Interface UnionType

All Superinterfaces:: AnnotatedConstruct, TypeMirror

public interface UnionType extends TypeMirror

Represents a union type. Union types can appear as the type of a multi-catch exception parameter.

See Java Language Specification:: 14.20 The try statement
Since:: 1.7

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<? extends TypeMirror>`	`getAlternatives()`	Returns the alternatives comprising this union 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

getAlternatives

List<? extends TypeMirror> getAlternatives()

Returns the alternatives comprising this union type.

Returns:: the alternatives comprising this union type

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