Class TypeHelper


  • @Deprecated
    public class TypeHelper
    extends Object
    Deprecated.
    This class contains helper methods for converting and comparing types. WARNING: This class is for internal use only. do not use it outside of its package and not outside groovy-core.
    • Constructor Detail

      • TypeHelper

        public TypeHelper()
        Deprecated.
    • Method Detail

      • getWrapperClass

        protected static Class<?> getWrapperClass​(Class<?> c)
        Deprecated.
        Get wrapper class for a given class. If the class is for a primitive number type, then the wrapper class will be returned. If it is no primitive number type, we return the class itself.
      • argumentClassIsParameterClass

        protected static boolean argumentClassIsParameterClass​(Class<?> argumentClass,
                                                               Class<?> parameterClass)
        Deprecated.
        Realizes an unsharp equal for the class. In general we return true if the provided arguments are the same. But we will also return true if our argument class is a wrapper for the parameter class. For example the parameter is an int and the argument class is a wrapper.
      • replaceWithMoreSpecificType

        protected static MethodType replaceWithMoreSpecificType​(Object[] args,
                                                                MethodType callSiteType)
        Deprecated.
        Replaces the types in the callSiteType parameter if more specific types given through the arguments. This is in general the case, unless the argument is null.
      • isIntCategory

        protected static boolean isIntCategory​(Class<?> x)
        Deprecated.
      • isLongCategory

        protected static boolean isLongCategory​(Class<?> x)
        Deprecated.
      • isBigDecCategory

        protected static boolean isBigDecCategory​(Class<?> x)
        Deprecated.
      • isDoubleCategory

        protected static boolean isDoubleCategory​(Class<?> x)
        Deprecated.