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 *
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package org.codehaus.groovy.groovydoc;

public interface GroovyType {
//    GroovyAnnotationTypeDoc asAnnotationTypeDoc();
//
//    GroovyClassDoc asClassDoc();
//
//    GroovyParameterizedType asParameterizedType();
//
//    GroovyTypeVariable asTypeVariable();
//
//    GroovyWildcardType asWildcardType();
//
//    String dimension();

    boolean isPrimitive();

    /**
     * The qualified name of this type excluding any dimension information.
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "<code>java.lang.String</code>".
     */
    String qualifiedTypeName();

    /**
     * The unqualified name of this type excluding any dimension or nesting information.
     * For example, the class <code>Outer.Inner</code> returns "<code>Inner</code>".
     */
    String simpleTypeName();

    /**
     * The unqualified name of this type excluding any dimension information.
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String returns "<code>String</code>".
     */
    String typeName();

    /**
     * The qualified name including any dimension information.
     * For example, a two dimensional array of String returns
     * "<code>java.lang.String[][]</code>", and the parameterized type
     * <code>List<Integer></code> returns "<code>java.util.List<java.lang.Integer></code>".
     */
    String toString();
}