Package org.codehaus.groovy.ast

## Class GenericsType

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.ast.GenericsType

-     public class GenericsType
      extends ASTNode

  This class is used to describe generic type signatures for ClassNodes.
  See Also:
    `ClassNode`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `GenericsType.GenericsTypeName` |

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static GenericsType[]` | `EMPTY_ARRAY` |

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `GenericsType​(ClassNode basicType)` |
    `GenericsType​(ClassNode type, ClassNode[] upperBounds, ClassNode lowerBound)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ClassNode` | `getLowerBound()` |
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()` |
    `ClassNode` | `getType()` |
    `ClassNode[]` | `getUpperBounds()` |
    `boolean` | `isCompatibleWith​(ClassNode classNode)` | Determines if the provided type is compatible with this specification.
    `boolean` | `isPlaceholder()` |
    `boolean` | `isResolved()` |
    `boolean` | `isWildcard()` |
    `void` | `setName​(java.lang.String name)` |
    `void` | `setPlaceholder​(boolean placeholder)` |
    `void` | `setResolved​(boolean resolved)` |
    `void` | `setType​(ClassNode type)` |
    `void` | `setWildcard​(boolean wildcard)` |
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ASTNode

      `copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getMetaDataMap, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getText, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setNodeMetaData, setSourcePosition, visit`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EMPTY_ARRAY

          public static final GenericsType[] EMPTY_ARRAY

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### GenericsType

          public GenericsType​(ClassNode type,
                              ClassNode[] upperBounds,
                              ClassNode lowerBound)

    - #### GenericsType

          public GenericsType​(ClassNode basicType)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getType

          public ClassNode getType()

    - #### setType

          public void setType​(ClassNode type)

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### getName

          public java.lang.String getName()

    - #### setName

          public void setName​(java.lang.String name)

    - #### isResolved

          public boolean isResolved()

    - #### setResolved

          public void setResolved​(boolean resolved)

    - #### isPlaceholder

          public boolean isPlaceholder()

    - #### setPlaceholder

          public void setPlaceholder​(boolean placeholder)

    - #### isWildcard

          public boolean isWildcard()

    - #### setWildcard

          public void setWildcard​(boolean wildcard)

    - #### getLowerBound

          public ClassNode getLowerBound()

    - #### getUpperBounds

          public ClassNode[] getUpperBounds()

    - #### isCompatibleWith

          public boolean isCompatibleWith​(ClassNode classNode)

      Determines if the provided type is compatible with this specification. The check is complete, meaning that nested generics are also checked.