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{{Edited|July|12|2025}}Returns a set of all the direct supertypes of the type.

==== ReturnType: ====
Collection(System.String)

==== Example: ====
[[File:supertypes-example.png|alt=Example showing OCL operator superTypes|none|thumb|543x543px]]
 Mango.superTypes
Returns
 ['Fruit']


It's like asking, "Who are my parents?" for any class you have.

The <code>superTypes</code> operator only returns the first level of inheritance (direct parents), not the complete inheritance hierarchy. For all ancestors, use <code>allSuperTypes</code> instead.<br />

==== See also: ====

* [[Documentation:OCLOperators allSuperTypes|OCLOperators allSuperType]]


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[[Category:OCL (Object Constraint Language)]]
[[Category:OCL Operators: Collection Navigation]]
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