well-defined upper bound is bound by at least one type. If no such type is defined, the bound is implicitly Object.
    
    Only non-symbolic type variables (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE, GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE_DETACHED) and wildcard types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.WILDCARD) have well-defined upper bounds. For other types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpperBounds in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The upper bounds of this type.
  - getLowerBounds
```
public GenericTypeList getLowerBounds()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the lower bounds of this type.
    
    Only wildcard types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.WILDCARD) define a lower bound. For other types, an IllegalStateException is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLowerBounds in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The lower bounds of this type.
  - getVariableSource
```
public TypeVariableSource getVariableSource()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the source of this type variable. A type variable source is only well-defined for an attached type variable (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE. For other types, this method throws an IllegalStateException.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getVariableSource in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    This type's type variable source.
  - getParameters
```
public GenericTypeList getParameters()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the type parameters of this type.
    
    Parameters are only well-defined for parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED), generic array types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY) and non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC). For non-generic and generic array types, the returned list is always empty. For all other types, this method throws an IllegalStateException.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParameters in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of this type's type parameters.
  - getOwnerType
```
public GenericTypeDescription getOwnerType()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the owner type of this type.
    
    An owner type is only well-defined for parameterized types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.PARAMETERIZED) , generic array types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.GENERIC_ARRAY) and non-generic types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.NON_GENERIC). Non-generic types and generic array types do never have an owner type. For all other types, this method throws an IllegalStateException.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOwnerType in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    This type's owner type or null if no such owner type exists.
  - getSymbol
```
public String getSymbol()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the symbol of this type variable. A symbol is only well-defined for type variables (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE, GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE_DETACHED, GenericTypeDescription.Sort.VARIABLE_SYMBOLIC). For other types, this method throws an IllegalStateException.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSymbol in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    This type's type variable symbol.
  - getTypeName
```
public String getTypeName()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the name of the type. For generic types, this name is their Object.toString() representations. For a non-generic type, it is the fully qualified binary name of the type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTypeName in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of this type.
  - getSourceCodeName
```
public String getSourceCodeName()
```
    Description copied from interface: NamedElement
    
    Returns the name of this element as it is found in the source code. If no such name exists, an empty string is returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSourceCodeName in interface NamedElement
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of this element as given in a Java program's source code.
  - represents
```
public boolean represents(Type type)
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Checks if the type described by this instance represents type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    represents in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type of interest.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the type described by this instance represents type.
  - isArray
```
public boolean isArray()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Checks if the type described by this entity is an array.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isArray in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this type description represents an array.
  - isPrimitive
```
public boolean isPrimitive()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Checks if the type described by this entity is a primitive type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPrimitive in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this type description represents a primitive type.
  - iterator
```
public Iterator<GenericTypeDescription> iterator()
```
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface Iterable<GenericTypeDescription>
  - accept
```
public <T> T accept(GenericTypeDescription.Visitor<T> visitor)
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Applies a visitor to this generic type description.
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The value that this visitor yields.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - The visitor to apply.
    
    Returns:
    
    The visitor's return value.
  - getStackSize
```
public StackSize getStackSize()
```
    Description copied from interface: GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns the size of the type described by this instance. Wildcard types (GenericTypeDescription.Sort.WILDCARD do not have a well-defined a stack size and cause an IllegalStateException to be thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStackSize in interface GenericTypeDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    The size of the type described by this instance.
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object other)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic.GenericTypeDescription

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic.GenericTypeDescription

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Constructor Detail

ForGenericArray

Method Detail

getSort

asErasure

getSuperType

getInterfaces

getDeclaredFields

getDeclaredMethods

getUpperBounds

getLowerBounds

getVariableSource

getParameters

getOwnerType

getSymbol

getTypeName

getSourceCodeName

represents

isArray

isPrimitive

iterator

accept

getStackSize

equals

hashCode

toString