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com.sun.mirror.type
Interface TypeMirror

All Known Subinterfaces:: AnnotationType, ArrayType, ClassType, DeclaredType, EnumType, InterfaceType, PrimitiveType, ReferenceType, TypeVariable, VoidType, WildcardType

public interface TypeMirror

Represents a type in the Java programming language. Types include primitive types, class and interface types, array types, and type variables. Wildcard type arguments, and the pseudo-type representing the type of void, are represented by type mirrors as well.

Types may be compared using the utility methods in Types. There is no guarantee that any particular type will always be represented by the same object.

Since:: 1.5
See Also:: Declaration, Types

Method Summary

void accept ( TypeVisitor v)
          Applies a visitor to this type.

boolean equals ( Object obj)
          Tests whether two types represent the same type.

String toString ()
          Returns a string representation of this type.

Method Detail

toString


String toString()

Returns a string representation of this type. Any names embedded in the expression are qualified.

Overrides:: toString in class Object

Returns:: a string representation of this type

equals

boolean equals(
Object obj)

Tests whether two types represent the same type.

Overrides:: equals in class Object

Parameters:: obj - the object to be compared with this type
Returns:: true if the specified object represents the same type as this.

accept

void accept(
TypeVisitor v)

Applies a visitor to this type.

Parameters:: v - the visitor operating on this type