TypedValue (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.expression

## Class TypedValue

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.expression.TypedValue

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    BooleanTypedValue

      public class TypedValue
      extends Object

  Encapsulates an object and a type descriptor that describes it. The type descriptor can hold generic information that would not be accessible through a simple `getClass()` call on the object.
  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Andy Clement, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static TypedValue` | `NULL`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `TypedValue(Object value)` Create a TypedValue for a simple object.
    `TypedValue(Object value, TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor)` Create a TypedValue for a particular value with a particular type descriptor.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TypeDescriptor` | `getTypeDescriptor()`
    `Object` | `getValue()`
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NULL

          public static final TypedValue NULL

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### TypedValue

          public TypedValue(Object value)

      Create a TypedValue for a simple object. The type descriptor is inferred from the object, so no generic information is preserved.
      Parameters:
        `value` - the object value

    - #### TypedValue

          public TypedValue(Object value,
                    TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor)

      Create a TypedValue for a particular value with a particular type descriptor.
      Parameters:
        `value` - the object value
        `typeDescriptor` - a type descriptor describing the type of the value

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getValue

          public Object getValue()

    - #### getTypeDescriptor

          public TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptor()

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`