53  * <p>
  54  * A Java type. This includs declaration, but also includes such
  55  * things like arrays, primitive types, parameterized types, and etc.
  56  *
  57  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kk@kohsuke.org)
  58  */
  59 public interface Navigator<T,C,F,M> {
  60     /**
  61      * Gets the base class of the specified class.
  62      *
  63      * @return
  64      *      null if the parameter represents {@link Object}.
  65      */
  66     C getSuperClass(C clazz);
  67 
  68     /**
  69      * Gets the parameterization of the given base type.
  70      *
  71      * <p>
  72      * For example, given the following
  73      * <pre><xmp>
  74      * interface Foo<T> extends List<List<T>> {}
  75      * interface Bar extends Foo<String> {}
  76      * </xmp></pre>
  77      * This method works like this:
  78      * <pre><xmp>
  79      * getBaseClass( Bar, List ) = List<List<String>
  80      * getBaseClass( Bar, Foo  ) = Foo<String>
  81      * getBaseClass( Foo<? extends Number>, Collection ) = Collection<List<? extends Number>>
  82      * getBaseClass( ArrayList<? extends BigInteger>, List ) = List<? extends BigInteger>
  83      * </xmp></pre>
  84      *
  85      * @param type
  86      *      The type that derives from {@code baseType}
  87      * @param baseType
  88      *      The class whose parameterization we are interested in.
  89      * @return
  90      *      The use of {@code baseType} in {@code type}.
  91      *      or null if the type is not assignable to the base type.
  92      */
  93     T getBaseClass(T type, C baseType);
  94 
  95     /**
  96      * Gets the fully-qualified name of the class.
  97      * ("java.lang.Object" for {@link Object})
  98      */
  99     String getClassName(C clazz);
 100 
 101     /**
 102      * Gets the display name of the type object
 103      *

  53  * <p>
  54  * A Java type. This includs declaration, but also includes such
  55  * things like arrays, primitive types, parameterized types, and etc.
  56  *
  57  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kk@kohsuke.org)
  58  */
  59 public interface Navigator<T,C,F,M> {
  60     /**
  61      * Gets the base class of the specified class.
  62      *
  63      * @return
  64      *      null if the parameter represents {@link Object}.
  65      */
  66     C getSuperClass(C clazz);
  67 
  68     /**
  69      * Gets the parameterization of the given base type.
  70      *
  71      * <p>
  72      * For example, given the following
  73      * <pre>{@code
  74      * interface Foo<T> extends List<List<T>> {}
  75      * interface Bar extends Foo<String> {}
  76      * }</pre>
  77      * This method works like this:
  78      * <pre>{@code
  79      * getBaseClass( Bar, List ) = List<List<String>>
  80      * getBaseClass( Bar, Foo  ) = Foo<String>
  81      * getBaseClass( Foo<? extends Number>, Collection ) = Collection<List<? extends Number>>
  82      * getBaseClass( ArrayList<? extends BigInteger>, List ) = List<? extends BigInteger>
  83      * }</pre>
  84      *
  85      * @param type
  86      *      The type that derives from {@code baseType}
  87      * @param baseType
  88      *      The class whose parameterization we are interested in.
  89      * @return
  90      *      The use of {@code baseType} in {@code type}.
  91      *      or null if the type is not assignable to the base type.
  92      */
  93     T getBaseClass(T type, C baseType);
  94 
  95     /**
  96      * Gets the fully-qualified name of the class.
  97      * ("java.lang.Object" for {@link Object})
  98      */
  99     String getClassName(C clazz);
 100 
 101     /**
 102      * Gets the display name of the type object
 103      *