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javadoc polishing

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Keith Donald 2011-06-03 02:01:28 +00:00
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org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
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@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
/**
* Context about a type to convert to.
*
* Context about a type to convert from or to.
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Andy Clement
* @author Juergen Hoeller
@ -85,8 +84,8 @@ public class TypeDescriptor {
private final Annotation[] annotations;
/**
* Create a new type descriptor from a method or constructor parameter.
* Use this constructor when a target conversion point is a method parameter.
* Create a new type descriptor from a {@link MethodParameter}.
* Use this constructor when a conversion point is a constructor parameter, method parameter, or method return value.
* @param methodParameter the method parameter
*/
public TypeDescriptor(MethodParameter methodParameter) {
@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public class TypeDescriptor {
/**
* Create a new type descriptor for a field.
* Use this constructor when a target conversion point is a field.
* Use this constructor when a conversion point is a field.
* @param field the field
*/
public TypeDescriptor(Field field) {
@ -155,8 +154,8 @@ public class TypeDescriptor {
/**
* Create a new type descriptor for an object.
* Use this factory method to introspect a source object's type before asking the conversion system to convert it to some another type.
* Builds in population of nested type descriptors for collection and map objects through object introspection.
* If the object is null, returns {@link TypeDescriptor#NULL}.
* Populates nested type descriptors for collection and map objects through object introspection.
* If the provided object is null, returns {@link TypeDescriptor#NULL}.
* If the object is not a collection or map, simply calls {@link #valueOf(Class)}.
* If the object is a collection or map, this factory method will derive nested element or key/value types by introspecting the collection or map.
* The introspection algorithm derives nested element or key/value types by resolving the "common element type" across the collection or map.