TypeInfo


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22  package org.jboss.reflect.spi;
23  
24  /**
25   * A type info
26   *
27   * @author <a HREF="mailto:bill@jboss.org">Bill Burke</a>
28   * @author <a HREF="mailto:adrian@jboss.org">Adrian Brock</a>
29   */
30  public interface TypeInfo
31  {
32     /**
33      * Get the type name
34      * 
35      * @return the name
36      */
37     String   getName();
38     
39     /**
40      * Get the class
41      *
42      * @deprecated I'm not sure this should be here?
43      * @return the class
44      */
45     Class   getType();
46     
47     /**
48      * Convert a value
49      * 
50      * @param value the original value
51      * @return the converted value
52      * @throws Throwable for any error
53      */
54     Object   convertValue(Object   value) throws Throwable  ;
55     
56     /**
57      * Whether this type is an array
58      * 
59      * @return true when an array
60      */
61     boolean isArray();
62     
63     /**
64      * Whether this type is an array
65      * 
66      * @param depth the array depth
67      * @return the array type
68      */
69     TypeInfo getArrayType(int depth);
70     
71     /**
72      * Create a new array
73      * 
74      * @param size the size
75      * @return the converted value
76      * @throws Throwable for any error
77      */
78     Object  [] newArrayInstance(int size) throws Throwable  ;
79  }
80
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