org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql
Interface ITypeHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericTypeHelper

public interface ITypeHelper

Version:

2.4

Author:

Pascal Filion

Since:

2.4

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	bigDecimal() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigDecimal}.
java.lang.Object	bigInteger() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigInteger}.
java.lang.Object	booleanType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Boolean}.
java.lang.Object	byteType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Byte}.
java.lang.Object	characterType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Character}.
java.lang.Object	collectionType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Collection}.
java.lang.Object	convertPrimitive(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's representing a primitive type, into the class of the same type.
java.lang.Object	dateType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Date}.
java.lang.Object	doubleType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Double}.
java.lang.Object	enumType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Enum}.
java.lang.Object	floatType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Float}.
java.lang.Object	getType(java.lang.Class<?> type) Returns the;@link IType} of the given Java type.
java.lang.Object	getType(java.lang.String typeName) Retrieves the external class for the given fully qualified class name.
java.lang.Object	integerType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Integer}.
boolean	isBooleanType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}.
boolean	isCollectionType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection}.
boolean	isDateType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or ;@link Calendar}.
boolean	isEnumType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum}.
boolean	isFloatingType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either Float, Double, float or double.
boolean	isIntegralType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either Integer, Long, int or float.
boolean	isMapType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map}.
boolean	isNumericType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric}.
boolean	isObjectType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}.
boolean	isPrimitiveType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents a primitive type.
boolean	isStringType(java.lang.Object type) Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents the String class.
java.lang.Object	longType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Long}.
java.lang.Object	longType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive long, into the Long type.
java.lang.Object	mapType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Map}.
java.lang.Object	numberType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Number}.
java.lang.Object	objectType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Object}.
java.lang.Object	objectTypeDeclaration() Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing the Object class.
java.lang.Object	primitiveBoolean() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive boolean.
java.lang.Object	primitiveByte() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive byte.
java.lang.Object	primitiveChar() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive char.
java.lang.Object	primitiveDouble() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive double.
java.lang.Object	primitiveFloat() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive float.
java.lang.Object	primitiveInteger() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive int.
java.lang.Object	primitiveLong() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive long.
java.lang.Object	primitiveShort() Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive short.
java.lang.Object	shortType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Short}.
java.lang.Object	stringType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link String}.
java.lang.Object	timestampType() Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Timestamp}.
java.lang.Object	toBooleanType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive boolean, into the Boolean type.
java.lang.Object	toByteType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive byte, into the Byte type.
java.lang.Object	toDoubleType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive double, into the Double type.
java.lang.Object	toFloatType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive float, into the Float type.
java.lang.Object	toIntegerType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive int, into the Integer type.
java.lang.Object	toShortType(java.lang.Object type) Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive short, into the Short type.
java.lang.Object	unknownType() Retrieves the;@link IType} that represents an unknown type.
java.lang.Object	unknownTypeDeclaration() Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing an unknown type.

Method Detail

bigDecimal

java.lang.Object bigDecimal()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigDecimal}.

Returns:

The external form of the BigDecimal class

bigInteger

java.lang.Object bigInteger()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigInteger}.

Returns:

The external form of the BigInteger class

booleanType

java.lang.Object booleanType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Boolean}.

Returns:

The external form of the Boolean class

byteType

java.lang.Object byteType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Byte}.

Returns:

The external form of the Byte class

characterType

java.lang.Object characterType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Character}.

Returns:

The external form of the Character class

collectionType

java.lang.Object collectionType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Collection}.

Returns:

The external form of the Collection class

convertPrimitive

java.lang.Object convertPrimitive(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's representing a primitive type, into the class of the same type.

Parameters:

type - Type to possibly convert from the primitive into the class

Returns:

The given;@link IType} if it's not a primitive type otherwise the primitive type will have been converted into the class of that primitive

dateType

java.lang.Object dateType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Date}.

Returns:

The external form of the Date class

doubleType

java.lang.Object doubleType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Double}.

Returns:

The external form of the Double class

enumType

java.lang.Object enumType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Enum}.

Returns:

The external form of the Enum class

floatType

java.lang.Object floatType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Float}.

Returns:

The external form of the Float class

getType

java.lang.Object getType(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Returns the;@link IType} of the given Java type.

Parameters:

type - The Java type for which its external form will be returned

Returns:

The;@link IType} representing the given Java type

getType

java.lang.Object getType(java.lang.String typeName)

Retrieves the external class for the given fully qualified class name.

Parameters:

typeName - The fully qualified class name of the class to retrieve

Returns:

The external form of the class to retrieve

integerType

java.lang.Object integerType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Integer}.

Returns:

The external form of the Integer class

isBooleanType

boolean isBooleanType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}; false otherwise

isCollectionType

boolean isCollectionType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection}; false otherwise

isDateType

boolean isDateType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or ;@link Calendar}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or ;@link Calendar}

isEnumType

boolean isEnumType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum}; false otherwise

isFloatingType

boolean isFloatingType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either Float, Double, float or double.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is a floating type; false otherwise

isIntegralType

boolean isIntegralType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either Integer, Long, int or float.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is a integral type; false otherwise

isMapType

boolean isMapType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map}; false otherwise

isNumericType

boolean isNumericType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric}; false otherwise

isObjectType

boolean isObjectType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}

isPrimitiveType

boolean isPrimitiveType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents a primitive type.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} represents a primitive; false otherwise

isStringType

boolean isStringType(java.lang.Object type)

Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents the String class.

Parameters:

type - The type to check it's assignability

Returns:

true if the given;@link IType} represents the String class; false otherwise

longType

java.lang.Object longType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Long}.

Returns:

The external form of the Long class

longType

java.lang.Object longType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive long, into the Long type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive long or the;@link IType} for the class Long

mapType

java.lang.Object mapType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Map}.

Returns:

The external form of the Map class

numberType

java.lang.Object numberType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Number}.

Returns:

The external form of the Number class

objectType

java.lang.Object objectType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Object}.

Returns:

The external form of the Object class

objectTypeDeclaration

java.lang.Object objectTypeDeclaration()

Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing the Object class.

Returns:

The;@link Object } of the Object class

primitiveBoolean

java.lang.Object primitiveBoolean()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive boolean.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive boolean

primitiveByte

java.lang.Object primitiveByte()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive byte.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive byte

primitiveChar

java.lang.Object primitiveChar()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive char.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive char

primitiveDouble

java.lang.Object primitiveDouble()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive double.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive double

primitiveFloat

java.lang.Object primitiveFloat()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive float.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive float

primitiveInteger

java.lang.Object primitiveInteger()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive int.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive int

primitiveLong

java.lang.Object primitiveLong()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive long.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive long

primitiveShort

java.lang.Object primitiveShort()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive short.

Returns:

The external form of the primitive short

shortType

java.lang.Object shortType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Short}.

Returns:

The external form of the Short class

stringType

java.lang.Object stringType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link String}.

Returns:

The external form of the String class

timestampType

java.lang.Object timestampType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Timestamp}.

Returns:

The external form of the Timestamp class

toBooleanType

java.lang.Object toBooleanType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive boolean, into the Boolean type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive boolean or the;@link IType} for the class Boolean

toByteType

java.lang.Object toByteType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive byte, into the Byte type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive byte or the;@link IType} for the class Byte

toDoubleType

java.lang.Object toDoubleType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive double, into the Double type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive double or the;@link IType} for the class Double

toFloatType

java.lang.Object toFloatType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive float, into the Float type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive float or the;@link IType} for the class Float

toIntegerType

java.lang.Object toIntegerType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive int, into the Integer type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive int or the;@link IType} for the class Integer

toShortType

java.lang.Object toShortType(java.lang.Object type)

Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive short, into the Short type.

Parameters:

type - The;@link IType} to possibly convert

Returns:

The given type if it's not the primitive short or the;@link IType} for the class Short

unknownType

java.lang.Object unknownType()

Retrieves the;@link IType} that represents an unknown type.

Returns:

The external form of an unknown type

unknownTypeDeclaration

java.lang.Object unknownTypeDeclaration()

Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing an unknown type.

Returns:

The;@link Object } of the unknown type