CtIntersectionTypeReference.java

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package spoon.reflect.reference;

import spoon.support.UnsettableProperty;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * This interface defines a reference to an intersection type in generics or in casts.
 */
public interface CtIntersectionTypeReference<T> extends CtTypeReference<T> {
	/**
	 * Gets the bounds of the intersection type. Note that the first bound correspond to the current intersection type.
	 * <pre>
	 *     T extends Interface1 & Interface2 // CtTypeParameterReference#getBoundingType == Interface1 and getBounds().get(0) == Interface1
	 * </pre>
	 */
	List<CtTypeReference<?>> getBounds();

	/**
	 * Sets the bounds of the intersection type.
	 */
	<C extends CtIntersectionTypeReference> C setBounds(List<CtTypeReference<?>> bounds);

	/**
	 * Adds a bound.
	 */
	<C extends CtIntersectionTypeReference> C addBound(CtTypeReference<?> bound);

	/**
	 * Removes a bound.
	 */
	boolean removeBound(CtTypeReference<?> bound);

	@Override
	CtIntersectionTypeReference<T> clone();

	@Override
	@UnsettableProperty
	<T extends CtActualTypeContainer> T setActualTypeArguments(List<? extends CtTypeReference<?>> actualTypeArguments);
}