Module jakarta.cdi.lang.model

Package jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.types

Interface TypeVariable

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotationTarget, Type

public interface TypeVariable
extends Type

Type variables represent type parameters declared on generic classes or methods. All type variables have bounds. A type variable with no bound declared is equivalent to a type variable with a single bound of java.lang.Object and is represented as such. If one bound is declared, it is a type variable or a class type, possibly parameterized. If more than one bound is declared, the first bound is a class type or an interface type, possibly parameterized, and the following bounds are interface types, possibly parameterized.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.types.Type

Type.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default TypeVariable	asTypeVariable()	Returns this type as a type variable.
List<Type>	bounds()	Returns the bounds declared for this type variable.
default Type.Kind	kind()	Returns the kind of this type.
String	name()	Returns the name of this type variable.

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.AnnotationTarget

annotation, annotations, annotations, hasAnnotation, hasAnnotation, repeatableAnnotation

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.enterprise.lang.model.types.Type

asArray, asClass, asDeclaration, asParameterizedType, asPrimitive, asType, asVoid, asWildcardType, isArray, isClass, isDeclaration, isParameterizedType, isPrimitive, isType, isTypeVariable, isVoid, isWildcardType

Method Details

name

String name()

Returns the name of this type variable.

Returns:

the name of this type variable, never null

bounds

List<Type> bounds()

Returns the bounds declared for this type variable.

Returns:

the bounds declared for this type variable, never null or empty

kind

default Type.Kind kind()

Description copied from interface: Type

Returns the kind of this type.

Specified by:

kind in interface Type

Returns:

the kind of this type

asTypeVariable

default TypeVariable asTypeVariable()

Description copied from interface: Type

Returns this type as a type variable. Type variables are also used to represent type parameters in declarations of parameterized types.

Specified by:

asTypeVariable in interface Type

Returns:

this type variable, never null