TypeVariable (Java Platform SE 6)

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java.lang.reflect
interface TypeVariable

All Superinterfaces:: Type

public interface TypeVariable
extends Type

TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds. A type variable is created the first time it is needed by a reflective method, as specified in this package. If a type variable t is referenced by a type (i.e, class, interface or annotation type) T, and T is declared by the nth enclosing class of T (see JLS 8.1.2), then the creation of t requires the resolution (see JVMS 5) of the ith enclosing class of T, for i = 0 to n, inclusive. Creating a type variable must not cause the creation of its bounds. Repeated creation of a type variable has no effect.

Multiple objects may be instantiated at run-time to represent a given type variable. Even though a type variable is created only once, this does not imply any requirement to cache instances representing the type variable. However, all instances representing a type variable must be equal() to each other. As a consequence, users of type variables must not rely on the identity of instances of classes implementing this interface.

Method Summary
`Type[]`	`getBounds()` Returns an array of `Type` objects representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable.
`GenericDeclaration`	`getGenericDeclaration()` Returns the `GenericDeclaration` object representing the generic declaration declared this type variable.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of this type variable, as it occurs in the source code.

Method Detail

getBounds

public Type[] getBounds()

Returns an array of Type objects representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable. Note that if no upper bound is explicitly declared, the upper bound is Object.

For each upper bound B:

if B is a parameterized type or a type variable, it is created, (see {@link java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the details of the creation process for parameterized types).
Otherwise, B is resolved.

Returns:: an array of Types representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable

getGenericDeclaration

public GenericDeclaration getGenericDeclaration()

Returns the GenericDeclaration object representing the generic declaration declared this type variable.

Returns:: the generic declaration declared for this type variable.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this type variable, as it occurs in the source code.

Returns:: the name of this type variable, as it appears in the source code