Enum Class Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator>

java.lang.classfile.Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator>, Constable

Enclosing interface:: Signature.TypeArg.Bounded

public static enum Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator extends Enum<Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator>

Models a type argument's wildcard indicator.

See Java Language Specification:: 4.5.1 Type Arguments of Parameterized Types
See Java Virtual Machine Specification:: 4.7.9.1 Signatures
Since:: 24

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constant	Description
`EXTENDS`	Upper-bound indicator `+`.
`NONE`	No wildcard (empty), an exact type.
`SUPER`	Lower-bound indicator `-`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

NONE

public static final Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator NONE

No wildcard (empty), an exact type. Also known as invariant. This is the direct use of a reference type in Java programs.

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EXTENDS

public static final Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator EXTENDS

Upper-bound indicator +. Also known as covariant. This is the ? extends prefix in Java programs.

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SUPER

public static final Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator SUPER

Lower-bound indicator -. Also known as contravariant. This is the ? super prefix in Java programs.

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Method Details

values

public static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:: an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:: name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:: the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name; NullPointerException - if the argument is null

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