### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: model/org/eclipse/jdt/core/ITypeParameter.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/model/org/eclipse/jdt/core/ITypeParameter.java,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 ITypeParameter.java
--- model/org/eclipse/jdt/core/ITypeParameter.java	27 Jun 2008 16:04:01 -0000	1.10
+++ model/org/eclipse/jdt/core/ITypeParameter.java	15 Feb 2010 06:11:42 -0000
@@ -42,6 +42,35 @@
 	String[] getBounds() throws JavaModelException;
 
 	/**
+	 * Returns the signature for this type parameter. The signature may either 
+	 * be unresolved (for source types) or resolved (for binary types). 
+	 *  
+	 * @return the signature for this formal type parameter
+	 * @throws JavaModelException if this element doesn't exist or if an exception
+	 * 			occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
+	 * @see Signature
+	 * @since 3.6
+	 */
+	String getSignature() throws JavaModelException;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the signatures for the bounds of this type parameter. If this 
+	 * type has no bounds, returns an empty <code>String</code>
+	 * <p>
+	 * The bounds signatures may be either unresolved (for source types) or 
+	 * resolved (for binary types). See {@link Signature} for details.
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * @return the bounds signatures of this type parameter in the order 
+	 * 			declared in the source or class file, an empty array if none
+	 * @exception JavaModelException if this element does not exist or if an
+	 *      exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
+	 * @see Signature
+	 * @since 3.6
+	 */	
+	String[] getBoundsSignature() throws JavaModelException;
+	
+	/**
 	 * Returns the declaring member of this type parameter. This can be either an <code>IType</code>
 	 * or an <code>IMethod</code>.
 	 * <p>
Index: model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/TypeParameter.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/TypeParameter.java,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.15 TypeParameter.java
--- model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/TypeParameter.java	27 Aug 2009 15:27:02 -0000	1.15
+++ model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/TypeParameter.java	15 Feb 2010 06:11:42 -0000
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core;
 
-import org.eclipse.jdt.core.*;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IClassFile;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IMember;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ISourceRange;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ITypeParameter;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaModelException;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.Signature;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.SourceRange;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.CharOperation;
 
 public class TypeParameter extends SourceRefElement implements ITypeParameter {
@@ -18,12 +24,18 @@
 	static final ITypeParameter[] NO_TYPE_PARAMETERS = new ITypeParameter[0];
 
 	protected String name;
-
+	protected String signature;
+	
 	public TypeParameter(JavaElement parent, String name) {
 		super(parent);
 		this.name = name;
 	}
-
+	
+	public TypeParameter(JavaElement parent, String name, String signature) {
+		this(parent, name);
+		this.signature = signature;
+	}
+	
 	public boolean equals(Object o) {
 		if (!(o instanceof TypeParameter)) return false;
 		return super.equals(o);
@@ -33,6 +45,31 @@
 		TypeParameterElementInfo info = (TypeParameterElementInfo) getElementInfo();
 		return CharOperation.toStrings(info.bounds);
 	}
+	
+	public String[] getBoundsSignature() throws JavaModelException {
+
+		String[] boundSignatures = null;
+		boolean isResolved = (this.parent instanceof BinaryMember);
+		
+		TypeParameterElementInfo info = (TypeParameterElementInfo) this.getElementInfo();
+		char[][] bounds = info.bounds;
+		
+		if (bounds == null) {
+			boundSignatures = CharOperation.NO_STRINGS;
+		} else {
+			int boundsLength = bounds.length;
+			boundSignatures = new String[boundsLength];
+			for (int j = 0; j < boundsLength; j++) {
+				boundSignatures[j] = new String(Signature.createCharArrayTypeSignature(bounds[j], isResolved));
+			}
+		}
+		return boundSignatures;
+	}
+	
+	
+	public String getSignature() throws JavaModelException {
+		return new String(Signature.createTypeParameterSignature(this.getElementName(), getBoundsSignature()));
+	}
 
 	public IMember getDeclaringMember() {
 			return (IMember) getParent();