Interface WildcardType
- All Superinterfaces:
Type
public interface WildcardType extends Type
WildcardType represents a wildcard type expression, such as
?, ? extends Number, or ? super Integer.- See Java Language Specification:
- 4.5.1 Type Arguments of Parameterized Types
- Since:
- 1.5
Method Summary
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
Type[] |
getLowerBounds() |
Returns an array of Type objects representing the lower bound(s) of this type variable. |
Type[] |
getUpperBounds() |
Returns an array of Type objects representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable. |
Methods declared in interface Type
getTypeName
Method Details
getUpperBounds
Type[] getUpperBounds()
Returns an array of
Type objects representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable. If no upper bound is explicitly declared, the upper bound is Object. For each upper bound B :
- if B is a parameterized type or a type variable, it is created, (see
ParameterizedTypefor the details of the creation process for parameterized types). - Otherwise, B is resolved.
- API Note:
- While to date a wildcard may have at most one upper bound, callers of this method should be written to accommodate multiple bounds.
- Returns:
- an array of Types representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable
- Throws:
-
TypeNotPresentException- if any of the bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration -
MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if any of the bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
getLowerBounds
Type[] getLowerBounds()
Returns an array of
Type objects representing the lower bound(s) of this type variable. If no lower bound is explicitly declared, the lower bound is the type of null. In this case, a zero length array is returned. For each lower bound B :
- if B is a parameterized type or a type variable, it is created, (see
ParameterizedTypefor the details of the creation process for parameterized types). - Otherwise, B is resolved.
- API Note:
- While to date a wildcard may have at most one lower bound, callers of this method should be written to accommodate multiple bounds.
- Returns:
- an array of Types representing the lower bound(s) of this type variable
- Throws:
-
TypeNotPresentException- if any of the bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration -
MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if any of the bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
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