Interface PlainType

All Superinterfaces:
ItemType, Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
AtomicType
All Known Implementing Classes:
BuiltInAtomicType, ExternalObjectType
public interface PlainType extends ItemType
A "plain type" is either an atomic type, or a union type that (a) imposes no restrictions other than those imposed by its member types, and (b) has exclusively plain types as its member types

  • Method Details

    • isExternalType

      boolean isExternalType()

    • getPlainMemberTypes

      Set<PlainType> getPlainMemberTypes()
      Get the set of plain types that are subsumed by this type
      Returns:
      for an atomic type, the type itself; for a plain union type, the set of plain types in its transitive membership