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/**
* Abstract superclass for lazy scope objects, used when building
* factories for generic information repositories.
* The type parameter <tt>D</tt> represents the type of reflective
* object whose scope this class is representing.
* <p> To subclass this, all one needs to do is implement
* <tt>computeEnclosingScope</tt> and the subclass' constructor.
*/
implements Scope {
/**
* Constructor. Takes a reflective object whose scope the newly
* constructed instance will represent.
* @param D - A generic declaration whose scope the newly
* constructed instance will represent
*/
/**
* Accessor for the receiver - the object whose scope this <tt>Scope</tt>
* object represents.
* @return The object whose scope this <tt>Scope</tt> object represents
*/
/** This method must be implemented by any concrete subclass.
* It must return the enclosing scope of this scope. If this scope
* is a top-level scope, an instance of DummyScope must be returned.
* @return The enclosing scope of this scope
*/
/**
* Accessor for the enclosing scope, which is computed lazily and cached.
* @return the enclosing scope
*/
return enclosingScope;
}
/**
* Lookup a type variable in the scope, using its name. Returns null if
* no type variable with this name is declared in this scope or any of its
* surrounding scopes.
* @param name - the name of the type variable being looked up
* @return the requested type variable, if found
*/
}
}
}