TypeInfoFactory (Flink : 2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

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

Type Parameters:

T - type for which TypeInformation is created

Direct Known Subclasses:

EitherTypeInfoFactory, ListViewTypeInfoFactory, MapViewTypeInfoFactory
```
@Public
public abstract class TypeInfoFactory<T>
extends Object
```
Base class for implementing a type information factory. A type information factory allows for plugging-in user-defined TypeInformation into the Flink type system. The factory is called during the type extraction phase if the corresponding type has been annotated with TypeInfo. In a hierarchy of types the closest factory will be chosen while traversing upwards.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TypeInfoFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract TypeInformation<T>`	`createTypeInfo(Type t, Map<String,TypeInformation<?>> genericParameters)`	Creates type information for the type the factory is targeted for.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeInfoFactory
```
public TypeInfoFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - createTypeInfo
```
public abstract TypeInformation<T> createTypeInfo(Type t,
                                                  Map<String,TypeInformation<?>> genericParameters)
```
    Creates type information for the type the factory is targeted for. The parameters provide additional information about the type itself as well as the type's generic type parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the exact type the type information is created for; might also be a subclass of <T>
    
    genericParameters - mapping of the type's generic type parameters to type information extracted with Flink's type extraction facilities; null values indicate that type information could not be extracted for this parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    type information for the type the factory is targeted for