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duke@1: 
duke@1: package com.sun.javadoc;
duke@1: 
duke@1: 
duke@1: /**
duke@1:  * Represents a type variable.
duke@1:  * For example, the generic interface {@code List<E>} has a single
duke@1:  * type variable {@code E}.
duke@1:  * A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in
duke@1:  * {@code C<R extends Remote>}.
duke@1:  *
duke@1:  * @author Scott Seligman
duke@1:  * @since 1.5
duke@1:  */
duke@1: public interface TypeVariable extends Type {
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return the bounds of this type variable.
duke@1:      * These are the types given by the <i>extends</i> clause.
duke@1:      * Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.
duke@1:      *
duke@1:      * @return the bounds of this type variable.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     Type[] bounds();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
duke@1:      * which this type variable is declared.
duke@1:      *
duke@1:      * @return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
duke@1:      *         which this type variable is declared.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     ProgramElementDoc owner();
jjg@1521: 
jjg@1521:     /**
jjg@1521:      * Get the annotations of this program element.
jjg@1521:      * Return an empty array if there are none.
jjg@1521:      */
jjg@1521:     public AnnotationDesc[] annotations();
jjg@1521: 
duke@1: }