WildcardType
public
interface
WildcardType
implements
Type
java.lang.reflect.WildcardType |
WildcardType represents a wildcard type expression, such as
?
, ? extends Number
, or ? super Integer
.
Summary
Public methods | |
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abstract
Type[]
|
getLowerBounds()
Returns an array of |
abstract
Type[]
|
getUpperBounds()
Returns an array of |
Inherited methods | |
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Public methods
getLowerBounds
public abstract Type[] getLowerBounds ()
Returns an array of Type
objects representing the
lower bound(s) of this type variable. If no lower bound is
explicitly declared, the lower bound is the type of null
.
In this case, a zero length array is returned.
For each lower bound B :
- if B is a parameterized type or a type variable, it is created,
(see
ParameterizedType
for the details of the creation process for parameterized types). - Otherwise, B is resolved.
Returns | |
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Type[] |
an array of Types representing the lower bound(s) of this type variable |
Throws | |
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TypeNotPresentException |
if any of the bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration |
MalformedParameterizedTypeException |
if any of the bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason |
getUpperBounds
public abstract Type[] getUpperBounds ()
Returns an array of Type
objects representing the upper
bound(s) of this type variable. If no upper bound is
explicitly declared, the upper bound is Object
.
For each upper bound B :
- if B is a parameterized type or a type variable, it is created,
(see
ParameterizedType
for the details of the creation process for parameterized types). - Otherwise, B is resolved.
Returns | |
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Type[] |
an array of Types representing the upper bound(s) of this type variable |
Throws | |
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TypeNotPresentException |
if any of the bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration |
MalformedParameterizedTypeException |
if any of the bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason |