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    Type
    interface Type
    
    
      
        
          
            Known Direct Subclasses
              
              
                
                  
                    | Class | 
                    
                       Instances of the class  represent classes and interfaces in a running Java application. 
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                    | GenericArrayType | 
                    
                       GenericArrayType represents an array type whose component type is either a parameterized type or a type variable. 
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                    | ParameterizedType | 
                    
                       ParameterizedType represents a parameterized type such as Collection<String>. 
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                    | TypeVariable | 
                    
                       TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds. 
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                    | WildcardType | 
                    
                       WildcardType represents a wildcard type expression, such as ?, ? extends Number, or ? super Integer. 
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    Type is the common superinterface for all types in the Java programming language. These include raw types, parameterized types, array types, type variables and primitive types.
    Summary
    
      
        
          | Public methods | 
        
        
          | open String | 
          
            
             Returns a string describing this type, including information about any type parameters. 
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    Public methods
    
      getTypeName
      
      open fun getTypeName(): String
      Returns a string describing this type, including information about any type parameters.
      
        
          
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            String | 
            a string describing this type | 
          
        
      
     
  
  
  
    
  
 
  
    
    
      
       
    
    
  
  
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