AnnotatedType (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotatedArrayType, AnnotatedParameterizedType, AnnotatedTypeVariable, AnnotatedWildcardType
```
public interface AnnotatedType
extends AnnotatedElement
```
AnnotatedType represents the potentially annotated use of a type in the program currently running in this VM. The use may be of any type in the Java programming language, including an array type, a parameterized type, a type variable, or a wildcard type.

Since:

1.8

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default AnnotatedType`	`getAnnotatedOwnerType()`	Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type.
`Type`	`getType()`	Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAnnotationPresent

- Method Detail
  - getAnnotatedOwnerType
```
default AnnotatedType getAnnotatedOwnerType()
```
    Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type. For example, if this type is @TA O<T>.I<S>, return a representation of @TA O<T>.
    Returns null if this AnnotatedType represents a top-level type, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or void.
    Returns null if this AnnotatedType is an instance of AnnotatedArrayType, AnnotatedTypeVariable, or AnnotatedWildcardType.
    
    Implementation Requirements:
    
    This default implementation returns null and performs no other action.
    
    Returns:
    
    an AnnotatedType object representing the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, or null
    
    Throws:
    
    TypeNotPresentException - if the owner type refers to a non-existent type declaration
    
    MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the owner type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
    
    Since:
    
    9
  - getType
```
Type getType()
```
    Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type this annotated type represents