Here you can find the source of isCollection(Class> clazz)
public static boolean isCollection(Class<?> clazz)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from ww w. ja va2s .com*/ * Brutos Web MVC http://www.brutosframework.com.br/ * Copyright (C) 2009-2017 Afonso Brandao. (afonso.rbn@gmail.com) * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { public static boolean isCollection(Class<?> clazz) { return isMap(clazz) || Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz); } public static boolean isMap(Class<?> clazz) { return Map.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz); } }