TypeSignature (ClassGraph 4.8.164 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.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`equalsIgnoringTypeParams(TypeSignature other)`	Compare base types, ignoring generic type parameters.
`AnnotationInfoList`	`getTypeAnnotationInfo()`	Get a list of `AnnotationInfo` objects for any type annotations on this type, or null if none.
`String`	`toString()`	Render to string.
`String`	`toStringWithSimpleNames()`	Render to string, using only simple names for classes.

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

- Method Detail
  - getTypeAnnotationInfo
```
public AnnotationInfoList getTypeAnnotationInfo()
```
    Get a list of AnnotationInfo objects for any type annotations on this type, or null if none.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getTypeAnnotationInfo in class HierarchicalTypeSignature
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of AnnotationInfo objects for any type annotations on this type, or null if none.
  - 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.
  - toStringWithSimpleNames
```
public String toStringWithSimpleNames()
```
    Render to string, using only simple names for classes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation, using simple names for classes.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Render to string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation.