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class:AnnotatedType [NONE]

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotatedArrayType, AnnotatedParameterizedType, AnnotatedTypeVariable, AnnotatedWildcardType
```
public interface AnnotatedType
extends AnnotatedElement
```
AnnotatedType represents the potentially annotated use of a type in the program currently running in this VM. The use may be of any type in the Java programming language, including an array type, a parameterized type, a type variable, or a wildcard type.

Since:

1.8

method:getAnnotatedOwnerType() [NONE]

getAnnotatedOwnerType
```
default AnnotatedType getAnnotatedOwnerType()
```
Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type. For example, if this type is @TA O<T>.I<S> , return a representation of @TA O<T> .
Returns null if this AnnotatedType represents a top-level type, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or void.

Returns null if this AnnotatedType is an instance of AnnotatedArrayType, AnnotatedTypeVariable, or AnnotatedWildcardType.

Implementation Requirements:

This default implementation returns null and performs no other action.

Returns:

an AnnotatedType object representing the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, or null

Throws:

TypeNotPresentException - if the owner type refers to a non-existent type declaration

MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the owner type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason

Since:

9

method:getType() [NONE]

getType
```
Type getType()
```
Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.

Returns:

the type this annotated type represents

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