Package net.bytebuddy.description.type

Contains descriptions of Java types and packages.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
PackageDescription	A package description represents a Java package.
RecordComponentDescription	Represents a component of a Java record.
RecordComponentDescription.ForLoadedRecordComponent.Dispatcher	A dispatcher for resolving a java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent.
RecordComponentDescription.InDefinedShape	A description of a record component in its defined shape.
RecordComponentDescription.InGenericShape	A description of a record component in generic shape.
RecordComponentList<T extends RecordComponentDescription>	Implementations represent a list of record component descriptions.
TypeDefinition	Implementations define a type, either as a TypeDescription or as a TypeDescription.Generic.
TypeDescription	Implementations of this interface represent a Java type, i.e.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.Dispatcher	A dispatcher for using methods of Class that are not declared for Java 6.
TypeDescription.Generic	Represents a generic type of the Java programming language.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	An annotation reader is responsible for lazily evaluating type annotations if this language feature is available on the current JVM.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher	A dispatcher that represents the type annotation API via reflective calls if the language feature is available on the current JVM.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor<T>	A visitor that can be applied to a TypeDescription.Generic for differentiating on the sort of the visited type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher	A dispatcher that allows to check if the visited generic type is assignable to the supplied type.
TypeDescription.SuperTypeLoading.ClassLoadingDelegate	A class loading delegate is responsible for resolving a type given a class loader and a type name.
TypeList	Implementations represent a list of type descriptions.
TypeList.Generic	A list containing descriptions of generic types.

Class Summary

Class	Description
PackageDescription.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a package description.
PackageDescription.ForLoadedPackage	Represents a loaded Package wrapped as a PackageDescription.
PackageDescription.Simple	A simple implementation of a package without annotations.
RecordComponentDescription.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation for a record component description.
RecordComponentDescription.ForLoadedRecordComponent	Represents a loaded record component.
RecordComponentDescription.ForLoadedRecordComponent.Dispatcher.ForJava14CapableVm	A dispatcher for a Java 14-capable JVM.
RecordComponentDescription.InDefinedShape.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a record component description in its defined shape.
RecordComponentDescription.Latent	A latent record component description.
RecordComponentDescription.Token	A token representing a record component's properties detached from a type.
RecordComponentDescription.TypeSubstituting	A type substituting representation of a record component description.
RecordComponentList.AbstractBase<S extends RecordComponentDescription>	An abstract base implementation of a list of record components.
RecordComponentList.Empty<S extends RecordComponentDescription>	An empty list of record components.
RecordComponentList.Explicit<S extends RecordComponentDescription>	A wrapper implementation of an explicit list of record components.
RecordComponentList.ForLoadedRecordComponents	A list of loaded record components.
RecordComponentList.ForTokens	A list of record components described as tokens.
RecordComponentList.TypeSubstituting	A type-substituting list of record component descriptions.
TypeDefinition.SuperClassIterator	An iterator that iterates over a type's class hierarchy.
TypeDescription.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a type description.
TypeDescription.AbstractBase.OfSimpleType	An adapter implementation of a TypeDescription that describes any type that is not an array or a primitive type.
TypeDescription.AbstractBase.OfSimpleType.WithDelegation	An implementation of a type description that delegates all properties but the type's name to a delegate.
TypeDescription.ArrayProjection	A projection for an array type based on an existing TypeDescription.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType	A type description implementation that represents a loaded type.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.ClassDescriptionTypeList	A list of type descriptions represented by class descriptions.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.ClassDescriptionTypeList.InternalNameLazyType	A lazy representation of an internal name for a given class loader.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.Dispatcher.ForJava11CapableVm	A dispatcher for a Java 11-capable VM.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.Dispatcher.ForJava16CapableVm	A dispatcher for a Java 16-capable VM.
TypeDescription.ForPackageDescription	A type representation of a package description.
TypeDescription.Generic.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a generic type description.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator	A delegating annotation reader that delegates all invocations to an annotation reader that wraps the previous one.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator.Chained	A chained delegator that bases its result on an underlying annotation reader.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator.ForRecordComponent	An annotation reader for a java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm	A dispatcher for a modern JVM that supports type annotations.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedTypeVariableType	A delegating annotation reader for an annotated type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.Resolved	A delegator for an existing java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForComponentType	A chained annotation reader for reading a component type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForOwnerType	A chained annotation reader for reading an owner type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeArgument	A chained annotation reader for reading a parameterized type's type argument.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeVariableBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a type variable's type argument.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeVariableBoundType.OfFormalTypeVariable	A chained annotation reader for reading a formal type variable's type argument.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardLowerBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a wildcard type's lower bound type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardUpperBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a wildcard type's upper bound type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Builder	A builder for creating describing a generic type as a TypeDescription.Generic.
TypeDescription.Generic.Builder.OfGenericArrayType	A generic type builder building a generic array type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Builder.OfNonGenericType	A generic type builder for building a non-generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Builder.OfParameterizedType	A generic type builder for building a parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Builder.OfTypeVariable	A generic type builder building a symbolic type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection	A lazy projection of a generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.ForLoadedFieldType	A lazy projection of a field's type.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.ForLoadedReturnType	A lazy projection of a method's generic return type.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.ForLoadedSuperClass	A lazy projection of a generic super type.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.OfConstructorParameter	A lazy projection of the parameter type of a Constructor.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.OfMethodParameter	A lazy projection of the parameter type of a Method.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.OfRecordComponent	A lazy projection of a java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent's type.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithEagerNavigation	A lazy projection of a type that resolves super class and interface types eagerly.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithEagerNavigation.OfAnnotatedElement	A description of an annotated lazy type with eager navigation.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithLazyNavigation	A lazy projection of a type with a lazy resolution of super class and interface types.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithLazyNavigation.LazyInterfaceList	A lazy representation of a lazy projection's interfaces.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithLazyNavigation.LazyInterfaceType	A lazy interface type description for a lazy projection.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithLazyNavigation.LazySuperClass	A lazy super class description for a lazy projection.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithLazyNavigation.OfAnnotatedElement	A description of an annotated lazy type with lazy navigation.
TypeDescription.Generic.LazyProjection.WithResolvedErasure	A lazy projection that applies a visitor only when resolving the generic type but not when reading the erasure.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfGenericArray	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a potentially generic array.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfGenericArray.ForLoadedType	A description of a loaded generic array type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfGenericArray.Latent	A latent implementation of a generic array type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfNonGenericType	A raw type representation of a non-generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfNonGenericType.ForErasure	A type description for a type erasure.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfNonGenericType.ForLoadedType	Represents a non-generic type for a loaded Class.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfNonGenericType.ForReifiedErasure	A representation of a raw type that preserves its generic super types' generic information with a minimum but erases all of their members' types.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfNonGenericType.Latent	A latent description of a non-generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.ForGenerifiedErasure	Represents an erasure as a generic type where all type variables are representing their own arguments.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.ForLoadedType	Description of a loaded parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.ForLoadedType.ParameterArgumentTypeList	A type list that represents a loaded parameterized type's parameter types.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.ForReifiedType	A representation of a parameterized type that is a super type of a raw type but preserves the minimal type information that is required for allowing creating correct erasures for overridden methods.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.Latent	A latent description of a parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfTypeVariable	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfTypeVariable.ForLoadedType	Description of a loaded type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfTypeVariable.ForLoadedType.TypeVariableBoundList	A list of type variable bounds for a loaded TypeVariable that resolves annotations..
TypeDescription.Generic.OfTypeVariable.Symbolic	Implementation of a symbolic type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfTypeVariable.WithAnnotationOverlay	A type variable with explicit annotations that replace the annotations that are declared by the provided type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfWildcardType	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a wildcard type.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfWildcardType.ForLoadedType	Description of a loaded wildcard.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfWildcardType.ForLoadedType.WildcardLowerBoundTypeList	A type list representing an upper-bound type variable's bound types.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfWildcardType.ForLoadedType.WildcardUpperBoundTypeList	A type list representing an upper-bound type variable's bound types.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfWildcardType.Latent	A latent description of a wildcard type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.AnnotationStripper.NonAnnotatedTypeVariable	Representation of a type variable without annotations.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a dispatcher that forwards the decision to a visitor implementation.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForGenericArray	A dispatcher for checking the assignability of a generic array type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForNonGenericType	A dispatcher for checking the assignability of a non-generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForParameterizedType	A dispatcher for checking the assignability of a parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForParameterizedType.ParameterAssigner.ContravariantBinding	A dispatcher for an contravariant parameter of a parameterized type, i.e.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForParameterizedType.ParameterAssigner.CovariantBinding	A dispatcher for an covariant parameter of a parameterized type, i.e.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForParameterizedType.ParameterAssigner.InvariantBinding	A dispatcher for an invariant parameter of a parameterized type, i.e.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForTypeVariable	A dispatcher for checking the assignability of a type variable.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.ForRawType	A visitor that transforms any type into a raw type if declaring type is generified.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.ForSignatureVisitor	Visits a generic type and appends the discovered type to the supplied signature visitor.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.ForSignatureVisitor.OfTypeArgument	Visits a parameter while visiting a generic type for delegating discoveries to a signature visitor.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Reducing	A visitor that reduces a detached generic type to its erasure.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor	An abstract implementation of a visitor that substitutes generic types by replacing (nested) type variables and/or non-generic component types.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor.ForAttachment	A substitutor that attaches type variables to a type variable source and replaces representations of TargetType with a given declaring type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor.ForDetachment	A visitor for detaching a type from its declaration context by detaching type variables.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor.ForTokenNormalization	A substitutor that normalizes a token to represent all TargetType by a given type and that symbolizes all type variables.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor.ForTypeVariableBinding	A visitor for binding type variables to their values.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor.WithoutTypeSubstitution	A TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Substitutor that only substitutes type variables but fully preserves non-generic type definitions.
TypeDescription.Latent	A latent type description for a type without methods or fields.
TypeDescription.SuperTypeLoading	A delegating type description that always attempts to load the super types of a delegate type.
TypeDescription.SuperTypeLoading.ClassLoadingTypeList	A type list that attempts loading any type.
TypeDescription.SuperTypeLoading.ClassLoadingTypeProjection	A type projection that attempts to load any super type of the delegate type.
TypeList.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a type list.
TypeList.Empty	An implementation of an empty type list.
TypeList.Explicit	A wrapper implementation of an explicit list of types.
TypeList.ForLoadedTypes	Implementation of a type list for an array of loaded types.
TypeList.Generic.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a generic type list.
TypeList.Generic.Empty	An empty list of generic types.
TypeList.Generic.Explicit	An explicit list of generic types.
TypeList.Generic.ForDetachedTypes	A list of detached types that are attached on reception.
TypeList.Generic.ForDetachedTypes.OfTypeVariables	A list of attached type variables represented by a list of type variable tokens.
TypeList.Generic.ForDetachedTypes.OfTypeVariables.AttachedTypeVariable	A wrapper for representing a type variable in its attached state.
TypeList.Generic.ForDetachedTypes.WithResolvedErasure	A list of detached types that are attached on reception but not when computing an erasure.
TypeList.Generic.ForLoadedTypes	A list of loaded generic types.
TypeList.Generic.ForLoadedTypes.OfTypeVariables	A type list that represents loaded type variables.
TypeList.Generic.OfConstructorExceptionTypes	A lazy projection of a constructor's exception types.
TypeList.Generic.OfLoadedInterfaceTypes	A lazy projection of a type's generic interface types.
TypeList.Generic.OfMethodExceptionTypes	A lazy projection of a method's exception types.
TypeVariableToken	A tokenized representation of a type variable.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
RecordComponentDescription.ForLoadedRecordComponent.Dispatcher.CreationAction	A creation action for creating a dispatcher.
RecordComponentDescription.ForLoadedRecordComponent.Dispatcher.ForLegacyVm	A dispatcher for a legacy VM that does not support records.
TypeDefinition.Sort	Represents a TypeDescription.Generic's form.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.Dispatcher.CreationAction	An action to resolve the dispatcher for invoking methods of Class reflectively.
TypeDescription.ForLoadedType.Dispatcher.ForLegacyVm	A dispatcher for a legacy VM.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.CreationAction	A creation action for a dispatcher.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForLegacyVm	A dispatcher for TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReaders on a legacy VM that does not support type annotations.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.NoOp	A non-operational annotation reader.
TypeDescription.Generic.OfParameterizedType.RenderingDelegate	A rendering delegate for resolving a parameterized type's Object.toString() representation.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.AnnotationStripper	A visitor that strips all type annotations of all types.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner	A visitor that determines the direct assignability of a type to another generic type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Assigner.Dispatcher.ForParameterizedType.ParameterAssigner	An assigner for a parameter of a parameterized type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.NoOp	A non-operational generic type visitor.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Reifying	A visitor that reifies type descriptions if they represent raw types.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.TypeErasing	A visitor that returns the erasure of any visited type.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Validator	A validator for Java types that are defined for a specified type use within a Java class file.
TypeDescription.Generic.Visitor.Validator.ForTypeAnnotations	A type validator for checking type annotations.
TypeDescription.SuperTypeLoading.ClassLoadingDelegate.Simple	A simple class loading delegate that simply loads a type.

Package net.bytebuddy.description.type Description

Contains descriptions of Java types and packages.