TypeLiteral (Jakarta EE Platform API)

java.lang.Object
- jakarta.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type, including all actual type parameters

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public abstract class TypeLiteral<T>
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Supports inline instantiation of objects that represent parameterized types with actual type parameters.

An object that represents any parameterized type may be obtained by subclassing TypeLiteral.
```
 TypeLiteral<List<String>> stringListType = new TypeLiteral<List<String>>() {
 };
 
```
Author:

Gavin King, Pete Muir

See Also:

Instance.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Event.select(TypeLiteral, Annotation...), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected TypeLiteral()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Class<T>`	`getRawType()`
`Type`	`getType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeLiteral
```
protected TypeLiteral()
```
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
public final Type getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the actual type represented by this object
  - getRawType
```
public final Class<T> getRawType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the raw type represented by this object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object