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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.typeinfo;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.objectinspector.ObjectInspector.Category;
/**
* Stores information about a type. Always use the TypeInfoFactory to create new
* TypeInfo objects.
*
* We support 5 categories of types: 1. Primitive objects (String, Number, etc)
* 2. List objects (a list of objects of a single type) 3. Map objects (a map
* from objects of one type to objects of another type) 4. Struct objects (a
* list of fields with names and their own types) 5. Union objects
*/
public abstract class TypeInfo implements Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
protected TypeInfo() {
}
/**
* The Category of this TypeInfo. Possible values are Primitive, List, Map,
* Struct and Union, which corresponds to the 5 sub-classes of TypeInfo.
*/
public abstract Category getCategory();
/**
* A String representation of the TypeInfo.
*/
public abstract String getTypeName();
@Override
public String toString() {
return getTypeName();
}
@Override
public abstract boolean equals(Object o);
@Override
public abstract int hashCode();
}