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package com.thoughtworks.qdox.model;
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import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Modeled equivalent of {@link java.lang.reflect.Constructor}, providing the most important methods.
* Where the original Constructor is using an Array, this model is using a {@link List}.
*
* @author Robert Scholte
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface JavaConstructor
extends JavaModel, JavaAnnotatedElement, JavaGenericDeclaration, JavaMember, JavaExecutable, Serializable
{
// Utility methods
/**
* Returns true
if this constructor matches the parameterTypes, assuming it's a non-varArg constructor.
*
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @return true
if signature matches, otherwise false
*/
boolean signatureMatches( List parameterTypes );
/**
* Returns true
if this constructor matches the parameterTypes and matches the varArg argument.
*
* @param parameterTypes the parameter types
* @param varArgs {@code true} if the last argument should be a varArg, otherwise {@code false}
* @return true
if signature matches, otherwise false
*/
boolean signatureMatches( List parameterTypes, boolean varArgs );
}