Package org.aksw.jenax.reprogen.descriptor.impl

Interface SimpleType

All Known Subinterfaces:

TypeCollection, TypeScalar

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeBase, TypeCollectionImpl, TypeScalarImpl

public interface SimpleType

A simplified typ class for capturing scalar types and collection types with a lower bounded type. - TypeScalar.from(Integer.class), TypeScalar.from(RdfPerson.class) - new TypeCollection(List.class, TypeScalar.from(RdfPerson.class) -> List<? extends RdfPerson>

Author:

raven

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeCollection	asCollection()
TypeScalar	asScalar()
boolean	isCollection()
boolean	isScalar()
SimpleType	stricterType(SimpleType other)	Attempt to yield the stricter type of this and the other.

Method Details

isScalar

boolean isScalar()

isCollection

boolean isCollection()

asScalar

TypeScalar asScalar()

asCollection

TypeCollection asCollection()

stricterType

SimpleType stricterType(SimpleType other)

Attempt to yield the stricter type of this and the other. For example, if B extends A, Type[A].stricterType(Type[B]) yields B. Type[Collection].stricterType(Set)] yields Set If there is no common type, null is returned

Parameters:

other -

Returns: