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package com.sun.javadoc;


Represents a type variable. For example, the generic interface List<E> has a single type variable E. A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in C<R extends Remote>.
Author:Scott Seligman
Since:1.5
Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
/** * Represents a type variable. * For example, the generic interface {@code List<E>} has a single * type variable {@code E}. * A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in * {@code C<R extends Remote>}. * * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.5 * * @deprecated * The declarations in this package have been superseded by those * in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}. * For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package. */
@Deprecated public interface TypeVariable extends Type {
Return the bounds of this type variable. These are the types given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.
Returns:the bounds of this type variable.
/** * Return the bounds of this type variable. * These are the types given by the <i>extends</i> clause. * Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds. * * @return the bounds of this type variable. */
Type[] bounds();
Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.
Returns:the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.
/** * Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within * which this type variable is declared. * * @return the class, interface, method, or constructor within * which this type variable is declared. */
ProgramElementDoc owner();
Get the annotations of this program element. Return an empty array if there are none.
Returns:the annotations of this program element or an empty array if there are none.
/** * Get the annotations of this program element. * Return an empty array if there are none. * * @return the annotations of this program element or * an empty array if there are none. */
public AnnotationDesc[] annotations(); }