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+/* TypeParameterElement.java -- Represents a formal type parameter.
+   Copyright (C) 2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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+
+package javax.lang.model.element;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a formal type parameter used by a generic class,
+ * interface, method or constructor element.  A type parameter
+ * is a declaration of a {@link javax.lang.model.type.TypeVariable}.
+ *
+ * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
+ * @since 1.6
+ * @see javax.lang.model.type.TypeVariable
+ */
+public interface TypeParameterElement
+  extends Element
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the bounds of the type parameter.  These are the types
+   * declared after the {@code extends} clause.  For example,
+   * the bounds for the type parameter {@code T} in
+   * {@code Set<T extends Integer>} would be a single element
+   * list containing the type mirror for {@code Integer}.  Similarly,
+   * for {@code Set<T extends Number & Runnable>}, the bounds
+   * would be a two element list containing the type mirrors
+   * for {@code Number} and {@code Runnable}.  For a parameter
+   * with no explicit bounds, {@code Object} is assumed to be
+   * the sole bound and an empty list is returned.
+   *
+   * @return the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if
+   *         there are none.
+   */
+  List<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the generic class, interface, method or constructor
+   * in which this type parameter is used.
+   *
+   * @return the element parameterised by this type parameter.
+   */
+  Element getGenericElement();
+
+}