UnifiedTypeFactory (ProtoStream - core 4.3.0.Alpha7 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ReflectionClassFactory
```
public interface UnifiedTypeFactory
```
Factory for XClass implementations based on a given java.lang.Class or a javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror. The factory must ensure it returns the exact same XClass instance for multiple calls with the exact same parameter, or a parameter that represents the same type, either in the form of a java.lang.Class or a javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror. This ensures that XClasses can be safely compared by reference equality.

Since:

4.3

Author:

[email protected]

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`XClass`	`fromClass(Class<?> clazz)`	Wraps the given Class in an XClass.
`XClass`	`fromTypeMirror(TypeMirror typeMirror)`	Wraps the given TypeMirror in an XClass.

- Method Detail
  - fromClass
```
XClass fromClass(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Wraps the given Class in an XClass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - can be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the wrapper XClass, or null iff the actual argument is null
  - fromTypeMirror
```
XClass fromTypeMirror(TypeMirror typeMirror)
```
    Wraps the given TypeMirror in an XClass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeMirror - can be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the wrapper XClass, or null iff the actual argument is null