/*
* @(#)TypeVariable.java 1.2 03/12/19
*
* Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*
*/
package com.sun.javadoc;
/**
* 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
* @version 1.2 03/12/19
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface TypeVariable extends Type {
/**
* 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.
*
* @return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
* which this type variable is declared.
*/
ProgramElementDoc owner();
}
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