javax.lang.model.element

Interface TypeParameterElement

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedConstruct, Element

All Known Implementing Classes:

Symbol.TypeVariableSymbol

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.

Since:

1.6

Author:

Joseph D. Darcy, Scott Seligman, Peter von der Ahé

See Also:

TypeVariable

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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 inherited from interface javax.lang.model.element.Element

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

Methods inherited from interface javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct

getAnnotationsByType

Method Detail

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:

Elements.getPackageOf(javax.lang.model.element.Element)