TypeSignature (ClassGraph 4.4.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.github.classgraph.HierarchicalTypeSignature
- - io.github.classgraph.TypeSignature

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseTypeSignature, ReferenceTypeSignature
```
public abstract class TypeSignature
extends HierarchicalTypeSignature
```
A type signature for a reference type or base type. Subclasses are ReferenceTypeSignature (whose own subclasses are ClassRefTypeSignature, TypeVariableSignature, and ArrayTypeSignature), and BaseTypeSignature.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected ScanResult scanResult

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TypeSignature()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`equalsIgnoringTypeParams(TypeSignature other)`	Compare base types, ignoring generic type parameters.
`protected abstract String`	`getClassName()`	The name of the class (used by `getClassInfo()` to fetch the `ClassInfo` object for the class).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - scanResult
```
protected transient ScanResult scanResult
```
- Constructor Detail
  - TypeSignature
```
public TypeSignature()
```
- Method Detail
  - equalsIgnoringTypeParams
```
public abstract boolean equalsIgnoringTypeParams(TypeSignature other)
```
    Compare base types, ignoring generic type parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other TypeSignature to compare to.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the two TypeSignature objects are equal, ignoring type parameters.
  - getClassName
```
protected abstract String getClassName()
```
    The name of the class (used by getClassInfo() to fetch the ClassInfo object for the class).
    
    Returns:
    
    The class name.