| /* TypeVariable.java -- Document a Java type variable. |
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| package com.sun.javadoc; |
| |
| /** |
| * This class represents a type variable, which is used to parameterize |
| * the types used in a method or class. For example, |
| * <code>List<E></code> has the type variable, <code>E</code>. Type |
| * variables may have explicit bounds, such as <code><T extends |
| * Book></code>, which specifies that the type is a sub-class of |
| * <code>Book</code>. |
| * |
| * @since 1.5 |
| * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org) |
| */ |
| public interface TypeVariable |
| extends Type |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the bounds of this type variable. These are the types |
| * represented in the <code>extends</code> clause. |
| * |
| * @return an array of types which specify the bounds of this variable. |
| * The array is empty if there are no explicit bounds. |
| */ |
| Type[] bounds(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the class, interface, method or constructor in which this |
| * type variable was declared. |
| * |
| * @return the owning program element for this type variable. |
| */ |
| ProgramElementDoc owner(); |
| |
| } |