Accessor for the declared type of this element. - Java javax.lang.model.element

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Accessor for the declared type of this element.

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;

import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Accessor for the declared type of this element.
     * If this is a field then returns the declared type of the field.
     * If this is a java bean getter then returns the return type.
     * @param elem The element
     * @return The declared type
     */
    public static TypeMirror getDeclaredType(Element elem) {
        if (elem.getKind() == ElementKind.FIELD) {
            return elem.asType();
        } else if (elem.getKind() == ElementKind.METHOD) {
            return ((ExecutableElement) elem).getReturnType();
        } else {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to get type for "
                    + elem);
        }
    }
}

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