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package javax.lang.model.util;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException;
import java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException;
import java.util.List;
import javax.lang.model.element.*;
import javax.lang.model.type.*;

/**
 * Utility methods for operating on types.
 *
 * <p><b>Compatibility Note:</b> Methods may be added to this interface
 * in future releases of the platform.
 *
 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
 * @author Scott Seligman
 * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
 * @see javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment#getTypeUtils
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface Types {

    /**
     * Returns the element corresponding to a type.
     * The type may be a {@code DeclaredType} or {@code TypeVariable}.
     * Returns {@code null} if the type is not one with a
     * corresponding element.
     *
     * @param t the type to map to an element
     * @return the element corresponding to the given type
     */
    Element asElement(TypeMirror t);

    /**
     * Tests whether two {@code TypeMirror} objects represent the same type.
     *
     * <p>Caveat: if either of the arguments to this method represents a
     * wildcard, this method will return false.  As a consequence, a wildcard
     * is not the same type as itself.  This might be surprising at first,
     * but makes sense once you consider that an example like this must be
     * rejected by the compiler:
     * <pre>
     *   {@code List<?> list = new ArrayList<Object>();}
     *   {@code list.add(list.get(0));}
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>Since annotations are only meta-data associated with a type,
     * the set of annotations on either argument is <em>not</em> taken
     * into account when computing whether or not two {@code
     * TypeMirror} objects are the same type. In particular, two
     * {@code TypeMirror} objects can have different annotations and
     * still be considered the same.
     *
     * @param t1  the first type
     * @param t2  the second type
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the two types are the same
     */
    boolean isSameType(TypeMirror t1, TypeMirror t2);

    /**
     * Tests whether one type is a subtype of another.
     * Any type is considered to be a subtype of itself.
     *
     * @param t1  the first type
     * @param t2  the second type
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the first type is a subtype
     *          of the second
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for an executable, package, or module
     * @jls 4.10 Subtyping
     */
    boolean isSubtype(TypeMirror t1, TypeMirror t2);

    /**
     * Tests whether one type is assignable to another.
     *
     * @param t1  the first type
     * @param t2  the second type
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the first type is assignable
     *          to the second
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for an executable, package, or module
     * @jls 5.2 Assignment Contexts
     */
    boolean isAssignable(TypeMirror t1, TypeMirror t2);

    /**
     * Tests whether one type argument <i>contains</i> another.
     *
     * @param t1  the first type
     * @param t2  the second type
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the first type contains the second
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for an executable, package, or module
     * @jls 4.5.1 Type Arguments of Parameterized Types
     */
    boolean contains(TypeMirror t1, TypeMirror t2);

    /**
     * Tests whether the signature of one method is a <i>subsignature</i>
     * of another.
     *
     * @param m1  the first method
     * @param m2  the second method
     * @return {@code true} if and only if the first signature is a
     *          subsignature of the second
     * @jls 8.4.2 Method Signature
     */
    boolean isSubsignature(ExecutableType m1, ExecutableType m2);

    /**
     * Returns the direct supertypes of a type. The interface types, if any,
     * will appear last in the list. For an interface type with no direct
     * super-interfaces, a type mirror representing {@code java.lang.Object}
     * is returned.
     *
     * @param t  the type being examined
     * @return the direct supertypes, or an empty list if none
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for an executable, package, or module
     * @jls 4.10 Subtyping
     */
    List<? extends TypeMirror> directSupertypes(TypeMirror t);

    /**
     * Returns the erasure of a type.
     *
     * @param t  the type to be erased
     * @return the erasure of the given type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for a package or module
     * @jls 4.6 Type Erasure
     */
    TypeMirror erasure(TypeMirror t);

    /**
     * Returns the class of a boxed value of a given primitive type.
     * That is, <i>boxing conversion</i> is applied.
     *
     * @param p  the primitive type to be converted
     * @return the class of a boxed value of type {@code p}
     * @jls 5.1.7 Boxing Conversion
     */
    TypeElement boxedClass(PrimitiveType p);

    /**
     * Returns the type (a primitive type) of unboxed values of a given type.
     * That is, <i>unboxing conversion</i> is applied.
     *
     * @param t  the type to be unboxed
     * @return the type of an unboxed value of type {@code t}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given type has no
     *          unboxing conversion
     * @jls 5.1.8 Unboxing Conversion
     */
    PrimitiveType unboxedType(TypeMirror t);

    /**
     * Applies capture conversion to a type.
     *
     * @param t  the type to be converted
     * @return the result of applying capture conversion
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if given a type for an executable, package, or module
     * @jls 5.1.10 Capture Conversion
     */
    TypeMirror capture(TypeMirror t);

    /**
     * Returns a primitive type.
     *
     * @param kind  the kind of primitive type to return
     * @return a primitive type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code kind} is not a primitive kind
     */
    PrimitiveType getPrimitiveType(TypeKind kind);

    /**
     * Returns the null type.  This is the type of {@code null}.
     *
     * @return the null type
     */
    NullType getNullType();

    /**
     * Returns a pseudo-type used where no actual type is appropriate.
     * The kind of type to return may be either
     * {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID} or {@link TypeKind#NONE NONE}.
     *
     * <p>To get the pseudo-type corresponding to a package or module,
     * call {@code asType()} on the element modeling the {@linkplain
     * PackageElement package} or {@linkplain ModuleElement
     * module}. Names can be converted to elements for packages or
     * modules using {@link Elements#getPackageElement(CharSequence)}
     * or {@link Elements#getModuleElement(CharSequence)},
     * respectively.
     *
     * @param kind  the kind of type to return
     * @return a pseudo-type of kind {@code VOID} or {@code NONE}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code kind} is not valid
     */
    NoType getNoType(TypeKind kind);

    /**
     * Returns an array type with the specified component type.
     *
     * @param componentType  the component type
     * @return an array type with the specified component type.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the component type is not valid for
     *          an array
     */
    ArrayType getArrayType(TypeMirror componentType);

    /**
     * Returns a new wildcard type argument.  Either of the wildcard's
     * bounds may be specified, or neither, but not both.
     *
     * @param extendsBound  the extends (upper) bound, or {@code null} if none
     * @param superBound    the super (lower) bound, or {@code null} if none
     * @return a new wildcard
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if bounds are not valid
     */
    WildcardType getWildcardType(TypeMirror extendsBound,
                                 TypeMirror superBound);

    /**
     * Returns the type corresponding to a type element and
     * actual type arguments.
     * Given the type element for {@code Set} and the type mirror
     * for {@code String},
     * for example, this method may be used to get the
     * parameterized type {@code Set<String>}.
     *
     * <p> The number of type arguments must either equal the
     * number of the type element's formal type parameters, or must be
     * zero.  If zero, and if the type element is generic,
     * then the type element's raw type is returned.
     *
     * <p> If a parameterized type is being returned, its type element
     * must not be contained within a generic outer class.
     * The parameterized type {@code Outer<String>.Inner<Number>},
     * for example, may be constructed by first using this
     * method to get the type {@code Outer<String>}, and then invoking
     * {@link #getDeclaredType(DeclaredType, TypeElement, TypeMirror...)}.
     *
     * @param typeElem  the type element
     * @param typeArgs  the actual type arguments
     * @return the type corresponding to the type element and
     *          actual type arguments
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if too many or too few
     *          type arguments are given, or if an inappropriate type
     *          argument or type element is provided
     */
    DeclaredType getDeclaredType(TypeElement typeElem, TypeMirror... typeArgs);

    /**
     * Returns the type corresponding to a type element
     * and actual type arguments, given a
     * {@linkplain DeclaredType#getEnclosingType() containing type}
     * of which it is a member.
     * The parameterized type {@code Outer<String>.Inner<Number>},
     * for example, may be constructed by first using
     * {@link #getDeclaredType(TypeElement, TypeMirror...)}
     * to get the type {@code Outer<String>}, and then invoking
     * this method.
     *
     * <p> If the containing type is a parameterized type,
     * the number of type arguments must equal the
     * number of {@code typeElem}'s formal type parameters.
     * If it is not parameterized or if it is {@code null}, this method is
     * equivalent to {@code getDeclaredType(typeElem, typeArgs)}.
     *
     * @param containing  the containing type, or {@code null} if none

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