TypeVariable (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

All Superinterfaces:

Type

Deprecated.
The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
```
@Deprecated
public interface TypeVariable
extends Type
```
Represents a type variable. For example, the generic interface List<E> has a single type variable E. A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in C<R extends Remote>.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AnnotationDesc[]`	`annotations()`	Deprecated. Get the annotations of this program element.
`Type[]`	`bounds()`	Deprecated. Return the bounds of this type variable.
`ProgramElementDoc`	`owner()`	Deprecated. Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.Type
asAnnotatedType, asAnnotationTypeDoc, asClassDoc, asParameterizedType, asTypeVariable, asWildcardType, dimension, getElementType, isPrimitive, qualifiedTypeName, simpleTypeName, toString, typeName

- Method Detail
  - bounds
```
Type[] bounds()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return the bounds of this type variable. These are the types given by the extends clause. Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bounds of this type variable.
  - owner
```
ProgramElementDoc owner()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.
    
    Returns:
    
    the class, interface, method, or constructor within which this type variable is declared.
  - annotations
```
AnnotationDesc[] annotations()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the annotations of this program element. Return an empty array if there are none.
    
    Returns:
    
    the annotations of this program element or an empty array if there are none.