tech.anima.tinytypes.meta

Interface MetaTinyType<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the TinyType class type which this Meta is for.

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanTinyTypes, ByteTinyTypes, IntTinyTypes, LongTinyTypes, ShortTinyTypes, StringTinyTypes

public interface MetaTinyType<T>

Meta support for a TinyType type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<U extends T> U	fromString(Class<U> type, String value) Creates a new instance of the given TinyType class type, wrapping the given value given in string form.
boolean	isMetaOf(Class<?> candidate) Checks whether this implementation can operate on the given TinyType class type.
<U extends T> U	newInstance(Class<U> type, Object value) Creates a new instance of the given TinyType class type, wrapping the given value.
String	stringify(T value) Returns a String representation of the value wrapped in the given TinyType.

Method Detail

isMetaOf

boolean isMetaOf(Class<?> candidate)

Checks whether this implementation can operate on the given TinyType class type.

Parameters:

candidate - the TInyType type to check for compatibility

Returns:

true if the candidate is supported, false otherwise

stringify

String stringify(T value)

Returns a String representation of the value wrapped in the given TinyType. The given TinyType must be compatible with this meta.

Parameters:

value - the TinyType to stringify

Returns:

a String representation of the native value wrapped in the TinyType

newInstance

<U extends T> U newInstance(Class<U> type,
                            Object value)

Creates a new instance of the given TinyType class type, wrapping the given value. The given TinyType class type and the type of value must both be compatible with this meta.

Type Parameters:

U - the TinyType class type to construct

Parameters:

type - the TinyType class type to construct

value - the native value to wrap

Returns:

a new instance of U wrapping the given value

fromString

<U extends T> U fromString(Class<U> type,
                           String value)

Creates a new instance of the given TinyType class type, wrapping the given value given in string form. The given TinyType class type must be compatible with this meta, the given String value must be parseable as the appropriate native type.

Type Parameters:

U - the TinyType class type to construct

Parameters:

type - the TinyType class type to construct

value - the native value to wrap

Returns:

a new instance of U wrapping the given value