TypeToken

java.lang.Object
- io.leangen.geantyref.TypeToken<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type represented by this TypeToken.
```
public abstract class TypeToken<T>
extends java.lang.Object
```
Wrapper around Type. You can use this to create instances of Type for a type known at compile time. For example, to get the Type that represents List<String>: Type listOfString = new TypeToken<List<String>>(){}.getType();

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType canonical

private java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType type

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected TypeToken()
Constructs a type token.

private TypeToken(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType type)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`private java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType`	`extractType()`
`static <T> TypeToken<T>`	`get(java.lang.Class<T> type)`	Gets type token for the given `Class` instance.
`static TypeToken<?>`	`get(java.lang.reflect.Type type)`	Gets type token for the given `Type` instance.
`java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType`	`getAnnotatedType()`
`java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType`	`getCanonicalType()`
`java.lang.reflect.Type`	`getType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`

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

Field Detail

type

private final java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType type

canonical

private volatile java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType canonical

Constructor Detail

TypeToken
```
protected TypeToken()
```
Constructs a type token.

TypeToken

private TypeToken(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType type)

Method Detail
- get
```
public static <T> TypeToken<T> get(java.lang.Class<T> type)
```
  Gets type token for the given Class instance.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - The generic type captured by the token
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - The class from which the token is created
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeToken corresponding to the provided class
- get
```
public static TypeToken<?> get(java.lang.reflect.Type type)
```
  Gets type token for the given Type instance.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - The type from which the token is created
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeToken corresponding to the provided type
- getType
```
public java.lang.reflect.Type getType()
```
- getAnnotatedType
```
public java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType getAnnotatedType()
```
- getCanonicalType
```
public java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType getCanonicalType()
```
- extractType
```
private java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType extractType()
```
- equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class java.lang.Object
- hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class java.lang.Object