java.lang.reflect

Interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration>

Type Parameters:

D - the generic declaration that declares this type variable

All Superinterfaces:

Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeVariableImpl

public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration>
extends Type

This interface represents a type variables such as 'T' in 'public interface Comparable<T>', the bounded 'T' in 'public interface A<T extends Number>' or the multiple bounded 'T' in 'public interface B<T extends Number & Cloneable>'.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type[]	getBounds() Returns the upper bounds of this type variable.
D	getGenericDeclaration() Returns the language construct that declares this type variable.
String	getName() Returns the name of this type variable as it is specified in source code.

Method Detail

getBounds

Type[] getBounds()

Returns the upper bounds of this type variable. Object is the implicit upper bound if no other bounds are declared.

Returns:

the upper bounds of this type variable

Throws:

TypeNotPresentException - if any of the bounds points to a missing type

MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if any of the bounds points to a type that cannot be instantiated for some reason

getGenericDeclaration

D getGenericDeclaration()

Returns the language construct that declares this type variable.

Returns:

the generic declaration

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this type variable as it is specified in source code.

Returns:

the name of this type variable