Module java.base

Package java.lang.reflect

Interface AnnotatedType

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 Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default AnnotatedType	getAnnotatedOwnerType()	Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type.
Type	getType()	Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement

getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAnnotationPresent

Method Detail

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

getType

Type getType()

Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.

Returns:

the type this annotated type represents