### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/Scope.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/Scope.java,v
retrieving revision 1.313
diff -u -r1.313 Scope.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/Scope.java	24 Sep 2007 22:49:54 -0000	1.313
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/Scope.java	25 Sep 2007 17:39:26 -0000
@@ -2254,9 +2254,13 @@
 					case METHOD_SCOPE :
 						MethodScope methodScope = (MethodScope) scope;
 						AbstractMethodDeclaration methodDecl = methodScope.referenceMethod();
-						if (methodDecl != null && methodDecl.binding != null) {
-							TypeVariableBinding typeVariable = methodDecl.binding.getTypeVariable(name);
-							if (typeVariable != null)	return typeVariable;
+						if (methodDecl != null) {
+							// use the methodDecl's typeParameters to handle problem cases when the method binding doesn't exist
+							TypeParameter[] params = methodDecl.typeParameters();
+							for (int i = params == null ? 0 : params.length; --i >= 0;)
+								if (CharOperation.equals(params[i].name, name))
+									if (params[i].binding != null && params[i].binding.isValidBinding())
+										return params[i].binding;
 						}
 						insideStaticContext |= methodScope.isStatic;
 						insideTypeAnnotation = methodScope.insideTypeAnnotation;