## org.springframework.core
Class GenericCollectionTypeResolver

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.GenericCollectionTypeResolver

    public abstract class GenericCollectionTypeResolver

extends Object

Helper class for determining element types of collections and maps.

Mainly intended for usage within the framework, determining the target type of values to be added to a collection or map (to be able to attempt type conversion if appropriate).

Only usable on Java 5. Use an appropriate `JdkVersion` check before calling this class, if a fallback for JDK 1.4 is desirable.

Since:
  2.0
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `BeanWrapper`

Constructor Summary
`GenericCollectionTypeResolver()`

Method Summary
`static Class` `getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.
`static Class` `getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.
`static Class` `getCollectionParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection parameter.
`static Class` `getCollectionReturnType(Method method)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type.
`static Class` `getCollectionReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type.
`static Class` `getCollectionType(Class collectionClass)` Determine the generic element type of the given Collection class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).
`static Class` `getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.
`static Class` `getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.
`static Class` `getMapKeyParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map parameter.
`static Class` `getMapKeyReturnType(Method method)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type.
`static Class` `getMapKeyReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type.
`static Class` `getMapKeyType(Class mapClass)` Determine the generic key type of the given Map class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).
`static Class` `getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.
`static Class` `getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.
`static Class` `getMapValueParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map parameter.
`static Class` `getMapValueReturnType(Method method)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type.
`static Class` `getMapValueReturnType(Method method, int nestingLevel)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type.
`static Class` `getMapValueType(Class mapClass)` Determine the generic value type of the given Map class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).

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

Constructor Detail

### GenericCollectionTypeResolver

    public GenericCollectionTypeResolver()

Method Detail

### getCollectionType

    public static Class getCollectionType(Class collectionClass)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).

  Parameters:
    `collectionClass` - the collection class to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyType

    public static Class getMapKeyType(Class mapClass)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).

  Parameters:
    `mapClass` - the map class to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueType

    public static Class getMapValueType(Class mapClass)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map class (if it declares one through a generic superclass or generic interface).

  Parameters:
    `mapClass` - the map class to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getCollectionFieldType

    public static Class getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.

  Parameters:
    `collectionField` - the collection field to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getCollectionFieldType

    public static Class getCollectionFieldType(Field collectionField,
                                               int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection field.

  Parameters:
    `collectionField` - the collection field to introspect
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyFieldType

    public static Class getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.

  Parameters:
    `mapField` - the map field to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyFieldType

    public static Class getMapKeyFieldType(Field mapField,
                                           int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map field.

  Parameters:
    `mapField` - the map field to introspect
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueFieldType

    public static Class getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.

  Parameters:
    `mapField` - the map field to introspect
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueFieldType

    public static Class getMapValueFieldType(Field mapField,
                                             int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map field.

  Parameters:
    `mapField` - the map field to introspect
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getCollectionParameterType

    public static Class getCollectionParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection parameter.

  Parameters:
    `methodParam` - the method parameter specification
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyParameterType

    public static Class getMapKeyParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map parameter.

  Parameters:
    `methodParam` - the method parameter specification
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueParameterType

    public static Class getMapValueParameterType(MethodParameter methodParam)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map parameter.

  Parameters:
    `methodParam` - the method parameter specification
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getCollectionReturnType

    public static Class getCollectionReturnType(Method method)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getCollectionReturnType

    public static Class getCollectionReturnType(Method method,
                                                int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic element type of the given Collection return type.

  If the specified nesting level is higher than 1, the element type of a nested Collection/Map will be analyzed.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyReturnType

    public static Class getMapKeyReturnType(Method method)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapKeyReturnType

    public static Class getMapKeyReturnType(Method method,
                                            int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic key type of the given Map return type.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueReturnType

    public static Class getMapValueReturnType(Method method)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

### getMapValueReturnType

    public static Class getMapValueReturnType(Method method,
                                              int nestingLevel)

  Determine the generic value type of the given Map return type.

  Parameters:
    `method` - the method to check the return type for
    `nestingLevel` - the nesting level of the target type (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
  Returns:
    the generic type, or `null` if none

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