/**
* Converts a type path in string form, in the format used by {@link #toString()}, into a TypePath
* object.
*
* @param typePath a type path in string form, in the format used by {@link #toString()}. May be
* null or empty.
* @return the corresponding TypePath object, or null if the path is empty.
*/
public static TypePath fromString(final String typePath) {
if (typePath == null || typePath.length() == 0) {
return null;
}
int n = typePath.length();
ByteVector out = new ByteVector(n);
out.putByte(0);
for (int i = 0; i < n; ) {
char c = typePath.charAt(i++);
if (c == '[') {
out.put11(ARRAY_ELEMENT, 0);
} else if (c == '.') {
out.put11(INNER_TYPE, 0);
} else if (c == '*') {
out.put11(WILDCARD_BOUND, 0);
} else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
int typeArg = c - '0';
while (i < n && (c = typePath.charAt(i)) >= '0' && c <= '9') {
typeArg = typeArg * 10 + c - '0';
i += 1;
}
out.put11(TYPE_ARGUMENT, typeArg);
}
}
out.data[0] = (byte) (out.length / 2);
return new TypePath(out.data, 0);
}
