Doclet API

com.sun.javadoc
Interface WildcardType

All Superinterfaces:
Type

public interface WildcardType
extends Type

Represents a wildcard type argument. Examples include:

 <?>
 <? extends E>
 <? super T>
 
A wildcard type can have explicit extends bounds or explicit super bounds or neither, but not both.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
 Type[] extendsBounds()
          Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause.
 Type[] superBounds()
          Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause.
 
Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.Type
asAnnotationTypeDoc, asClassDoc, asParameterizedType, asTypeVariable, asWildcardType, dimension, isPrimitive, qualifiedTypeName, simpleTypeName, toString, typeName
 

Method Detail

extendsBounds

Type[] extendsBounds()
Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.

Returns:
the extends bounds of this wildcard type argument

superBounds

Type[] superBounds()
Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.

Returns:
the super bounds of this wildcard type argument

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