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package com.sun.javadoc;

Represents a type. A type can be a class or interface, an invocation (like List<String>) of a generic class or interface, a type variable, a wildcard type ("?"), or a primitive data type (like char). 
Author:
Kaiyang Liu (original), Robert Field (rewrite), Scott Seligman (generics)
Since:
1.2
Deprecated:
 The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package./**
 * Represents a type.  A type can be a class or interface, an
 * invocation (like {@code List<String>}) of a generic class or interface,
 * a type variable, a wildcard type ("{@code ?}"),
 * or a primitive data type (like {@code char}).
 *
 * @since 1.2
 * @author Kaiyang Liu (original)
 * @author Robert Field (rewrite)
 * @author Scott Seligman (generics)
 *
 * @deprecated
 *   The declarations in this package have been superseded by those
 *   in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}.
 *   For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface Type {

    
Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
 For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "String". 
Returns:
unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information./**
     * Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
     * <p>
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String returns
     * "{@code String}".
     * @return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
     */
    String typeName();

    
Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
 For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "java.lang.String". 
Returns:
qualified name of this type excluding any dimension information./**
     * Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
     *<p>
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String
     * returns "{@code java.lang.String}".
     * @return qualified name of this type excluding any dimension information.
     */
    String qualifiedTypeName();

    
Return the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information.
This is the unqualified name of the type, except that for nested types
only the identifier of the innermost type is included.
 For example, the class Outer.Inner returns "Inner". 
Since:
1.5
Returns:
the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information./**
     * Return the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information.
     * This is the unqualified name of the type, except that for nested types
     * only the identifier of the innermost type is included.
     * <p>
     * For example, the class {@code Outer.Inner} returns
     * "{@code Inner}".
     *
     * @since 1.5
     * @return the simple name of this type excluding any dimension information.
     */
    String simpleTypeName();

    
Return the type's dimension information, as a string.
 For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "[][]". 
Returns:
the type's dimension information as a string./**
     * Return the type's dimension information, as a string.
     * <p>
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String returns
     * "{@code [][]}".
     * @return the type's dimension information as a string.
     */
    String dimension();

    
Return a string representation of the type.
This includes any dimension information and type arguments.
 For example, a two dimensional array of String may return "java.lang.String[][]", and the parameterized type List<Integer> may return "java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>". 
Returns:
a string representation of the type./**
     * Return a string representation of the type.
     * This includes any dimension information and type arguments.
     * <p>
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String may return
     * "{@code java.lang.String[][]}",
     * and the parameterized type {@code List<Integer>} may return
     * "{@code java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>}".
     *
     * @return a string representation of the type.
     */
    String toString();

    
Return true if this type represents a primitive type.
Returns:
true if this type represents a primitive type.
Since:
1.5/**
     * Return true if this type represents a primitive type.
     *
     * @return true if this type represents a primitive type.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    boolean isPrimitive();

    
Return this type as a ClassDoc if it represents a class or interface. Array dimensions are ignored. If this type is a ParameterizedType, TypeVariable, or WildcardType, return the ClassDoc of the type's erasure. If this is an AnnotationTypeDoc, return this as a ClassDoc (but see asAnnotationTypeDoc()). If this is a primitive type, return null. 
Returns:
the ClassDoc of this type, or null if it is a primitive type./**
     * Return this type as a {@code ClassDoc} if it represents a class
     * or interface.  Array dimensions are ignored.
     * If this type is a {@code ParameterizedType},
     * {@code TypeVariable}, or {@code WildcardType}, return
     * the {@code ClassDoc} of the type's erasure.  If this is an
     * {@code AnnotationTypeDoc}, return this as a {@code ClassDoc}
     * (but see {@link #asAnnotationTypeDoc()}).
     * If this is a primitive type, return null.
     *
     * @return the {@code ClassDoc} of this type,
     *         or null if it is a primitive type.
     */
    ClassDoc asClassDoc();

    
Return this type as a ParameterizedType if it represents an invocation of a generic class or interface. Array dimensions are ignored. 
Returns:
a ParameterizedType if the type is an invocation of a generic type, or null if it is not.
Since:
1.5/**
     * Return this type as a {@code ParameterizedType} if it represents
     * an invocation of a generic class or interface.  Array dimensions
     * are ignored.
     *
     * @return a {@code ParameterizedType} if the type is an
     *         invocation of a generic type, or null if it is not.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    ParameterizedType asParameterizedType();

    
Return this type as a TypeVariable if it represents a type variable. Array dimensions are ignored. 
Returns:
a TypeVariable if the type is a type variable, or null if it is not.
Since:
1.5/**
     * Return this type as a {@code TypeVariable} if it represents
     * a type variable.  Array dimensions are ignored.
     *
     * @return a {@code TypeVariable} if the type is a type variable,
     *         or null if it is not.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    TypeVariable asTypeVariable();

    
Return this type as a WildcardType if it represents a wildcard type. 
Returns:
a WildcardType if the type is a wildcard type, or null if it is not.
Since:
1.5/**
     * Return this type as a {@code WildcardType} if it represents
     * a wildcard type.
     *
     * @return a {@code WildcardType} if the type is a wildcard type,
     *         or null if it is not.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    WildcardType asWildcardType();

    
Returns this type as a AnnotatedType if it represents an annotated type. 
Returns:
a AnnotatedType if the type if an annotated type, or null if it is not
Since:
1.8/**
     * Returns this type as a {@code AnnotatedType} if it represents
     * an annotated type.
     *
     * @return a {@code AnnotatedType} if the type if an annotated type,
     *         or null if it is not
     * @since 1.8
     */
    AnnotatedType asAnnotatedType();

    
Return this type as an AnnotationTypeDoc if it represents an annotation type. Array dimensions are ignored. 
Returns:
an AnnotationTypeDoc if the type is an annotation type, or null if it is not.
Since:
1.5/**
     * Return this type as an {@code AnnotationTypeDoc} if it represents
     * an annotation type.  Array dimensions are ignored.
     *
     * @return an {@code AnnotationTypeDoc} if the type is an annotation
     *         type, or null if it is not.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    AnnotationTypeDoc asAnnotationTypeDoc();

    
If this type is an array type, return the element type of the
array. Otherwise, return null.
Returns:
a Type representing the element type or null.
Since:
1.8/**
     * If this type is an array type, return the element type of the
     * array. Otherwise, return null.
     *
     * @return a {@code Type} representing the element type or null.
     * @since 1.8
     */
    Type getElementType();
}