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Type
interface Type
Known Direct Subclasses
| Class |
Instances of the class represent classes and interfaces in a running Java application.
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| GenericArrayType |
GenericArrayType represents an array type whose component type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.
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| ParameterizedType |
ParameterizedType represents a parameterized type such as Collection<String>.
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| TypeVariable |
TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds.
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| WildcardType |
WildcardType represents a wildcard type expression, such as ?, ? extends Number, or ? super Integer.
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Type is the common superinterface for all types in the Java programming language. These include raw types, parameterized types, array types, type variables and primitive types.
Summary
| Public methods |
| open String |
Returns a string describing this type, including information about any type parameters.
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Public methods
getTypeName
open fun getTypeName(): String
Returns a string describing this type, including information about any type parameters.
| Return |
String |
a string describing this type |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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