org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect
Interface ExtensibleType<T extends ExtensibleType>

Type Parameters:

T - parent type which is always the same as the child type (classes extends classes, interfaces extends interfaces...)

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedElement, Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotationType, ClassModel, InterfaceModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationTypeImpl, ClassModelImpl, ExtensibleTypeImpl, InterfaceModelImpl

public interface ExtensibleType<T extends ExtensibleType>
extends Type

An extensible type is a type that can be subclassed like an interface or a class.

Author:

Jerome Dochez

Method Summary

T	getParent() Return the parent type instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect.Type

getDefiningURIs, getFieldReferences, getMethods, wasDefinedIn

Methods inherited from interface org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect.AnnotatedElement

getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getName, shortDesc

Method Detail

getParent

T getParent()

Return the parent type instance. If there are more than one parent with the same FQCN within the various URI we parsed, we return the one defined within the same URI (if it exists). If there is more than one parsed metadata with the same FQCN and none of them are defined within the same URI as this type, then null is returned.

Returns:

the parent type instance or null