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  package jdkx.lang.model.element;
  
  import java.util.List;
  import jdkx.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
  import jdkx.lang.model.type.TypeVariable;
  
  /**
   * Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method,
   * or constructor element.
   * A type parameter declares a {@link TypeVariable}.
   *
   * @author Joseph D. Darcy
   * @author Scott Seligman
   * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
   * @see TypeVariable
   * @since 1.6
   */
  public interface TypeParameterElement extends Element {
      /**
       * {@return the {@linkplain TypeVariable type variable}
       * corresponding to this type parameter element}
       *
       * @see TypeVariable
       */
      @Override
      TypeMirror asType();
  
      /**
       * {@return the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is
       * parameterized by this type parameter}
       */
      Element getGenericElement();
  
      /**
       * Returns the bounds of this type parameter.
       * These are the types given by the {@code extends} clause
       * used to declare this type parameter.
       * If no explicit {@code extends} clause was used,
       * then {@code java.lang.Object} is considered to be the sole bound.
       *
       * @return the bounds of this type parameter, or an empty list if
       * there are none
       */
      List<? extends TypeMirror> getBounds();
  
      /**
       * {@return the {@linkplain TypeParameterElement#getGenericElement
       * generic element} of this type parameter}
       */
      @Override
      Element getEnclosingElement();
  }
  