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Diffstat (limited to 'javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java')
| -rw-r--r-- | javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java b/javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java index c6b76197e..ed11d3ea1 100644 --- a/javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java +++ b/javax/lang/model/element/TypeElement.java @@ -99,4 +99,21 @@ public interface TypeElement */ List<? extends TypeParameterElement> getTypeParameters(); + /** + * Returns the fully qualified or <emph>canonical</emph> + * name of this type element. For a local or anonymous + * class, the empty string is returned. Generic types + * do not include their type parameters in the returned + * string i.e. {@code "java.util.Set"} not + * {@code "java.util.Set<E>"}. A period ({@code "."}) is + * the only separator used, including for nested classes + * such as {@code "java.util.Map.Entry"}. See + * Section 6.7 of the Java Language Specification for + * more details. + * + * @return the canonical name of this type element. + * @see javax.lang.model.util.Elements#getBinaryName(TypeElement) + */ + Name getQualifiedName(); + } |