public static TypePath fromString(final String typePath) {
        if (typePath == null || typePath.length() == 0) {
            return null;
        }
        int n = typePath.length();
        ByteVector out = new ByteVector(n);
        out.putByte(0);
        for (int i = 0; i < n;) {
            char c = typePath.charAt(i++);
            if (c == '[') {
                out.put11(ARRAY_ELEMENT, 0);
            } else if (c == '.') {
                out.put11(INNER_TYPE, 0);
            } else if (c == '*') {
                out.put11(WILDCARD_BOUND, 0);
            } else if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
                int typeArg = c - '0';
                while (i < n && (c = typePath.charAt(i)) >= '0' && c <= '9') {
                    typeArg = typeArg * 10 + c - '0';
                    i += 1;
                }
                out.put11(TYPE_ARGUMENT, typeArg);
            }
        }
        out.data[0] = (byte) (out.length / 2);
        return new TypePath(out.data, 0);
    }
public static TypePath fromString ( final String typePath ) { if ( typePath == null || typePath . length ( ) == 0 ) { return null ; } int n = typePath . length ( ) ; ByteVector out = new ByteVector ( n ) ; out . putByte ( 0 ) ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < n ; ) { char c = typePath . charAt ( i ++ ) ; if ( c == '[' ) { out . put11 ( ARRAY_ELEMENT , 0 ) ; } else if ( c == '.' ) { out . put11 ( INNER_TYPE , 0 ) ; } else if ( c == '*' ) { out . put11 ( WILDCARD_BOUND , 0 ) ; } else if ( c >= '0' && c <= '9' ) { int typeArg = c - '0' ; while ( i < n && ( c = typePath . charAt ( i ) ) >= '0' && c <= '9' ) { typeArg = typeArg * 10 + c - '0' ; i += 1 ; } out . put11 ( TYPE_ARGUMENT , typeArg ) ; } } out . data [ 0 ] = ( byte ) ( out . length / 2 ) ; return new TypePath ( out . data , 0 ) ; }
Converts a type path in string form, in the format used by
{@link #toString()}, into a TypePath object.

@param typePath
a type path in string form, in the format used by
{@link #toString()}. May be null or empty.
@return the corresponding TypePath object, or null if the path is empty.