1. /*

  2.  * @(#)GenericDeclaration.java	1.3 04/04/20

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package java.lang.reflect;

  9. 

  10. /**

  11.  * A common interface for all entities that declare type variables.

  12.  *

  13.  * @since 1.5

  14.  */

  15. public interface GenericDeclaration {

  16.     /**

  17.      * Returns an array of <tt>TypeVariable</tt> objects that

  18.      * represent the type variables declared by the generic

  19.      * declaration represented by this <tt>GenericDeclaration</tt>

  20.      * object, in declaration order.  Returns an array of length 0 if

  21.      * the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables.

  22.      *

  23.      * @return an array of <tt>TypeVariable</tt> objects that represent

  24.      *     the type variables declared by this generic declaration

  25.      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError if the generic

  26.      *     signature of this generic declaration does not conform to

  27.      *     the format specified in the Java Virtual Machine Specification,

  28.      *     3rd edition

  29.      */

  30.     public TypeVariable<?>[] getTypeParameters();

  31. }