| J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
| 2 | * Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | package com.sun.jdi; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | import java.util.List; |
| 29 | |
| 30 | /** |
| 31 | * A mirror of an interface in the target VM. An InterfaceType is |
| 32 | * a refinement of {@link ReferenceType} that applies to true interfaces |
| 33 | * in the JLS sense of the definition (not a class, not an array type). |
| 34 | * An interface type will never be returned by |
| 35 | * {@link ObjectReference#referenceType}, but it may be in the list |
| 36 | * of implemented interfaces for a {@link ClassType} that is returned |
| 37 | * by that method. |
| 38 | * |
| 39 | * @see ObjectReference |
| 40 | * |
| 41 | * @author Robert Field |
| 42 | * @author Gordon Hirsch |
| 43 | * @author James McIlree |
| 44 | * @since 1.3 |
| 45 | */ |
| 46 | public interface InterfaceType extends ReferenceType { |
| 47 | /** |
| 48 | * Gets the interfaces directly extended by this interface. |
| 49 | * The returned list contains only those interfaces this |
| 50 | * interface has declared to be extended. |
| 51 | * |
| 52 | * @return a List of {@link InterfaceType} objects each mirroring |
| 53 | * an interface extended by this interface. |
| 54 | * If none exist, returns a zero length List. |
| 55 | * @throws ClassNotPreparedException if this class not yet been |
| 56 | * prepared. |
| 57 | */ |
| 58 | List<InterfaceType> superinterfaces(); |
| 59 | |
| 60 | /** |
| 61 | * Gets the currently prepared interfaces which directly extend this |
| 62 | * interface. The returned list contains only those interfaces that |
| 63 | * declared this interface in their "extends" clause. |
| 64 | * |
| 65 | * @return a List of {@link InterfaceType} objects each mirroring |
| 66 | * an interface extending this interface. |
| 67 | * If none exist, returns a zero length List. |
| 68 | */ |
| 69 | List<InterfaceType> subinterfaces(); |
| 70 | |
| 71 | /** |
| 72 | * Gets the currently prepared classes which directly implement this |
| 73 | * interface. The returned list contains only those classes that |
| 74 | * declared this interface in their "implements" clause. |
| 75 | * |
| 76 | * @return a List of {@link ClassType} objects each mirroring |
| 77 | * a class implementing this interface. |
| 78 | * If none exist, returns a zero length List. |
| 79 | */ |
| 80 | List<ClassType> implementors(); |
| 81 | } |