src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/SymbolMetadata.java

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          private final Annotate.AnnotateRepeatedContext<T> ctx;
          private final List<T> placeholderFor;
          private final Symbol on;
  
!         public Placeholder(Annotate.AnnotateRepeatedContext<T> ctx, List<T> placeholderFor, Symbol on) {
              super(on.type, List.<Pair<Symbol.MethodSymbol, Attribute>>nil(),
                      ctx.isTypeCompound ?
                              ((Attribute.TypeCompound)placeholderFor.head).position :
!                                 new TypeAnnotationPosition());
              this.ctx = ctx;
              this.placeholderFor = placeholderFor;
              this.on = on;
          }
  
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          private final Annotate.AnnotateRepeatedContext<T> ctx;
          private final List<T> placeholderFor;
          private final Symbol on;
  
!         public Placeholder(Annotate.AnnotateRepeatedContext<T> ctx,
!                            List<T> placeholderFor, Symbol on) {
              super(on.type, List.<Pair<Symbol.MethodSymbol, Attribute>>nil(),
                    ctx.isTypeCompound ?
                    ((Attribute.TypeCompound)placeholderFor.head).position :
!                   // Eventually, we will need to get rid of this use
!                   // of unknown, either by using null, or by throwing
!                   // an assertion failure here.
!                   TypeAnnotationPosition.unknown);
              this.ctx = ctx;
              this.placeholderFor = placeholderFor;
              this.on = on;
          }