Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast

# Class GenericsType

java.lang.Object
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode
org.codehaus.groovy.ast.GenericsType

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `NodeMetaDataHandler`

    public class GenericsType
    extends ASTNode

This class is used to describe generic type signatures for ClassNodes.

See Also:
  `ClassNode`

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type | Class | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static class` | `GenericsType.GenericsTypeName` |

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type | Field | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static GenericsType[]` | `EMPTY_ARRAY` |

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor | Description
  --- | ---
  `GenericsType​(ClassNode basicType)` |
  `GenericsType​(ClassNode type, ClassNode[] upperBounds, ClassNode lowerBound)` |

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `ClassNode` | `getLowerBound()` |
  `String` | `getName()` |
  `ClassNode` | `getType()` |
  `ClassNode[]` | `getUpperBounds()` |
  `boolean` | `isCompatibleWith​(ClassNode classNode)` | Determines if the provided type is compatible with this specification.
  `boolean` | `isPlaceholder()` |
  `boolean` | `isResolved()` |
  `boolean` | `isWildcard()` |
  `void` | `setName​(String name)` |
  `void` | `setPlaceholder​(boolean placeholder)` |
  `void` | `setResolved​(boolean resolved)` |
  `void` | `setType​(ClassNode type)` |
  `void` | `setWildcard​(boolean wildcard)` |
  `String` | `toString()` |

  ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode

  `copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getMetaDataMap, getText, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setMetaDataMap, setSourcePosition, visit`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.codehaus.groovy.ast.NodeMetaDataHandler

  `copyNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setNodeMetaData`

- ## Field Details

  - ### EMPTY_ARRAY

    public static final GenericsType[] EMPTY_ARRAY

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### GenericsType

    public GenericsType​(ClassNode type, ClassNode[] upperBounds, ClassNode lowerBound)

  - ### GenericsType

    public GenericsType​(ClassNode basicType)

- ## Method Details

  - ### getType

    public ClassNode getType()

  - ### setType

    public void setType​(ClassNode type)

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Object`

  - ### getName

    public String getName()

  - ### setName

    public void setName​(String name)

  - ### isResolved

    public boolean isResolved()

  - ### setResolved

    public void setResolved​(boolean resolved)

  - ### isPlaceholder

    public boolean isPlaceholder()

  - ### setPlaceholder

    public void setPlaceholder​(boolean placeholder)

  - ### isWildcard

    public boolean isWildcard()

  - ### setWildcard

    public void setWildcard​(boolean wildcard)

  - ### getLowerBound

    public ClassNode getLowerBound()

  - ### getUpperBounds

    public ClassNode[] getUpperBounds()

  - ### isCompatibleWith

    public boolean isCompatibleWith​(ClassNode classNode)
    Determines if the provided type is compatible with this specification. The check is complete, meaning that nested generics are also checked.