Class CollectionForm<T>

    • Constructor Detail

      • CollectionForm

        public CollectionForm​(Class<?> type,
                              Form<T> form)
    • Method Detail

      • unit

        public Collection<T> unit()
        Description copied from class: Form
        Returns a default–possibly null–value of type T. Used as the fallback return value when coercing an invalid structural value.
        Overrides:
        unit in class Form<Collection<T>>
      • type

        public Class<?> type()
        Description copied from class: Form
        Returns the reified Class of type T.
        Specified by:
        type in class Form<Collection<T>>
      • mold

        public Item mold​(Collection<T> collection,
                         Item item)
        Description copied from class: Form
        Converts a nominally typed Java object into its structurally typed equivalent based on the provided prototype item. The passed-in item is assumed to be non-null. The returned Item must never be null.
        Overrides:
        mold in class Form<Collection<T>>
      • mold

        public Item mold​(Collection<T> collection)
        Description copied from class: Form
        Converts a nominally typed Java object into its structurally typed equivalent. The returned Item must never be null.
        Specified by:
        mold in class Form<Collection<T>>
      • cast

        public Collection<T> cast​(Item item,
                                  Collection<T> collection)
        Description copied from class: Form
        Converts a structurally typed item into a nominally typed Java object based on the provided prototype object. The passed-in item is assumed to be non-null. The passed-in prototype object may be null.
        Overrides:
        cast in class Form<Collection<T>>
      • cast

        public Collection<T> cast​(Item item)
        Description copied from class: Form
        Converts a structurally typed item into a nominally typed Java object. The passed-in item is assumed to be non-null.
        Specified by:
        cast in class Form<Collection<T>>