NativeTypes

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.m2m.atl.emftvm.util.NativeTypes

public final class NativeTypes extends Object

Contains a registry of native type names and their Java class implementations, and provides methods to instantiate native types.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type

Class

Description

static enum

NativeTypes.NativeType

Enumeration of registered native types.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static Class<?>

boxedType(Class<?> type)

Returns the boxed EMFTVM type for the given type.

static Class<?>

findType(String typeName)

Finds the Class for typeName.

static Object

newInstance(Class<?> type)

Creates a new instance of type.

static String

typeName(Class<?> type)

Returns the name of type.

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

Method Details
- findType
  
  public static Class<?> findType(String typeName) throws ClassNotFoundException
  
  Finds the Class for typeName.
  
  Parameters:
  
  typeName - the native type name
  
  Returns:
  
  the Class for typeName
  
  Throws:
  
  ClassNotFoundException - if the Class could not be found
- newInstance
  
  public static Object newInstance(Class<?> type) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException
  
  Creates a new instance of type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the type to instantiate
  
  Returns:
  
  a new instance of type
  
  Throws:
  
  InstantiationException - if the type cannot be instantiated
  
  IllegalAccessException - if the type cannot be accessed
- typeName
  
  public static String typeName(Class<?> type)
  
  Returns the name of type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the type
  
  Returns:
  
  the name of type
- boxedType
  
  public static Class<?> boxedType(Class<?> type)
  
  Returns the boxed EMFTVM type for the given type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the Java type for which to return the boxed type
  
  Returns:
  
  the boxed EMFTVM type for the given type