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0N/Apackage java.lang.reflect;
0N/A
0N/A/**
0N/A * TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds.
0N/A * A type variable is created the first time it is needed by a reflective
0N/A * method, as specified in this package. If a type variable t is referenced
0N/A * by a type (i.e, class, interface or annotation type) T, and T is declared
0N/A * by the nth enclosing class of T (see JLS 8.1.2), then the creation of t
0N/A * requires the resolution (see JVMS 5) of the ith enclosing class of T,
0N/A * for i = 0 to n, inclusive. Creating a type variable must not cause the
0N/A * creation of its bounds. Repeated creation of a type variable has no effect.
0N/A *
0N/A * <p>Multiple objects may be instantiated at run-time to
0N/A * represent a given type variable. Even though a type variable is
0N/A * created only once, this does not imply any requirement to cache
0N/A * instances representing the type variable. However, all instances
0N/A * representing a type variable must be equal() to each other.
0N/A * As a consequence, users of type variables must not rely on the identity
0N/A * of instances of classes implementing this interface.
0N/A *
0N/A * @param <D> the type of generic declaration that declared the
0N/A * underlying type variable.
0N/A *
0N/A * @since 1.5
0N/A */
0N/Apublic interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type {
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns an array of {@code Type} objects representing the
0N/A * upper bound(s) of this type variable. Note that if no upper bound is
0N/A * explicitly declared, the upper bound is {@code Object}.
0N/A *
0N/A * <p>For each upper bound B: <ul> <li>if B is a parameterized
0N/A * type or a type variable, it is created, (see {@link
0N/A * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the
0N/A * details of the creation process for parameterized types).
0N/A * <li>Otherwise, B is resolved. </ul>
0N/A *
0N/A * @throws TypeNotPresentException if any of the
0N/A * bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration
0N/A * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if any of the
0N/A * bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
0N/A * for any reason
0N/A * @return an array of {@code Type}s representing the upper
0N/A * bound(s) of this type variable
0N/A */
0N/A Type[] getBounds();
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the {@code GenericDeclaration} object representing the
0N/A * generic declaration declared this type variable.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return the generic declaration declared for this type variable.
0N/A *
0N/A * @since 1.5
0N/A */
0N/A D getGenericDeclaration();
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the name of this type variable, as it occurs in the source code.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return the name of this type variable, as it appears in the source code
0N/A */
0N/A String getName();
0N/A}
0N/A