Module io.helidon.metadata.reflection

Package io.helidon.metadata.reflection

Class TypeFactory

java.lang.Object

io.helidon.metadata.reflection.TypeFactory

public final class TypeFactory
extends Object

Reflection based support to get classes and types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Class<?>	toClass(TypeName typeName)	Create a class from a type name.
static Type	toType(TypeName typeName)	Convert a type name to a Type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

toClass

public static Class<?> toClass(TypeName typeName)

Create a class from a type name. This is using Class.forName(String) to obtain a class instance.

Parameters:

typeName - type to convert to class

Returns:

a class representing the type (ignoring generics)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - in case the class cannot be created

toType

public static Type toType(TypeName typeName)

Convert a type name to a Type.

Parameters:

typeName - type name

Returns:

a Type representing the type name, may be a class, wildcard, or parameterized type