java.lang.Object
- org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
- - org.apache.flink.api.java.typeutils.EitherTypeInfo<L,R>

Type Parameters:

L - the Left value type

R - the Right value type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
@Public
public class EitherTypeInfo<L,R>
extends TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
```
A TypeInformation for the Either type of the Java API.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

EitherTypeInfo(TypeInformation<L> leftType, TypeInformation<R> rightType)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canEqual(Object obj)`	Returns true if the given object can be equaled with this object.
`TypeSerializer<Either<L,R>>`	`createSerializer(ExecutionConfig config)`	Creates a serializer for the type.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`int`	`getArity()`	Gets the arity of this type - the number of fields without nesting.
`Map<String,TypeInformation<?>>`	`getGenericParameters()`	Optional method for giving Flink's type extraction system information about the mapping of a generic type parameter to the type information of a subtype.
`TypeInformation<L>`	`getLeftType()`
`TypeInformation<R>`	`getRightType()`
`int`	`getTotalFields()`	Gets the number of logical fields in this type.
`Class<Either<L,R>>`	`getTypeClass()`	Gets the class of the type represented by this type information.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isBasicType()`	Checks if this type information represents a basic type.
`boolean`	`isKeyType()`	Checks whether this type can be used as a key.
`boolean`	`isTupleType()`	Checks if this type information represents a Tuple type.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation
isSortKeyType, of, of

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

- Constructor Detail
  - EitherTypeInfo
```
@PublicEvolving
public EitherTypeInfo(TypeInformation<L> leftType,
                      TypeInformation<R> rightType)
```
- Method Detail
  - isBasicType
```
@PublicEvolving
public boolean isBasicType()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Checks if this type information represents a basic type. Basic types are defined in BasicTypeInfo and are primitives, their boxing types, Strings, Date, Void, ...
    
    Specified by:
    
    isBasicType in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    True, if this type information describes a basic type, false otherwise.
  - isTupleType
```
@PublicEvolving
public boolean isTupleType()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Checks if this type information represents a Tuple type. Tuple types are subclasses of the Java API tuples.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isTupleType in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    True, if this type information describes a tuple type, false otherwise.
  - getArity
```
@PublicEvolving
public int getArity()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Gets the arity of this type - the number of fields without nesting.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getArity in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    Gets the number of fields in this type without nesting.
  - getTotalFields
```
@PublicEvolving
public int getTotalFields()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Gets the number of logical fields in this type. This includes its nested and transitively nested fields, in the case of composite types. In the example above, the OuterType type has three fields in total.
    The total number of fields must be at least 1.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTotalFields in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of fields in this type, including its sub-fields (for composite types)
  - getTypeClass
```
@PublicEvolving
public Class<Either<L,R>> getTypeClass()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Gets the class of the type represented by this type information.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTypeClass in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    The class of the type represented by this type information.
  - getGenericParameters
```
@PublicEvolving
public Map<String,TypeInformation<?>> getGenericParameters()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Optional method for giving Flink's type extraction system information about the mapping of a generic type parameter to the type information of a subtype. This information is necessary in cases where type information should be deduced from an input type.
    For instance, a method for a Tuple2 would look like this: Map m = new HashMap(); m.put("T0", this.getTypeAt(0)); m.put("T1", this.getTypeAt(1)); return m;
    
    Overrides:
    
    getGenericParameters in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    map of inferred subtypes; it does not have to contain all generic parameters as key; values may be null if type could not be inferred
  - isKeyType
```
@PublicEvolving
public boolean isKeyType()
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Checks whether this type can be used as a key. As a bare minimum, types have to be hashable and comparable to be keys.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isKeyType in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Returns:
    
    True, if the type can be used as a key, false otherwise.
  - createSerializer
```
@PublicEvolving
public TypeSerializer<Either<L,R>> createSerializer(ExecutionConfig config)
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Creates a serializer for the type. The serializer may use the ExecutionConfig for parameterization.
    
    Specified by:
    
    createSerializer in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - The config used to parameterize the serializer.
    
    Returns:
    
    A serializer for this type.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Specified by:
    
    toString in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Specified by:
    
    equals in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
  - canEqual
```
public boolean canEqual(Object obj)
```
    Description copied from class: TypeInformation
    
    Returns true if the given object can be equaled with this object. If not, it returns false.
    
    Specified by:
    
    canEqual in class TypeInformation<Either<L,R>>
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - Object which wants to take part in the equality relation
    
    Returns:
    
    true if obj can be equaled with this, otherwise false
  - getLeftType
```
public TypeInformation<L> getLeftType()
```
  - getRightType
```
public TypeInformation<R> getRightType()
```

Class EitherTypeInfo<L,​R>

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

EitherTypeInfo

Method Detail

isBasicType

isTupleType

getArity

getTotalFields

getTypeClass

getGenericParameters

isKeyType

createSerializer

toString

equals

hashCode

canEqual

getLeftType

getRightType

Class EitherTypeInfo<L,R>