java类java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType的实例源码

/**
 * Returns a type that is functionally equal but not necessarily equal according to {@link
 * Object#equals(Object) Object.equals()}.
 */
static Type canonicalize(Type type) {
  if (type instanceof Class) {
    Class<?> c = (Class<?>) type;
    return c.isArray() ? new GenericArrayTypeImpl(canonicalize(c.getComponentType())) : c;

  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedTypeImpl) return type;
    ParameterizedType p = (ParameterizedType) type;
    return new ParameterizedTypeImpl(p.getOwnerType(),
        p.getRawType(), p.getActualTypeArguments());

  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayTypeImpl) return type;
    GenericArrayType g = (GenericArrayType) type;
    return new GenericArrayTypeImpl(g.getGenericComponentType());

  } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    if (type instanceof WildcardTypeImpl) return type;
    WildcardType w = (WildcardType) type;
    return new WildcardTypeImpl(w.getUpperBounds(), w.getLowerBounds());

  } else {
    return type; // This type is unsupported!
  }
}

public static Class getGenericClass(ParameterizedType parameterizedType, int i) {
    Object genericClass = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[i];
    if (genericClass instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        // 处理多级泛型
        System.out.println("111111");
        return (Class) ((ParameterizedType) genericClass).getRawType();
    } else if (genericClass instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        // 处理数组泛型
        return (Class) ((GenericArrayType) genericClass).getGenericComponentType();
    } else if (genericClass instanceof TypeVariable) {
        // 处理泛型擦拭对象
        System.out.println("33333333");
        return (Class) getClass(((TypeVariable) genericClass).getBounds()[0], 0);
    } else {
        System.out.println("444444");
        return (Class) genericClass;
    }
}

/**
 * Returns a type that is functionally equal but not necessarily equal
 * according to {@link Object#equals(Object) Object.equals()}. The returned
 * type is {@link java.io.Serializable}.
 */
public static Type canonicalize(Type type) {
  if (type instanceof Class) {
    Class<?> c = (Class<?>) type;
    return c.isArray() ? new GenericArrayTypeImpl(canonicalize(c.getComponentType())) : c;

  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    ParameterizedType p = (ParameterizedType) type;
    return new ParameterizedTypeImpl(p.getOwnerType(),
        p.getRawType(), p.getActualTypeArguments());

  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    GenericArrayType g = (GenericArrayType) type;
    return new GenericArrayTypeImpl(g.getGenericComponentType());

  } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    WildcardType w = (WildcardType) type;
    return new WildcardTypeImpl(w.getUpperBounds(), w.getLowerBounds());

  } else {
    // type is either serializable as-is or unsupported
    return type;
  }
}

/**
 * Converts a binding for a {@code Key<TypeLiteral<T>>} to the value {@code TypeLiteral<T>}. It's
 * a bit awkward because we have to pull out the inner type in the type literal.
 */
private <T> BindingImpl<TypeLiteral<T>> createTypeLiteralBinding(
    Key<TypeLiteral<T>> key, Errors errors) throws ErrorsException {
  Type typeLiteralType = key.getTypeLiteral().getType();
  if (!(typeLiteralType instanceof ParameterizedType)) {
    throw errors.cannotInjectRawTypeLiteral().toException();
  }

  ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) typeLiteralType;
  Type innerType = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[0];

  // this is unforunate. We don't support building TypeLiterals for type variable like 'T'. If
  // this proves problematic, we can probably fix TypeLiteral to support type variables
  if (!(innerType instanceof Class)
      && !(innerType instanceof GenericArrayType)
      && !(innerType instanceof ParameterizedType)) {
    throw errors.cannotInjectTypeLiteralOf(innerType).toException();
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // by definition, innerType == T, so this is safe
  TypeLiteral<T> value = (TypeLiteral<T>) TypeLiteral.get(innerType);
  InternalFactory<TypeLiteral<T>> factory = new ConstantFactory<TypeLiteral<T>>(
      Initializables.of(value));
  return new InstanceBindingImpl<TypeLiteral<T>>(this, key, SourceProvider.UNKNOWN_SOURCE,
      factory, ImmutableSet.<InjectionPoint>of(), value);
}

private Class<?> getHttpEntityType(MethodParameter methodParam) {
    Assert.isAssignable(HttpEntity.class, methodParam.getParameterType());
    ParameterizedType type = (ParameterizedType) methodParam.getGenericParameterType();
    if (type.getActualTypeArguments().length == 1) {
        Type typeArgument = type.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
        if (typeArgument instanceof Class) {
            return (Class<?>) typeArgument;
        }
        else if (typeArgument instanceof GenericArrayType) {
            Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) typeArgument).getGenericComponentType();
            if (componentType instanceof Class) {
                // Surely, there should be a nicer way to do this
                Object array = Array.newInstance((Class<?>) componentType, 0);
                return array.getClass();
            }
        }
    }
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
            "HttpEntity parameter (" + methodParam.getParameterName() + ") is not parameterized");

}

static boolean hasUnresolvableType(Type type) {
  if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
    return false;
  }
  if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;
    for (Type typeArgument : parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()) {
      if (hasUnresolvableType(typeArgument)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }
  if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return hasUnresolvableType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
  }
  if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
    return true;
  }
  if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    return true;
  }
  String className = type == null ? "null" : type.getClass().getName();
  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
      + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + className);
}

/**
 * Resolves all type variables in {@code type} and all downstream types and returns a
 * corresponding type with type variables resolved.
 */
public Type resolveType(Type type) {
  checkNotNull(type);
  if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
    return typeTable.resolve((TypeVariable<?>) type);
  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    return resolveParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) type);
  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return resolveGenericArrayType((GenericArrayType) type);
  } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    return resolveWildcardType((WildcardType) type);
  } else {
    // if Class<?>, no resolution needed, we are done.
    return type;
  }
}

public static Class<?> getRawType(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class) {
        return (Class) type;
    }
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        Type rawType = ((ParameterizedType) type).getRawType();
        C$Gson$Preconditions.checkArgument(rawType instanceof Class);
        return (Class) rawType;
    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return Array.newInstance(C$Gson$Types.getRawType(((GenericArrayType) type)
                .getGenericComponentType()), 0).getClass();
    } else {
        if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
            return Object.class;
        }
        if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
            return C$Gson$Types.getRawType(((WildcardType) type).getUpperBounds()[0]);
        }
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or " +
                "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + (type == null ? "null" :
                type.getClass().getName()));
    }
}

/** If the type of the field is parameterized, returns the Class object representing the parameter type at the specified index,
 * null otherwise. */
public Class getElementType (int index) {
    Type genericType = field.getGenericType();
    if (genericType instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        Type[] actualTypes = ((ParameterizedType)genericType).getActualTypeArguments();
        if (actualTypes.length - 1 >= index) {
            Type actualType = actualTypes[index];
            if (actualType instanceof Class)
                return (Class)actualType;
            else if (actualType instanceof ParameterizedType)
                return (Class)((ParameterizedType)actualType).getRawType();
            else if (actualType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
                Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType)actualType).getGenericComponentType();
                if (componentType instanceof Class) return ArrayReflection.newInstance((Class)componentType, 0).getClass();
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
}

/**
 * Returns the hashCode of {@code type}.
 */
public static int hashCode(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class) {
        // Class specifies hashCode().
        return type.hashCode();

    } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType p = (ParameterizedType) type;
        return Arrays.hashCode(p.getActualTypeArguments())
                ^ p.getRawType().hashCode()
                ^ hashCodeOrZero(p.getOwnerType());

    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return hashCode(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());

    } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
        WildcardType w = (WildcardType) type;
        return Arrays.hashCode(w.getLowerBounds()) ^ Arrays.hashCode(w.getUpperBounds());

    } else {
        // This isn't a type we support. Probably a type variable
        return hashCodeOrZero(type);
    }
}

static boolean hasUnresolvableType(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;
        for (Type typeArgument : parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()) {
            if (hasUnresolvableType(typeArgument)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return hasUnresolvableType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
    }
    if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
        return true;
    }
    if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
        return true;
    }
    String className = type == null ? "null" : type.getClass().getName();
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
            + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + className);
}

/**
 * Resolves all type variables in {@code type} and all downstream types and returns a
 * corresponding type with type variables resolved.
 */
public Type resolveType(Type type) {
  checkNotNull(type);
  if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
    return typeTable.resolve((TypeVariable<?>) type);
  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    return resolveParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) type);
  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return resolveGenericArrayType((GenericArrayType) type);
  } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    return resolveWildcardType((WildcardType) type);
  } else {
    // if Class<?>, no resolution needed, we are done.
    return type;
  }
}

public static Class<?> getGenericClass(Class<?> cls, int i) {
    try {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = ((ParameterizedType) cls.getGenericInterfaces()[0]);
        Object genericClass = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[i];
        if (genericClass instanceof ParameterizedType) { // 处理多级泛型
            return (Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) genericClass).getRawType();
        } else if (genericClass instanceof GenericArrayType) { // 处理数组泛型
            return (Class<?>) ((GenericArrayType) genericClass).getGenericComponentType();
        } else if (genericClass != null) {
            return (Class<?>) genericClass;
        }
    } catch (Throwable e) {
    }
    if (cls.getSuperclass() != null) {
        return getGenericClass(cls.getSuperclass(), i);
    } else {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException(cls.getName() + " generic type undefined!");
    }
}

public static Class getGenericClass(ParameterizedType parameterizedType, int i) {
    Object genericClass = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[i];
    if (genericClass instanceof ParameterizedType) { // 处理多级泛型
        return (Class) ((ParameterizedType) genericClass).getRawType();
    } else if (genericClass instanceof GenericArrayType) { // 处理数组泛型
        return (Class) ((GenericArrayType) genericClass).getGenericComponentType();
    } else if (genericClass instanceof TypeVariable) { // 处理泛型擦拭对象
        return (Class) getClass(((TypeVariable) genericClass).getBounds()[0], 0);
    } else {
        return (Class) genericClass;
    }
}

static boolean hasUnresolvableType(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;
        for (Type typeArgument : parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()) {
            if (hasUnresolvableType(typeArgument)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return hasUnresolvableType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
    }
    if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
        return true;
    }
    if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
        return true;
    }
    String className = type == null ? "null" : type.getClass().getName();
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
            + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + className);
}

public static Type a(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class) {
        c cVar;
        Class cls = (Class) type;
        if (cls.isArray()) {
            cVar = new c(a(cls.getComponentType()));
        } else {
            Object obj = cls;
        }
        return cVar;
    } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;
        return new d(parameterizedType.getOwnerType(), parameterizedType.getRawType(), parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments());
    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return new c(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
    } else {
        if (!(type instanceof WildcardType)) {
            return type;
        }
        WildcardType wildcardType = (WildcardType) type;
        return new e(wildcardType.getUpperBounds(), wildcardType.getLowerBounds());
    }
}

static boolean hasUnresolvableType(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;
        for (Type typeArgument : parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()) {
            if (hasUnresolvableType(typeArgument)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        return hasUnresolvableType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
    }
    if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
        return true;
    }
    if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
        return true;
    }
    String className = type == null ? "null" : type.getClass().getName();
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
            + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + className);
}

/**
 * Converts a binding for a {@code Key<TypeLiteral<T>>} to the value {@code TypeLiteral<T>}. It's
 * a bit awkward because we have to pull out the inner type in the type literal.
 */
private <T> BindingImpl<TypeLiteral<T>> createTypeLiteralBinding(
        Key<TypeLiteral<T>> key, Errors errors) throws ErrorsException {
    Type typeLiteralType = key.getTypeLiteral().getType();
    if (!(typeLiteralType instanceof ParameterizedType)) {
        throw errors.cannotInjectRawTypeLiteral().toException();
    }

    ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) typeLiteralType;
    Type innerType = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[0];

    // this is unforunate. We don't support building TypeLiterals for type variable like 'T'. If
    // this proves problematic, we can probably fix TypeLiteral to support type variables
    if (!(innerType instanceof Class)
            && !(innerType instanceof GenericArrayType)
            && !(innerType instanceof ParameterizedType)) {
        throw errors.cannotInjectTypeLiteralOf(innerType).toException();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // by definition, innerType == T, so this is safe
            TypeLiteral<T> value = (TypeLiteral<T>) TypeLiteral.get(innerType);
    InternalFactory<TypeLiteral<T>> factory = new ConstantFactory<>(
            Initializables.of(value));
    return new InstanceBindingImpl<>(this, key, SourceProvider.UNKNOWN_SOURCE,
            factory, ImmutableSet.<InjectionPoint>of(), value);
}

static public Class<?> getClass(Type type) throws ClassNotFoundException {
    if (type instanceof Class) {
        return (Class<?>) type;
    } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        return getClass(((ParameterizedType) type).getRawType());
    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
        Class<?> componentClass = getClass(componentType);
        if (componentClass != null) {
            return Array.newInstance(componentClass, 0).getClass();
        }
    }
    String className = getClassName(type);
    if (className == null || className.isEmpty()) {
        return null;
    }
    return Class.forName(className);
}

/**
 * Returns a type that is functionally equal but not necessarily equal
 * according to {@link Object#equals(Object) Object.equals()}. The returned
 * type is {@link Serializable}.
 */
public static Type canonicalize(Type type) {
  if (type instanceof Class) {
    Class<?> c = (Class<?>) type;
    return c.isArray() ? new GenericArrayTypeImpl(canonicalize(c.getComponentType())) : c;

  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    ParameterizedType p = (ParameterizedType) type;
    return new ParameterizedTypeImpl(p.getOwnerType(),
        p.getRawType(), p.getActualTypeArguments());

  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    GenericArrayType g = (GenericArrayType) type;
    return new GenericArrayTypeImpl(g.getGenericComponentType());

  } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    WildcardType w = (WildcardType) type;
    return new WildcardTypeImpl(w.getUpperBounds(), w.getLowerBounds());

  } else {
    // type is either serializable as-is or unsupported
    return type;
  }
}

@Override
final Object fromNonNullOpenValue(Object openValue)
        throws InvalidObjectException {
    final Object[] openArray = (Object[]) openValue;
    final Type javaType = getJavaType();
    final Object[] valueArray;
    final Type componentType;
    if (javaType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        componentType =
            ((GenericArrayType) javaType).getGenericComponentType();
    } else if (javaType instanceof Class<?> &&
               ((Class<?>) javaType).isArray()) {
        componentType = ((Class<?>) javaType).getComponentType();
    } else {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an array: " +
                                           javaType);
    }
    valueArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance((Class<?>) componentType,
                                              openArray.length);
    for (int i = 0; i < openArray.length; i++)
        valueArray[i] = elementMapping.fromOpenValue(openArray[i]);
    return valueArray;
}

/**
 * Check if this type is assignable from the given Type.
 *
 * @deprecated this implementation may be inconsistent with javac for types
 *     with wildcards.
 */
@Deprecated
public boolean isAssignableFrom(Type from) {
  if (from == null) {
    return false;
  }

  if (type.equals(from)) {
    return true;
  }

  if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
    return rawType.isAssignableFrom($Gson$Types.getRawType(from));
  } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    return isAssignableFrom(from, (ParameterizedType) type,
        new HashMap<String, Type>());
  } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return rawType.isAssignableFrom($Gson$Types.getRawType(from))
        && isAssignableFrom(from, (GenericArrayType) type);
  } else {
    throw buildUnexpectedTypeError(
        type, Class.class, ParameterizedType.class, GenericArrayType.class);
  }
}

/**
 * Get the underlying class for a type.
 * <p>
 * @param type
 *          the type to get class from
 * @return 
 *          the underlying class, or <tt>null</tt> if the type is a variable type
 */
private static Class<?> getClass(Type type) {
    if (type instanceof Class) {
        return (Class<?>) type;
    } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        return getClass(((ParameterizedType) type).getRawType());
    } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type)
                .getGenericComponentType();
        Class<?> componentClass = getClass(componentType);
        if (componentClass != null) {
            return Array.newInstance(componentClass, 0).getClass();
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    } else {
        return null;
    }
}

/**
 * Returns true if this type is a subtype of the given {@code type}. "Subtype" is defined
 * according to
 * <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-4.html#jls-4.5.1">the rules for
 * type arguments</a> introduced with Java generics.
 *
 * @since 19.0
 */
public final boolean isSubtypeOf(Type supertype) {
  checkNotNull(supertype);
  if (supertype instanceof WildcardType) {
    // if 'supertype' is <? super Foo>, 'this' can be:
    // Foo, SubFoo, <? extends Foo>.
    // if 'supertype' is <? extends Foo>, nothing is a subtype.
    return any(((WildcardType) supertype).getLowerBounds()).isSupertypeOf(runtimeType);
  }
  // if 'this' is wildcard, it's a suptype of to 'supertype' if any of its "extends"
  // bounds is a subtype of 'supertype'.
  if (runtimeType instanceof WildcardType) {
    // <? super Base> is of no use in checking 'from' being a subtype of 'to'.
    return any(((WildcardType) runtimeType).getUpperBounds()).isSubtypeOf(supertype);
  }
  // if 'this' is type variable, it's a subtype if any of its "extends"
  // bounds is a subtype of 'supertype'.
  if (runtimeType instanceof TypeVariable) {
    return runtimeType.equals(supertype)
        || any(((TypeVariable<?>) runtimeType).getBounds()).isSubtypeOf(supertype);
  }
  if (runtimeType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return of(supertype).isSupertypeOfArray((GenericArrayType) runtimeType);
  }
  // Proceed to regular Type subtype check
  if (supertype instanceof Class) {
    return this.someRawTypeIsSubclassOf((Class<?>) supertype);
  } else if (supertype instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    return this.isSubtypeOfParameterizedType((ParameterizedType) supertype);
  } else if (supertype instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    return this.isSubtypeOfArrayType((GenericArrayType) supertype);
  } else { // to instanceof TypeVariable
    return false;
  }
}

static Class<?> getRawType(Type type) {
    if (type == null) throw new NullPointerException("type == null");

    if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
        // Type is a normal class.
        return (Class<?>) type;
    }
    if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
        ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;

        // I'm not exactly sure why getRawType() returns Type instead of Class. Neal isn't either but
        // suspects some pathological case related to nested classes exists.
        Type rawType = parameterizedType.getRawType();
        if (!(rawType instanceof Class)) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        return (Class<?>) rawType;
    }
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
        return Array.newInstance(getRawType(componentType), 0).getClass();
    }
    if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
        // We could use the variable's bounds, but that won't work if there are multiple. Having a raw
        // type that's more general than necessary is okay.
        return Object.class;
    }
    if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
        return getRawType(((WildcardType) type).getUpperBounds()[0]);
    }

    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
            + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + type.getClass().getName());
}

private static Type getTrueType(

            Type type,
            TypeVariable<?>[] typeVariables,
            Type[] actualTypes) {

        if (type instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
            TypeVariable<?> tv = (TypeVariable<?>) type;
            String name = tv.getName();
            if (actualTypes != null) {
                for (int i = 0; i < typeVariables.length; i++) {
                    if (name.equals(typeVariables[i].getName())) {
                        return actualTypes[i];
                    }
                }
            }
            return tv;
            // }else if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
            // return type;
        } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
            Type ct = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
            if (ct instanceof Class<?>) {
                return Array.newInstance((Class<?>) ct, 0).getClass();
            }
        }
        return type;
    }

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public <T> T deserialze(DefaultJSONParser parser, Type type, Object fieldName) {
    if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
        if (componentType instanceof TypeVariable) {
            TypeVariable<?> componentVar = (TypeVariable<?>) componentType;
            componentType = componentVar.getBounds()[0];
        }

        List<Object> list = new ArrayList<Object>();
        parser.parseArray(componentType, list);
        Class<?> componentClass;
        if (componentType instanceof Class) {
            componentClass = (Class<?>) componentType;
            Object[] array = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(componentClass, list.size());
            list.toArray(array);
            return (T) array;
        } else {
            return (T) list.toArray();
        }

    }

    if (type instanceof Class && type != Object.class && type != Serializable.class) {
        return (T) parser.parseObject(type);    
    }

    return (T) parser.parse(fieldName);
}

public static Type unwrap(Type type) {
    if (!(type instanceof GenericArrayType)) {
        return type;
    }
    Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
    if (componentType == Byte.TYPE) {
        return byte[].class;
    }
    if (componentType == Character.TYPE) {
        return char[].class;
    }
    return type;
}

public static Type checkPrimitiveArray(GenericArrayType genericArrayType) {
    Type clz = genericArrayType;
    Type genericComponentType  = genericArrayType.getGenericComponentType();

    String prefix = "[";
    while (genericComponentType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
        genericComponentType = ((GenericArrayType) genericComponentType)
                .getGenericComponentType();
        prefix += prefix;
    }

    if (genericComponentType instanceof Class<?>) {
        Class<?> ck = (Class<?>) genericComponentType;
        if (ck.isPrimitive()) {
            try {
                if (ck == boolean.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "Z");
                } else if (ck == char.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "C");
                } else if (ck == byte.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "B");
                } else if (ck == short.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "S");
                } else if (ck == int.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "I");
                } else if (ck == long.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "J");
                } else if (ck == float.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "F");
                } else if (ck == double.class) {
                    clz = Class.forName(prefix + "D");
                }
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            }
        }
    }

    return clz;
}

static Class<?> getRawType(Type type) {
  checkNotNull(type, "type == null");

  if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
    // Type is a normal class.
    return (Class<?>) type;
  }
  if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
    ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) type;

    // I'm not exactly sure why getRawType() returns Type instead of Class. Neal isn't either but
    // suspects some pathological case related to nested classes exists.
    Type rawType = parameterizedType.getRawType();
    if (!(rawType instanceof Class)) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
    return (Class<?>) rawType;
  }
  if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
    Type componentType = ((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType();
    return Array.newInstance(getRawType(componentType), 0).getClass();
  }
  if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
    // We could use the variable's bounds, but that won't work if there are multiple. Having a raw
    // type that's more general than necessary is okay.
    return Object.class;
  }
  if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
    return getRawType(((WildcardType) type).getUpperBounds()[0]);
  }

  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected a Class, ParameterizedType, or "
        + "GenericArrayType, but <" + type + "> is of type " + type.getClass().getName());
}