Interface Signature.TypeVarSig

All Superinterfaces:: Signature, Signature.RefTypeSig, Signature.ThrowableSig

Enclosing interface:: Signature

public static sealed interface Signature.TypeVarSig extends Signature.RefTypeSig, Signature.ThrowableSig

Models the signature of a type variable. A type variable is introduced by a type parameter declaration.

See Java Language Specification:

4.4 Type Variables

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.9.1 Signatures

Since:

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Signature

Signature.ArrayTypeSig, Signature.BaseTypeSig, Signature.ClassTypeSig, Signature.RefTypeSig, Signature.ThrowableSig, Signature.TypeArg, Signature.TypeParam, Signature.TypeVarSig

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`Signature.ArrayTypeSig`	Models the signature of an array type.
`static interface`	`Signature.BaseTypeSig`	Models the signature of a primitive type (JLS Â§4.2) or void.
`static interface`	`Signature.ClassTypeSig`	Models the signature of a possibly-parameterized class or interface type.
`static interface`	`Signature.RefTypeSig`	Models the signature of a reference type, which may be a class, interface, type variable, or array type.
`static interface`	`Signature.ThrowableSig`	Marker interface for a signature for a throwable type.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeArg`	Models a type argument, an argument to a type parameter.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeParam`	Models a signature for a type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor, which introduces a type variable.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeVarSig`	Models the signature of a type variable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`identifier()`	Returns the name of the type variable.
`static Signature.TypeVarSig`	`of(String identifier)`	Returns a signature for a type variable.

Methods declared in interface Signature

signatureString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`signatureString()`	Returns the raw signature string.

Method Details

identifier

String identifier()

Returns the name of the type variable.

Returns:: the name of the type variable

of

static Signature.TypeVarSig of(String identifier)

Returns a signature for a type variable.

Parameters:: identifier - the name of the type variable
Returns:: a signature for a type variable
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the name cannot be denoted

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