Class RefType

A common super-class for various kinds of reference types, including classes, interfaces, type parameters and arrays.

Import path

import java

Direct supertypes

Indirect supertypes

Known direct subtypes

Predicates

commonSubtype	A common (reflexive, transitive) subtype of the erasures of types `t1` and `t2`, if it exists.
declaresField	Holds if this type declares a field with the specified name.
declaresMethod	Holds if this type declares a method with the specified name.
declaresMethod	Holds if this type declares a method with the specified name and number of parameters.
extendsOrImplements	Holds if `t` is an immediate super-type of this type using only the immediate `extends` or `implements` relationships. In particular, this excludes parameter containment sub-typing for parameterized types.
getACallable	Gets a method or constructor declared in this type.
getAConstructor	Gets a constructor declared in this type.
getADescendant	Gets a direct or indirect descendant of this type, including itself.
getAField	Gets a field declared in this type.
getAMember	Gets a member declared in this type.
getAMethod	Gets a method declared in this type.
getASourceSupertype	Gets the source declaration of a direct supertype of this type, excluding itself.
getAStrictAncestor	Gets a direct or indirect supertype of this type. This does not include itself, unless this type is part of a cycle in the type hierarchy.
getASubtype	Gets a direct subtype of this type.
getASupertype	Gets a direct supertype of this type.
getAnAncestor	Gets a direct or indirect supertype of this type, including itself.
getCompilationUnit	Gets the compilation unit in which this type is declared.
getEnclosingType	Gets the type in which this reference type is enclosed, if any.
getMetrics	Cast this reference type to a class that provides access to metrics information.
getNestedName	Gets the nested name of this type.
getNumberOfMethods	Gets the number of methods declared in this type.
getPackage	Gets the package in which this type is declared.
getQualifiedName	Gets the qualified name of this type, consisting of the package name followed by a `.` and the name of this type.
getSourceDeclaration	Gets the source declaration of this type.
getTypeDescriptor	Gets the JVM descriptor for this type, as used in bytecode.
hasMember	Holds if this type declares any members.
hasMethod	Holds if this type declares or inherits method `m`, which is declared in `declaringType`.
hasMethod	Holds if this type declares or inherits method `m`, which is declared in `declaringType`. Methods that would be inherited if they were public, but are not inherited due to being package protected, are also included and indicated by `hidden` being true.
hasQualifiedName	Holds if this type is declared in a specified package with the specified name.
hasSubtype	Holds if `t` is an immediate subtype of this type.
hasSupertype	Holds if `t` is an immediate supertype of this type.
inherits	Holds if this type declares or inherits the specified member.
isSourceDeclaration	Holds if this type is the same as its source declaration.
isTopLevel	Holds if this is a top-level type, which is not nested inside any other types.
nestedName	DEPRECATED: Alias for `getNestedName`.

Inherited predicates

compilerGeneratedReason	Gets the reason this element was generated by the compiler, if any.	from Element
contains	Holds if this element transitively contains the specified element `e`.	from Element
fromSource	Holds if this element pertains to a source file.	from Element
getADeclaredAnnotation	Gets an annotation that is declared on this element, excluding inherited annotations. The retention policy of the annotation type is not considered.	from Annotatable
getAModifier	Gets a modifier of this element.	from Modifiable
getAPrimaryQlClass	Gets the name of a primary CodeQL class to which this element belongs.	from Top
getAnAnnotation	Gets an annotation that applies to this element, including inherited annotations. The results only include direct annotations; indirect annotations, that is repeated annotations in an (implicit) container annotation, are not included. The retention policy of the annotation type is not considered.	from Annotatable
getAnAssociatedAnnotation	Gets an annotation associated with this element, that is: - An annotation directly present on this element, or - An annotation indirectly present on this element (in the form of a repeated annotation), or - If an annotation of a type is neither directly nor indirectly present the result is an associated inherited annotation (recursively)	from Annotatable
getDoc	Cast this element to a `Documentable`.	from Element
getErasure	Gets the erasure of this type.	from Type
getFile	Gets the file associated with this element.	from Top
getLocation	Gets the source location for this element.	from Top
getName	Gets the name of this element.	from Element
getNumberOfCommentLines	Gets the number of comment lines that this element ranges over.	from Top
getNumberOfLinesOfCode	Gets the number of lines of code that this element ranges over.	from Top
getPrimaryQlClasses	Gets a comma-separated list of the names of the primary CodeQL classes to which this element belongs.	from Top
getTotalNumberOfLines	Gets the total number of lines that this element ranges over, including lines of code, comment and whitespace-only lines.	from Top
hasAnnotation	Holds if this element has an annotation, including inherited annotations. The retention policy of the annotation type is not considered.	from Annotatable
hasAnnotation	Holds if this element has the specified annotation, including inherited annotations. The retention policy of the annotation type is not considered.	from Annotatable
hasChildElement	Holds if this element is the immediate parent of the specified element `e`.	from Element
hasDeclaredAnnotation	Holds if this element has a declared annotation, excluding inherited annotations. The retention policy of the annotation type is not considered.	from Annotatable
hasLocationInfo	Holds if this element is at the specified location. The location spans column `startcolumn` of line `startline` to column `endcolumn` of line `endline` in file `filepath`. For more information, see Locations.	from Top
hasModifier	Holds if this element has modifier `m`.	from Modifiable
hasName	Holds if this element has the specified `name`.	from Element
hasNoModifier	Holds if this element has no modifier.	from Modifiable
isAbstract	Holds if this element has an `abstract` modifier or is implicitly abstract.	from Modifiable
isCompilerGenerated	Holds if this is an auxiliary program element generated by the compiler.	from Element
isCrossinline	Holds if this element has a `crossinline` modifier.	from Modifiable
isDefault	Holds if this element has a `default` modifier.	from Modifiable
isFinal	Holds if this element has a `final` modifier or is implicitly final.	from Modifiable
isIn	Holds if this element has an `in` modifier.	from Modifiable
isInline	Holds if this element has an `inline` modifier.	from Modifiable
isInternal	Holds if this element has an `internal` modifier.	from Modifiable
isLateinit	Holds if this element has a `lateinit` modifier.	from Modifiable
isNative	Holds if this element has a `native` modifier.	from Modifiable
isNoinline	Holds if this element has a `noinline` modifier.	from Modifiable
isOut	Holds if this element has an `out` modifier.	from Modifiable
isPrivate	Holds if this element has a `private` modifier or is implicitly private.	from Modifiable
isProtected	Holds if this element has a `protected` modifier.	from Modifiable
isPublic	Holds if this element has a `public` modifier or is implicitly public.	from Modifiable
isReified	Holds if this element has a `reified` modifier.	from Modifiable
isSealedKotlin	Holds if this element has a `sealed` modifier.	from Modifiable
isStatic	Holds if this element has a `static` modifier or is implicitly static.	from Modifiable
isStrictfp	Holds if this element has a `strictfp` modifier.	from Modifiable
isStub	Holds if this element is from source and classified as a stub implementation. An implementation is considered a stub, if the the path to the source file contains `/stubs/`.	from Element
isSuspend	Holds if this element has a `suspend` modifier.	from Modifiable
isSynchronized	Holds if this element has a `synchronized` modifier.	from Modifiable
isTransient	Holds if this element has a `transient` modifier.	from Modifiable
isVolatile	Holds if this element has a `volatile` modifier.	from Modifiable
suppressesWarningsAbout	Holds if this or any enclosing `Annotatable` has a `@SuppressWarnings("<category>")` annotation attached to it for the specified `category`.	from Annotatable
toString	Gets a textual representation of this element.	from Top