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1 /*
2  * @(#)TypeParameterElement.java 1.5 06/08/02
3  *
4  * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
5  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
6  */
7
8 package javax.lang.model.element;
9
10 import java.util.List JavaDoc;
11 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
12 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeVariable;
13
14 /**
15  * Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method,
16  * or constructor element.
17  * A type parameter declares a {@link TypeVariable}.
18  *
19  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
20  * @author Scott Seligman
21  * @author Peter von der Ahé
22  * @version 1.5 06/08/02
23  * @see TypeVariable
24  * @since 1.6
25  */
26 public interface TypeParameterElement extends Element {
27
28     /**
29      * Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is
30      * parameterized by this type parameter.
31      *
32      * @return the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is
33      * parameterized by this type parameter
34      */
35     Element getGenericElement();
36
37     /**
38      * Returns the bounds of this type parameter.
39      * These are the types given by the {@code extends} clause
40      * used to declare this type parameter.
41      * If no explicit {@code extends} clause was used,
42      * then {@code java.lang.Object} is considered to be the sole bound.
43      *
44      * @return the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if
45      * there are none
46      */
47     List JavaDoc<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds();
48 }
49
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