diff -r 000000000000 -r b1a7da25b547 src/jdk/internal/dynalink/linker/ConversionComparator.java --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/src/jdk/internal/dynalink/linker/ConversionComparator.java Wed Apr 27 01:36:41 2016 +0800 @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +/* + * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as + * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this + * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided + * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. + * + * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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In these cases, language runtimes can be asked + * to resolve the ambiguity by expressing preferences for one conversion over the other. + * @author Attila Szegedi + */ +public interface ConversionComparator { + /** + * Enumeration of possible outcomes of comparing one conversion to another. + */ + enum Comparison { + INDETERMINATE, + TYPE_1_BETTER, + TYPE_2_BETTER, + } + + /** + * Determines which of the two target types is the preferred conversion target from a source type. + * @param sourceType the source type. + * @param targetType1 one potential target type + * @param targetType2 another potential target type. + * @return one of Comparison constants that establish which - if any - of the target types is preferred for the + * conversion. + */ + public Comparison compareConversion(Class sourceType, Class targetType1, Class targetType2); +}