- All Superinterfaces:
AnnotatedConstruct,Element
public interface TypeParameterElement extends Element
Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element. A type parameter declares aTypeVariable.- Since:
- 1.6
- See Also:
TypeVariable
Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description List<? extends TypeMirror>getBounds()Returns the bounds of this type parameter.ElementgetEnclosingElement()Returns the generic element of this type parameter.ElementgetGenericElement()Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.Methods declared in interface javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct
getAnnotationsByType
Methods declared in interface javax.lang.model.element.Element
accept, asType, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getEnclosedElements, getKind, getModifiers, getSimpleName, hashCode
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 theextendsclause used to declare this type parameter. If no explicitextendsclause was used, thenjava.lang.Objectis 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:
getEnclosingElementin interfaceElement- Returns:
- the generic element of this type parameter
- See Also:
Elements.getPackageOf(javax.lang.model.element.Element)