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package javax.lang.model.type;


import java.util.List;

import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;


Represents the type of an executable.  An executable
is a method, constructor, or initializer.

 The executable is
represented as when viewed as a method (or constructor or
initializer) of some reference type.
If that reference type is parameterized, then its actual
type arguments are substituted into any types returned by the methods of
this interface.

Author:Joseph D. Darcy, Scott Seligman, Peter von der Ahé
See Also:
Since:1.6
/**
 * Represents the type of an executable.  An <i>executable</i>
 * is a method, constructor, or initializer.
 *
 * <p> The executable is
 * represented as when viewed as a method (or constructor or
 * initializer) of some reference type.
 * If that reference type is parameterized, then its actual
 * type arguments are substituted into any types returned by the methods of
 * this interface.
 *
 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
 * @author Scott Seligman
 * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
 * @see ExecutableElement
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface ExecutableType extends TypeMirror {

    
Returns the type variables declared by the formal type parameters
of this executable.

Returns:the type variables declared by the formal type parameters,
         or an empty list if there are none
/**
     * Returns the type variables declared by the formal type parameters
     * of this executable.
     *
     * @return the type variables declared by the formal type parameters,
     *          or an empty list if there are none
     */
    List<? extends TypeVariable> getTypeVariables();

    
Returns the return type of this executable. Returns a NoType with kind VOID if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not return a value. 
Returns:the return type of this executable
/**
     * Returns the return type of this executable.
     * Returns a {@link NoType} with kind {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID}
     * if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not
     * return a value.
     *
     * @return the return type of this executable
     */
    TypeMirror getReturnType();

    
Returns the types of this executable's formal parameters.

Returns:the types of this executable's formal parameters,
         or an empty list if there are none
/**
     * Returns the types of this executable's formal parameters.
     *
     * @return the types of this executable's formal parameters,
     *          or an empty list if there are none
     */
    List<? extends TypeMirror> getParameterTypes();

    
Returns the receiver type of this executable, or NoType with kind NONE if the executable has no receiver type. An executable which is an instance method, or a constructor of an inner class, has a receiver type derived from the declaring type. An executable which is a static method, or a constructor of a non-inner class, or an initializer (static or instance), has no receiver type. 
Returns:the receiver type of this executable
Since:1.8
@jls8.4 Method Declarations
@jls8.4.1 Formal Parameters
@jls8.8 Constructor Declarations
/**
     * Returns the receiver type of this executable,
     * or {@link javax.lang.model.type.NoType NoType} with
     * kind {@link javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind#NONE NONE}
     * if the executable has no receiver type.
     *
     * An executable which is an instance method, or a constructor of an
     * inner class, has a receiver type derived from the {@linkplain
     * ExecutableElement#getEnclosingElement declaring type}.
     *
     * An executable which is a static method, or a constructor of a
     * non-inner class, or an initializer (static or instance), has no
     * receiver type.
     *
     * @return the receiver type of this executable
     * @since 1.8
     *
     * @jls 8.4 Method Declarations
     * @jls 8.4.1 Formal Parameters
     * @jls 8.8 Constructor Declarations
     */
    TypeMirror getReceiverType();

    
Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this executable's throws clause. 
Returns:the exceptions and other throwables listed in this executable's throws clause, or an empty list if there are none.
/**
     * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this
     * executable's {@code throws} clause.
     *
     * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in this
     *          executable's {@code throws} clause,
     *          or an empty list if there are none.
     */
    List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes();
}