dart/editor/tools/plugins/com.google.dart.engine/src/com/google/dart/engine/type/ParameterizedType.java

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package com.google.dart.engine.type;

import com.google.dart.engine.element.TypeParameterElement;

/**
 * The interface {@code ParameterizedType} defines the behavior common to objects representing a
 * type with type parameters, such as a class or function type alias.
 * 
 * @coverage dart.engine.type
 */
public interface ParameterizedType extends Type {
  /**
   * Return an array containing the actual types of the type arguments. If this type's element does
   * not have type parameters, then the array should be empty (although it is possible for type
   * arguments to be erroneously declared). If the element has type parameters and the actual type
   * does not explicitly include argument values, then the type "dynamic" will be automatically
   * provided.
   * 
   * @return the actual types of the type arguments
   */
  public Type[] getTypeArguments();

  /**
   * Return an array containing all of the type parameters declared for this type.
   * 
   * @return the type parameters declared for this type
   */
  public TypeParameterElement[] getTypeParameters();
}