Interface DeclaredType

All Superinterfaces:: AnnotatedConstruct, ReferenceType, TypeMirror

All Known Subinterfaces:: ErrorType

public interface DeclaredType extends ReferenceType

Represents a declared type, either a class type or an interface type. This includes parameterized types such as java.util.Set<String> as well as raw types.

While a TypeElement represents a class or interface element, a DeclaredType represents a class or interface type, the latter being a use (or invocation) of the former. See TypeElement for more on this distinction.

The supertypes (both class and interface types) of a declared type may be found using the Types.directSupertypes(TypeMirror) method. This returns the supertypes with any type arguments substituted in.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Element`	`asElement()`	Returns the element corresponding to this type.
`TypeMirror`	`getEnclosingType()`	Returns the type of the innermost enclosing instance or a `NoType` of kind `NONE` if there is no enclosing instance.
`List<? extends TypeMirror>`	`getTypeArguments()`	Returns the actual type arguments of this type.

Methods declared in interface TypeMirror

accept, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getAnnotationsByType, getKind, hashCode, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<R,P> R`	`accept(TypeVisitor<R,P> v, P p)`	Applies a visitor to this type.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Obeys the general contract of `Object.equals`.
`<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.
`TypeKind`	`getKind()`	Returns the `kind` of this type.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Obeys the general contract of `Object.hashCode`.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns an informative string representation of this type.

Method Details

asElement

Element asElement()

Returns the element corresponding to this type.

Returns:: the element corresponding to this type

getEnclosingType

TypeMirror getEnclosingType()

Returns the type of the innermost enclosing instance or a NoType of kind NONE if there is no enclosing instance. Only types corresponding to inner classes have an enclosing instance.

Returns:: a type mirror for the enclosing type
See Java Language Specification:: 8.1.3 Inner Classes and Enclosing Instances
15.9.2 Determining Enclosing Instances

getTypeArguments

List<? extends TypeMirror> getTypeArguments()

Returns the actual type arguments of this type. For a type nested within a parameterized type (such as Outer<String>.Inner<Number>), only the type arguments of the innermost type are included.

Returns:: the actual type arguments of this type, or an empty list if none

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