ITemplate (Eclipse CDT API Specification)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IFunctionTemplate, IFunctionTemplateDeclaration, IMethodTemplate, IMethodTemplateDeclaration, IStructureTemplate, IStructureTemplateDeclaration
```
public interface ITemplate
```
The interface is used to model, class or function templates and their partial or explicit specializations.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getNumberOfTemplateParameters()`	Returns the number of template parameters
`java.lang.String[]`	`getTemplateArguments()`	Returns the template arguments in a printable format.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getTemplateParameterTypes()`	Returns the template parameter types.
`java.lang.String`	`getTemplateSignature()`	Returns the template signature The signature depends on the type of template.

- Method Detail
  - getTemplateParameterTypes
```
java.lang.String[] getTemplateParameterTypes()
```
    Returns the template parameter types.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
  - getTemplateArguments
```
java.lang.String[] getTemplateArguments()
```
    Returns the template arguments in a printable format. For templates that are no specialization, this will return the names of the template parameters.
    
    Since:
    
    5.2
  - getTemplateSignature
```
java.lang.String getTemplateSignature()
                               throws CModelException
```
    Returns the template signature The signature depends on the type of template. If it is a template of a structure or a variable, it will include the structure name and the list of parameters. If it is a template of a method or a function, it might include the class name with its template parameters (if any), as well as the function/method name, its template parameters, followed by its normal parameters.
    
    Returns:
    
    String
    
    Throws:
    
    CModelException
  - getNumberOfTemplateParameters
```
int getNumberOfTemplateParameters()
```
    Returns the number of template parameters