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package com.sun.mirror.type;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Represents a wildcard type argument.
* Examples include: <pre><tt>
* ?
* ? extends Number
* ? super T
* </tt></pre>
*
* <p> A wildcard may have its upper bound explicitly set by an
* <tt>extends</tt> clause, its lower bound explicitly set by a
* <tt>super</tt> clause, or neither (but not both).
*
* @deprecated All components of this API have been superseded by the
* standardized annotation processing API. The replacement for the
* functionality of this interface is {@link
* javax.lang.model.type.WildcardType}.
*
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @since 1.5
*/
@Deprecated
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public interface WildcardType extends TypeMirror {
/**
* Returns the upper bounds of this wildcard.
* If no upper bound is explicitly declared, then
* an empty collection is returned.
*
* @return the upper bounds of this wildcard
*/
Collection<ReferenceType> getUpperBounds();
/**
* Returns the lower bounds of this wildcard.
* If no lower bound is explicitly declared, then
* an empty collection is returned.
*
* @return the lower bounds of this wildcard
*/
Collection<ReferenceType> getLowerBounds();
}