Uses of Interface com.sun.javadoc.Type (Doclet API )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Interface
com.sun.javadoc.Type

- - ### Uses of Type in com.sun.javadoc

    Subinterfaces of Type in com.sun.javadoc
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `AnnotatedType` Represents an annotated type.
    `interface` | `AnnotationTypeDoc` Represents an annotation type.
    `interface` | `ClassDoc` Represents a java class or interface and provides access to information about the class, the class's comment and tags, and the members of the class.
    `interface` | `ParameterizedType` Represents an invocation of a generic class or interface.
    `interface` | `TypeVariable` Represents a type variable.
    `interface` | `WildcardType` Represents a wildcard type argument.

    Methods in com.sun.javadoc that return Type
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Type[]` | TypeVariable.`bounds()` Return the bounds of this type variable.
    `Type` | ParameterizedType.`containingType()` Return the type that contains this type as a member.
    `Type` | ThrowsTag.`exceptionType()` Return the type of the exception associated with this `ThrowsTag`.
    `Type[]` | WildcardType.`extendsBounds()` Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause.
    `Type` | Type.`getElementType()` If this type is an array type, return the element type of the array.
    `Type[]` | ParameterizedType.`interfaceTypes()` Return the interface types directly implemented by or extended by this parameterized type.
    `Type[]` | ClassDoc.`interfaceTypes()` Return interfaces implemented by this class or interfaces extended by this interface.
    `Type` | MethodDoc.`overriddenType()` Return the type containing the method that this method overrides.
    `Type` | ExecutableMemberDoc.`receiverType()` Get the receiver type of this executable element.
    `Type` | MethodDoc.`returnType()` Get return type.
    `Type[]` | WildcardType.`superBounds()` Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause.
    `Type` | ParameterizedType.`superclassType()` Return the class type that is a direct supertype of this one.
    `Type` | ClassDoc.`superclassType()` Return the superclass of this class.
    `Type[]` | ExecutableMemberDoc.`thrownExceptionTypes()` Return exceptions this method or constructor throws.
    `Type` | FieldDoc.`type()` Get type of this field.
    `Type` | Parameter.`type()` Get the type of this parameter.
    `Type[]` | ParameterizedType.`typeArguments()` Return the actual type arguments of this type.
    `Type` | AnnotatedType.`underlyingType()`

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