Type

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotationType, ClassModel, ExtensibleType<T>, InterfaceModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationTypeImpl, ClassModelImpl, ExtensibleTypeImpl, InterfaceModelImpl, TypeImpl
```
public interface Type
extends AnnotatedElement
```
A type defines java type which can be an interface or a class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Collection<java.net.URI>`	`getDefiningURIs()`	Returns the defining URIs
`java.util.Collection<MethodModel>`	`getMethods()`	Returns an unmodifiable collection of methods that are declared in this type.
`java.util.Collection<Member>`	`getReferences()`	Returns a unmodifiable collection of this type references.
`boolean`	`wasDefinedIn(java.util.Collection<java.net.URI> uris)`	Determine if this type was defined in one of the passed URI or not

Methods inherited from interface org.glassfish.hk2.classmodel.reflect.AnnotatedElement
getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getName, shortDesc

- Method Detail
  - getMethods
```
java.util.Collection<MethodModel> getMethods()
```
    Returns an unmodifiable collection of methods that are declared in this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    methods declared on this type
  - getReferences
```
java.util.Collection<Member> getReferences()
```
    Returns a unmodifiable collection of this type references. A reference can be a field declaration in a type which type is this instance or it can be a method declaration which return type is this type
    
    Returns:
    
    references on this type
  - getDefiningURIs
```
java.util.Collection<java.net.URI> getDefiningURIs()
```
    Returns the defining URIs
    
    Returns:
    
    a collection of URIs in which the type was defined
  - wasDefinedIn
```
boolean wasDefinedIn(java.util.Collection<java.net.URI> uris)
```
    Determine if this type was defined in one of the passed URI or not
    
    Parameters:
    
    uris - collection of URI to check if this type was defined in them.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this type as defined in one the passed URI