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<h1 title="Class Types" class="title">Class Types</h1>
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<div class="type-signature"><span class="modifiers">public abstract class </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">Types</span>
<span class="extends-implements">extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Object</a></span></div>
<div class="block">Utilities for converting between <a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree"><code>Expression</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link"><code>Type</code></a> and
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Class</code></a>.</div>
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<li><a href="Primitive.html" title="enum in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree"><code>Primitive</code></a></li>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>static class&nbsp;</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="Types.ArrayType.html" class="type-name-link" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Types.ArrayType</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Array type.</div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color"><code>static class&nbsp;</code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="Types.MapType.html" class="type-name-link" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Types.MapType</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Map type.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>static interface&nbsp;</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="Types.RecordField.html" class="type-name-link" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Types.RecordField</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Field that belongs to a record.</div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color"><code>static interface&nbsp;</code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="Types.RecordType.html" class="type-name-link" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Types.RecordType</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Base class for record-like types that do not mapped to (currently
loaded) Java <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Class</code></a> objects.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#allAssignable(boolean,java.lang.Class%5B%5D,java.lang.Class%5B%5D)" class="member-name-link">allAssignable</a><wbr>(boolean&nbsp;varArgs,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]&nbsp;parameterTypes,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]&nbsp;argumentTypes)</code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#box(java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">box</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#castIfNecessary(java.lang.reflect.Type,org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree.Expression)" class="member-name-link">castIfNecessary</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;returnType,
<a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a>&nbsp;expression)</code></div>
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<div class="block">Wraps an expression in a cast if it is not already of the desired type,
or cannot be implicitly converted to it.</div>
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<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="PseudoField.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">PseudoField</a></code></div>
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<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static @Nullable <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Returns the element type of a <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Collection.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link"><code>Collection</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Iterable.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Iterable</code></a>
(including <a href="../Queryable.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Queryable</code></a> and
<a href="../Enumerable.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Enumerable</code></a>), <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Iterator.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link"><code>Iterator</code></a>,
<a href="../Enumerator.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Enumerator</code></a>, or an array.</div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isArray(java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">isArray</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#isAssignableFrom(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">isAssignableFrom</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type0,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Constructor</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#lookupConstructor(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.Class...)" class="member-name-link">lookupConstructor</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>...&nbsp;argumentTypes)</code></div>
<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">
<div class="block">Finds a constructor of a given class that accepts a given set of
arguments.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Field.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Field</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#lookupField(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.String)" class="member-name-link">lookupField</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Method.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Method</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#lookupMethod(java.lang.Class,java.lang.String,java.lang.Class...)" class="member-name-link">lookupMethod</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&nbsp;clazz,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;methodName,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>...&nbsp;argumentTypes)</code></div>
<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">
<div class="block">Finds a method of a given name that accepts a given set of arguments.</div>
</div>
<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#needTypeCast(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">needTypeCast</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;fromType,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;toType)</code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">
<div class="block">When trying to cast/convert a <code>Type</code> to another <code>Type</code>,
it is necessary to pre-check whether the cast operation is needed.</div>
</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Field.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Field</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#nthField(int,java.lang.Class)" class="member-name-link">nthField</a><wbr>(int&nbsp;ordinal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&nbsp;clazz)</code></div>
<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="PseudoField.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">PseudoField</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#nthField(int,java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">nthField</a><wbr>(int&nbsp;ordinal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;clazz)</code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#of(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type...)" class="member-name-link">of</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>...&nbsp;typeArguments)</code></div>
<div class="col-last odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4">
<div class="block">Creates a type with generic parameters.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#stripGenerics(java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">stripGenerics</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#toClass(java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">toClass</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#toClassArray(java.lang.Iterable)" class="member-name-link">toClassArray</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Iterable.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Iterable</a>&lt;? extends <a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a>&gt;&nbsp;arguments)</code></div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code><a href="#unbox(java.lang.reflect.Type)" class="member-name-link">unbox</a><wbr>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</code></div>
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<code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">clone</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">equals</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">finalize</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">getClass</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">hashCode</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">notify</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">notifyAll</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#toString()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">toString</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long,int)" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">wait</a></code></div>
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<section class="detail" id="of(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type...)">
<h3>of</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">of</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>...&nbsp;typeArguments)</span></div>
<div class="block">Creates a type with generic parameters.</div>
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<section class="detail" id="getElementType(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>getElementType</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">@Nullable <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getElementType</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
<div class="block">Returns the element type of a <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Collection.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link"><code>Collection</code></a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Iterable.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Iterable</code></a>
(including <a href="../Queryable.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Queryable</code></a> and
<a href="../Enumerable.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Enumerable</code></a>), <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Iterator.html" title="class or interface in java.util" class="external-link"><code>Iterator</code></a>,
<a href="../Enumerator.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j"><code>Enumerator</code></a>, or an array.
<p>Returns null if the type is not one of these.</p></div>
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<section class="detail" id="toClass(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>toClass</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">toClass</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="toClassArray(java.lang.Iterable)">
<h3>toClassArray</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">toClassArray</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Iterable.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Iterable</a>&lt;? extends <a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a>&gt;&nbsp;arguments)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="getComponentType(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>getComponentType</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">@Nullable <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getComponentType</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
<div class="block">Returns the component type of an array.</div>
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<section class="detail" id="box(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>box</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">box</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="unbox(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>unbox</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">unbox</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="isAssignableFrom(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>isAssignableFrom</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isAssignableFrom</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type0,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="isArray(java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>isArray</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">isArray</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="nthField(int,java.lang.Class)">
<h3>nthField</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Field.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Field</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">nthField</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(int&nbsp;ordinal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&nbsp;clazz)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="nthField(int,java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>nthField</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="PseudoField.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">PseudoField</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">nthField</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(int&nbsp;ordinal,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;clazz)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="allAssignable(boolean,java.lang.Class[],java.lang.Class[])">
<h3>allAssignable</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">allAssignable</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(boolean&nbsp;varArgs,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]&nbsp;parameterTypes,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>[]&nbsp;argumentTypes)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="lookupMethod(java.lang.Class,java.lang.String,java.lang.Class...)">
<h3>lookupMethod</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Method.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Method</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">lookupMethod</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&nbsp;clazz,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;methodName,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>...&nbsp;argumentTypes)</span></div>
<div class="block">Finds a method of a given name that accepts a given set of arguments.
Includes in its search inherited methods and methods with wider argument
types.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>clazz</code> - Class against which method is invoked</dd>
<dd><code>methodName</code> - Name of method</dd>
<dd><code>argumentTypes</code> - Types of arguments</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>A method with the given name that matches the arguments given</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/RuntimeException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">RuntimeException</a></code> - if method not found</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="lookupConstructor(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.Class...)">
<h3>lookupConstructor</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Constructor</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">lookupConstructor</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>...&nbsp;argumentTypes)</span></div>
<div class="block">Finds a constructor of a given class that accepts a given set of
arguments. Includes in its search methods with wider argument types.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>type</code> - Class against which method is invoked</dd>
<dd><code>argumentTypes</code> - Types of arguments</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>A method with the given name that matches the arguments given</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/RuntimeException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">RuntimeException</a></code> - if method not found</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="lookupField(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.String)">
<h3>lookupField</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Field.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Field</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">lookupField</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a>&nbsp;name)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="discard(java.lang.Object)">
<h3>discard</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">void</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">discard</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Object</a>&nbsp;o)</span></div>
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<section class="detail" id="castIfNecessary(java.lang.reflect.Type,org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree.Expression)">
<h3>castIfNecessary</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">castIfNecessary</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;returnType,
<a href="Expression.html" title="class in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">Expression</a>&nbsp;expression)</span></div>
<div class="block">Wraps an expression in a cast if it is not already of the desired type,
or cannot be implicitly converted to it.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>returnType</code> - Desired type</dd>
<dd><code>expression</code> - Expression</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>Expression of desired type</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="needTypeCast(java.lang.reflect.Type,java.lang.reflect.Type)">
<h3>needTypeCast</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">needTypeCast</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;fromType,
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;toType)</span></div>
<div class="block">When trying to cast/convert a <code>Type</code> to another <code>Type</code>,
it is necessary to pre-check whether the cast operation is needed.
We summarize general exceptions, including:
<ol>
<li>target Type <code>toType</code> equals with original Type <code>fromType</code></li>
<li>target Type can be assignable from original Type</li>
<li>target Type is an instance of <code>RecordType</code>,
since the mapping Java Class might not generated yet</li>
</ol></div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>fromType</code> - original type</dd>
<dd><code>toType</code> - target type</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>Whether a cast operation is needed</dd>
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<section class="detail" id="field(java.lang.reflect.Field)">
<h3>field</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="PseudoField.html" title="interface in org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree">PseudoField</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">field</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Field.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Field</a>&nbsp;field)</span></div>
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<h3>stripGenerics</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">public static</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">stripGenerics</span><wbr><span class="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/reflect/Type.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect" class="external-link">Type</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
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