Interface Type

All Known Subinterfaces:
AnnotatedType, AnnotationTypeDoc, ClassDoc, ParameterizedType, TypeVariable, WildcardType
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractTypeImpl, AnnotatedTypeImpl, AnnotationTypeDocImpl, ClassDocImpl, ParameterizedTypeImpl, PrimitiveType, TypeMaker.ArrayTypeImpl, TypeVariableImpl, WildcardTypeImpl

@Deprecated public interface Type
Deprecated.
The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
Represents a type. A type can be a class or interface, an invocation (like List<String>) of a generic class or interface, a type variable, a wildcard type ("?"), or a primitive data type (like char).
Since:
1.2
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Deprecated.
    Returns this type as a AnnotatedType if it represents an annotated type.
    Deprecated.
    Return this type as an AnnotationTypeDoc if it represents an annotation type.
    Deprecated.
    Return this type as a ClassDoc if it represents a class or interface.
    Deprecated.
    Return this type as a ParameterizedType if it represents an invocation of a generic class or interface.
    Deprecated.
    Return this type as a TypeVariable if it represents a type variable.
    Deprecated.
    Return this type as a WildcardType if it represents a wildcard type.
    Deprecated.
    Return the type's dimension information, as a string.
    Deprecated.
    If this type is an array type, return the element type of the array.
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Return true if this type represents a primitive type.
    Deprecated.
    Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
    Deprecated.
    Return the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information.
    Deprecated.
    Return a string representation of the type.
    Deprecated.
    Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
  • Method Details

    • typeName

      String typeName()
      Deprecated.
      Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.

      For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "String".

      Returns:
      unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
    • qualifiedTypeName

      String qualifiedTypeName()
      Deprecated.
      Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.

      For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "java.lang.String".

      Returns:
      qualified name of this type excluding any dimension information.
    • simpleTypeName

      String simpleTypeName()
      Deprecated.
      Return the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information. This is the unqualified name of the type, except that for nested types only the identifier of the innermost type is included.

      For example, the class Outer.Inner returns "Inner".

      Returns:
      the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information.
      Since:
      1.5
    • dimension

      String dimension()
      Deprecated.
      Return the type's dimension information, as a string.

      For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "[][]".

      Returns:
      the type's dimension information as a string.
    • toString

      String toString()
      Deprecated.
      Return a string representation of the type. This includes any dimension information and type arguments.

      For example, a two dimensional array of String may return "java.lang.String[][]", and the parameterized type List<Integer> may return "java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>".

      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of the type.
    • isPrimitive

      boolean isPrimitive()
      Deprecated.
      Return true if this type represents a primitive type.
      Returns:
      true if this type represents a primitive type.
      Since:
      1.5
    • asClassDoc

      ClassDoc asClassDoc()
      Deprecated.
      Return this type as a ClassDoc if it represents a class or interface. Array dimensions are ignored. If this type is a ParameterizedType, TypeVariable, or WildcardType, return the ClassDoc of the type's erasure. If this is an AnnotationTypeDoc, return this as a ClassDoc (but see asAnnotationTypeDoc()). If this is a primitive type, return null.
      Returns:
      the ClassDoc of this type, or null if it is a primitive type.
    • asParameterizedType

      ParameterizedType asParameterizedType()
      Deprecated.
      Return this type as a ParameterizedType if it represents an invocation of a generic class or interface. Array dimensions are ignored.
      Returns:
      a ParameterizedType if the type is an invocation of a generic type, or null if it is not.
      Since:
      1.5
    • asTypeVariable

      TypeVariable asTypeVariable()
      Deprecated.
      Return this type as a TypeVariable if it represents a type variable. Array dimensions are ignored.
      Returns:
      a TypeVariable if the type is a type variable, or null if it is not.
      Since:
      1.5
    • asWildcardType

      WildcardType asWildcardType()
      Deprecated.
      Return this type as a WildcardType if it represents a wildcard type.
      Returns:
      a WildcardType if the type is a wildcard type, or null if it is not.
      Since:
      1.5
    • asAnnotatedType

      AnnotatedType asAnnotatedType()
      Deprecated.
      Returns this type as a AnnotatedType if it represents an annotated type.
      Returns:
      a AnnotatedType if the type if an annotated type, or null if it is not
      Since:
      1.8
    • asAnnotationTypeDoc

      AnnotationTypeDoc asAnnotationTypeDoc()
      Deprecated.
      Return this type as an AnnotationTypeDoc if it represents an annotation type. Array dimensions are ignored.
      Returns:
      an AnnotationTypeDoc if the type is an annotation type, or null if it is not.
      Since:
      1.5
    • getElementType

      Type getElementType()
      Deprecated.
      If this type is an array type, return the element type of the array. Otherwise, return null.
      Returns:
      a Type representing the element type or null.
      Since:
      1.8