com.sun.javadoc

Interface TypeVariable

All Superinterfaces:

Type

public interface TypeVariable
extends Type

Represents a type variable. For example, the generic interface List<E> has a single type variable E. A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in C<R extends Remote>.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AnnotationDesc[]	annotations() Get the annotations of this program element.
Type[]	bounds() Return the bounds of this type variable.
ProgramElementDoc	owner() Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.Type

asAnnotatedType, asAnnotationTypeDoc, asClassDoc, asParameterizedType, asTypeVariable, asWildcardType, dimension, getElementType, isPrimitive, qualifiedTypeName, simpleTypeName, toString, typeName

Method Detail

bounds

Type[] bounds()

Return the bounds of this type variable. These are the types given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.

Returns:

the bounds of this type variable.

owner

ProgramElementDoc owner()

Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.

Returns:

the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.

annotations

AnnotationDesc[] annotations()

Get the annotations of this program element. Return an empty array if there are none.