xref: /cts/tools/signature-tools/src/signature/model/IGenericDeclaration.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package signature.model;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * {@code IGenericDeclaration} is the common base interface for elements which
 * can define type variables.
 */
public interface IGenericDeclaration {

    /**
     * Returns a list of all defined type variables on this generic declaration.
     *
     * @return a list of all defined type variables
     */
    List<ITypeVariableDefinition> getTypeParameters();

    /**
     * Returns the class definition which declares this element or {@code null}
     * if this declaration is a top level class definition.
     *
     * @return the class definition which declares this element or {@code null}
     */
    IClassDefinition getDeclaringClass();
}