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package java.lang.reflect;

/**

 * {@code 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

 */

public interface AnnotatedType extends AnnotatedElement {

    /**

     * 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

     * {@code @TA O<T>.I<S>}, return a representation of {@code @TA O<T>}.

     *

     * <p>Returns {@code null} if this {@code AnnotatedType} represents a

     *     top-level type, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or

     *     void.

     *

     * <p>Returns {@code null} if this {@code AnnotatedType} is an instance of

     *     {@code AnnotatedArrayType}, {@code AnnotatedTypeVariable}, or

     *     {@code AnnotatedWildcardType}.

     *

     * @implSpec

     * This default implementation returns {@code null} and performs no other

     * action.

     *

     * @return an {@code AnnotatedType} object representing the potentially

     *     annotated type that this type is a member of, or {@code null}

     * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the owner type

     *     refers to a non-existent type declaration

     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the owner type

     *     refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated

     *     for any reason

     *

     * @since 9

     */

    default AnnotatedType getAnnotatedOwnerType() {

        return null;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.

     *

     * @return the type this annotated type represents

     */

    public Type getType();

}