com.sun.javadoc

## Interface WildcardType

- All Superinterfaces:
    Type

      public interface WildcardType
      extends Type

  Represents a wildcard type argument. Examples include:

        <?>
        <? extends E>
        <? super T>

  A wildcard type can have explicit extends bounds or explicit super bounds or neither, but not both.
  Since:
    1.5

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Type[]` | `extendsBounds()` | Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause.
    `Type[]` | `superBounds()` | Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.Type

      `asAnnotatedType, asAnnotationTypeDoc, asClassDoc, asParameterizedType, asTypeVariable, asWildcardType, dimension, getElementType, isPrimitive, qualifiedTypeName, simpleTypeName, toString, typeName`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### extendsBounds

          Type[] extendsBounds()

      Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.
      Returns:
        the extends bounds of this wildcard type argument

    - #### superBounds

          Type[] superBounds()

      Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.
      Returns:
        the super bounds of this wildcard type argument

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