Scala Library for JVM 1.4
scala.reflect

trait Manifest
[source: scala/reflect/Manifest.scala]
@serializable

trait Manifest[T]
extends AnyRef

A Manifest[T] is an opaque descriptor for type T. Currently, its only use is to give access to the erasure of the type as a Class instance.

BE AWARE: The different type-relation operators are all forwarded to the erased type as an approximation of the final semantics where these operators should be on the unerased type.

Method Summary
def <:< (that : Manifest[Any]) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is a subtype of the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
def >:> (that : Manifest[Any]) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is a supertype of the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
override def equals (that : Any) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is equal to the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
abstract def erasure : java.lang.Class[Any]
A class representing the type U to which T would be erased. Note that there is no subtyping relationship between T and U.
Methods inherited from AnyRef
getClass, hashCode, clone, toString, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait, finalize, ==, !=, eq, ne, synchronized
Methods inherited from Any
==, !=, isInstanceOf, asInstanceOf
Method Details
abstract def erasure : java.lang.Class[Any]
A class representing the type U to which T would be erased. Note that there is no subtyping relationship between T and U.
def <:<(that : Manifest[Any]) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is a subtype of the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
def >:>(that : Manifest[Any]) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is a supertype of the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
override def equals(that : Any) : Boolean
Tests whether the type represented by this manifest is equal to the type represented by `that' manifest. BE AWARE: the current implementation is an approximation, as the test is done on the erasure of the type.
Scala Library for JVM 1.4