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package jodd.proxetta;

/**
 * Holds information about the types. Used for methods return type and arguments.
 */
public interface TypeInfo {

	/**
	 * Returns annotation info of type. SOme types (like for returning value)
	 * can't have annotation information.
	 */
	AnnotationInfo[] getAnnotations();

	/**
	 * Returns bytecode opcode.
	 */
	char getOpcode();

	/**
	 * Returns java-like, e.g. {@code "java.lang.Integer"}.
	 */
	String getType();

	/**
	 * Returns bytecode-like type name, e.g. {@code "Ljava/lang/Integer;"}.
	 * Note that generics type names are <b>not</b> resolved.
	 * @see #getRawName()
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Returns bytecode-like type name, e.g. {@code "Ljava/lang/Integer;"}.
	 * @see #getName()
	 */
	String getRawName();
}
