A parameterized type is created the first time it is needed by a reflective method, as specified in this package. When a parameterized type p is created, the generic type declaration that p instantiates is resolved, and all type arguments of p are created recursively. See TypeVariable for details on the creation process for type variables. Repeated creation of a parameterized type has no effect.
Instances of classes that implement this interface must implement an equals() method that equates any two instances that share the same generic type declaration and have equal type parameters.
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java.lang.reflect.Type[] getActualTypeArguments()
Note that in some cases, the returned array be empty. This can occur if this type represents a non-parameterized type nested within a parameterized type.
TypeNotPresentException
- if any of the actual type arguments refers to a non-existent type declarationMalformedParameterizedTypeException
- if any of the actual type parameters refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reasonjava.lang.reflect.Type getRawType()
java.lang.reflect.Type getOwnerType()
If this type is a top-level type, null is returned.
TypeNotPresentException
- if the owner type refers to a non-existent type declarationMalformedParameterizedTypeException
- if the owner type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason