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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2005, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package java.lang.reflect;
+
+/**
+ * TypeVariable is the common superinterface for type variables of kinds.
+ * A type variable is created the first time it is needed by a reflective
+ * method, as specified in this package.  If a type variable t is referenced
+ * by a type (i.e, class, interface or annotation type) T, and T is declared
+ * by the nth enclosing class of T (see JLS 8.1.2), then the creation of t
+ * requires the resolution (see JVMS 5) of the ith enclosing class of T,
+ * for i = 0 to n, inclusive. Creating a type variable must not cause the
+ * creation of its bounds. Repeated creation of a type variable has no effect.
+ *
+ * <p>Multiple objects may be instantiated at run-time to
+ * represent a given type variable. Even though a type variable is
+ * created only once, this does not imply any requirement to cache
+ * instances representing the type variable. However, all instances
+ * representing a type variable must be equal() to each other.
+ * As a consequence, users of type variables must not rely on the identity
+ * of instances of classes implementing this interface.
+ *
+ * @param <D> the type of generic declaration that declared the
+ * underlying type variable.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type {
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of {@code Type} objects representing the
+     * upper bound(s) of this type variable.  Note that if no upper bound is
+     * explicitly declared, the upper bound is {@code Object}.
+     *
+     * <p>For each upper bound B: <ul> <li>if B is a parameterized
+     * type or a type variable, it is created, (see {@link
+     * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the
+     * details of the creation process for parameterized types).
+     * <li>Otherwise, B is resolved.  </ul>
+     *
+     * @throws TypeNotPresentException  if any of the
+     *     bounds refers to a non-existent type declaration
+     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if any of the
+     *     bounds refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
+     *     for any reason
+     * @return an array of {@code Type}s representing the upper
+     *     bound(s) of this type variable
+    */
+    Type[] getBounds();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the {@code GenericDeclaration} object representing the
+     * generic declaration declared this type variable.
+     *
+     * @return the generic declaration declared for this type variable.
+     *
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    D getGenericDeclaration();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of this type variable, as it occurs in the source code.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this type variable, as it appears in the source code
+     */
+    String getName();
+}