src/java.compiler/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/Element.java

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   */
  public interface Element extends javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct {
      /**
       * Returns the type defined by this element.
       *
-      * <p> A generic element defines a family of types, not just one.
-      * If this is a generic element, a <i>prototypical</i> type is
-      * returned.  This is the element's invocation on the
-      * type variables corresponding to its own formal type parameters.
-      * For example,
-      * for the generic class element {@code C<N extends Number>},
-      * the parameterized type {@code C<N>} is returned.
-      * The {@link Types} utility interface has more general methods
-      * for obtaining the full range of types defined by an element.
-      *
       * @see Types
       *
       * @return the type defined by this element
       */
      TypeMirror asType();
  
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   */
  public interface Element extends javax.lang.model.AnnotatedConstruct {
      /**
       * Returns the type defined by this element.
       *
       * @see Types
+      * @see ExecutableElement#asType
+      * @see ModuleElement#asType
+      * @see PackageElement#asType
+      * @see TypeElement#asType
+      * @see TypeParameterElement#asType
+      * @see VariableElement#asType
       *
       * @return the type defined by this element
       */
      TypeMirror asType();