java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.tools.GenericTypeHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

ITypeHelper
```
public class GenericTypeHelper
extends java.lang.Object
implements ITypeHelper
```
This generic implementation of ITypeHelper wraps ITypeHelper and delegates the calls to it.

Version:

2.4

Author:

Pascal Filion

Since:

2.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GenericTypeHelper(TypeHelper delegate)
Creates a new GenericTypeHelper.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IType`	`bigDecimal()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigDecimal}.
`IType`	`bigInteger()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigInteger}.
`IType`	`booleanType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Boolean}.
`IType`	`byteType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Byte}.
`IType`	`characterType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Character}.
`IType`	`collectionType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Collection}.
`IType`	`convertPrimitive(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's representing a primitive type, into the class of the same type.
`IType`	`dateType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Date}.
`IType`	`doubleType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Double}.
`IType`	`enumType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Enum}.
`IType`	`floatType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Float}.
`IType`	`getType(java.lang.Class<?> type)`	Returns the;@link IType} of the given Java type.
`IType`	`getType(java.lang.String typeName)`	Retrieves the external class for the given fully qualified class name.
`IType`	`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.
`IType`	`longType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Long}.
`IType`	`longType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive long, into the `Long` type.
`IType`	`mapType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Map}.
`IType`	`numberType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Number}.
`IType`	`objectType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Object}.
`ITypeDeclaration`	`objectTypeDeclaration()`	Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing the `Object` class.
`IType`	`primitiveBoolean()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive boolean.
`IType`	`primitiveByte()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive byte.
`IType`	`primitiveChar()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive char.
`IType`	`primitiveDouble()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive double.
`IType`	`primitiveFloat()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive float.
`IType`	`primitiveInteger()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive int.
`IType`	`primitiveLong()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive long.
`IType`	`primitiveShort()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive short.
`IType`	`shortType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Short}.
`IType`	`stringType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link String}.
`IType`	`timestampType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Timestamp}.
`IType`	`toBooleanType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive boolean, into the `Boolean` type.
`IType`	`toByteType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive byte, into the `Byte` type.
`IType`	`toDoubleType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive double, into the `Double` type.
`IType`	`toFloatType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive float, into the `Float` type.
`IType`	`toIntegerType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive int, into the `Integer` type.
`IType`	`toShortType(java.lang.Object type)`	Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive short, into the `Short` type.
`IType`	`unknownType()`	Retrieves the;@link IType} that represents an unknown type.
`ITypeDeclaration`	`unknownTypeDeclaration()`	Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing an unknown type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GenericTypeHelper
```
public GenericTypeHelper(TypeHelper delegate)
```
    Creates a new GenericTypeHelper.
    
    Parameters:
    
    delegate - The TypeHelper that is wrapped by this one and all the calls are delegated to it
- Method Detail
  - bigDecimal
```
public IType bigDecimal()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigDecimal}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    bigDecimal in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the BigDecimal class
  - bigInteger
```
public IType bigInteger()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigInteger}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    bigInteger in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the BigInteger class
  - booleanType
```
public IType booleanType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Boolean}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    booleanType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Boolean class
  - byteType
```
public IType byteType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Byte}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    byteType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Byte class
  - characterType
```
public IType characterType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Character}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    characterType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Character class
  - collectionType
```
public IType collectionType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Collection}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    collectionType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Collection class
  - convertPrimitive
```
public IType convertPrimitive(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's representing a primitive type, into the class of the same type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    convertPrimitive in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType dateType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Date}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    dateType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Date class
  - doubleType
```
public IType doubleType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Double}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    doubleType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Double class
  - enumType
```
public IType enumType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Enum}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    enumType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Enum class
  - floatType
```
public IType floatType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Float}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    floatType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Float class
  - getType
```
public IType getType(java.lang.Class<?> type)
```
    Returns the;@link IType} of the given Java type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The Java type for which its external form will be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    The;@link IType} representing the given Java type
  - getType
```
public IType getType(java.lang.String typeName)
```
    Retrieves the external class for the given fully qualified class name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeName - The fully qualified class name of the class to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the class to retrieve
  - integerType
```
public IType integerType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Integer}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    integerType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Integer class
  - isBooleanType
```
public boolean isBooleanType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isBooleanType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}; false otherwise
  - isCollectionType
```
public boolean isCollectionType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isCollectionType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public boolean isDateType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or ;@link Calendar}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDateType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public boolean isEnumType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isEnumType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public 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.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isFloatingType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} is a floating type; false otherwise
  - isIntegralType
```
public 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.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isIntegralType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} is a integral type; false otherwise
  - isMapType
```
public boolean isMapType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isMapType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public boolean isNumericType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isNumericType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public boolean isObjectType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isObjectType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}
  - isPrimitiveType
```
public boolean isPrimitiveType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents a primitive type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPrimitiveType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} represents a primitive; false otherwise
  - isStringType
```
public boolean isStringType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents the String class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isStringType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type to check it's assignability
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given;@link IType} represents the String class; false otherwise
  - longType
```
public IType longType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Long}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    longType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Long class
  - longType
```
public IType longType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive long, into the Long type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    longType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType mapType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Map}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    mapType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Map class
  - numberType
```
public IType numberType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Number}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    numberType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Number class
  - objectType
```
public IType objectType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Object}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    objectType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Object class
  - objectTypeDeclaration
```
public ITypeDeclaration objectTypeDeclaration()
```
    Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing the Object class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    objectTypeDeclaration in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The;@link Object } of the Object class
  - primitiveBoolean
```
public IType primitiveBoolean()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive boolean.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveBoolean in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive boolean
  - primitiveByte
```
public IType primitiveByte()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive byte.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveByte in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive byte
  - primitiveChar
```
public IType primitiveChar()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive char.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveChar in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive char
  - primitiveDouble
```
public IType primitiveDouble()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive double.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveDouble in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive double
  - primitiveFloat
```
public IType primitiveFloat()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive float.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveFloat in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive float
  - primitiveInteger
```
public IType primitiveInteger()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive int.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveInteger in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive int
  - primitiveLong
```
public IType primitiveLong()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive long.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveLong in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive long
  - primitiveShort
```
public IType primitiveShort()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive short.
    
    Specified by:
    
    primitiveShort in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the primitive short
  - shortType
```
public IType shortType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Short}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    shortType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Short class
  - stringType
```
public IType stringType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link String}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stringType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the String class
  - timestampType
```
public IType timestampType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Timestamp}.
    
    Specified by:
    
    timestampType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of the Timestamp class
  - toBooleanType
```
public IType toBooleanType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive boolean, into the Boolean type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toBooleanType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType toByteType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive byte, into the Byte type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toByteType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType toDoubleType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive double, into the Double type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toDoubleType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType toFloatType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive float, into the Float type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toFloatType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType toIntegerType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive int, into the Integer type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toIntegerType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType toShortType(java.lang.Object type)
```
    Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive short, into the Short type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toShortType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    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
```
public IType unknownType()
```
    Retrieves the;@link IType} that represents an unknown type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    unknownType in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The external form of an unknown type
  - unknownTypeDeclaration
```
public ITypeDeclaration unknownTypeDeclaration()
```
    Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing an unknown type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    unknownTypeDeclaration in interface ITypeHelper
    
    Returns:
    
    The;@link Object } of the unknown type

Class GenericTypeHelper

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

GenericTypeHelper

Method Detail

bigDecimal

bigInteger

booleanType

byteType

characterType

collectionType

convertPrimitive

dateType

doubleType

enumType

floatType

getType

getType

integerType

isBooleanType

isCollectionType

isDateType

isEnumType

isFloatingType

isIntegralType

isMapType

isNumericType

isObjectType

isPrimitiveType

isStringType

longType

longType

mapType

numberType

objectType

objectTypeDeclaration

primitiveBoolean

primitiveByte

primitiveChar

primitiveDouble

primitiveFloat

primitiveInteger

primitiveLong

primitiveShort

shortType

stringType

timestampType

toBooleanType

toByteType

toDoubleType

toFloatType

toIntegerType

toShortType

unknownType

unknownTypeDeclaration