com.sun.javadoc
Interface Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassDoc

public abstract interface Type

extends java.io.Serializable

Represents a java type. Type can be a class or primitive data type, like int, char...

Since:

JDK1.2

Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

ClassDoc	asClassDoc() Return this type as a class.
java.lang.String	dimension() Return the type's dimension information, as a string.
java.lang.String	qualifiedTypeName() Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the type.
java.lang.String	typeName() Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.

Method Detail

typeName

public java.lang.String typeName()

Return unqualified name of type excluding any dimension information.

For example, a two dimensional array of String returns 'String'.

qualifiedTypeName

public java.lang.String qualifiedTypeName()

Return qualified name of type excluding any dimension information.

For example, a two dimensional array of String returns 'java.lang.String'.

dimension

public java.lang.String dimension()

Return the type's dimension information, as a string.

For example, a two dimensional array of String returns '[][]'.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the type. Return name of type including any dimension information.

For example, a two dimensional array of String returns String[][].

Returns:

name of type including any dimension information.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

asClassDoc

public ClassDoc asClassDoc()

Return this type as a class. Array dimensions are ignored.

Returns:

a ClassDoc if the type is a Class. Return null if it is a primitive type..