com.vmware.vapi.bindings.type

Class TypeReference<T extends Type>

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.vapi.bindings.type.TypeReference<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type for this reference target type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Type

public abstract class TypeReference<T extends Type>
extends Object
implements Type

Reference to another type. Resolved on demand when the resolve() method is invoked. The main benefit of using a type reference instead of direct pointer to the other type, is that the reference is resolved lazily and thus is not affected by bootstrapping circular dependencies and who gets loaded first.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeReference()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(TypeVisitor visitor) Accepts a type visitor and dispatches to the appropriate visitor method, depending on class of the individual type.
abstract T	resolve() Resolves the reference.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeReference

public TypeReference()

Method Detail

accept

public void accept(TypeVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: Type

Accepts a type visitor and dispatches to the appropriate visitor method, depending on class of the individual type.

Specified by:

accept in interface Type

Parameters:

visitor - type visitor

resolve

public abstract T resolve()

Resolves the reference. Returns the actual type that this reference points to.

Returns:

referred type