com.sun.xml.bind.api
Class TypeReference

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.sun.xml.bind.api.TypeReference

public final class TypeReference
extends java.lang.Object

A reference to a JAXB-bound type.

Subject to change without notice.

Since:
2.0 EA1

Field Summary
 java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] annotations
          The annotations associated with the reference of this type.
 javax.xml.namespace.QName tagName
          The associated XML element name that the JAX-RPC uses with this type reference.
 java.lang.reflect.Type type
          The Java type that's being referenced.
 
Constructor Summary
TypeReference(javax.xml.namespace.QName tagName, java.lang.reflect.Type type, java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations)
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
           
<A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>
A
get(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType)
          Finds the specified annotation from the array and returns it.
 int hashCode()
           
 TypeReference toItemType()
          Creates a TypeReference for the item type, if this TypeReference represents a collection type.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

tagName

public final javax.xml.namespace.QName tagName
The associated XML element name that the JAX-RPC uses with this type reference. Always non-null. Strings are interned.


type

public final java.lang.reflect.Type type
The Java type that's being referenced. Always non-null.


annotations

public final java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] annotations
The annotations associated with the reference of this type. Always non-null.

Constructor Detail

TypeReference

public TypeReference(javax.xml.namespace.QName tagName,
                     java.lang.reflect.Type type,
                     java.lang.annotation.Annotation... annotations)
Method Detail

get

public <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A get(java.lang.Class<A> annotationType)
Finds the specified annotation from the array and returns it. Null if not found.


toItemType

public TypeReference toItemType()
Creates a TypeReference for the item type, if this TypeReference represents a collection type. Otherwise returns an identical type.


equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object