content: /*
   * Copyright (c) 2005, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   *
   * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
   *
   * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
   * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
   * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
   * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
   * accompanied this code).
   *
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
   * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
   *
   * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
   * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
   * questions.
   */
  
  package jdkx.lang.model.type;
  
  
  import java.util.List;
  
  import jdkx.lang.model.element.Element;
  import jdkx.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
  import jdkx.lang.model.util.Types;
  
  
  /**
   * Represents a declared type, either a class type or an interface type.
   * This includes parameterized types such as {@code java.util.Set<String>}
   * as well as raw types.
   *
   * <p> While a {@code TypeElement} represents a class or interface
   * <i>element</i>, a {@code DeclaredType} represents a class
   * or interface <i>type</i>, the latter being a use
   * (or <i>invocation</i>) of the former.
   * See {@link TypeElement} for more on this distinction.
   *
   * <p> The supertypes (both class and interface types) of a declared
   * type may be found using the {@link
   * Types#directSupertypes(TypeMirror)} method.  This returns the
   * supertypes with any type arguments substituted in.
   *
   * @author Joseph D. Darcy
   * @author Scott Seligman
   * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
   * @see TypeElement
   * @since 1.6
   */
  public interface DeclaredType extends ReferenceType {
  
      /**
       * {@return the element corresponding to this type}
       */
      Element asElement();
  
      /**
       * Returns the type of the innermost enclosing instance or a
       * {@code NoType} of kind {@code NONE} if there is no enclosing
       * instance.  Only types corresponding to inner classes have an
       * enclosing instance.
       *
       * @return a type mirror for the enclosing type
       * @jls 8.1.3 Inner Classes and Enclosing Instances
       * @jls 15.9.2 Determining Enclosing Instances
       */
      TypeMirror getEnclosingType();
  
      /**
       * Returns the actual type arguments of this type.
       * For a type nested within a parameterized type
       * (such as {@code Outer<String>.Inner<Number>}), only the type
       * arguments of the innermost type are included.
       *
       * @return the actual type arguments of this type, or an empty list
       *           if none
       */
      List<? extends TypeMirror> getTypeArguments();
  }
  