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package com.sun.javadoc;


Represents a wildcard type argument. Examples include:
<?> <? extends E> <? super T> 
A wildcard type can have explicit extends bounds or explicit super bounds or neither, but not both.
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Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet.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 wildcard type argument. * Examples include: <pre> * {@code <?>} * {@code <? extends E>} * {@code <? super T>} * </pre> * A wildcard type can have explicit <i>extends</i> bounds * or explicit <i>super</i> bounds or neither, but not both. * * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.5 * * @deprecated * The declarations in this package have been superseded by those * in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}.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 WildcardType extends Type {
Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.
Returns:the extends bounds of this wildcard type argument
/** * Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument * as given by the <i>extends</i> clause. * Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given. * * @return the extends bounds of this wildcard type argument */
Type[] extendsBounds();
Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument as given by the super clause. Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given.
Returns:the super bounds of this wildcard type argument
/** * Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument * as given by the <i>super</i> clause. * Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given. * * @return the super bounds of this wildcard type argument */
Type[] superBounds(); }