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package io.micronaut.inject.ast;

import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;

Stores data about an element that references a method.
Author:
James Kleeh
Since:
1.0/**
 * Stores data about an element that references a method.
 *
 * @author James Kleeh
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface MethodElement extends MemberElement {

    
Returns:
The return type of the method/**
     * @return The return type of the method
     */
    @NonNull
    ClassElement getReturnType();

    
Returns:
The method parameters/**
     * @return The method parameters
     */
    ParameterElement[] getParameters();

    
The generic return type of the method.
Returns:
The return type of the method
Since:
1.1.1/**
     * The generic return type of the method.
     *
     * @return The return type of the method
     * @since 1.1.1
     */
    default @NonNull ClassElement getGenericReturnType() {
        return getReturnType();
    }
}