Type

Type

java.lang.reflect

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Java 5.0

This interface has no members but is implemented or extended by any type that represents a generic or nongeneric type. java.lang.Class implements this interface. Type is also extended by four interfaces that represent four specific kinds of generic types: ParameterizedType , TypeVariable , WildcardType , and GenericArrayType .

 public interface  Type  { } 

Implementations

Class , GenericArrayType , ParameterizedType , TypeVariable , WildcardType

Returned By

Class.{getGenericInterfaces( ) , getGenericSuperclass( )} , Constructor.{getGenericExceptionTypes( ) , getGenericParameterTypes( )} , Field.getGenericType( ) , GenericArrayType.getGenericComponentType( ) , Method.{getGenericExceptionTypes( ) , getGenericParameterTypes( ) , getGenericReturnType( )} , ParameterizedType.{getActualTypeArguments( ) , getOwnerType( ) , getrawType( )} , TypeVariable.getBounds( ) , WildcardType.{getLowerBounds( ) , getUpperBounds( )}