Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/messages.properties
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/messages.properties,v
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/messages.properties	23 Nov 2006 17:27:18 -0000	1.215
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/messages.properties	30 Jan 2007 18:19:15 -0000
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ 
 575 = Illegal qualified access from the type parameter {0}
 576 = The nested type {0} is hiding the type parameter {1} of type {2}
 577 = The nested type {0} is hiding the type parameter {1} of the generic method {2}({3}) of type {4}
+578 = Wildcard is not allowed at this location
 
 ### FOREACH
 580 = Type mismatch: cannot convert from element type {0} to {1}
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java,v
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java	26 Jan 2007 12:18:41 -0000	1.337
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java	30 Jan 2007 18:19:15 -0000
@@ -3471,6 +3471,14 @@ 
 		argument.type.sourceStart,
 		argument.sourceEnd);
 }
+public void illegalUsageOfWildcard(TypeReference wildcard) {
+	this.handle(
+		IProblem.InvalidUsageOfWildcard,
+		NoArgument, 
+		NoArgument, 
+		wildcard.sourceStart,
+		wildcard.sourceEnd);
+}
 public void isClassPathCorrect(char[][] wellKnownTypeName, CompilationUnitDeclaration compUnitDecl, Object location) {
 	this.referenceContext = compUnitDecl;
 	String[] arguments = new String[] {CharOperation.toString(wellKnownTypeName)};
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Wildcard.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Wildcard.java,v
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Wildcard.java	26 Sep 2006 16:28:34 -0000	1.7
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Wildcard.java	30 Jan 2007 18:19:15 -0000
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ 
 		if (this.bound != null) {
 			this.bound.resolveType(scope, checkBounds);
 		}
+		scope.problemReporter().illegalUsageOfWildcard(this);
 		return null;
 	}
 	// only invoked for improving resilience when unable to bind generic type from parameterized reference
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ 
 		if (this.bound != null) {
 			this.bound.resolveType(scope);
 		}
+		scope.problemReporter().illegalUsageOfWildcard(this);
 		return null;
 	}
 	public TypeBinding resolveTypeArgument(BlockScope blockScope, ReferenceBinding genericType, int rank) {
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/core/compiler/IProblem.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/core/compiler/IProblem.java,v
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/core/compiler/IProblem.java	23 Nov 2006 17:27:18 -0000	1.185
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/core/compiler/IProblem.java	30 Jan 2007 18:19:15 -0000
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ 
 	int TypeHidingTypeParameterFromType = TypeRelated + 576;
 	/** @since 3.3 */
 	int TypeHidingTypeParameterFromMethod = TypeRelated + 577;
+    /** @since 3.3 */
+    int InvalidUsageOfWildcard = Syntax + Internal + 578;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Foreach