Interface Signature.TypeArg

All Known Subinterfaces:: Signature.TypeArg.Bounded, Signature.TypeArg.Unbounded

Enclosing interface:: Signature

public static sealed interface Signature.TypeArg permits Signature.TypeArg.Unbounded, Signature.TypeArg.Bounded

Models a type argument, an argument to a type parameter.

See Java Language Specification:

4.5.1 Type Arguments of Parameterized Types

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.9.1 Signatures

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Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeArg.Bounded`	Models a type argument with an explicit bound type.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeArg.Unbounded`	Models an unbounded wildcard type argument `*`, or `?` in Java programs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded`	`bounded(Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator wildcard, Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)`	Returns a bounded type argument.
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded`	`extendsOf(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)`	Returns an upper-bounded wildcard type argument.
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded`	`of(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)`	Returns a type argument of a reference type.
`static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded`	`superOf(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)`	Returns a lower-bounded wildcard type argument.
`static Signature.TypeArg.Unbounded`	`unbounded()`	Returns an unbounded wildcard type argument `*`.

Method Details

of

static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded of(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)

Returns a type argument of a reference type.

Parameters:

boundType - the reference type

Returns:

a type argument of a reference type

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unbounded

static Signature.TypeArg.Unbounded unbounded()

Returns an unbounded wildcard type argument *.

Returns:: an unbounded wildcard type argument *

extendsOf

static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded extendsOf(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)

Returns an upper-bounded wildcard type argument.

Parameters:

boundType - the upper bound

Returns:

an upper-bounded wildcard type argument

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superOf

static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded superOf(Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)

Returns a lower-bounded wildcard type argument.

Parameters:

boundType - the lower bound

Returns:

a lower-bounded wildcard type argument

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bounded

static Signature.TypeArg.Bounded bounded(Signature.TypeArg.Bounded.WildcardIndicator wildcard, Signature.RefTypeSig boundType)

Returns a bounded type argument.

Parameters:: wildcard - the wildcard indicator; boundType - the bound type
Returns:: a bounded type argument

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