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package com.sun.source.tree;

import java.util.List;
import javax.lang.model.element.Name;

A tree node for a type parameter.
For example:
  name
  name extends bounds
  annotations name

Author:
Peter von der Ahé, Jonathan Gibbons
@jls
section 4.4
Since:
1.6/**
 * A tree node for a type parameter.
 *
 * For example:
 * <pre>
 *   <em>name</em>
 *
 *   <em>name</em> extends <em>bounds</em>
 *
 *   <em>annotations</em> <em>name</em>
 * </pre>
 *
 * @jls section 4.4
 *
 * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
 * @author Jonathan Gibbons
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface TypeParameterTree extends Tree {
    
Returns the name of the type parameter.
Returns:
the name/**
     * Returns the name of the type parameter.
     * @return the name
     */
    Name getName();

    
Returns the bounds of the type parameter.
Returns:
the bounds/**
     * Returns the bounds of the type parameter.
     * @return the bounds
     */
    List<? extends Tree> getBounds();

    
Returns annotations on the type parameter declaration. Annotations need Target meta-annotations of ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER or ElementType.TYPE_USE to appear in this position. 
Returns:
annotations on the type parameter declaration
Since:
1.8/**
     * Returns annotations on the type parameter declaration.
     *
     * Annotations need Target meta-annotations of
     * {@link java.lang.annotation.ElementType#TYPE_PARAMETER} or
     * {@link java.lang.annotation.ElementType#TYPE_USE}
     * to appear in this position.
     *
     * @return annotations on the type parameter declaration
     * @since 1.8
     */
    List<? extends AnnotationTree> getAnnotations();
}