protected static JavaType _resolveVariableViaSubTypes(
HierarchicType leafType, String variableName, TypeBindings bindings) {
// can't resolve raw types; possible to have as-of-yet-unbound types too:
if (leafType != null && leafType.isGeneric()) {
TypeVariable<?>[] typeVariables = leafType.getRawClass().getTypeParameters();
for (int i = 0, len = typeVariables.length; i < len; ++i) {
TypeVariable<?> tv = typeVariables[i];
if (variableName.equals(tv.getName())) {
// further resolution needed?
Type type = leafType.asGeneric().getActualTypeArguments()[i];
if (type instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
return _resolveVariableViaSubTypes(
leafType.getSubType(), ((TypeVariable<?>) type).getName(), bindings);
}
// no we're good for the variable (but it may have parameterization of its own)
return instance._fromType(type, bindings);
}
}
}
return instance._unknownType();
}
/**
* Method that is to figure out actual type parameters that given class binds to generic types
* defined by given (generic) interface or class. This could mean, for example, trying to figure
* out key and value types for Map implementations.
*
* @since 1.6
*/
public static JavaType[] findParameterTypes(Class<?> clz, Class<?> expType) {
// First: find full inheritance chain
HierarchicType subType = _findSuperTypeChain(clz, expType);
// Caller is supposed to ensure this never happens, so:
if (subType == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Class " + clz.getName() + " is not a subtype of " + expType.getName());
}
// Ok and then go to the ultimate super-type:
HierarchicType superType = subType;
while (superType.getSuperType() != null) {
superType = superType.getSuperType();
}
// which ought to be generic (if not, it's raw type)
if (!superType.isGeneric()) {
return null;
}
// Otherwise this becomes a recursive thing
// otherwise need to start unwinding
ParameterizedType pt = superType.asGeneric();
Type[] actualTypes = pt.getActualTypeArguments();
JavaType[] resultTypes = new JavaType[actualTypes.length];
// TODO: rewrite TypeBindings to also work properly with renaming, aliasing
TypeBindings bindings = new TypeBindings(clz);
for (int i = 0, len = actualTypes.length; i < len; ++i) {
Type t = actualTypes[i];
// Only type variables need immediate resolution
if (t instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
resultTypes[i] =
_resolveVariableViaSubTypes(
superType.getSubType(), ((TypeVariable<?>) t).getName(), bindings);
} else {
resultTypes[i] = instance._fromType(t, bindings);
}
}
return resultTypes;
}