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  25 
  26 package javax.lang.model.type;
  27 
  28 import java.util.List;
  29 
  30 /**
  31  * Represents a disjunctive type.
  32  *
  33  * As of the {@link javax.lang.model.SourceVersion#RELEASE_7
  34  * RELEASE_7} source version, disjunctive types can appear as the type
  35  * of a multi-catch exception parameter.
  36  *
  37  * @since 1.7
  38  */
  39 public interface DisjunctiveType extends TypeMirror {
  40 
  41     /**
  42      * Return the alternatives comprising this disjunctive type.
  43      *
  44      * The alternatives are formally referred to as <i>disjuncts</i>.
  45      *
  46      * @return the alternatives comprising this disjunctive type.
  47      */
  48     List<? extends TypeMirror> getAlternatives();
  49 }