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package java.lang.reflect;
/**
* <p>Represents a type variable.</p>
*
* @param <D>
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface TypeVariable<D extends GenericDeclaration> extends Type
{
/**
* Answers the upper bounds of the type variable.
*
* @return array of type variable's upper bounds.
* @throws TypeNotPresentException if the component type points to a missing
* type.
* @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the component type points
* to a type that can't be instantiated for some reason.
*/
Type[] getBounds();
/**
* Answers a GenericDeclaration object for this type variable.
*
* @return the generic declaration spec
*/
D getGenericDeclaration();
/**
* Answers the type variable's name from source.
*
* @return the variable's name from the source code.
*/
String getName();
}