org.grouplens.grapht.util

Interface TypedProvider<T>

All Superinterfaces:

javax.inject.Provider<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceProvider, MemoizingProvider

public interface TypedProvider<T>
extends javax.inject.Provider<T>

A provider that can report at runtime the type it will provide. This is mostly to allow instance and wrapper providers to pass through type information.

Since:

0.6

Author:

GroupLens Research

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	getProvidedType() Get the type of object that will be provided by this provider.

Methods inherited from interface javax.inject.Provider

get

Method Detail

getProvidedType

Class<?> getProvidedType()

Get the type of object that will be provided by this provider. Any object returned from Provider.get() must be of this type. This is used to help the injector refine its types.

Returns:

The type of objects that will be provided.