- /*
- * @(#)ParameterizedType.java 1.4 04/02/06
- *
- * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package java.lang.reflect;
-
-
- /**
- * ParameterizedType represents a parameterized type such as
- * Collection<String>.
- *
- * <p>A parameterized type is created the first time it is needed by a
- * reflective method, as specified in this package. When a
- * parameterized type p is created, the generic type declaration that
- * p instantiates is resolved, and all type arguments of p are created
- * recursively. See {@link java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable
- * TypeVariable} for details on the creation process for type
- * variables. Repeated creation of a parameterized type has no effect.
- *
- * <p>Instances of classes that implement this interface must implement
- * an equals() method that equates any two instances that share the
- * same generic type declaration and have equal type parameters.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- */
- public interface ParameterizedType extends Type {
- /**
- * Returns an array of <tt>Type</tt> objects representing the actual type
- * arguments to this type.
- *
- * <p>Note that in some cases, the returned array be empty. This can occur
- * if this type represents a non-parameterized type nested within
- * a parameterized type.
- *
- * @return an array of <tt>Type</tt> objects representing the actual type
- * arguments to this type
- * @throws <tt>TypeNotPresentException</tt> if any of the
- * actual type arguments refers to a non-existent type declaration
- * @throws <tt>MalformedParameterizedTypeException</tt> if any of the
- * actual type parameters refer to a parameterized type that cannot
- * be instantiated for any reason
- * @since 1.5
- */
- Type[] getActualTypeArguments();
-
- /**
- * Returns the <tt>Type</tt> object representing the class or interface
- * that declared this type.
- *
- * @return the <tt>Type</tt> object representing the class or interface
- * that declared this type
- * @since 1.5
- */
- Type getRawType();
-
- /**
- * Returns a <tt>Type</tt> object representing the type that this type
- * is a member of. For example, if this type is {@code O<T>.I<S>},
- * return a representation of {@code O<T>}.
- *
- * <p>If this type is a top-level type, <tt>null</tt> is returned.
- *
- * @return a <tt>Type</tt> object representing the type that
- * this type is a member of. If this type is a top-level type,
- * <tt>null</tt> is returned
- * @throws <tt>TypeNotPresentException</tt> if the owner type
- * refers to a non-existent type declaration
- * @throws <tt>MalformedParameterizedTypeException</tt> if the owner type
- * refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
- * for any reason
- * @since 1.5
- */
- Type getOwnerType();
- }
-