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aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: package javax.lang.model.element;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: import java.util.List;
aoqi@0: import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
aoqi@0: import javax.lang.model.type.TypeVariable;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: /**
aoqi@0:  * Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method,
aoqi@0:  * or constructor element.
aoqi@0:  * A type parameter declares a {@link TypeVariable}.
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
aoqi@0:  * @author Scott Seligman
aoqi@0:  * @author Peter von der Ahé
aoqi@0:  * @see TypeVariable
aoqi@0:  * @since 1.6
aoqi@0:  */
aoqi@0: public interface TypeParameterElement extends Element {
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0:     /**
aoqi@0:      * Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is
aoqi@0:      * parameterized by this type parameter.
aoqi@0:      *
aoqi@0:      * @return the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is
aoqi@0:      * parameterized by this type parameter
aoqi@0:      */
aoqi@0:     Element getGenericElement();
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0:     /**
aoqi@0:      * Returns the bounds of this type parameter.
aoqi@0:      * These are the types given by the {@code extends} clause
aoqi@0:      * used to declare this type parameter.
aoqi@0:      * If no explicit {@code extends} clause was used,
aoqi@0:      * then {@code java.lang.Object} is considered to be the sole bound.
aoqi@0:      *
aoqi@0:      * @return the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if
aoqi@0:      * there are none
aoqi@0:      */
aoqi@0:     List<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds();
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0:     /**
aoqi@0:      * Returns the {@linkplain TypeParameterElement#getGenericElement generic element} of this type parameter.
aoqi@0:      *
aoqi@0:      * @return the generic element of this type parameter
aoqi@0:      */
aoqi@0:     @Override
aoqi@0:     Element getEnclosingElement();
aoqi@0: }