Package net.bytebuddy.pool

Interface TypePool

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypePool.AbstractBase, TypePool.AbstractBase.Hierarchical, TypePool.ClassLoading, TypePool.Default, TypePool.Default.WithLazyResolution, TypePool.Empty, TypePool.Explicit, TypePool.LazyFacade

public interface TypePool

A type pool allows the retrieval of TypeDescription by its name.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	TypePool.AbstractBase	A base implementation of a TypePool that is managing a cache provider and that handles the description of array and primitive types.
static interface	TypePool.CacheProvider	A cache provider for a TypePool.
static class	TypePool.ClassLoading	A type pool that attempts to load a class.
static class	TypePool.Default	A default implementation of a TypePool that models binary data in the Java byte code format into a TypeDescription.
static enum	TypePool.Empty	An empty type pool that cannot describe any type.
static class	TypePool.Explicit	A type pool that supplies explicitly known type descriptions.
static class	TypePool.LazyFacade	A lazy facade of a type pool that delegates any lookups to another type pool only if another value than the type's name is looked up.
static interface	TypePool.Resolution	A resolution of a TypePool which was queried for a description.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()	Clears this type pool's cache.
TypePool.Resolution	describe(String name)	Locates and describes the given type by its name.

Method Details

describe

TypePool.Resolution describe(String name)

Locates and describes the given type by its name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the type to describe. The name is to be written as when calling Object.toString() on a loaded Class.

Returns:

A resolution of the type to describe. If the type to be described was found, the returned TypePool.Resolution represents this type. Otherwise, an illegal resolution is returned.

clear

void clear()

Clears this type pool's cache.