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.
    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