bayou.jtype

Class TypeVar<T>

java.lang.Object

bayou.jtype.JavaType<T>

bayou.jtype.ReferenceType<T>

bayou.jtype.TypeVar<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeArg

public abstract class TypeVar<T>
extends ReferenceType<T>

Type variable.

A type variable may be

• declared by a generic class/interface or a generic method/constructor
• created by capture conversion

Method Summary

Abstract Methods
String	getName() Get the name of the type variable.
GenericDeclaration	getDeclaringSite() Where the type variable is declared.
ReferenceType<?>	getUpperBound() The upper bound of the type variable.
ReferenceType<?>	getLowerBound() The lower bound of the type variable.

Methods inherited from class bayou.jtype.JavaType

convertFrom, equals, hashCode, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface bayou.jtype.TypeArg

toString

Method Detail

getName

public abstract String getName()

Get the name of the type variable.

For example: "T".

getDeclaringSite

public abstract GenericDeclaration getDeclaringSite()

Where the type variable is declared.

The declaration site could be a generic class/interface or a generic method/constructor.

This method returns null if this type variable is created by capture conversion.

getUpperBound

public abstract ReferenceType<?> getUpperBound()

The upper bound of the type variable.

getLowerBound

public abstract ReferenceType<?> getLowerBound()

The lower bound of the type variable.

The lower bound is usually the null type, unless this type variable is created by capture conversion for a lower-bounded wildcard.