Package net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic

Contains descriptions for generic types as defined in the Java programming language.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
GenericTypeDescription	Represents a generic type of the Java programming language.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter.Dispatcher	A dispatcher for introspecting a method's types.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor<T>	A visitor that can be applied to a GenericTypeDescription for differentiating on the sort of the visited type.
GenericTypeList	A list containing descriptions of generic types.
TypeVariableSource	A type variable source represents a byte code element that can declare type variables.
TypeVariableSource.Visitor<T>	A visitor that can be applied to a type variable source.

Class Summary

Class	Description
GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a potentially generic array.
GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.Latent	A latent implementation of a generic array type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForGenericArray.OfLoadedType	A description of a loaded generic array type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForNonGenericType	A raw type representation of a non-generic type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForNonGenericType.Latent	Represents a non-generic type for a loaded TypeDescription.
GenericTypeDescription.ForNonGenericType.OfLoadedType	Represents a non-generic type for a loaded Class.
GenericTypeDescription.ForParameterizedType	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a parameterized type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForParameterizedType.Latent	A latent description of a parameterized type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForParameterizedType.OfLoadedType	Description of a loaded parameterized type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForTypeVariable	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a type variable.
GenericTypeDescription.ForTypeVariable.InDetachedForm	An abstract implementation of a description of a type variable in detached form.
GenericTypeDescription.ForTypeVariable.OfLoadedType	Description of a loaded type variable.
GenericTypeDescription.ForWildcardType	A base implementation of a generic type description that represents a wildcard type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForWildcardType.Latent	A latent description of a wildcard type.
GenericTypeDescription.ForWildcardType.OfLoadedType	Description of a loaded wildcard.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection	A lazy projection of a generic type.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedFieldType	A lazy projection of a field's type.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter	A lazy projection of a loaded parameter.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter.Dispatcher.ForModernVm	A dispatcher for a modern VM that supports the java.lang.reflect.Parameter API for Java 8+.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter.OfLegacyVmConstructor	Represents a constructor's parameter on a JVM that does not know the java.lang.reflect.Parameter type.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter.OfLegacyVmMethod	Represents a method's parameter on a JVM that does not know the java.lang.reflect.Parameter type.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedReturnType	A lazy projection of a method's generic return type.
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedSuperType	A lazy projection of a generic super type.
GenericTypeDescription.SuperTypeIterator	An iterator that iterates over a type's class hierarchy.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.ForSignatureVisitor	Visits a generic type and appends the discovered type to the supplied signature visitor.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.ForSignatureVisitor.OfParameter	Visits a parameter while visiting a generic type for delegating discoveries to a signature visitor.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.Substitutor	An abstract implementation of a visitor that substitutes generic types by replacing (nested) type variables and/or non-generic component types.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.Substitutor.ForAttachment	A substitutor that attaches type variables to a type variable source and replaces representations of TargetType with a given declaring type.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.Substitutor.ForDetachment	A visitor for detaching a type from its declaration context by detaching type variables.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.Substitutor.ForDetachment.DetachedTypeVariable	A description of a detached type variable.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.Substitutor.ForTypeVariableBinding	A visitor for binding type variables to their values.
GenericTypeList.AbstractBase	An abstract base implementation of a generic type list.
GenericTypeList.Empty	An empty list of generic types.
GenericTypeList.Explicit	An explicit list of generic types.
GenericTypeList.ForDetachedTypes	A list of detached types that are attached on reception.
GenericTypeList.ForDetachedTypes.OfTypeVariable	A list of type variables that are attached on reception.
GenericTypeList.ForDetachedTypes.OfTypeVariable.LazyTypeVariable	A lazy type variable.
GenericTypeList.ForLoadedType	A list of loaded generic types.
GenericTypeList.OfConstructorExceptionTypes	A lazy projection of a constructor's exception types.
GenericTypeList.OfLoadedInterfaceTypes	A lazy projection of a type's generic interface types.
GenericTypeList.OfMethodExceptionTypes	A lazy projection of a method's exception types.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
GenericTypeDescription.LazyProjection.OfLoadedParameter.Dispatcher.ForLegacyVm	A dispatcher for a VM that does not support the java.lang.reflect.Parameter API that throws an exception for any property.
GenericTypeDescription.Sort	Represents a GenericTypeDescription's form.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.NoOp	A non-operational generic type visitor.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.TypeErasing	A visitor that returns the erasure of any visited type.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.TypeVariableErasing	A visitor for erasing type variables on the most fine-grained level.
GenericTypeDescription.Visitor.TypeVariableErasing.PartialErasureReviser	A visitor for checking if a type can be erased partially when defined as a parameter of a parameterized type.
TypeVariableSource.Visitor.NoOp	A none-operational implementation of a type variable visitor that simply returns the visited source.

Package net.bytebuddy.description.type.generic Description

Contains descriptions for generic types as defined in the Java programming language. This information is attached as meta data to generated code and is accessible via the reflection API.