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1 /* |
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2 * Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. |
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4 * |
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5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
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8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided |
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9 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
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10 * |
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11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
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12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
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13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
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14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that |
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15 * accompanied this code). |
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16 * |
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17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version |
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19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. |
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20 * |
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21 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, |
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22 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or |
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24 */ |
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25 |
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26 package com.sun.javadoc; |
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27 |
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28 |
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29 /** |
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30 * Represents a wildcard type argument. |
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31 * Examples include: <pre> |
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32 * {@code <?>} |
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33 * {@code <? extends E>} |
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34 * {@code <? super T>} |
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35 * </pre> |
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36 * A wildcard type can have explicit <i>extends</i> bounds |
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37 * or explicit <i>super</i> bounds or neither, but not both. |
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38 * |
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39 * @author Scott Seligman |
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40 * @since 1.5 |
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41 */ |
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42 public interface WildcardType extends Type { |
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43 |
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44 /** |
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45 * Return the upper bounds of this wildcard type argument |
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46 * as given by the <i>extends</i> clause. |
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47 * Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given. |
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48 * |
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49 * @return the extends bounds of this wildcard type argument |
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50 */ |
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51 Type[] extendsBounds(); |
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52 |
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53 /** |
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54 * Return the lower bounds of this wildcard type argument |
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55 * as given by the <i>super</i> clause. |
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56 * Return an empty array if no such bounds are explicitly given. |
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57 * |
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58 * @return the super bounds of this wildcard type argument |
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59 */ |
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60 Type[] superBounds(); |
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61 } |