TypeParameterElement

javax.lang.model.element

Interface TypeParameterElement

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedConstruct, Element
```
public interface TypeParameterElement
extends Element
```
Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element. A type parameter declares a TypeVariable.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

TypeVariable

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`List<? extends TypeMirror>`	`getBounds()` Returns the bounds of this type parameter.
`Element`	`getEnclosingElement()` Returns the generic element of this type parameter.
`Element`	`getGenericElement()` Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.

Methods inherited from interface javax.lang.model.element.Element
accept, asType, equals, getAnnotation, getAnnotationMirrors, getEnclosedElements, getKind, getModifiers, getSimpleName, hashCode

Methods inherited from interface javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct
getAnnotationsByType

- Method Detail
  - getGenericElement
```
Element getGenericElement()
```
    Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter
  - getBounds
```
List<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds()
```
    Returns the bounds of this type parameter. These are the types given by the extends clause used to declare this type parameter. If no explicit extends clause was used, then java.lang.Object is considered to be the sole bound.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if there are none
  - getEnclosingElement
```
Element getEnclosingElement()
```
    Returns the generic element of this type parameter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getEnclosingElement in interface Element
    
    Returns:
    
    the generic element of this type parameter
    
    See Also:
    
    Elements.getPackageOf(javax.lang.model.element.Element)