TypeLiteral

java.lang.Object
- javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type, including all actual type parameters

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public abstract class TypeLiteral<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
Supports inline instantiation of objects that represent parameterized types with actual type parameters.

An object that represents any parameterized type may be obtained by subclassing TypeLiteral.
```
 TypeLiteral<List<String>> stringListType = new TypeLiteral<List<String>>() {
 };
 
```
See Also:

Instance.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Event.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.lang.reflect.Type actualType

private static long serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected TypeLiteral()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`java.lang.Class<T>`	`getRawType()`
`java.lang.reflect.Type`	`getType()`
`private static java.lang.Class<?>`	`getTypeLiteralSubclass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)`
`private static java.lang.reflect.Type`	`getTypeParameter(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID
```
private static final long serialVersionUID
```
See Also:

Constant Field Values

actualType

private transient java.lang.reflect.Type actualType

Constructor Detail
- TypeLiteral
```
protected TypeLiteral()
```

Method Detail

getType
```
public final java.lang.reflect.Type getType()
```
Returns:

the actual type represented by this object

getRawType
```
public final java.lang.Class<T> getRawType()
```
Returns:

the raw type represented by this object

getTypeLiteralSubclass

private static java.lang.Class<?> getTypeLiteralSubclass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)

getTypeParameter

private static java.lang.reflect.Type getTypeParameter(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)

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

toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object