static ResourceValueType getResourceParameterType()

in uimafit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/fit/factory/ExternalResourceFactory.java [1389:1409]


  static ResourceValueType getResourceParameterType(Object aValue) {
    if (aValue == null) {
      return ResourceValueType.NO_RESOURCE;
    }

    boolean isResourcePrimitive = aValue instanceof ExternalResourceDescription;
    boolean isResourceArray = aValue.getClass().isArray() && ExternalResourceDescription.class
            .isAssignableFrom(aValue.getClass().getComponentType());
    boolean isResourceCollection = (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(aValue.getClass())
            && !((Collection) aValue).isEmpty()
            && ((Collection) aValue).iterator().next() instanceof ExternalResourceDescription);
    if (isResourcePrimitive) {
      return ResourceValueType.PRIMITIVE;
    } else if (isResourceArray) {
      return ResourceValueType.ARRAY;
    } else if (isResourceCollection) {
      return ResourceValueType.COLLECTION;
    } else {
      return ResourceValueType.NO_RESOURCE;
    }
  }