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| |
| package java.lang.reflect; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface represents a type variables such as {@code 'T'} in {@code |
| * 'public interface Comparable<T>'}, the bounded {@code 'T'} in {@code |
| * 'public interface A<T extends Number>'} or the multiple bounded {@code |
| * 'T'} in {@code 'public interface B<T extends Number & Cloneable>'}. |
| * |
| * @param <D> |
| * the generic declaration that declares this type variable |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the upper bounds of this type variable. {@code Object} is the |
| * implicit upper bound if no other bounds are declared. |
| * |
| * @return the upper bounds of this type variable |
| * |
| * @throws TypeNotPresentException |
| * if any of the bounds points to a missing type |
| * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException |
| * if any of the bounds points to a type that cannot be |
| * instantiated for some reason |
| */ |
| Type[] getBounds(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the language construct that declares this type variable. |
| * |
| * @return the generic declaration |
| */ |
| D getGenericDeclaration(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of this type variable as it is specified in source |
| * code. |
| * |
| * @return the name of this type variable |
| */ |
| String getName(); |
| } |