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| |
| package java.lang.reflect; |
| |
| /** |
| * {@code AnnotatedType} represents the potentially annotated use of a type in |
| * the program currently running in this VM. The use may be of any type in the |
| * Java programming language, including an array type, a parameterized type, a |
| * type variable, or a wildcard type. |
| * |
| * @since 1.8 |
| */ |
| public interface AnnotatedType extends AnnotatedElement { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if |
| * this type represents a nested type. For example, if this type is |
| * {@code @TA O<T>.I<S>}, return a representation of {@code @TA O<T>}. |
| * |
| * <p>Returns {@code null} if this {@code AnnotatedType} represents a |
| * top-level type, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or |
| * void. |
| * |
| * <p>Returns {@code null} if this {@code AnnotatedType} is an instance of |
| * {@code AnnotatedArrayType}, {@code AnnotatedTypeVariable}, or |
| * {@code AnnotatedWildcardType}. |
| * |
| * @implSpec |
| * This default implementation returns {@code null} and performs no other |
| * action. |
| * |
| * @return an {@code AnnotatedType} object representing the potentially |
| * annotated type that this type is a member of, or {@code null} |
| * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the owner type |
| * refers to a non-existent type declaration |
| * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the owner type |
| * refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated |
| * for any reason |
| * |
| * @since 9 |
| */ |
| default AnnotatedType getAnnotatedOwnerType() { |
| return null; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents. |
| * |
| * @return the type this annotated type represents |
| */ |
| public Type getType(); |
| } |