as well as raw types.
While a
TypeElement represents a class or interface
element, a
DeclaredType represents a class
or interface type, the latter being a use
(or invocation) of the former.
See
TypeElement for more on this distinction.
The supertypes (both class and interface types) of a declared
type may be found using the
Types.directSupertypes(TypeMirror) method. This returns the
supertypes with any type arguments substituted in.
This interface is also used to represent intersection types.
An intersection type is implicit in a program rather than being
explictly declared. For example, the bound of the type parameter
is an intersection type. It is represented by a
DeclaredType with
Number as its superclass and
Runnable as its
lone superinterface.
author:
Joseph D. Darcy
author:
Scott Seligman
author:
Peter von der Ahé
version:
1.12 07/05/05
See Also: TypeElement
since:
1.6