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package javax.lang.model.type;

import java.util.List;

import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;

/**

 * Represents the type of an executable.  An <i>executable</i>

 * is a method, constructor, or initializer.

 *

 * <p> The executable is

 * represented as when viewed as a method (or constructor or

 * initializer) of some reference type.

 * If that reference type is parameterized, then its actual

 * type arguments are substituted into any types returned by the methods of

 * this interface.

 *

 * @author Joseph D. Darcy

 * @author Scott Seligman

 * @author Peter von der Ahé

 * @see ExecutableElement

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface ExecutableType extends TypeMirror {

    /**

     * Returns the type variables declared by the formal type parameters

     * of this executable.

     *

     * @return the type variables declared by the formal type parameters,

     *          or an empty list if there are none

     */

    List<? extends TypeVariable> getTypeVariables();

    /**

     * Returns the return type of this executable.

     * Returns a {@link NoType} with kind {@link TypeKind#VOID VOID}

     * if this executable is not a method, or is a method that does not

     * return a value.

     *

     * @return the return type of this executable

     */

    TypeMirror getReturnType();

    /**

     * Returns the types of this executable's formal parameters.

     *

     * @return the types of this executable's formal parameters,

     *          or an empty list if there are none

     */

    List<? extends TypeMirror> getParameterTypes();

    /**

     * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this

     * executable's {@code throws} clause.

     *

     * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in this

     *          executable's {@code throws} clause,

     *          or an empty list if there are none.

     */

    List<? extends TypeMirror> getThrownTypes();

}