Interface TypeParameterElement

All Superinterfaces:: AnnotatedConstruct, Element

public interface TypeParameterElement extends Element

Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element. A type parameter declares a TypeVariable.

See Java Language Specification:

8.1.2 Generic Classes and Type Parameters
8.4.4 Generic Methods
8.8.4 Generic Constructors
9.1.2 Generic Interfaces and Type Parameters

Since:

1.6

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TypeMirror`	`asType()`	Returns the type variable corresponding to this type parameter element.
`List<? extends TypeMirror>`	`getBounds()`	Returns the bounds of this type parameter.
`Element`	`getEnclosingElement()`	Returns the generic element of this type parameter.
`Element`	`getGenericElement()`	Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.

Methods declared in interface Element

accept, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getAnnotationsByType, getEnclosedElements, getKind, getModifiers, getSimpleName, hashCode

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<R,P> R`	`accept(ElementVisitor<R,P> v, P p)`	Applies a visitor to this element.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Returns `true` if the argument represents the same element as `this`, or `false` otherwise.
`<A extends Annotation> A`	`getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)`	Returns this construct's annotation of the specified type if such an annotation is present, else `null`.
`List<? extends AnnotationMirror>`	`getAnnotationMirrors()`	Returns the annotations that are directly present on this construct.
`<A extends Annotation> A[]`	`getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType)`	Returns annotations of the specified type that are associated with this construct.
`List<? extends Element>`	`getEnclosedElements()`	Returns the elements that are, loosely speaking, directly enclosed by this element.
`ElementKind`	`getKind()`	Returns the `kind` of this element.
`Set<Modifier>`	`getModifiers()`	Returns the modifiers of this element, excluding annotations.
`Name`	`getSimpleName()`	Returns the simple (unqualified) name of this element.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Obeys the general contract of `Object.hashCode`.

Method Details

asType

TypeMirror asType()

Returns the type variable corresponding to this type parameter element.

Specified by:

asType in interface Element

Returns:

the type variable corresponding to this type parameter element

See Also:

getGenericElement

Element getGenericElement()

Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.

Returns:: the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter

getBounds

List<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds()

Returns the bounds of this type parameter. These are the types given by the extends clause used to declare this type parameter. If no explicit extends clause was used, then java.lang.Object is considered to be the sole bound.

Returns:: the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if there are none

getEnclosingElement

Element getEnclosingElement()

Returns the generic element of this type parameter.

Specified by:

getEnclosingElement in interface Element

Returns:

the generic element of this type parameter

See Also:

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