/**
* Get the list of referenced values.
*
* @param valueDescriptor The value descriptor containing a list value.
* @param <T> The type of the value descriptor.
* @return The list of referenced values.
*/
private <T extends ValueDescriptor<List<ValueDescriptor>>> List<ValueDescriptor> getListValue(
T valueDescriptor) {
List<ValueDescriptor> values = valueDescriptor.getValue();
if (values == null) {
values = new LinkedList<>();
valueDescriptor.setValue(values);
}
return values;
}
/**
* Create a value descriptor of given type and name and initializes it.
*
* @param type The class type.
* @param name The name
* @param <T> The type.
* @return The initialized descriptor.
*/
private <T extends ValueDescriptor> T createValue(Class<T> type, String name) {
if (name != null) {
this.arrayValueDescriptor = null;
}
String valueName;
if (arrayValueDescriptor != null) {
valueName = "[" + getListValue(this.arrayValueDescriptor).size() + "]";
} else {
valueName = name;
}
T valueDescriptor = visitorHelper.getValueDescriptor(type);
valueDescriptor.setName(valueName);
return valueDescriptor;
}