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Class Types</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public final class <B>Types</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></DL>
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Static methods for working with types.
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/GenericArrayType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">GenericArrayType</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/util/Types.html#arrayOf(java.lang.reflect.Type)">arrayOf</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;componentType)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an array type whose elements are all instances of
<code>componentType</code>.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/util/Types.html#listOf(java.lang.reflect.Type)">listOf</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;elementType)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>List</CODE></A> whose elements are of type
<code>elementType</code>.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/util/Types.html#mapOf(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.Type)">mapOf</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;keyType,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Map.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Map</CODE></A> whose keys are of type
<code>keyType</code> and whose values are of type <code>valueType</code>.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/util/Types.html#newParameterizedType(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.Type...)">newParameterizedType</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;rawType,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>...&nbsp;typeArguments)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a new parameterized type, applying <code>typeArguments</code> to
<code>rawType</code>.</TD>
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<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>...&nbsp;typeArguments)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a new parameterized type, applying <code>typeArguments</code> to
<code>rawType</code> and enclosed by <code>ownerType</code>.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html" title="interface in com.google.inject"><CODE>Provider</CODE></A> that provides elements of type
<code>elementType</code>.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Set</CODE></A> whose elements are of type
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a type that represents an unknown type that extends <code>bound</code>.</TD>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>newParameterizedType</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;rawType,
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<DD>Returns a new parameterized type, applying <code>typeArguments</code> to
<code>rawType</code>. The returned type does not have an owner type.
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>newParameterizedTypeWithOwner</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;ownerType,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;rawType,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>...&nbsp;typeArguments)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a new parameterized type, applying <code>typeArguments</code> to
<code>rawType</code> and enclosed by <code>ownerType</code>.
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arrayOf</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/GenericArrayType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">GenericArrayType</A> <B>arrayOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;componentType)</PRE>
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<code>componentType</code>.
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/WildcardType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">WildcardType</A> <B>subtypeOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;bound)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type that represents an unknown type that extends <code>bound</code>.
For example, if <code>bound</code> is <code>CharSequence.class</code>, this returns
<code>? extends CharSequence</code>. If <code>bound</code> is <code>Object.class</code>,
this returns <code>?</code>, which is shorthand for <code>? extends Object</code>.
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supertypeOf</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/WildcardType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">WildcardType</A> <B>supertypeOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;bound)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type that represents an unknown supertype of <code>bound</code>. For
example, if <code>bound</code> is <code>String.class</code>, this returns <code>?
super String</code>.
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listOf</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>listOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;elementType)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>List</CODE></A> whose elements are of type
<code>elementType</code>.
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setOf</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>setOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;elementType)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Set</CODE></A> whose elements are of type
<code>elementType</code>.
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mapOf</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>mapOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;keyType,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;valueType)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Map.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Map</CODE></A> whose keys are of type
<code>keyType</code> and whose values are of type <code>valueType</code>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io"><CODE>serializable</CODE></A> parameterized type.</DL>
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public static <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/ParameterizedType.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">ParameterizedType</A> <B>providerOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</A>&nbsp;providedType)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a type modelling a <A HREF="../../../../com/google/inject/Provider.html" title="interface in com.google.inject"><CODE>Provider</CODE></A> that provides elements of type
<code>elementType</code>.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io"><CODE>serializable</CODE></A> parameterized type.</DL>
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