TypeSignature (FastClasspathScanner 3.1.13 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.github.lukehutch.fastclasspathscanner.typesignature.HierarchicalTypeSignature
- - io.github.lukehutch.fastclasspathscanner.typesignature.TypeSignature

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseTypeSignature, ReferenceTypeSignature
```
public abstract class TypeSignature
extends HierarchicalTypeSignature
```
A type signature for a reference type or base type. Subclasses are ReferenceTypeSignature (ClassTypeSignature, TypeVariableSignature, or ArrayTypeSignature) and BaseTypeSignature.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TypeSignature()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`equalsIgnoringTypeParams(TypeSignature other)`	Compare base types, ignoring generic type parameters.
`abstract Class<?>`	`instantiate(ScanResult scanResult)`	Instantiate the type signature into a class reference.
`static TypeSignature`	`parse(String typeDescriptor)`	Parse a type signature.

Methods inherited from class io.github.lukehutch.fastclasspathscanner.typesignature.HierarchicalTypeSignature
getAllReferencedClassNames

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeSignature
```
public TypeSignature()
```
- Method Detail
  - instantiate
```
public abstract Class<?> instantiate(ScanResult scanResult)
```
    Instantiate the type signature into a class reference. The ScanResult is used to ensure the correct classloader is used to load the class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scanResult - The scan result.
    
    Returns:
    
    The instantiation of the type signature as a Class<?>.
  - equalsIgnoringTypeParams
```
public abstract boolean equalsIgnoringTypeParams(TypeSignature other)
```
    Compare base types, ignoring generic type parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other TypeSignature to compare to.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the two TypeSignature objects are equal, ignoring type parameters.
  - parse
```
public static TypeSignature parse(String typeDescriptor)
                           throws Parser.ParseException
```
    Parse a type signature.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeDescriptor - The type descriptor or type signature to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The parsed type descriptor or type signature.
    
    Throws:
    
    Parser.ParseException - If type signature could not be parsed.