CollectionType (Jackson JSON Processor)

java.lang.Object
- org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType
- - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeBase
  - - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionLikeType
    - - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionType

All Implemented Interfaces:

JsonSerializable, JsonSerializableWithType
```
public final class CollectionType
extends CollectionLikeType
```
Type that represents Java Collection types (Lists, Sets).

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionLikeType
  _elementType
- Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType
  _class, _hashCode, _typeHandler, _valueHandler

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected JavaType`	`_narrow(java.lang.Class<?> subclass)`
`static CollectionType`	`construct(java.lang.Class<?> rawType, JavaType elemT)`
`JavaType`	`narrowContentsBy(java.lang.Class<?> contentClass)`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`
`JavaType`	`widenContentsBy(java.lang.Class<?> contentClass)`
`CollectionType`	`withContentTypeHandler(java.lang.Object h)`	"Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that its content type will have specified type handler assigned.
`CollectionType`	`withContentValueHandler(java.lang.Object h)`
`CollectionType`	`withTypeHandler(java.lang.Object h)`	"Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified type handler assigned.
`CollectionType`	`withValueHandler(java.lang.Object h)`

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionLikeType
buildCanonicalName, containedType, containedTypeCount, containedTypeName, equals, getContentType, getErasedSignature, getGenericSignature, isCollectionLikeType, isContainerType, isTrueCollectionType

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType
_assertSubclass, _widen, forcedNarrowBy, getErasedSignature, getGenericSignature, getKeyType, getRawClass, hasGenericTypes, hashCode, hasRawClass, isAbstract, isArrayType, isConcrete, isEnumType, isFinal, isInterface, isMapLikeType, isPrimitive, isThrowable, narrowBy, setValueHandler, widenBy

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

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeBase
_classSignature, getTypeHandler, getValueHandler, serialize, serializeWithType, toCanonical

- Method Detail
  - _narrow
```
protected JavaType _narrow(java.lang.Class<?> subclass)
```
    Overrides:
    
    _narrow in class CollectionLikeType
  - narrowContentsBy
```
public JavaType narrowContentsBy(java.lang.Class<?> contentClass)
```
    Overrides:
    
    narrowContentsBy in class CollectionLikeType
  - widenContentsBy
```
public JavaType widenContentsBy(java.lang.Class<?> contentClass)
```
    Overrides:
    
    widenContentsBy in class CollectionLikeType
  - construct
```
public static CollectionType construct(java.lang.Class<?> rawType,
                                       JavaType elemT)
```
  - withTypeHandler
```
public CollectionType withTypeHandler(java.lang.Object h)
```
    Description copied from class: JavaType
    
    "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified type handler assigned.
    
    Overrides:
    
    withTypeHandler in class CollectionLikeType
    
    Returns:
    
    Newly created type instance
  - withContentTypeHandler
```
public CollectionType withContentTypeHandler(java.lang.Object h)
```
    Description copied from class: JavaType
    
    "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that its content type will have specified type handler assigned.
    
    Overrides:
    
    withContentTypeHandler in class CollectionLikeType
    
    Returns:
    
    Newly created type instance
  - withValueHandler
```
public CollectionType withValueHandler(java.lang.Object h)
```
    Overrides:
    
    withValueHandler in class CollectionLikeType
  - withContentValueHandler
```
public CollectionType withContentValueHandler(java.lang.Object h)
```
    Overrides:
    
    withContentValueHandler in class CollectionLikeType
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class CollectionLikeType

Class CollectionType

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionLikeType

Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.CollectionLikeType

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeBase

Method Detail

_narrow

narrowContentsBy

widenContentsBy

construct

withTypeHandler

withContentTypeHandler

withValueHandler

withContentValueHandler

toString