/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *      Stephen Herrmann <stephan@cs.tu-berlin.de> -  Contributions for
 *								bug 317046 - Exception during debugging when hover mouse over a field
 *								bug 395002 - Self bound generic class doesn't resolve bounds properly for wildcards for certain parametrisation.
 *								bug 392862 - [1.8][compiler][null] Evaluate null annotations on array types
 *								bug 392384 - [1.8][compiler][null] Restore nullness info from type annotations in class files
 *								Bug 392099 - [1.8][compiler][null] Apply null annotation on types for null analysis
 *								Bug 415291 - [1.8][null] differentiate type incompatibilities due to null annotations
 *								Bug 417295 - [1.8[[null] Massage type annotated null analysis to gel well with deep encoded type bindings.
 *								Bug 400874 - [1.8][compiler] Inference infrastructure should evolve to meet JLS8 18.x (Part G of JSR335 spec)
 *								Bug 423504 - [1.8] Implement "18.5.3 Functional Interface Parameterization Inference"
 *								Bug 424712 - [1.8][compiler] NPE in TypeBinding.isProvablyDistinctTypeArgument
 *								Bug 426792 - [1.8][inference][impl] generify new type inference engine
 *								Bug 426764 - [1.8] Presence of conditional expression as method argument confuses compiler
 *								Bug 423505 - [1.8] Implement "18.5.4 More Specific Method Inference"
 *								Bug 427626 - [1.8] StackOverflow while typing new ArrayList<String>().toArray( and asking for code completion
 *								Bug 428019 - [1.8][compiler] Type inference failure with nested generic invocation.
 *								Bug 435962 - [RC2] StackOverFlowError when building
 *								Bug 438458 - [1.8][null] clean up handling of null type annotations wrt type variables
 *								Bug 440759 - [1.8][null] @NonNullByDefault should never affect wildcards and uses of a type variable
 *								Bug 441693 - [1.8][null] Bogus warning for type argument annotated with @NonNull
 *								Bug 446434 - [1.8][null] Enable interned captures also when analysing null type annotations
 *      Jesper S Moller <jesper@selskabet.org> -  Contributions for
 *								bug 382701 - [1.8][compiler] Implement semantic analysis of Lambda expressions & Reference expression
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.CharOperation;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Wildcard;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.impl.CompilerOptions;

/*
 * Not all fields defined by this type (& its subclasses) are initialized when it is created.
 * Some are initialized only when needed.
 *
 * Accessors have been provided for some public fields so all TypeBindings have the same API...
 * but access public fields directly whenever possible.
 * Non-public fields have accessors which should be used everywhere you expect the field to be initialized.
 *
 * null is NOT a valid value for a non-public field... it just means the field is not initialized.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
abstract public class TypeBinding extends Binding {

	public int id = TypeIds.NoId;
	public long tagBits = 0; // See values in the interface TagBits below

	protected AnnotationBinding [] typeAnnotations = Binding.NO_ANNOTATIONS;
	
	// jsr 308
	public static final ReferenceBinding TYPE_USE_BINDING = new ReferenceBinding() { /* used for type annotation resolution. */
		{ this.id = TypeIds.T_undefined; }
		public int kind() { return Binding.TYPE_USE; }
		public boolean hasTypeBit(int bit) { return false; }
	};
	
	/** Base type definitions */
	public final static BaseTypeBinding INT = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_int, TypeConstants.INT, new char[] { 'I' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding BYTE = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_byte, TypeConstants.BYTE, new char[] { 'B' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding SHORT = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_short, TypeConstants.SHORT, new char[] { 'S' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding CHAR = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_char, TypeConstants.CHAR, new char[] { 'C' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding LONG = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_long, TypeConstants.LONG, new char[] { 'J' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding FLOAT = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_float, TypeConstants.FLOAT, new char[] { 'F' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding DOUBLE = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_double, TypeConstants.DOUBLE, new char[] { 'D' });

	public final static BaseTypeBinding BOOLEAN = new BaseTypeBinding(
			TypeIds.T_boolean, TypeConstants.BOOLEAN, new char[] { 'Z' });

	public final static NullTypeBinding NULL = new NullTypeBinding();

	public final static VoidTypeBinding VOID = new VoidTypeBinding();


public TypeBinding() {
	super();
}
	
public TypeBinding(TypeBinding prototype) {  // faithfully copy most instance state - clone operation should specialize/override suitably.
	this.id = prototype.id;
	this.tagBits = prototype.tagBits & ~TagBits.AnnotationNullMASK;
}

/**
 * Match a well-known type id to its binding
 */
public static final TypeBinding wellKnownType(Scope scope, int id) {
	switch (id) {
	case TypeIds.T_boolean:
		return TypeBinding.BOOLEAN;
	case TypeIds.T_byte:
		return TypeBinding.BYTE;
	case TypeIds.T_char:
		return TypeBinding.CHAR;
	case TypeIds.T_short:
		return TypeBinding.SHORT;
	case TypeIds.T_double:
		return TypeBinding.DOUBLE;
	case TypeIds.T_float:
		return TypeBinding.FLOAT;
	case TypeIds.T_int:
		return TypeBinding.INT;
	case TypeIds.T_long:
		return TypeBinding.LONG;
	case TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject:
		return scope.getJavaLangObject();
	case TypeIds.T_JavaLangString:
		return scope.getJavaLangString();
	default:
		return null;
	}
}

public ReferenceBinding actualType() {
	return null; // overridden in ParameterizedTypeBinding & WildcardBinding
}

TypeBinding [] additionalBounds() {
	return null;  // overridden in WildcardBinding
}

public String annotatedDebugName() {
	TypeBinding enclosingType = enclosingType();
	StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(16);
	if (enclosingType != null) {
		buffer.append(enclosingType.annotatedDebugName());
		buffer.append('.');
	}
	AnnotationBinding [] annotations = getTypeAnnotations();
	for (int i = 0, length = annotations == null ? 0 : annotations.length; i < length; i++) {
		buffer.append(annotations[i]);
		buffer.append(' ');
	}
	buffer.append(sourceName());
	return buffer.toString();
}

TypeBinding bound() {
	return null; // overridden in WildcardBinding
}

int boundKind() {
	return -1; // overridden in WildcardBinding
}

int rank() {
	return -1; // overridden in WildcardBinding
}

public ReferenceBinding containerAnnotationType() {
	return null;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver can be instantiated
 */
public boolean canBeInstantiated() {
	return !isBaseType();
}

/**
 * Perform capture conversion on a given type (only effective on parameterized type with wildcards)
 */
public TypeBinding capture(Scope scope, int start, int end) {
	return this;
}

/**
 * Perform capture "deconversion" on a given type
 */
public TypeBinding uncapture(Scope scope) {
	return this;
}

/**
 * In case of problems, returns the closest match found. It may not be perfect match, but the
 * result of a best effort to improve fault-tolerance.
 */
public TypeBinding closestMatch() {
	return this; // by default no better type
}

/**
 * Iterate through the type components to collect instances of leaf missing types
 * @param missingTypes
 * @return missing types
 */
public List collectMissingTypes(List missingTypes) {
	return missingTypes;
}

/**
 * Collect the substitutes into a map for certain type variables inside the receiver type
 * e.g.   Collection<T>.findSubstitute(T, Collection<List<X>>):   T --> List<X>
 * Constraints:
 *   A << F   corresponds to:   F.collectSubstitutes(..., A, ..., CONSTRAINT_EXTENDS (1))
 *   A = F   corresponds to:      F.collectSubstitutes(..., A, ..., CONSTRAINT_EQUAL (0))
 *   A >> F   corresponds to:   F.collectSubstitutes(..., A, ..., CONSTRAINT_SUPER (2))
 */
public void collectSubstitutes(Scope scope, TypeBinding actualType, InferenceContext inferenceContext, int constraint) {
	// no substitute by default
}

/** Virtual copy constructor: a copy is made of the receiver's entire instance state and then suitably
    parameterized by the arguments to the clone operation as seen fit by each type. Parameters may not
    make sense for every type in the hierarchy, in which case they are silently ignored. A type may
    choose to retain a copy of the prototype for reference. 
*/
public TypeBinding clone(TypeBinding enclosingType) {
	throw new IllegalStateException("TypeBinding#clone() should have been overridden"); //$NON-NLS-1$
}

/**
 *  Answer the receiver's constant pool name.
 *  NOTE: This method should only be used during/after code gen.
 *  e.g. 'java/lang/Object'
 */
public abstract char[] constantPoolName();

public String debugName() {
	return this.hasTypeAnnotations() ? annotatedDebugName() : new String(readableName());
}

/*
 * Answer the receiver's dimensions - 0 for non-array types
 */
public int dimensions() {
	return 0;
}

public int depth() {
	return 0;
}

/* Answer the receiver's enclosing method ... null if the receiver is not a local type.
 */
public MethodBinding enclosingMethod() {
	return null;
}


/* Answer the receiver's enclosing type... null if the receiver is a top level type or is an array or a non reference type.
 */
public ReferenceBinding enclosingType() {
	return null;
}

public TypeBinding erasure() {
	return this;
}

/**
 * Find supertype which originates from a given well-known type, or null if not found
 * (using id avoids triggering the load of well-known type: 73740)
 * NOTE: only works for erasures of well-known types, as random other types may share
 * same id though being distincts.
 * @see TypeIds
 */
public ReferenceBinding findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(int wellKnownOriginalID, boolean originalIsClass) {

	if (!(this instanceof ReferenceBinding)) return null;
	ReferenceBinding reference = (ReferenceBinding) this;

    // do not allow type variables to match with erasures for free
    if (reference.id == wellKnownOriginalID || (original().id == wellKnownOriginalID)) return reference;

    ReferenceBinding currentType = reference;
    // iterate superclass to avoid recording interfaces if searched supertype is class
    if (originalIsClass) {
		while ((currentType = currentType.superclass()) != null) {
			if (currentType.id == wellKnownOriginalID)
				return currentType;
			if (currentType.original().id == wellKnownOriginalID)
				return currentType;
		}
		return null;
    }
	ReferenceBinding[] interfacesToVisit = null;
	int nextPosition = 0;
	do {
		ReferenceBinding[] itsInterfaces = currentType.superInterfaces();
		if (itsInterfaces != null && itsInterfaces != Binding.NO_SUPERINTERFACES) {
			if (interfacesToVisit == null) {
				interfacesToVisit = itsInterfaces;
				nextPosition = interfacesToVisit.length;
			} else {
				int itsLength = itsInterfaces.length;
				if (nextPosition + itsLength >= interfacesToVisit.length)
					System.arraycopy(interfacesToVisit, 0, interfacesToVisit = new ReferenceBinding[nextPosition + itsLength + 5], 0, nextPosition);
				nextInterface : for (int a = 0; a < itsLength; a++) {
					ReferenceBinding next = itsInterfaces[a];
					for (int b = 0; b < nextPosition; b++)
						if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(next, interfacesToVisit[b])) continue nextInterface;
					interfacesToVisit[nextPosition++] = next;
				}
			}
		}
	} while ((currentType = currentType.superclass()) != null);

	for (int i = 0; i < nextPosition; i++) {
		currentType = interfacesToVisit[i];
		if (currentType.id == wellKnownOriginalID)
			return currentType;
		if (currentType.original().id == wellKnownOriginalID)
			return currentType;
		ReferenceBinding[] itsInterfaces = currentType.superInterfaces();
		if (itsInterfaces != null && itsInterfaces != Binding.NO_SUPERINTERFACES) {
			int itsLength = itsInterfaces.length;
			if (nextPosition + itsLength >= interfacesToVisit.length)
				System.arraycopy(interfacesToVisit, 0, interfacesToVisit = new ReferenceBinding[nextPosition + itsLength + 5], 0, nextPosition);
			nextInterface : for (int a = 0; a < itsLength; a++) {
				ReferenceBinding next = itsInterfaces[a];
				for (int b = 0; b < nextPosition; b++)
					if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(next, interfacesToVisit[b])) continue nextInterface;
				interfacesToVisit[nextPosition++] = next;
			}
		}
	}
	return null;
}

/**
 * Find supertype which originates from a given type, or null if not found
 */
public TypeBinding findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(TypeBinding otherType) {
	if (equalsEquals(this, otherType)) return this;
	if (otherType == null) return null;
	switch(kind()) {
		case Binding.ARRAY_TYPE :
			ArrayBinding arrayType = (ArrayBinding) this;
			int otherDim = otherType.dimensions();
			if (arrayType.dimensions != otherDim) {
				switch(otherType.id) {
					case TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject :
					case TypeIds.T_JavaIoSerializable :
					case TypeIds.T_JavaLangCloneable :
						return otherType;
				}
				if (otherDim < arrayType.dimensions && otherType.leafComponentType().id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject) {
					return otherType; // X[][] has Object[] as an implicit supertype
				}
				return null;
			}
			if (!(arrayType.leafComponentType instanceof ReferenceBinding)) return null;
			TypeBinding leafSuperType = arrayType.leafComponentType.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(otherType.leafComponentType());
			if (leafSuperType == null) return null;
			return arrayType.environment().createArrayType(leafSuperType, arrayType.dimensions);

		case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER :
		    if (isCapture()) {
		    	CaptureBinding capture = (CaptureBinding) this;
		    	TypeBinding captureBound = capture.firstBound;
		    	if (captureBound instanceof ArrayBinding) {
		    		TypeBinding match = captureBound.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(otherType);
		    		if (match != null) return match;
		    	}
		    }
			//$FALL-THROUGH$
		case Binding.TYPE :
		case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE :
		case Binding.RAW_TYPE :
		case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE:
		    // do not allow type variables/intersection types to match with erasures for free
			otherType = otherType.original();
		    if (equalsEquals(this, otherType))
		    	return this;
		    if (equalsEquals(original(), otherType))
		    	return this;
		    ReferenceBinding currentType = (ReferenceBinding)this;
		    if (!otherType.isInterface()) {
				while ((currentType = currentType.superclass()) != null) {
					if (equalsEquals(currentType, otherType))
						return currentType;
					if (equalsEquals(currentType.original(), otherType))
						return currentType;
				}
				return null;
		    }
			ReferenceBinding[] interfacesToVisit = null;
			int nextPosition = 0;
			do {
				ReferenceBinding[] itsInterfaces = currentType.superInterfaces();
				if (itsInterfaces != null && itsInterfaces != Binding.NO_SUPERINTERFACES) {
					if (interfacesToVisit == null) {
						interfacesToVisit = itsInterfaces;
						nextPosition = interfacesToVisit.length;
					} else {
						int itsLength = itsInterfaces.length;
						if (nextPosition + itsLength >= interfacesToVisit.length)
							System.arraycopy(interfacesToVisit, 0, interfacesToVisit = new ReferenceBinding[nextPosition + itsLength + 5], 0, nextPosition);
						nextInterface : for (int a = 0; a < itsLength; a++) {
							ReferenceBinding next = itsInterfaces[a];
							for (int b = 0; b < nextPosition; b++)
								if (equalsEquals(next, interfacesToVisit[b])) continue nextInterface;
							interfacesToVisit[nextPosition++] = next;
						}
					}
				}
			} while ((currentType = currentType.superclass()) != null);

			for (int i = 0; i < nextPosition; i++) {
				currentType = interfacesToVisit[i];
				if (equalsEquals(currentType, otherType))
					return currentType;
				if (equalsEquals(currentType.original(), otherType))
					return currentType;
				ReferenceBinding[] itsInterfaces = currentType.superInterfaces();
				if (itsInterfaces != null && itsInterfaces != Binding.NO_SUPERINTERFACES) {
					int itsLength = itsInterfaces.length;
					if (nextPosition + itsLength >= interfacesToVisit.length)
						System.arraycopy(interfacesToVisit, 0, interfacesToVisit = new ReferenceBinding[nextPosition + itsLength + 5], 0, nextPosition);
					nextInterface : for (int a = 0; a < itsLength; a++) {
						ReferenceBinding next = itsInterfaces[a];
						for (int b = 0; b < nextPosition; b++)
							if (equalsEquals(next, interfacesToVisit[b])) continue nextInterface;
						interfacesToVisit[nextPosition++] = next;
					}
				}
			}
			break;
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE18:
			IntersectionTypeBinding18 itb18 = (IntersectionTypeBinding18) this;
			ReferenceBinding[] intersectingTypes = itb18.getIntersectingTypes();
			for (int i = 0, length = intersectingTypes.length; i < length; i++) {
				TypeBinding superType = intersectingTypes[i].findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(otherType);
				if (superType != null)
					return superType;
			}
			break;
	}
	return null;
}

/**
 * Returns the type to use for generic cast, or null if none required
 */
public TypeBinding genericCast(TypeBinding targetType) {
	if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(this, targetType)) 
		return null;
	TypeBinding targetErasure = targetType.erasure();
	// type var get replaced by upper bound
	if (erasure().findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(targetErasure) != null) 
		return null;
	return targetErasure;
}

/**
 * Answer the receiver classfile signature.
 * Arrays & base types do not distinguish between signature() & constantPoolName().
 * NOTE: This method should only be used during/after code gen.
 */
public char[] genericTypeSignature() {
	return signature();
}

/**
 * Return the supertype which would erase as a subtype of a given declaring class.
 * If the receiver is already erasure compatible, then it will returned. If not, then will return the alternate lowest
 * upper bound compatible with declaring class.
 * NOTE: the declaringClass is already know to be compatible with the receiver
 * @param declaringClass to look for
 * @return the lowest erasure compatible type (considering alternate bounds)
 */
public TypeBinding getErasureCompatibleType(TypeBinding declaringClass) {
	switch(kind()) {
		case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER :
			TypeVariableBinding variable = (TypeVariableBinding) this;
			if (variable.erasure().findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
				return this; // no need for alternate receiver type
			}
			if (variable.superclass != null && variable.superclass.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
				return variable.superclass.getErasureCompatibleType(declaringClass);
			}
			for (int i = 0, otherLength = variable.superInterfaces.length; i < otherLength; i++) {
				ReferenceBinding superInterface = variable.superInterfaces[i];
				if (superInterface.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
					return superInterface.getErasureCompatibleType(declaringClass);
				}
			}
			return this; // only occur if passed null declaringClass for arraylength
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
			WildcardBinding intersection = (WildcardBinding) this;
			if (intersection.erasure().findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
				return this; // no need for alternate receiver type
			}
			if (intersection.superclass != null && intersection.superclass.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
				return intersection.superclass.getErasureCompatibleType(declaringClass);
			}
			for (int i = 0, otherLength = intersection.superInterfaces.length; i < otherLength; i++) {
				ReferenceBinding superInterface = intersection.superInterfaces[i];
				if (superInterface.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(declaringClass) != null) {
					return superInterface.getErasureCompatibleType(declaringClass);
				}
			}
			return this; // only occur if passed null declaringClass for arraylength
		default :
			return this;
	}
}

public abstract PackageBinding getPackage();

void initializeForStaticImports() {
	// only applicable to source types
}

public final boolean isAnonymousType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsAnonymousType) != 0;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver is an array
 */
public final boolean isArrayType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsArrayType) != 0;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver is a base type
 */
public final boolean isBaseType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsBaseType) != 0;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver is a base type other than void or null
 */
public final boolean isPrimitiveType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsBaseType) != 0 && this.id != TypeIds.T_void && this.id != TypeIds.T_null;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver is a primitive type or a boxed primitive type
 */
public final boolean isPrimitiveOrBoxedPrimitiveType() {
	if (isPrimitiveType())
		return true;
	switch (this.id) {
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangBoolean :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangByte :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangCharacter :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangShort :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangDouble :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangFloat :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangInteger :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangLong :
			return true;
		default: 
			return false;
	}
}

/* Answer true if the receiver is a boxed primitive type
 */
public boolean isBoxedPrimitiveType() {
	switch (this.id) {
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangBoolean :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangByte :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangCharacter :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangShort :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangDouble :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangFloat :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangInteger :
		case TypeIds.T_JavaLangLong :
			return true;
		default: 
			return false;
	}
}

/**
 *  Returns true if parameterized type AND not of the form List<?>
 */
public boolean isBoundParameterizedType() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is the capture of some wildcard
 */
public boolean isCapture() {
	return false;
}

public boolean isClass() {
	return false;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver type can be assigned to the argument type (right)
 */
public boolean isCompatibleWith(TypeBinding right) {
	return isCompatibleWith(right, null); // delegate from the old signature to the new implementation:
}
// version that allows to capture a type bound using 'scope':
public abstract boolean isCompatibleWith(TypeBinding right, /*@Nullable*/ Scope scope);

public boolean isPotentiallyCompatibleWith(TypeBinding right, /*@Nullable*/ Scope scope) {
	return isCompatibleWith(right, scope);
}

/* Answer true if the receiver type can be assigned to the argument type (right) with boxing/unboxing applied.
 */
public boolean isBoxingCompatibleWith(TypeBinding right, /*@NonNull */ Scope scope) {
	
	if (right == null)
		return false;

	if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(this, right))
		return true;
	
	if (this.isCompatibleWith(right, scope))
		return true;
	
	if (this.isBaseType() != right.isBaseType()) {
		TypeBinding convertedType = scope.environment().computeBoxingType(this);
		if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(convertedType, right) || convertedType.isCompatibleWith(right, scope))
			return true;
	}
	return false;
}

public boolean isEnum() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if a type is identical to another one,
 * or for generic types, true if compared to its raw type.
 */
public boolean isEquivalentTo(TypeBinding otherType) {
	if (equalsEquals(this, otherType))
		return true;
	if (otherType == null)
		return false;
	switch (otherType.kind()) {
		case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
			return ((WildcardBinding) otherType).boundCheck(this);
	}
	return false;
}

public boolean isGenericType() {
	return false;
}

/* Answer true if the receiver's hierarchy has problems (always false for arrays & base types)
 */
public final boolean isHierarchyInconsistent() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.HierarchyHasProblems) != 0;
}

public boolean isInterface() {
	return false;
}

public boolean isFunctionalInterface(Scope scope) {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the current type denotes an intersection type: Number & Comparable<?>
 */
public boolean isIntersectionType() {
	return false;
}

public final boolean isLocalType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsLocalType) != 0;
}

public final boolean isMemberType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsMemberType) != 0;
}

public final boolean isNestedType() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.IsNestedType) != 0;
}

public final boolean isNumericType() {
	switch (this.id) {
	case TypeIds.T_int:
	case TypeIds.T_float:
	case TypeIds.T_double:
	case TypeIds.T_short:
	case TypeIds.T_byte:
	case TypeIds.T_long:
	case TypeIds.T_char:
		return true;
	default:
		return false;
	}
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is parameterized, e.g. List<String>.
 * Note that some instances of ParameterizedTypeBinding have no arguments, like for non-generic members 
 * of a parameterized type. Use {@link #isParameterizedTypeWithActualArguments()} instead to find out.
 */
public boolean isParameterizedType() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Does this type or any of its details (array dimensions, type arguments)
 * have a null type annotation?
 */
public boolean hasNullTypeAnnotations() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.HasNullTypeAnnotation) != 0;
}
/**
 * Used to implement this sentence from o.e.j.annotation.DefaultLocation:
 * "Wildcards and the use of type variables are always excluded from NonNullByDefault."
 */
public boolean acceptsNonNullDefault() {
	return false;
}

public boolean isIntersectionType18() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is parameterized, e.g. List<String>
 * Note that some instances of ParameterizedTypeBinding do answer false to {@link #isParameterizedType()}
 * in case they have no arguments, like for non-generic members of a parameterized type.
 * i.e. {@link #isParameterizedType()} is not equivalent to testing <code>type.kind() == Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE</code>
 */
public final boolean isParameterizedTypeWithActualArguments() {
	return (kind() == Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE) 
					&& ((ParameterizedTypeBinding) this).arguments != null;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is parameterized using its own type variables as arguments
 */
public boolean isParameterizedWithOwnVariables() {
	if (kind() != Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE)
		return false;
	ParameterizedTypeBinding paramType = (ParameterizedTypeBinding) this;
	if (paramType.arguments == null)
		return false;
	TypeVariableBinding[] variables = erasure().typeVariables();
	for (int i = 0, length = variables.length; i < length; i++) {
		if (TypeBinding.notEquals(variables[i], paramType.arguments[i]))
			return false;
	}
	ReferenceBinding enclosing = paramType.enclosingType();
	if (enclosing != null && enclosing.erasure().isGenericType()
			&& !enclosing.isParameterizedWithOwnVariables()) {
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

/**
 * JLS8 Sect 18.1.1
 * @param admitCapture18 request if {@link CaptureBinding18} shuld be considered as a proper type.
 * If unsure say 'true', only in {@link Scope#greaterLowerBound(TypeBinding[], Scope, LookupEnvironment)}
 * CaptureBinding18 has to be excluded to prevent an NPE on a branch that heuristically tries to avoid
 * inconsistent intersections.
 */
public boolean isProperType(boolean admitCapture18) {
	return true;
}

public boolean isPolyType() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Substitute all occurrences of 'var' within the current type by 'substituteType.
 * @param var an inference variable (JLS8 18.1.1)
 * @param substituteType its substitution
 * @return the current type after a substitution (either 'this' unmodified or a new type with the substitution molded in).
 */
TypeBinding substituteInferenceVariable(InferenceVariable var, TypeBinding substituteType) {
	return this; // default: not substituting anything
}

private boolean isProvableDistinctSubType(TypeBinding otherType) {
	if (otherType.isInterface()) {
		if (isInterface())
			return false;
		if (isArrayType()
				|| ((this instanceof ReferenceBinding) && ((ReferenceBinding) this).isFinal())
				|| (isTypeVariable() && ((TypeVariableBinding)this).superclass().isFinal())) {
			return !isCompatibleWith(otherType);
		}
		return false;
	} else {
		if (isInterface()) {
			if (otherType.isArrayType()
					|| ((otherType instanceof ReferenceBinding) && ((ReferenceBinding) otherType).isFinal())
					|| (otherType.isTypeVariable() && ((TypeVariableBinding)otherType).superclass().isFinal())) {
				return !isCompatibleWith(otherType);
			}
		} else {
			if (!isTypeVariable() && !otherType.isTypeVariable()) {
				return !isCompatibleWith(otherType);
			}
		}
	}
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if a type is provably distinct from another one,
 */
public boolean isProvablyDistinct(TypeBinding otherType) {

	/* With the hybrid 1.4/1.5+ projects modes, while establishing type equivalence, we need to
	   be prepared for a type such as Map appearing in one of three forms: As (a) a ParameterizedTypeBinding 
	   e.g Map<String, String>, (b) as RawTypeBinding Map#RAW and finally (c) as a BinaryTypeBinding 
	   When the usage of a type lacks type parameters, whether we land up with the raw form or not depends
	   on whether the underlying type was "seen to be" a generic type in the particular build environment or
	   not. See:
	    https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=186565
        https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=328827 
        https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=329588
	 */ 

	if (equalsEquals(this, otherType))
	    return false;
    if (otherType == null)
        return true;

    switch (kind()) {

		case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		    ParameterizedTypeBinding paramType = (ParameterizedTypeBinding) this;
		    switch(otherType.kind()) {
		    	case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		            ParameterizedTypeBinding otherParamType = (ParameterizedTypeBinding) otherType;
		            if (notEquals(paramType.genericType(), otherParamType.genericType()))
		                return true;
		            if (!paramType.isStatic()) { // static member types do not compare their enclosing
		            	ReferenceBinding enclosing = enclosingType();
		            	if (enclosing != null) {
		            		ReferenceBinding otherEnclosing = otherParamType.enclosingType();
		            		if (otherEnclosing == null) return true;
		            		if ((otherEnclosing.tagBits & TagBits.HasDirectWildcard) == 0) {
		            			if (enclosing.isProvablyDistinct(otherEnclosing)) return true; // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=302919
		            		} else {
		            			if (!enclosing.isEquivalentTo(otherParamType.enclosingType())) return true;
		            		}
		            	}
		            }
		            int length = paramType.arguments == null ? 0 : paramType.arguments.length;
		            TypeBinding[] otherArguments = otherParamType.arguments;
		            int otherLength = otherArguments == null ? 0 : otherArguments.length;
		            if (otherLength != length)
		                return true;
		            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
		            	if (paramType.arguments[i].isProvablyDistinctTypeArgument(otherArguments[i], paramType, i))
		            		return true;
		            }
		            return false;

		    	case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE :
		            if (notEquals(paramType.genericType(), otherType))
		                return true;
		            if (!paramType.isStatic()) { // static member types do not compare their enclosing
		            	ReferenceBinding enclosing = enclosingType();
		            	if (enclosing != null) {
		            		ReferenceBinding otherEnclosing = otherType.enclosingType();
		            		if (otherEnclosing == null) return true;
		            		if ((otherEnclosing.tagBits & TagBits.HasDirectWildcard) == 0) {
								if (notEquals(enclosing, otherEnclosing)) return true;
		            		} else {
		            			if (!enclosing.isEquivalentTo(otherType.enclosingType())) return true;
		            		}
		            	}
		            }
		            length = paramType.arguments == null ? 0 : paramType.arguments.length;
		            otherArguments = otherType.typeVariables();
		            otherLength = otherArguments == null ? 0 : otherArguments.length;
		            if (otherLength != length)
		                return true;
		            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
		            	if (paramType.arguments[i].isProvablyDistinctTypeArgument(otherArguments[i], paramType, i))
		            		return true;
		            }
		            return false;

		    	case Binding.RAW_TYPE :
		            return notEquals(erasure(), otherType.erasure());
		    	case Binding.TYPE:  // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=329588
		    		return notEquals(erasure(), otherType);
		    }
	        return true;

		case Binding.RAW_TYPE : // dead code ??

		    switch(otherType.kind()) {

		    	case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE :
		    	case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		    	case Binding.RAW_TYPE :
		    	case Binding.TYPE:  // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=329588
		            return notEquals(erasure(), otherType.erasure());
		    }
	        return true;

		case Binding.TYPE: // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=329588
		    switch(otherType.kind()) {
		    	case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		    	case Binding.RAW_TYPE :
		            return notEquals(this, otherType.erasure());
		    }
		    break;

		default :
			break;
	}
    return true;
}

/**
 * Returns false if two given types could not intersect as argument types:
 * List<Throwable> & List<Runnable> --> false
 * List<? extends Throwable> & List<? extends Runnable> --> true
 * List<? extends String> & List<? extends Runnable> --> false
 */
private boolean isProvablyDistinctTypeArgument(TypeBinding otherArgument, final ParameterizedTypeBinding paramType, final int rank) {
	if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(this, otherArgument))
		return false;

	TypeBinding upperBound1 = null;
	TypeBinding lowerBound1 = null;
	ReferenceBinding genericType = paramType.genericType();
	switch (kind()) {
		case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
			WildcardBinding wildcard = (WildcardBinding) this;
			switch (wildcard.boundKind) {
				case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
					upperBound1 = wildcard.bound;
					break;
				case Wildcard.SUPER:
					lowerBound1 = wildcard.bound;
					break;
				case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
					return false;
			}
			break;
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
			break;
		case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER :
			final TypeVariableBinding variable = (TypeVariableBinding) this;
			if (variable.isCapture()) {
				if (variable instanceof CaptureBinding18) {
					CaptureBinding18 cb18 = (CaptureBinding18)variable;
					upperBound1 = cb18.firstBound;
					lowerBound1 = cb18.lowerBound;
				} else {
					CaptureBinding capture = (CaptureBinding) variable;
					switch (capture.wildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							upperBound1 = capture.wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							lowerBound1 = capture.wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							return false;
					}
				}
				break;
			}
			if (variable.firstBound == null) // unbound variable
				return false;
			TypeBinding eliminatedType = Scope.convertEliminatingTypeVariables(variable, genericType, rank, null);
			switch (eliminatedType.kind()) {
				case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
				case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
					wildcard = (WildcardBinding) eliminatedType;
					switch (wildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							upperBound1 = wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							lowerBound1 = wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							return false;
					}
					break;
			}
			break;
	}
	TypeBinding upperBound2 = null;
	TypeBinding lowerBound2 = null;
	switch (otherArgument.kind()) {
		case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
			WildcardBinding otherWildcard = (WildcardBinding) otherArgument;
			switch (otherWildcard.boundKind) {
				case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
					upperBound2 = otherWildcard.bound;
					break;
				case Wildcard.SUPER:
					lowerBound2 = otherWildcard.bound;
					break;
				case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
					return false;
			}
			break;
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
			break;
		case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER :
			TypeVariableBinding otherVariable = (TypeVariableBinding) otherArgument;
			if (otherVariable.isCapture()) {
				if (otherVariable instanceof CaptureBinding18) {
					CaptureBinding18 cb18 = (CaptureBinding18)otherVariable;
					upperBound2 = cb18.firstBound;
					lowerBound2 = cb18.lowerBound;
				} else {
					CaptureBinding otherCapture = (CaptureBinding) otherVariable;
					switch (otherCapture.wildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							upperBound2 = otherCapture.wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							lowerBound2 = otherCapture.wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							return false;
					}
				}
				break;
			}
			if (otherVariable.firstBound == null) // unbound variable
				return false;
			TypeBinding otherEliminatedType = Scope.convertEliminatingTypeVariables(otherVariable, genericType, rank, null);
			switch (otherEliminatedType.kind()) {
				case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE :
				case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE :
					otherWildcard = (WildcardBinding) otherEliminatedType;
					switch (otherWildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							upperBound2 = otherWildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							lowerBound2 = otherWildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							return false;
					}
					break;
			}			break;
	}
	if (lowerBound1 != null) {
		if (lowerBound2 != null) {
			return false; // Object could always be a candidate

		} else if (upperBound2 != null) {
			if (lowerBound1.isTypeVariable() || upperBound2.isTypeVariable()) {
				return false;
			}
			return !lowerBound1.isCompatibleWith(upperBound2);
		} else {
			if (lowerBound1.isTypeVariable() || otherArgument.isTypeVariable()) {
				return false;
			}
			return !lowerBound1.isCompatibleWith(otherArgument);
		}
	} else if (upperBound1 != null) {
		if (lowerBound2 != null) {
			return !lowerBound2.isCompatibleWith(upperBound1);
		} else if (upperBound2 != null) {
			return upperBound1.isProvableDistinctSubType(upperBound2)
							&& upperBound2.isProvableDistinctSubType(upperBound1);
		} else {
			return otherArgument.isProvableDistinctSubType(upperBound1);
		}
	} else {
		if (lowerBound2 != null) {
			if (lowerBound2.isTypeVariable() || isTypeVariable()) {
				return false;
			}
			return !lowerBound2.isCompatibleWith(this);
		} else if (upperBound2 != null) {
			return isProvableDistinctSubType(upperBound2);
		} else {
			return true; // ground types should have been the same
		}
	}
}

/**
 * Answer true if the receiver is an annotation which may be repeatable. Overridden as appropriate.
 */
public boolean isRepeatableAnnotationType() {
	return false;
}

public final boolean isRawType() {
	return kind() == Binding.RAW_TYPE;
}
/**
 * JLS(3) 4.7.
 * Note: Foo<?>.Bar is also reifiable
 */
public boolean isReifiable() {
	TypeBinding leafType = leafComponentType();
	if (!(leafType instanceof ReferenceBinding))
		return true;
	ReferenceBinding current = (ReferenceBinding) leafType;
	do {
		switch (current.kind()) {
			case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER:
			case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE:
			case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE:
			case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE:
				return false;
			case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE:
				if (current.isBoundParameterizedType())
					return false;
				break;
			case Binding.RAW_TYPE:
				return true;
		}
		if (current.isStatic()) {
			return true;
		}
		if (current.isLocalType()) {
			LocalTypeBinding localTypeBinding = (LocalTypeBinding) current.erasure();
			MethodBinding enclosingMethod = localTypeBinding.enclosingMethod;
			if (enclosingMethod != null && enclosingMethod.isStatic()) {
				return true;
			}
		}
	} while ((current = current.enclosingType()) != null);
	return true;
}

/**
 * Answer true if the receiver is a static member type (or toplevel)
 */
public boolean isStatic() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if a given type may be thrown
 */
public boolean isThrowable() {
	return false;
}
// JLS3: 4.5.1.1
public boolean isTypeArgumentContainedBy(TypeBinding otherType) {
	if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(this, otherType))
		return true;
	switch (otherType.kind()) {
		// handle captured wildcards.
		case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER: {
			// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=347426
			if (!isParameterizedType() || !otherType.isCapture()) {
				return false;
			}
			CaptureBinding capture = (CaptureBinding) otherType;
			if (capture instanceof CaptureBinding18) {
				// by analogy to CaptureBinding but accepting the fact that .wildcard is null:
				CaptureBinding18 cb18 = (CaptureBinding18) capture;
				if (cb18.firstBound != null) {
					if (cb18.lowerBound != null)
						return false; // type containment is not defined for variables with both upper and lower bound
					TypeBinding[] otherBounds = null; 
					int len = cb18.upperBounds.length; // by construction non-null if firstBound is set
					if (len > 1)
						System.arraycopy(cb18.upperBounds, 1, otherBounds = new TypeBinding[len-1], 0, len-1);
					otherType = capture.environment.createWildcard(null, 0, cb18.firstBound, otherBounds, Wildcard.EXTENDS);
				} else if (cb18.lowerBound != null) {
					otherType = capture.environment.createWildcard(null, 0, cb18.lowerBound, null, Wildcard.SUPER);
				} else {
					return false; // not wellformed
				}
			} else {
				TypeBinding upperBound = null;
				TypeBinding [] otherBounds = null;
				WildcardBinding wildcard = capture.wildcard;
				switch (wildcard.boundKind) {
					case Wildcard.SUPER:
						return false; // T super syntax isn't allowed, impossible capture.
					case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
						TypeVariableBinding variable = wildcard.genericType.typeVariables()[wildcard.rank];
						upperBound = variable.upperBound();
						otherBounds = variable.boundsCount() > 1 ? variable.otherUpperBounds() : null;
						break;
					case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
						upperBound = wildcard.bound;
						otherBounds = wildcard.otherBounds;
						break;
				}
				// Given class A<T extends B<?>>, A<?> cannot be the universe of all parameterizations of A
				if (upperBound.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject && otherBounds == null) {
					return false; // but given class A<T>, A<?> stays an unbounded wildcard, see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=348956
				}
				otherType = capture.environment.createWildcard(null, 0, upperBound, otherBounds, Wildcard.EXTENDS);
			}
			return isTypeArgumentContainedBy(otherType);
		}
		// allow wildcard containment
		case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE:
		case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE:

			TypeBinding lowerBound = this;
			TypeBinding upperBound = this;
			switch (kind()) {
				case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE:
				case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE:
					WildcardBinding wildcard = (WildcardBinding) this;
					switch (wildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							if (wildcard.otherBounds != null) // intersection type
								break;
							upperBound = wildcard.bound;
							lowerBound = null;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							upperBound = wildcard;
							lowerBound = wildcard.bound;
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							upperBound = wildcard;
							lowerBound = null;
					}
					break;
				case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER:
					if (isCapture()) {
						CaptureBinding capture = (CaptureBinding) this;
						if (capture.lowerBound != null)
							lowerBound = capture.lowerBound;
					}
			}
			WildcardBinding otherWildcard = (WildcardBinding) otherType;
			if (otherWildcard.otherBounds != null)
				return false; // not a true wildcard (intersection type)
			TypeBinding otherBound = otherWildcard.bound;
			switch (otherWildcard.boundKind) {
				case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
					if (otherBound instanceof IntersectionTypeBinding18) {
						TypeBinding [] intersectingTypes = ((IntersectionTypeBinding18) otherBound).intersectingTypes;
						for (int i = 0, length = intersectingTypes.length; i < length; i++)
							if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(intersectingTypes[i], this))
								return true;
					}
					if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(otherBound, this))
						return true; // ? extends T  <=  ? extends ? extends T
					if (upperBound == null)
						return false;
					TypeBinding match = upperBound.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(otherBound);
					if (match != null && (match = match.leafComponentType()).isRawType()) {
						return TypeBinding.equalsEquals(match, otherBound.leafComponentType()); // forbide: Collection <=  ? extends Collection<?>
																												// forbide: Collection[] <=  ? extends Collection<?>[]
					}
					return upperBound.isCompatibleWith(otherBound);

				case Wildcard.SUPER:
					if (otherBound instanceof IntersectionTypeBinding18) {
						TypeBinding [] intersectingTypes = ((IntersectionTypeBinding18) otherBound).intersectingTypes;
						for (int i = 0, length = intersectingTypes.length; i < length; i++)
							if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(intersectingTypes[i], this))
								return true;
					}
					if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(otherBound, this))
						return true; // ? super T  <=  ? super ? super T
					if (lowerBound == null)
						return false;
					match = otherBound.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(lowerBound);
					if (match != null && (match = match.leafComponentType()).isRawType()) {
						return TypeBinding.equalsEquals(match, lowerBound.leafComponentType()); // forbide: Collection <=  ? super Collection<?>
																												// forbide: Collection[] <=  ? super Collection<?>[]
					}
					return otherBound.isCompatibleWith(lowerBound);

				case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
				default:
					return true;
			}
			// allow List<?> to match List<? extends Object> (and reciprocally)
		case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE:
			if (!isParameterizedType())
				return false;
			ParameterizedTypeBinding paramType = (ParameterizedTypeBinding) this;
			ParameterizedTypeBinding otherParamType = (ParameterizedTypeBinding) otherType;
			if (TypeBinding.notEquals(paramType.actualType(), otherParamType.actualType()))
				return false;
			if (!paramType.isStatic()) { // static member types do not compare their enclosing
				ReferenceBinding enclosing = enclosingType();
				if (enclosing != null) {
					ReferenceBinding otherEnclosing = otherParamType	.enclosingType();
					if (otherEnclosing == null)
						return false;
					if ((otherEnclosing.tagBits & TagBits.HasDirectWildcard) == 0) {
						if (TypeBinding.notEquals(enclosing, otherEnclosing))
							return false;
					} else {
						if (!enclosing.isEquivalentTo(otherParamType.enclosingType()))
							return false;
					}
				}
			}
			int length = paramType.arguments == null ? 0 : paramType.arguments.length;
			TypeBinding[] otherArguments = otherParamType.arguments;
			int otherLength = otherArguments == null ? 0 : otherArguments.length;
			if (otherLength != length)
				return false;
			nextArgument: for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
				TypeBinding argument = paramType.arguments[i];
				TypeBinding otherArgument = otherArguments[i];
				if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(argument, otherArgument))
					continue nextArgument;
				int kind = argument.kind();
				if (otherArgument.kind() != kind)
					return false;
				switch (kind) {
					case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE:
						if (argument.isTypeArgumentContainedBy(otherArgument)) // recurse
							continue nextArgument;
						break;
					case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE:
					case Binding.INTERSECTION_TYPE:
						WildcardBinding wildcard = (WildcardBinding) argument;
						otherWildcard = (WildcardBinding) otherArgument;
						switch (wildcard.boundKind) {
						case Wildcard.EXTENDS:
							// match "? extends <upperBound>" with "?"
							if (otherWildcard.boundKind == Wildcard.UNBOUND
									&& TypeBinding.equalsEquals(wildcard.bound, wildcard.typeVariable().upperBound()))
								continue nextArgument;
							break;
						case Wildcard.SUPER:
							break;
						case Wildcard.UNBOUND:
							// match "?" with "? extends <upperBound>"
							if (otherWildcard.boundKind == Wildcard.EXTENDS
									&& TypeBinding.equalsEquals(otherWildcard.bound, otherWildcard.typeVariable().upperBound()))
								continue nextArgument;
							break;
						}
						break;
				}
				return false;
			}
			return true;
	}
	// (? super Object) <= Object
	if (otherType.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject) {
		switch (kind()) {
			case Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE:
				WildcardBinding wildcard = (WildcardBinding) this;
				if (wildcard.boundKind == Wildcard.SUPER && wildcard.bound.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangObject) {
					return true;
				}
				break;
		}
	}
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type was declared as a type variable
 */
public boolean isTypeVariable() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if wildcard type of the form '?' (no bound)
 */
public boolean isUnboundWildcard() {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is a subclass of java.lang.Error or java.lang.RuntimeException
 */
public boolean isUncheckedException(boolean includeSupertype) {
	return false;
}

/**
 * Returns true if the type is a wildcard
 */
public boolean isWildcard() {
	return false;
}

/* API
 * Answer the receiver's binding type from Binding.BindingID.
 */
public int kind() {
	return Binding.TYPE;
}

public TypeBinding leafComponentType() {
	return this;
}

/**
 * Meant to be invoked on compatible types, to figure if unchecked conversion is necessary
 */
public boolean needsUncheckedConversion(TypeBinding targetType) {

	if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(this, targetType))
		return false;
	targetType = targetType.leafComponentType();
	if (!(targetType instanceof ReferenceBinding))
		return false;

	TypeBinding currentType = leafComponentType();
	TypeBinding match = currentType.findSuperTypeOriginatingFrom(targetType);
	if (!(match instanceof ReferenceBinding))
		return false;
	ReferenceBinding compatible = (ReferenceBinding) match;
	while (compatible.isRawType()) {
		if (targetType.isBoundParameterizedType())
			return true;
		if (compatible.isStatic())
			break;
		if ((compatible = compatible.enclosingType()) == null)
			break;
		if ((targetType = targetType.enclosingType()) == null)
			break;
	}
	return false;
}

/** Answer a readable name (for error reporting) that includes nullness type annotations. */
public char[] nullAnnotatedReadableName(CompilerOptions options, boolean shortNames) /* e.g.: java.lang.Object @o.e.j.a.NonNull[] */ {
	if (shortNames)
		return shortReadableName();
	else
		return readableName();
}

/**
 * Returns the orignal generic type instantiated by the receiver type, or itself if not.
 * This is similar to erasure process, except it doesn't erase type variable, wildcard, intersection types etc...
 */
public TypeBinding original() {
	switch(kind()) {
		case Binding.PARAMETERIZED_TYPE :
		case Binding.RAW_TYPE :
		case Binding.ARRAY_TYPE :
			return erasure().unannotated();
		default :
			return this.unannotated();
	}
}

/** 
 * Return this type minus its type annotations
 */
public TypeBinding unannotated() {
	return this;
}

/**
 * Return this type minus its toplevel null annotations. Any annotations on type arguments or
 * bounds are retained. 
 */
public TypeBinding withoutToplevelNullAnnotation() {
	return this;
}

public final boolean hasTypeAnnotations() {
	return (this.tagBits & TagBits.HasTypeAnnotations) != 0;
}

/**
 * Answer the qualified name of the receiver's package separated by periods
 * or an empty string if its the default package.
 *
 * For example, {java.util}.
 */

public char[] qualifiedPackageName() {
	PackageBinding packageBinding = getPackage();
	return packageBinding == null
			|| packageBinding.compoundName == CharOperation.NO_CHAR_CHAR ? CharOperation.NO_CHAR
			: packageBinding.readableName();
}

/**
 * Answer the source name for the type.
 * In the case of member types, as the qualified name from its top level type.
 * For example, for a member type N defined inside M & A: "A.M.N".
 */

public abstract char[] qualifiedSourceName();

/**
 * @return the JSR 308 annotations for this type.
 */
final public AnnotationBinding[] getTypeAnnotations() {
	return this.typeAnnotations;
}

public void setTypeAnnotations(AnnotationBinding[] annotations, boolean evalNullAnnotations) {
	this.tagBits |= TagBits.HasTypeAnnotations;
	if (annotations == null || annotations.length == 0)
		return;
	this.typeAnnotations = annotations;
	if (evalNullAnnotations) {
		for (int i = 0, length = annotations.length; i < length; i++) {
			AnnotationBinding annotation = annotations[i];
			if (annotation != null) {
				switch (annotation.type.id) {
					case TypeIds.T_ConfiguredAnnotationNullable :
						this.tagBits |= TagBits.AnnotationNullable | TagBits.HasNullTypeAnnotation;
						break;
					case TypeIds.T_ConfiguredAnnotationNonNull :
						this.tagBits |= TagBits.AnnotationNonNull  | TagBits.HasNullTypeAnnotation;
						break;
				}
			}
		}
		// we do accept contradictory tagBits here, to support detecting contradictions caused by type substitution
	}
}

// return a name that can be passed to Signature.createTypeSignature
public char [] signableName() {
	return readableName();
}

/**
 * Answer the receiver classfile signature.
 * Arrays & base types do not distinguish between signature() & constantPoolName().
 * NOTE: This method should only be used during/after code gen.
 */
public char[] signature() {
	return constantPoolName();
}

public abstract char[] sourceName();

public void swapUnresolved(UnresolvedReferenceBinding unresolvedType,
		ReferenceBinding resolvedType, LookupEnvironment environment) {
	// subclasses must override if they wrap another type binding
}

TypeBinding [] typeArguments () {
	return null;
}

public TypeVariableBinding[] typeVariables() {
	return Binding.NO_TYPE_VARIABLES;
}

/**
 * Return the single abstract method of a functional interface, or null, if the receiver is not a functional interface as defined in JLS 9.8.
 * @param scope scope
 * @param replaceWildcards Should wildcards be replaced following JLS 9.8? Say false for lambdas with explicit argument types which should apply 18.5.3
 *  
 * @return The single abstract method of a functional interface, or null, if the receiver is not a functional interface. 
 */
public MethodBinding getSingleAbstractMethod(Scope scope, boolean replaceWildcards) {
	return null;
}

public ReferenceBinding[] getIntersectingTypes() {
	return null;
}

public static boolean equalsEquals(TypeBinding that, TypeBinding other) {
	if (that == other) //$IDENTITY-COMPARISON$
		return true;
	if (that == null || other == null)
		return false;
	if (that.id != TypeIds.NoId && that.id == other.id)
		return true;
	return false;
}

public static boolean notEquals(TypeBinding that, TypeBinding other) {
	if (that == other) //$IDENTITY-COMPARISON$
		return false;
	if (that == null || other == null)
		return true;
	if (that.id != TypeIds.NoId && that.id == other.id)
		return false;
	return true;
}
/** Return the primordial type from which the receiver was cloned. Not all types track a prototype, only {@link SourceTypeBinding},
 * {@link BinaryTypeBinding} and {@link UnresolvedReferenceBinding} do so as of now. In fact some types e.g {@link ParameterizedTypeBinding}
 * should not do so. Deflecting a query to a prototype would lead to wrong results in the case of {@link ParameterizedTypeBinding}
 */
public TypeBinding prototype() {
	return null;
}

public boolean isUnresolvedType() {
	return false;
}

/** Does this type mention any of the given type parameters, except the one at position 'idx'? */
public boolean mentionsAny(TypeBinding[] parameters, int idx) {
	for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++)
		if (i != idx)
			if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(parameters[i], this))
				return true;
	return false;
}

/** Collect all inference variables mentioned in this type into the set 'variables'. */
void collectInferenceVariables(Set<InferenceVariable> variables) {
	// nop
}
/** Answer an additional bit characterizing this type, like {@link TypeIds#BitAutoCloseable}. */
public boolean hasTypeBit(int bit) {
	return false;
}

public boolean sIsMoreSpecific(TypeBinding s, TypeBinding t, Scope scope) {
	return s.isCompatibleWith(t, scope) && !s.needsUncheckedConversion(t);
}

public boolean isSubtypeOf(TypeBinding right) {
	return isCompatibleWith(right);
}

public MethodBinding[] getMethods(char[] selector) {
	return Binding.NO_METHODS;
}

public boolean canBeSeenBy(Scope scope) {
	return true;
}

public ReferenceBinding superclass() {
	return null;
}

public ReferenceBinding[] superInterfaces() {
	return Binding.NO_SUPERINTERFACES;
}

public SyntheticArgumentBinding[] syntheticOuterLocalVariables() {
	return null;		// is null if no enclosing instances are required
}
/**
 * Call this before descending into type details to prevent infinite recursion.
 * @return true if a recursion has already been started.
 */
public boolean enterRecursiveFunction() {
	return true;
}
/**
 * Exit the context of a potentially recursive function.
 */
public void exitRecursiveFunction() {
	// empty, subclasses to override
}

public boolean isFunctionalType() {
	return false;
}
}
