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| |
| package java.lang.reflect; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface represents a parameterized type such as {@code |
| * 'Set<String>'}. |
| * |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public interface ParameterizedType extends Type { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an array of the actual type arguments for this type. |
| * <p> |
| * If this type models a non parameterized type nested within a |
| * parameterized type, this method returns a zero length array. The generic |
| * type of the following {@code field} declaration is an example for a |
| * parameterized type without type arguments. |
| * |
| * <pre> |
| * A<String>.B field; |
| * |
| * class A<T> { |
| * class B { |
| * } |
| * }</pre> |
| * |
| * |
| * @return the actual type arguments |
| * |
| * @throws TypeNotPresentException |
| * if one of the type arguments cannot be found |
| * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException |
| * if one of the type arguments cannot be instantiated for some |
| * reason |
| */ |
| Type[] getActualTypeArguments(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the parent / owner type, if this type is an inner type, otherwise |
| * {@code null} is returned if this is a top-level type. |
| * |
| * @return the owner type or {@code null} if this is a top-level type |
| * |
| * @throws TypeNotPresentException |
| * if one of the type arguments cannot be found |
| * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException |
| * if the owner type cannot be instantiated for some reason |
| */ |
| Type getOwnerType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the declaring type of this parameterized type. |
| * <p> |
| * The raw type of {@code Set<String> field;} is {@code Set}. |
| * |
| * @return the raw type of this parameterized type |
| */ |
| Type getRawType(); |
| } |