TypeHint (Flink : 2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeHint<T>

Type Parameters:: T - The type information to hint.

@Public
public abstract class TypeHint<T>
extends Object

A utility class for describing generic types. It can be used to obtain a type information via:


 TypeInformation<Tuple2<String, Long>> info = TypeInformation.of(new TypeHint<Tuple2<String, Long>>(){});

or


 TypeInformation<Tuple2<String, Long>> info = new TypeHint<Tuple2<String, Long>>(){}.getTypeInfo();

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TypeHint()
Creates a hint for the generic type in the class signature.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`TypeInformation<T>`	`getTypeInfo()`	Gets the type information described by this TypeHint.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeHint
```
public TypeHint()
```
    Creates a hint for the generic type in the class signature.
- Method Detail
  - getTypeInfo
```
public TypeInformation<T> getTypeInfo()
```
    Gets the type information described by this TypeHint.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type information described by this TypeHint.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object