com.google.inject.spi
Class StaticInjectionRequest

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.google.inject.spi.StaticInjectionRequest
All Implemented Interfaces:
Element

public final class StaticInjectionRequest
extends Object
implements Element

A request to inject the static fields and methods of type. Requests are created explicitly in a module using requestStaticInjection() statements:

     requestStaticInjection(MyLegacyService.class);


Method Summary
<T> T
acceptVisitor(ElementVisitor<T> visitor)
          Accepts an element visitor.
 Object getSource()
          Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this element was configured.
 Class<?> getType()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getSource

public Object getSource()
Description copied from interface: Element
Returns an arbitrary object containing information about the "place" where this element was configured. Used by Guice in the production of descriptive error messages.

Tools might specially handle types they know about; StackTraceElement is a good example. Tools should simply call toString() on the source object if the type is unfamiliar.

Specified by:
getSource in interface Element

getType

public Class<?> getType()

acceptVisitor

public <T> T acceptVisitor(ElementVisitor<T> visitor)
Description copied from interface: Element
Accepts an element visitor. Invokes the visitor method specific to this element's type.

Specified by:
acceptVisitor in interface Element
Parameters:
visitor - to call back on