// We have to make sure we never return
// the boxed types to .NET callers.
// TODO: check if this still holds true.
public Type GetElementType()
{
var type = JavaGetComponentType();
if (type == null)
{
return(null);
}
if (type == TypeHelper.BooleanType())
{
return(typeof(bool));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.CharacterType())
{
return(typeof(char));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.ByteType())
{
return(typeof(byte));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.ShortType())
{
return(typeof(short));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.IntegerType())
{
return(typeof(int));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.LongType())
{
return(typeof(long));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.FloatType())
{
return(typeof(float));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.DoubleType())
{
return(typeof(double));
}
return(type);
}
/// <summary>
/// In contrast to GetType(), which returns the Java-Runtime type, this method
/// returns a type tht can properly be used in reflection: Boxed types return their
/// primitive counterparts, and generic instances have their proper generic
/// information.
/// </summary>
public Type GetTypeReflectionSafe()
{
// We have to make sure we return the correct primitive type
// if the object was boxed.
var type = JavaGetClass();
if (type == TypeHelper.BooleanType())
{
return(typeof(bool));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.CharacterType())
{
return(typeof(char));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.ByteType())
{
return(typeof(byte));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.ShortType())
{
return(typeof(short));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.IntegerType())
{
return(typeof(int));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.LongType())
{
return(typeof(long));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.FloatType())
{
return(typeof(float));
}
if (type == TypeHelper.DoubleType())
{
return(typeof(double));
}
return(GenericsReflection.GetReflectionSafeType(type, this));
}