java.lang.Object
- org.vedantatree.expressionoasis.types.Type

```
public class Type
extends Object
```
This class represents the type for value object. Its default implementation is for java classes.

Since:

June 2014

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Type`	`ANY_TYPE`	This is the type for custome types.
`static Type`	`BOOLEAN`	This is the boolean type.
`static Type`	`BYTE`	This is the byte type.
`static Type`	`CHARACTER`	This is the character type.
`static Type`	`DOUBLE`	This is the double type.
`static Type`	`FLOAT`	This is the float type.
`static Type`	`INTEGER`	This is the integer type
`static Type`	`LONG`	This is the long type.
`static Type`	`OBJECT`	This is the objec type (for nulls)
`static Type`	`SHORT`	This is the short type.
`static Type`	`STRING`	This is the string type.
`static Type`	`XML`	This is the XML type.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Type`	`createType(Class<?> typeClass)`	Creates the type for given class
`static Type`	`createType(String typeName)`	Creates the type for given type name
`boolean`	`equals(Object arg)`	Performs the type equality.
`Type`	`getComponentType()`	Gets the component type for this type.
`Class<?>`	`getTypeClass()`	Gets the typeClass
`String`	`getTypeName()`	Gets the typeName
`boolean`	`isArray()`	Checks whether the type represents an array or not.
`boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type type)`
`static void`	`main(String[] args)`
`String`	`toDebugString()`
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - BYTE
```
public static final Type BYTE
```
    This is the byte type.
  - SHORT
```
public static final Type SHORT
```
    This is the short type.
  - INTEGER
```
public static final Type INTEGER
```
    This is the integer type
  - LONG
```
public static final Type LONG
```
    This is the long type.
  - DOUBLE
```
public static final Type DOUBLE
```
    This is the double type.
  - FLOAT
```
public static final Type FLOAT
```
    This is the float type.
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final Type BOOLEAN
```
    This is the boolean type.
  - CHARACTER
```
public static final Type CHARACTER
```
    This is the character type.
  - STRING
```
public static final Type STRING
```
    This is the string type.
  - XML
```
public static final Type XML
```
    This is the XML type.
  - OBJECT
```
public static final Type OBJECT
```
    This is the objec type (for nulls)
  - ANY_TYPE
```
public static final Type ANY_TYPE
```
    This is the type for custome types.
- Method Detail
  - createType
```
public static final Type createType(Class<?> typeClass)
```
    Creates the type for given class
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeClass - Class of the Object or Primitive for which type is being created
    
    Returns:
    
    the Type for given class
  - createType
```
public static final Type createType(String typeName)
```
    Creates the type for given type name
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeName - Name of the type. It can be class name or even any other string also. In case if given name does not match with any primitive or respective wrapper classes, it will be marked as Custom Type
    
    Returns:
    
    the type.
  - isArray
```
public final boolean isArray()
```
    Checks whether the type represents an array or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the type represents an array, false otherwise
  - getComponentType
```
public final Type getComponentType()
```
    Gets the component type for this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the component type of this type, valid for array type only.
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public final boolean isAssignableFrom(Type type)
```
    Parameters:
    
    type - Type to check for assignment
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Type is assignable from specified Type
  - getTypeClass
```
public final Class<?> getTypeClass()
```
    Gets the typeClass
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns the typeClass. It can be null for types which does not represents a specific class, like XML type
  - getTypeName
```
public final String getTypeName()
```
    Gets the typeName
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns the typeName. It can never be null
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object arg)
```
    Performs the type equality.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.toString()
  - toDebugString
```
public String toDebugString()
```
  - main
```
public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception
```
    Throws:
    
    Exception

Class Type

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

BYTE

SHORT

INTEGER

LONG

DOUBLE

FLOAT

BOOLEAN

CHARACTER

STRING

XML

OBJECT

ANY_TYPE

Method Detail

createType

createType

isArray

getComponentType

isAssignableFrom

getTypeClass

getTypeName

equals

toString

toDebugString

main