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/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2019 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *     Matt McCutchen - partial fix for https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=122995
 *     Karen Moore - fix for https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=207411
 *     Stephan Herrmann <stephan@cs.tu-berlin.de> - Contributions for 
 *                          bug 185682 - Increment/decrement operators mark local variables as read
 *                          bug 186342 - [compiler][null] Using annotations for null checking
 *                        bug 365519 - editorial cleanup after bug 186342 and bug 365387
 *                        bug 374605 - Unreasonable warning for enum-based switch statements
 *                        bug 384870 - [compiler] @Deprecated annotation not detected if preceded by other annotation
 *                        bug 393719 - [compiler] inconsistent warnings on iteration variables
 *                        Bug 392099 - [1.8][compiler][null] Apply null annotation on types for null analysis
 *                        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 424742 - [1.8] NPE in LambdaExpression.isCompatibleWith
 *                        Bug 424710 - [1.8][compiler] CCE in SingleNameReference.localVariableBinding
 *                        Bug 424205 - [1.8] Cannot infer type for diamond type with lambda on method invocation
 *                        Bug 424415 - [1.8][compiler] Eventual resolution of ReferenceExpression is not seen to be happening.
 *                        Bug 426366 - [1.8][compiler] Type inference doesn't handle multiple candidate target types in outer overload context
 *                        Bug 427282 - [1.8][compiler] AIOOB (-1) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ClassFile.traverse(ClassFile.java:6209)
 *                        Bug 427483 - [Java 8] Variables in lambdas sometimes can't be resolved
 *                        Bug 428352 - [1.8][compiler] Resolution errors don't always surface
 *                        Bug 427163 - [1.8][null] bogus error "Contradictory null specification" on varags
 *                        Bug 432348 - [1.8] Internal compiler error (NPE) after upgrade to 1.8
 *                        Bug 440143 - [1.8][null] one more case of contradictory null annotations regarding type variables
 *                        Bug 441693 - [1.8][null] Bogus warning for type argument annotated with @NonNull
 *                        Bug 434483 - [1.8][compiler][inference] Type inference not picked up with method reference
 *                        Bug 446442 - [1.8] merge null annotations from super methods
 *                        Bug 437072 - [compiler][null] Null analysis emits possibly incorrect warning for new int[][] despite @NonNullByDefault 
 *     Jesper S Moller - Contributions for
 *                        bug 382721 - [1.8][compiler] Effectively final variables needs special treatment
 *                        bug 412153 - [1.8][compiler] Check validity of annotations which may be repeatable
 *                        bug 412153 - [1.8][compiler] Check validity of annotations which may be repeatable
 *                        bug 412149 - [1.8][compiler] Emit repeated annotations into the designated container
 *                        bug 419209 - [1.8] Repeating container annotations should be rejected in the presence of annotation it contains
 *     Till Brychcy - Contributions for
 *                           bug 467094 - [1.8][null] TYPE_USE NullAnnotations of array contents are applied to field.
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.CharOperation;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ASTVisitor;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.classfmt.ClassFileConstants;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.env.AccessRestriction;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.AnnotationBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ArrayBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.Binding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.BlockScope;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ExtraCompilerModifiers;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.FieldBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.InferenceContext18;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.InvocationSite;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LocalVariableBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.MethodBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ModuleBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.PackageBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ParameterizedMethodBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ProblemMethodBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ProblemReasons;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.ReferenceBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.Scope;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.SourceTypeBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.TagBits;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.TypeBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.TypeConstants;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.TypeIds;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.TypeVariableBinding;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.WildcardBinding;

@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
public abstract class ASTNode implements TypeConstants, TypeIds {

    public int sourceStart, sourceEnd;

    // storage for internal flags (32 bits)            BIT USAGE
    public final static int Bit1 = 0x1; // return type (operator) | name reference kind (name ref) | add assertion (type decl) | useful empty statement (empty statement)
    public final static int Bit2 = 0x2; // return type (operator) | name reference kind (name ref) | has local type (type, method, field decl) | if type elided (local)
    public final static int Bit3 = 0x4; // return type (operator) | name reference kind (name ref) | implicit this (this ref) | is argument(local)
    public final static int Bit4 = 0x8; // return type (operator) | first assignment to local (name ref,local decl) | undocumented empty block (block, type and method decl)
    public final static int Bit5 = 0x10; // value for return (expression) | has all method bodies (unit) | supertype ref (type ref) | resolved (field decl)
    public final static int Bit6 = 0x20; // depth (name ref, msg) | ignore need cast check (cast expression) | error in signature (method declaration/ initializer) | is recovered (annotation reference)
    public final static int Bit7 = 0x40; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | need runtime checkcast (cast expression) | label used (labelStatement) | needFreeReturn (AbstractMethodDeclaration)
    public final static int Bit8 = 0x80; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | unsafe cast (cast expression) | is default constructor (constructor declaration) | isElseStatementUnreachable (if statement)
    public final static int Bit9 = 0x100; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | is local type (type decl) | isThenStatementUnreachable (if statement) | can be static
    public final static int Bit10 = 0x200; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | is anonymous type (type decl)
    public final static int Bit11 = 0x400; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | is member type (type decl)
    public final static int Bit12 = 0x800; // depth (name ref, msg) | operator (operator) | has abstract methods (type decl)
    public final static int Bit13 = 0x1000; // depth (name ref, msg) | is secondary type (type decl)
    public final static int Bit14 = 0x2000; // strictly assigned (reference lhs) | discard enclosing instance (explicit constr call) | hasBeenGenerated (type decl)
    public final static int Bit15 = 0x4000; // is unnecessary cast (expression) | is varargs (type ref) | isSubRoutineEscaping (try statement) | superAccess (javadoc allocation expression/javadoc message send/javadoc return statement)
    public final static int Bit16 = 0x8000; // in javadoc comment (name ref, type ref, msg)
    public final static int Bit17 = 0x10000; // compound assigned (reference lhs) | unchecked (msg, alloc, explicit constr call)
    public final static int Bit18 = 0x20000; // non null (expression) | onDemand (import reference)
    public final static int Bit19 = 0x40000; // didResolve (parameterized qualified type ref/parameterized single type ref)  | empty (javadoc return statement) | needReceiverGenericCast (msg/fieldref)
    public final static int Bit20 = 0x80000; // contains syntax errors (method declaration, type declaration, field declarations, initializer), typeref: <> name ref: lambda capture)
    public final static int Bit21 = 0x100000; // for all declarations that can contain type references that have type annotations | insideExpressionStatement
    public final static int Bit22 = 0x200000; // parenthesis count (expression) | used (import reference) shadows outer local (local declarations)
    public final static int Bit23 = 0x400000; // parenthesis count (expression) | second or later declarator in declaration (local declarations)
    public final static int Bit24 = 0x800000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit25 = 0x1000000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit26 = 0x2000000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit27 = 0x4000000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit28 = 0x8000000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit29 = 0x10000000; // parenthesis count (expression)
    public final static int Bit30 = 0x20000000; // elseif (if statement) | try block exit (try statement) | fall-through (case statement) | ignore no effect assign (expression ref) | needScope (for statement) | isAnySubRoutineEscaping (return statement) | blockExit (synchronized statement)
    public final static int Bit31 = 0x40000000; // local declaration reachable (local decl) | ignore raw type check (type ref) | discard entire assignment (assignment) | isSynchronized (return statement) | thenExit (if statement)
    public final static int Bit32 = 0x80000000; // reachable (statement)

    public final static long Bit32L = 0x80000000L;
    public final static long Bit33L = 0x100000000L;
    public final static long Bit34L = 0x200000000L;
    public final static long Bit35L = 0x400000000L;
    public final static long Bit36L = 0x800000000L;
    public final static long Bit37L = 0x1000000000L;
    public final static long Bit38L = 0x2000000000L;
    public final static long Bit39L = 0x4000000000L;
    public final static long Bit40L = 0x8000000000L;
    public final static long Bit41L = 0x10000000000L;
    public final static long Bit42L = 0x20000000000L;
    public final static long Bit43L = 0x40000000000L;
    public final static long Bit44L = 0x80000000000L;
    public final static long Bit45L = 0x100000000000L;
    public final static long Bit46L = 0x200000000000L;
    public final static long Bit47L = 0x400000000000L;
    public final static long Bit48L = 0x800000000000L;
    public final static long Bit49L = 0x1000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit50L = 0x2000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit51L = 0x4000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit52L = 0x8000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit53L = 0x10000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit54L = 0x20000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit55L = 0x40000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit56L = 0x80000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit57L = 0x100000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit58L = 0x200000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit59L = 0x400000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit60L = 0x800000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit61L = 0x1000000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit62L = 0x2000000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit63L = 0x4000000000000000L;
    public final static long Bit64L = 0x8000000000000000L;

    public int bits = IsReachable; // reachable by default

    // for operators
    public static final int ReturnTypeIDMASK = Bit1 | Bit2 | Bit3 | Bit4;
    public static final int OperatorSHIFT = 6; // Bit7 -> Bit12
    public static final int OperatorMASK = Bit7 | Bit8 | Bit9 | Bit10 | Bit11 | Bit12; // 6 bits for operator ID

    // for binary expressions
    public static final int IsReturnedValue = Bit5;

    // for cast expressions
    public static final int UnnecessaryCast = Bit15;
    public static final int DisableUnnecessaryCastCheck = Bit6;
    public static final int GenerateCheckcast = Bit7;
    public static final int UnsafeCast = Bit8;

    // for name references
    public static final int RestrictiveFlagMASK = Bit1 | Bit2 | Bit3;

    // for local decls
    public static final int IsTypeElided = Bit2; // type elided lambda argument.
    public static final int IsArgument = Bit3;
    public static final int IsLocalDeclarationReachable = Bit31;
    public static final int IsForeachElementVariable = Bit5;
    public static final int ShadowsOuterLocal = Bit22;
    public static final int IsAdditionalDeclarator = Bit23;

    // for name refs or local decls
    public static final int FirstAssignmentToLocal = Bit4;

    // for msg or field references
    public static final int NeedReceiverGenericCast = Bit19;

    // for this reference
    public static final int IsImplicitThis = Bit3;

    // for single name references
    public static final int DepthSHIFT = 5; // Bit6 -> Bit13
    public static final int DepthMASK = Bit6 | Bit7 | Bit8 | Bit9 | Bit10 | Bit11 | Bit12 | Bit13; // 8 bits for actual depth value (max. 255)
    public static final int IsCapturedOuterLocal = Bit20;

    // for statements
    public static final int IsReachable = Bit32;
    public static final int LabelUsed = Bit7;
    public static final int DocumentedFallthrough = Bit30; // switch statement
    public static final int DocumentedCasesOmitted = Bit31; // switch statement

    // try statements
    public static final int IsSubRoutineEscaping = Bit15;
    public static final int IsTryBlockExiting = Bit30;

    // for type declaration
    public static final int ContainsAssertion = Bit1;
    public static final int IsLocalType = Bit9;
    public static final int IsAnonymousType = Bit10; // used to test for anonymous
    public static final int IsMemberType = Bit11; // local member do not know it is local at parse time (need to look at binding)
    public static final int HasAbstractMethods = Bit12; // used to promote abstract enums
    public static final int IsSecondaryType = Bit13; // used to test for secondary
    public static final int HasBeenGenerated = Bit14;

    // for type, method and field declarations
    public static final int HasLocalType = Bit2; // cannot conflict with AddAssertionMASK
    public static final int HasBeenResolved = Bit5; // field decl only (to handle forward references)

    // for expression
    public static final int ParenthesizedSHIFT = 21; // Bit22 -> Bit29
    public static final int ParenthesizedMASK = Bit22 | Bit23 | Bit24 | Bit25 | Bit26 | Bit27 | Bit28 | Bit29; // 8 bits for parenthesis count value (max. 255)
    public static final int IgnoreNoEffectAssignCheck = Bit30;

    // for references on lhs of assignment
    public static final int IsStrictlyAssigned = Bit14; // set only for true assignments, as opposed to compound ones
    public static final int IsCompoundAssigned = Bit17; // set only for compound assignments, as opposed to other ones

    // for explicit constructor call
    public static final int DiscardEnclosingInstance = Bit14; // used for codegen

    // for all method/constructor invocations (msg, alloc, expl. constr call)
    public static final int Unchecked = Bit17;

    // for javadoc - used to indicate whether the javadoc has to be resolved
    public static final int ResolveJavadoc = Bit17;

    // for empty statement
    public static final int IsUsefulEmptyStatement = Bit1;

    // for block and method declaration
    public static final int UndocumentedEmptyBlock = Bit4;
    public static final int OverridingMethodWithSupercall = Bit5;
    public static final int CanBeStatic = Bit9; // used to flag a method that can be declared static

    // for initializer and method declaration
    public static final int ErrorInSignature = Bit6;

    // for abstract method declaration
    public static final int NeedFreeReturn = Bit7; // abstract method declaration

    // for constructor declaration
    public static final int IsDefaultConstructor = Bit8;

    // for compilation unit
    public static final int HasAllMethodBodies = Bit5;
    public static final int IsImplicitUnit = Bit1;

    // for references in Javadoc comments
    public static final int InsideJavadoc = Bit16;

    // for javadoc allocation expression/javadoc message send/javadoc return statement
    public static final int SuperAccess = Bit15;

    // for javadoc return statement
    public static final int Empty = Bit19;

    // for if statement
    public static final int IsElseIfStatement = Bit30;
    public static final int ThenExit = Bit31;
    public static final int IsElseStatementUnreachable = Bit8; // as computed by control flow analysis or null analysis.
    public static final int IsThenStatementUnreachable = Bit9; // as computed by control flow analysis or null analysis

    // for type reference
    public static final int IsSuperType = Bit5;
    public static final int IsVarArgs = Bit15;
    public static final int IgnoreRawTypeCheck = Bit31;

    // for array initializer
    public static final int IsAnnotationDefaultValue = Bit1;

    // for null reference analysis
    public static final int IsNonNull = Bit18;

    // for for statement
    public static final int NeededScope = Bit30;

    // for import reference
    public static final int OnDemand = Bit18;
    public static final int Used = Bit2;
    public static final int inModule = Bit19;

    // for parameterized qualified/single type ref
    public static final int DidResolve = Bit19;

    // for return statement
    public static final int IsAnySubRoutineEscaping = Bit30;
    public static final int IsSynchronized = Bit31;

    // for synchronized statement
    public static final int BlockExit = Bit30;

    // for annotation reference
    public static final int IsRecovered = Bit6;

    // for type declaration, initializer and method declaration
    public static final int HasSyntaxErrors = Bit20;

    // constants used when checking invocation arguments
    public static final int INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_OK = 0;
    public static final int INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_UNCHECKED = 1;
    public static final int INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_WILDCARD = 2;

    // for all declarations that can contain type references that have type annotations
    public static final int HasTypeAnnotations = Bit21;

    // for type reference (diamond case) - Java 7
    public static final int IsUnionType = Bit30;
    // Used to tag ParameterizedSingleTypeReference or ParameterizedQualifiedTypeReference when they are
    // used without any type args. It is also used to tag CompletionOnQualifiedExpression when the
    // generics inference has failed and the resolved type still has <>.
    public static final int IsDiamond = Bit20;

    // this is only used for method invocation as the expression inside an expression statement
    public static final int InsideExpressionStatement = Bit21;

    // for annotation reference, signal if annotation was created from a default:
    public static final int IsSynthetic = ASTNode.Bit7;

    // for all reference context entries.
    public static final int HasFunctionalInterfaceTypes = ASTNode.Bit22;

    public static final Argument[] NO_ARGUMENTS = new Argument[0];

    public ASTNode() {

        super();
    }

    private static int checkInvocationArgument(BlockScope scope, Expression argument, TypeBinding parameterType,
            TypeBinding argumentType, TypeBinding originalParameterType) {
        argument.computeConversion(scope, parameterType, argumentType);

        if (argumentType != TypeBinding.NULL && parameterType.kind() == Binding.WILDCARD_TYPE) { // intersection types are tolerated
            WildcardBinding wildcard = (WildcardBinding) parameterType;
            if (wildcard.boundKind != Wildcard.SUPER) {
                return INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_WILDCARD;
            }
        }
        TypeBinding checkedParameterType = parameterType; // originalParameterType == null ? parameterType : originalParameterType;
        if (TypeBinding.notEquals(argumentType, checkedParameterType)
                && argumentType.needsUncheckedConversion(checkedParameterType)) {
            scope.problemReporter().unsafeTypeConversion(argument, argumentType, checkedParameterType);
            return INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_UNCHECKED;
        }
        return INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_OK;
    }

    public static boolean checkInvocationArguments(BlockScope scope, Expression receiver, TypeBinding receiverType,
            MethodBinding method, Expression[] arguments, TypeBinding[] argumentTypes, boolean argsContainCast,
            InvocationSite invocationSite) {
        long sourceLevel = scope.compilerOptions().sourceLevel;
        boolean is1_7 = sourceLevel >= ClassFileConstants.JDK1_7;
        TypeBinding[] params = method.parameters;
        int paramLength = params.length;
        boolean isRawMemberInvocation = !method.isStatic() && !receiverType.isUnboundWildcard()
                && method.declaringClass.isRawType() && method.hasSubstitutedParameters();

        boolean uncheckedBoundCheck = (method.tagBits & TagBits.HasUncheckedTypeArgumentForBoundCheck) != 0;
        MethodBinding rawOriginalGenericMethod = null;
        if (!isRawMemberInvocation) {
            if (method instanceof ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding) {
                ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding paramMethod = (ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding) method;
                if (paramMethod.isRaw && method.hasSubstitutedParameters()) {
                    rawOriginalGenericMethod = method.original();
                }
            }
        }
        int invocationStatus = INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_OK;
        if (arguments == null) {
            if (method.isVarargs()) {
                TypeBinding parameterType = ((ArrayBinding) params[paramLength - 1]).elementsType(); // no element was supplied for vararg parameter
                if (!parameterType.isReifiable()
                        && (!is1_7 || ((method.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationSafeVarargs) == 0))) {
                    scope.problemReporter().unsafeGenericArrayForVarargs(parameterType, (ASTNode) invocationSite);
                }
            }
        } else {
            if (method.isVarargs()) {
                // 4 possibilities exist for a call to the vararg method foo(int i, long ... value) : foo(1), foo(1, 2), foo(1, 2, 3, 4) & foo(1, new long[] {1, 2})
                int lastIndex = paramLength - 1;
                for (int i = 0; i < lastIndex; i++) {
                    TypeBinding originalRawParam = rawOriginalGenericMethod == null ? null
                            : rawOriginalGenericMethod.parameters[i];
                    invocationStatus |= checkInvocationArgument(scope, arguments[i], params[i], argumentTypes[i],
                            originalRawParam);
                }
                int argLength = arguments.length;
                if (lastIndex <= argLength) { // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=337093
                    TypeBinding parameterType = params[lastIndex];
                    TypeBinding originalRawParam = null;

                    if (paramLength != argLength
                            || parameterType.dimensions() != argumentTypes[lastIndex].dimensions()) {
                        parameterType = ((ArrayBinding) parameterType).elementsType(); // single element was provided for vararg parameter
                        if (!parameterType.isReifiable()
                                && (!is1_7 || ((method.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationSafeVarargs) == 0))) {
                            scope.problemReporter().unsafeGenericArrayForVarargs(parameterType,
                                    (ASTNode) invocationSite);
                        }
                        originalRawParam = rawOriginalGenericMethod == null ? null
                                : ((ArrayBinding) rawOriginalGenericMethod.parameters[lastIndex]).elementsType();
                    }
                    for (int i = lastIndex; i < argLength; i++) {
                        invocationStatus |= checkInvocationArgument(scope, arguments[i], parameterType,
                                argumentTypes[i], originalRawParam);
                    }
                }
                if (paramLength == argLength) { // 70056
                    int varargsIndex = paramLength - 1;
                    ArrayBinding varargsType = (ArrayBinding) params[varargsIndex];
                    TypeBinding lastArgType = argumentTypes[varargsIndex];
                    int dimensions;
                    if (lastArgType == TypeBinding.NULL) {
                        if (!(varargsType.leafComponentType().isBaseType() && varargsType.dimensions() == 1))
                            scope.problemReporter().varargsArgumentNeedCast(method, lastArgType, invocationSite);
                    } else if (varargsType.dimensions <= (dimensions = lastArgType.dimensions())) {
                        if (lastArgType.leafComponentType().isBaseType()) {
                            dimensions--;
                        }
                        if (varargsType.dimensions < dimensions) {
                            scope.problemReporter().varargsArgumentNeedCast(method, lastArgType, invocationSite);
                        } else if (varargsType.dimensions == dimensions
                                && TypeBinding.notEquals(lastArgType, varargsType)
                                && TypeBinding.notEquals(lastArgType.leafComponentType().erasure(),
                                        varargsType.leafComponentType.erasure())
                                && lastArgType.isCompatibleWith(varargsType.elementsType())
                                && lastArgType.isCompatibleWith(varargsType)) {
                            scope.problemReporter().varargsArgumentNeedCast(method, lastArgType, invocationSite);
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                for (int i = 0; i < paramLength; i++) {
                    TypeBinding originalRawParam = rawOriginalGenericMethod == null ? null
                            : rawOriginalGenericMethod.parameters[i];
                    invocationStatus |= checkInvocationArgument(scope, arguments[i], params[i], argumentTypes[i],
                            originalRawParam);
                }
            }
            if (argsContainCast) {
                CastExpression.checkNeedForArgumentCasts(scope, receiver, receiverType, method, arguments,
                        argumentTypes, invocationSite);
            }
        }
        if ((invocationStatus & INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_WILDCARD) != 0) {
            scope.problemReporter().wildcardInvocation((ASTNode) invocationSite, receiverType, method,
                    argumentTypes);
        } else if (!method.isStatic() && !receiverType.isUnboundWildcard() && method.declaringClass.isRawType()
                && method.hasSubstitutedParameters()) {
            if (scope.compilerOptions().reportUnavoidableGenericTypeProblems || receiver == null
                    || !receiver.forcedToBeRaw(scope.referenceContext())) {
                scope.problemReporter().unsafeRawInvocation((ASTNode) invocationSite, method);
            }
        } else if (rawOriginalGenericMethod != null || uncheckedBoundCheck
                || ((invocationStatus & INVOCATION_ARGUMENT_UNCHECKED) != 0)) {
            if (method instanceof ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding) {
                scope.problemReporter().unsafeRawGenericMethodInvocation((ASTNode) invocationSite, method,
                        argumentTypes);
                return true;
            }
            if (sourceLevel >= ClassFileConstants.JDK1_8)
                return true; // signal to erase return type and exceptions, while keeping javac compatibility at 1.7-
        }
        return false;
    }

    public ASTNode concreteStatement() {
        return this;
    }

    public final boolean isFieldUseDeprecated(FieldBinding field, Scope scope, int filteredBits) {
        if ((this.bits & ASTNode.InsideJavadoc) == 0 // ignore references inside Javadoc comments 
                && (filteredBits & IsStrictlyAssigned) == 0 // ignore write access
                && field.isOrEnclosedByPrivateType() && !scope.isDefinedInField(field)) // ignore cases where field is used from inside itself 
        {
            if (((filteredBits & IsCompoundAssigned) != 0))
                // used, but usage may not be relevant
                field.original().compoundUseFlag++;
            else
                field.original().modifiers |= ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccLocallyUsed;
        }

        if ((field.modifiers & ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccRestrictedAccess) != 0) {
            ModuleBinding module = field.declaringClass.module();
            LookupEnvironment env = (module == null) ? scope.environment() : module.environment;
            AccessRestriction restriction = env.getAccessRestriction(field.declaringClass.erasure());
            if (restriction != null) {
                scope.problemReporter().forbiddenReference(field, this, restriction.classpathEntryType,
                        restriction.classpathEntryName, restriction.getProblemId());
            }
        }

        if (!field.isViewedAsDeprecated())
            return false;

        // inside same unit - no report
        if (scope.isDefinedInSameUnit(field.declaringClass))
            return false;

        // if context is deprecated, may avoid reporting
        if (!scope.compilerOptions().reportDeprecationInsideDeprecatedCode && scope.isInsideDeprecatedCode())
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    public boolean isImplicitThis() {

        return false;
    }

    public boolean receiverIsImplicitThis() {

        return false;
    }

    /* Answer true if the method use is considered deprecated.
    * An access in the same compilation unit is allowed.
    */
    public final boolean isMethodUseDeprecated(MethodBinding method, Scope scope, boolean isExplicitUse,
            InvocationSite invocation) {
        // ignore references insing Javadoc comments
        if ((this.bits & ASTNode.InsideJavadoc) == 0 && method.isOrEnclosedByPrivateType()
                && !scope.isDefinedInMethod(method)) {
            // ignore cases where method is used from inside itself (e.g. direct recursions)
            method.original().modifiers |= ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccLocallyUsed;
        }

        // TODO (maxime) consider separating concerns between deprecation and access restriction.
        //              Caveat: this was not the case when access restriction funtion was added.
        if (isExplicitUse && (method.modifiers & ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccRestrictedAccess) != 0) {
            // note: explicit constructors calls warnings are kept despite the 'new C1()' case (two
            //       warnings, one on type, the other on constructor), because of the 'super()' case.
            ModuleBinding module = method.declaringClass.module();
            LookupEnvironment env = (module == null) ? scope.environment() : module.environment;
            AccessRestriction restriction = env.getAccessRestriction(method.declaringClass.erasure());
            if (restriction != null) {
                scope.problemReporter().forbiddenReference(method, invocation, restriction.classpathEntryType,
                        restriction.classpathEntryName, restriction.getProblemId());
            }
        }

        if (!method.isViewedAsDeprecated())
            return false;

        // inside same unit - no report
        if (scope.isDefinedInSameUnit(method.declaringClass))
            return false;

        // non explicit use and non explicitly deprecated - no report
        if (!isExplicitUse && (method.modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccDeprecated) == 0) {
            return false;
        }

        // if context is deprecated, may avoid reporting
        if (!scope.compilerOptions().reportDeprecationInsideDeprecatedCode && scope.isInsideDeprecatedCode())
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    public boolean isSuper() {

        return false;
    }

    public boolean isQualifiedSuper() {

        return false;
    }

    public boolean isThis() {

        return false;
    }

    public boolean isUnqualifiedSuper() {
        return false;
    }

    /* Answer true if the type use is considered deprecated.
    * An access in the same compilation unit is allowed.
    */
    public final boolean isTypeUseDeprecated(TypeBinding type, Scope scope) {

        if (type.isArrayType()) {
            type = ((ArrayBinding) type).leafComponentType;
        }
        if (type.isBaseType())
            return false;

        ReferenceBinding refType = (ReferenceBinding) type;
        // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=397888
        // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=385780
        if ((this.bits & ASTNode.InsideJavadoc) == 0 && refType instanceof TypeVariableBinding) {
            refType.modifiers |= ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccLocallyUsed;
        }
        // ignore references insing Javadoc comments
        if ((this.bits & ASTNode.InsideJavadoc) == 0 && refType.isOrEnclosedByPrivateType()
                && !scope.isDefinedInType(refType)) {
            // ignore cases where type is used from inside itself
            ((ReferenceBinding) refType.erasure()).modifiers |= ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccLocallyUsed;
        }

        if (refType.hasRestrictedAccess()) {
            ModuleBinding module = refType.module();
            LookupEnvironment env = (module == null) ? scope.environment() : module.environment;
            AccessRestriction restriction = env.getAccessRestriction(type.erasure());
            if (restriction != null) {
                scope.problemReporter().forbiddenReference(type, this, restriction.classpathEntryType,
                        restriction.classpathEntryName, restriction.getProblemId());
            }
        }

        // force annotations resolution before deciding whether the type may be deprecated
        refType.initializeDeprecatedAnnotationTagBits();

        if (!refType.isViewedAsDeprecated())
            return false;

        // inside same unit - no report
        if (scope.isDefinedInSameUnit(refType))
            return false;

        // if context is deprecated, may avoid reporting
        if (!scope.compilerOptions().reportDeprecationInsideDeprecatedCode && scope.isInsideDeprecatedCode())
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    public abstract StringBuffer print(int indent, StringBuffer output);

    public static StringBuffer printAnnotations(Annotation[] annotations, StringBuffer output) {
        int length = annotations.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            if (i > 0) {
                output.append(" "); //$NON-NLS-1$
            }
            Annotation annotation2 = annotations[i];
            if (annotation2 != null) {
                annotation2.print(0, output);
            } else {
                output.append('?');
            }
        }
        return output;
    }

    public static StringBuffer printIndent(int indent, StringBuffer output) {

        for (int i = indent; i > 0; i--)
            output.append("  "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        return output;
    }

    public static StringBuffer printModifiers(int modifiers, StringBuffer output) {

        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccPublic) != 0)
            output.append("public "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccPrivate) != 0)
            output.append("private "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccProtected) != 0)
            output.append("protected "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccStatic) != 0)
            output.append("static "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccFinal) != 0)
            output.append("final "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccSynchronized) != 0)
            output.append("synchronized "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccVolatile) != 0)
            output.append("volatile "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccTransient) != 0)
            output.append("transient "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccNative) != 0)
            output.append("native "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ClassFileConstants.AccAbstract) != 0)
            output.append("abstract "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        if ((modifiers & ExtraCompilerModifiers.AccDefaultMethod) != 0)
            output.append("default "); //$NON-NLS-1$
        return output;
    }

    /**
     * After method lookup has produced 'methodBinding' but when poly expressions have been seen as arguments,
     * inspect the arguments to trigger another round of resolving with improved target types from the methods parameters.
     * If this resolving produces better types for any arguments, update the 'argumentTypes' array in-place as an
     * intended side effect that will feed better type information in checkInvocationArguments() and others. 
     * @param invocation the outer invocation which is being resolved
     * @param method the method produced by lookup (possibly involving type inference).
     * @param argumentTypes the argument types as collected from first resolving the invocation arguments and as used for the method lookup.
     * @param scope scope for resolution.
     * @return either the original method or a problem method
     */
    public static MethodBinding resolvePolyExpressionArguments(Invocation invocation, MethodBinding method,
            TypeBinding[] argumentTypes, BlockScope scope) {
        MethodBinding candidateMethod = method.isValidBinding() ? method
                : method instanceof ProblemMethodBinding ? ((ProblemMethodBinding) method).closestMatch : null;
        if (candidateMethod == null)
            return method;
        ProblemMethodBinding problemMethod = null;
        boolean variableArity = candidateMethod.isVarargs();
        final TypeBinding[] parameters = candidateMethod.parameters;
        Expression[] arguments = invocation.arguments();
        if (variableArity && arguments != null && parameters.length == arguments.length) {
            if (arguments[arguments.length - 1].isCompatibleWith(parameters[parameters.length - 1], scope)) {
                variableArity = false;
            }
        }
        for (int i = 0, length = arguments == null ? 0 : arguments.length; i < length; i++) {
            Expression argument = arguments[i];
            TypeBinding parameterType = InferenceContext18.getParameter(parameters, i, variableArity);
            if (parameterType == null)
                continue; // not much we can do without a target type, assume it only happens after some resolve error
            if (argumentTypes[i] != null && argumentTypes[i].isPolyType()) {
                argument.setExpectedType(parameterType);
                TypeBinding updatedArgumentType;
                if (argument instanceof LambdaExpression) {
                    LambdaExpression lambda = (LambdaExpression) argument;
                    // avoid complaining about non-kosher descriptor as secondary problem
                    boolean skipKosherCheck = method.problemId() == ProblemReasons.Ambiguous;
                    updatedArgumentType = lambda.resolveType(scope, skipKosherCheck);
                    // additional checks, because LE.resolveType may return a valid binding even in the presence of structural errors
                    if (lambda.hasErrors() || lambda.hasDescripterProblem) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if (!lambda.isCompatibleWith(parameterType, scope)) {
                        if (method.isValidBinding() && problemMethod == null) {
                            TypeBinding[] originalArguments = Arrays.copyOf(argumentTypes, argumentTypes.length);
                            if (lambda.reportShapeError(parameterType, scope)) {
                                problemMethod = new ProblemMethodBinding(candidateMethod, method.selector,
                                        originalArguments, ProblemReasons.ErrorAlreadyReported);
                            } else {
                                problemMethod = new ProblemMethodBinding(candidateMethod, method.selector,
                                        originalArguments, ProblemReasons.NotFound);
                            }
                        }
                        continue;
                    }
                    // avoid that preliminary local type bindings escape beyond this point:
                    lambda.updateLocalTypesInMethod(candidateMethod);
                } else {
                    updatedArgumentType = argument.resolveType(scope);
                }
                if (updatedArgumentType != null && updatedArgumentType.kind() != Binding.POLY_TYPE) {
                    argumentTypes[i] = updatedArgumentType;
                    if (candidateMethod.isPolymorphic())
                        candidateMethod.parameters[i] = updatedArgumentType;
                }
            }
        }
        if (method instanceof ParameterizedGenericMethodBinding) {
            InferenceContext18 ic18 = invocation.getInferenceContext((ParameterizedMethodBinding) method);
            if (ic18 != null)
                ic18.flushBoundOutbox(); // overload resolution is done, now perform the push of bounds from inner to outer
        }
        if (problemMethod != null)
            return problemMethod;
        return method;
    }

    public static void resolveAnnotations(BlockScope scope, Annotation[] sourceAnnotations, Binding recipient) {
        resolveAnnotations(scope, sourceAnnotations, recipient, false);
        if (recipient instanceof SourceTypeBinding)
            ((SourceTypeBinding) recipient).evaluateNullAnnotations();
    }

    /**
     * Resolve annotations, and check duplicates, answers combined tagBits
     * for recognized standard annotations. Return null if nothing new is
     * resolved.
     */
    public static AnnotationBinding[] resolveAnnotations(BlockScope scope, Annotation[] sourceAnnotations,
            Binding recipient, boolean copySE8AnnotationsToType) {
        AnnotationBinding[] annotations = null;
        int length = sourceAnnotations == null ? 0 : sourceAnnotations.length;
        if (recipient != null) {
            switch (recipient.kind()) {
            case Binding.PACKAGE:
                PackageBinding packageBinding = (PackageBinding) recipient;
                if ((packageBinding.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                packageBinding.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                break;
            case Binding.TYPE:
            case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE:
                ReferenceBinding type = (ReferenceBinding) recipient;
                if ((type.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                type.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                if (length > 0) {
                    annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                    type.setAnnotations(annotations, false);
                }
                break;
            case Binding.METHOD:
                MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
                if ((method.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                method.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                if (length > 0) {
                    annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                    method.setAnnotations(annotations, false);
                }
                break;
            case Binding.FIELD:
                FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                if ((field.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                field.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                if (length > 0) {
                    annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                    field.setAnnotations(annotations, false);
                }
                break;
            case Binding.LOCAL:
                LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                if ((local.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                local.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                if (length > 0) {
                    annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                    local.setAnnotations(annotations, scope, false);
                }
                break;
            case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER:
            case Binding.TYPE_USE:
                // deliberately don't set the annotation resolved tagbits, it is not material and also we are working with a dummy static object.
                annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                break;
            case Binding.MODULE:
                ModuleBinding module = (ModuleBinding) recipient;
                if ((module.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationResolved) != 0)
                    return annotations;
                module.tagBits |= (TagBits.AnnotationResolved | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved);
                if (length > 0) {
                    annotations = new AnnotationBinding[length];
                    module.setAnnotations(annotations, scope, false);
                }
                break;
            default:
                return annotations;
            }
        }
        if (sourceAnnotations == null)
            return annotations;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            Annotation annotation = sourceAnnotations[i];
            final Binding annotationRecipient = annotation.recipient;
            if (annotationRecipient != null && recipient != null) {
                // only local and field can share annotations and their types.
                switch (recipient.kind()) {
                case Binding.TYPE_USE:
                    if (annotations != null) {
                        // need to fill the instances array
                        for (int j = 0; j < length; j++) {
                            annotations[j] = sourceAnnotations[j].getCompilerAnnotation();
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                case Binding.FIELD:
                    FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                    field.tagBits = ((FieldBinding) annotationRecipient).tagBits;
                    if (annotations != null) {
                        // need to fill the instances array
                        for (int j = 0; j < length; j++) {
                            Annotation annot = sourceAnnotations[j];
                            annotations[j] = annot.getCompilerAnnotation();
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                case Binding.LOCAL:
                    LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                    long otherLocalTagBits = ((LocalVariableBinding) annotationRecipient).tagBits;
                    local.tagBits = otherLocalTagBits;
                    if ((otherLocalTagBits & TagBits.AnnotationSuppressWarnings) == 0) {
                        // None of the annotations is a SuppressWarnings annotation
                        // need to fill the instances array
                        if (annotations != null) {
                            for (int j = 0; j < length; j++) {
                                Annotation annot = sourceAnnotations[j];
                                annotations[j] = annot.getCompilerAnnotation();
                            }
                        }
                    } else if (annotations != null) {
                        // One of the annotations at least is a SuppressWarnings annotation
                        LocalDeclaration localDeclaration = local.declaration;
                        int declarationSourceEnd = localDeclaration.declarationSourceEnd;
                        int declarationSourceStart = localDeclaration.declarationSourceStart;
                        for (int j = 0; j < length; j++) {
                            Annotation annot = sourceAnnotations[j];
                            /*
                             * Annotations are shared between two locals, but we still need to record
                             * the suppress annotation range for the second local
                             */
                            AnnotationBinding annotationBinding = annot.getCompilerAnnotation();
                            annotations[j] = annotationBinding;
                            if (annotationBinding != null) {
                                final ReferenceBinding annotationType = annotationBinding.getAnnotationType();
                                if (annotationType != null
                                        && annotationType.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangSuppressWarnings) {
                                    annot.recordSuppressWarnings(scope, declarationSourceStart,
                                            declarationSourceEnd, scope.compilerOptions().suppressWarnings);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    break;
                }
                return annotations;
            } else {
                annotation.recipient = recipient;
                annotation.resolveType(scope);
                // null if receiver is a package binding
                if (annotations != null) {
                    annotations[i] = annotation.getCompilerAnnotation();
                }
            }
        }

        /* See if the recipient is meta-annotated with @Repeatable and if so validate constraints. We can't do this during resolution of @Repeatable itself as @Target and 
           @Retention etc could come later
        */
        if (recipient != null && recipient.isTaggedRepeatable()) {
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                Annotation annotation = sourceAnnotations[i];
                ReferenceBinding annotationType = annotations[i] != null ? annotations[i].getAnnotationType()
                        : null;
                if (annotationType != null && annotationType.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangAnnotationRepeatable)
                    annotation.checkRepeatableMetaAnnotation(scope);
            }
        }

        // check duplicate annotations
        if (annotations != null && length > 1) {
            AnnotationBinding[] distinctAnnotations = annotations; // only copy after 1st duplicate is detected
            Map implicitContainerAnnotations = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                AnnotationBinding annotation = distinctAnnotations[i];
                if (annotation == null)
                    continue;
                ReferenceBinding annotationType = annotation.getAnnotationType();
                boolean foundDuplicate = false;
                ContainerAnnotation container = null;
                for (int j = i + 1; j < length; j++) {
                    AnnotationBinding otherAnnotation = distinctAnnotations[j];
                    if (otherAnnotation == null)
                        continue;
                    if (TypeBinding.equalsEquals(otherAnnotation.getAnnotationType(), annotationType)) {
                        if (distinctAnnotations == annotations) {
                            System.arraycopy(distinctAnnotations, 0,
                                    distinctAnnotations = new AnnotationBinding[length], 0, length);
                        }
                        distinctAnnotations[j] = null; // report/process it only once
                        if (annotationType.isRepeatableAnnotationType()) {
                            Annotation persistibleAnnotation = sourceAnnotations[i].getPersistibleAnnotation();
                            if (persistibleAnnotation instanceof ContainerAnnotation)
                                container = (ContainerAnnotation) persistibleAnnotation;
                            if (container == null) { // first encounter with a duplicate.
                                ReferenceBinding containerAnnotationType = annotationType.containerAnnotationType();
                                container = new ContainerAnnotation(sourceAnnotations[i], containerAnnotationType,
                                        scope);
                                if (implicitContainerAnnotations == null)
                                    implicitContainerAnnotations = new HashMap(3);
                                implicitContainerAnnotations.put(containerAnnotationType, sourceAnnotations[i]);
                                Annotation.checkForInstancesOfRepeatableWithRepeatingContainerAnnotation(scope,
                                        annotationType, sourceAnnotations);
                            }
                            container.addContainee(sourceAnnotations[j]);
                        } else {
                            foundDuplicate = true;
                            scope.problemReporter().duplicateAnnotation(sourceAnnotations[j],
                                    scope.compilerOptions().sourceLevel);
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (container != null) {
                    container.resolveType(scope);
                }
                if (foundDuplicate) {
                    scope.problemReporter().duplicateAnnotation(sourceAnnotations[i],
                            scope.compilerOptions().sourceLevel);
                }
            }
            // Check for presence of repeating annotation together with the containing annotation
            if (implicitContainerAnnotations != null) {
                for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                    if (distinctAnnotations[i] == null)
                        continue;
                    Annotation annotation = sourceAnnotations[i];
                    ReferenceBinding annotationType = distinctAnnotations[i].getAnnotationType();
                    if (implicitContainerAnnotations.containsKey(annotationType)) {
                        scope.problemReporter().repeatedAnnotationWithContainer(
                                (Annotation) implicitContainerAnnotations.get(annotationType), annotation);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (copySE8AnnotationsToType)
            copySE8AnnotationsToType(scope, recipient, sourceAnnotations, false);
        return annotations;
    }

    /**   Resolve JSR308 annotations on a type reference, array creation expression or a wildcard. Type parameters go directly to the subroutine,
        By construction the bindings associated with QTR, PQTR etc get resolved first and then annotations for different levels get resolved
        and applied at one go. Likewise for multidimensional arrays.
            
        @Returns the annotated type binding. 
    */
    public static TypeBinding resolveAnnotations(BlockScope scope, Annotation[][] sourceAnnotations,
            TypeBinding type) {
        int levels = sourceAnnotations == null ? 0 : sourceAnnotations.length;
        if (type == null || levels == 0)
            return type;
        AnnotationBinding[][] annotationBindings = new AnnotationBinding[levels][];

        for (int i = 0; i < levels; i++) {
            Annotation[] annotations = sourceAnnotations[i];
            if (annotations != null && annotations.length > 0) {
                annotationBindings[i] = resolveAnnotations(scope, annotations, TypeBinding.TYPE_USE_BINDING, false);
            }
        }
        return scope.environment().createAnnotatedType(type, annotationBindings);
    }

    /**
     * "early" handling of NonNullByDefault because for local variables annotations are resolved after their type because of bug
     * 96991.
     * @param localDeclaration 
     */
    public static void handleNonNullByDefault(BlockScope scope, Annotation[] sourceAnnotations,
            LocalDeclaration localDeclaration) {
        if (sourceAnnotations == null || sourceAnnotations.length == 0) {
            return;
        }
        int length = sourceAnnotations.length;

        int defaultNullness = 0;
        Annotation lastNNBDAnnotation = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            Annotation annotation = sourceAnnotations[i];
            long value = annotation.handleNonNullByDefault(scope);
            if (value != 0) {
                defaultNullness |= value;
                lastNNBDAnnotation = annotation;
            }
        }
        if (defaultNullness != 0) {
            // the actual localDeclaration.binding is not set yet. fake one for problemreporter.
            LocalVariableBinding binding = new LocalVariableBinding(localDeclaration, null, 0, false);
            Binding target = scope.checkRedundantDefaultNullness(defaultNullness, localDeclaration.sourceStart);
            boolean recorded = scope.recordNonNullByDefault(binding, defaultNullness, lastNNBDAnnotation,
                    lastNNBDAnnotation.sourceStart, localDeclaration.declarationSourceEnd);
            if (recorded) {
                if (target != null) {
                    scope.problemReporter().nullDefaultAnnotationIsRedundant(localDeclaration,
                            new Annotation[] { lastNNBDAnnotation }, target);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // When SE8 annotations feature in SE7 locations, they get attributed to the declared entity. Copy/move these to the type of the declared entity (field, local, argument etc.)
    public static void copySE8AnnotationsToType(BlockScope scope, Binding recipient, Annotation[] annotations,
            boolean annotatingEnumerator) {

        if (annotations == null || annotations.length == 0 || recipient == null)
            return;

        long recipientTargetMask = 0;
        switch (recipient.kind()) {
        case Binding.LOCAL:
            recipientTargetMask = recipient.isParameter() ? TagBits.AnnotationForParameter
                    : TagBits.AnnotationForLocalVariable;
            break;
        case Binding.FIELD:
            recipientTargetMask = TagBits.AnnotationForField;
            break;
        case Binding.METHOD:
            MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
            recipientTargetMask = method.isConstructor() ? TagBits.AnnotationForConstructor
                    : TagBits.AnnotationForMethod;
            break;
        default:
            return;
        }

        AnnotationBinding[] se8Annotations = null;
        int se8count = 0;
        long se8nullBits = 0;
        Annotation se8NullAnnotation = null; // just any involved annotation so we have a location for error reporting
        int firstSE8 = -1;
        for (int i = 0, length = annotations.length; i < length; i++) {
            AnnotationBinding annotation = annotations[i].getCompilerAnnotation();
            if (annotation == null)
                continue;
            final ReferenceBinding annotationType = annotation.getAnnotationType();
            long metaTagBits = annotationType.getAnnotationTagBits();
            if ((metaTagBits & TagBits.AnnotationForTypeUse) != 0) {
                if (annotatingEnumerator) {
                    if ((metaTagBits & recipientTargetMask) == 0) {
                        scope.problemReporter().misplacedTypeAnnotations(annotations[i], annotations[i]);
                    }
                    continue;
                }
                if (firstSE8 == -1)
                    firstSE8 = i;
                if (se8Annotations == null) {
                    se8Annotations = new AnnotationBinding[] { annotation };
                    se8count = 1;
                } else {
                    System.arraycopy(se8Annotations, 0, se8Annotations = new AnnotationBinding[se8count + 1], 0,
                            se8count);
                    se8Annotations[se8count++] = annotation;
                }
                if (annotationType.hasNullBit(TypeIds.BitNonNullAnnotation)) {
                    se8nullBits |= TagBits.AnnotationNonNull;
                    se8NullAnnotation = annotations[i];
                } else if (annotationType.hasNullBit(TypeIds.BitNullableAnnotation)) {
                    se8nullBits |= TagBits.AnnotationNullable;
                    se8NullAnnotation = annotations[i];
                }
            }
        }
        if (se8Annotations != null) {
            switch (recipient.kind()) {
            case Binding.LOCAL:
                LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                TypeReference typeRef = local.declaration.type;
                if (Annotation.isTypeUseCompatible(typeRef, scope)) { // discard hybrid annotations on name qualified types.
                    local.declaration.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                    typeRef.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                    local.type = mergeAnnotationsIntoType(scope, se8Annotations, se8nullBits, se8NullAnnotation,
                            typeRef, local.type);
                    if (scope.environment().usesNullTypeAnnotations()) {
                        local.tagBits &= ~(se8nullBits);
                    }
                }
                break;
            case Binding.FIELD:
                FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                SourceTypeBinding sourceType = (SourceTypeBinding) field.declaringClass;
                FieldDeclaration fieldDeclaration = sourceType.scope.referenceContext.declarationOf(field);
                if (Annotation.isTypeUseCompatible(fieldDeclaration.type, scope)) { // discard hybrid annotations on name qualified types.
                    fieldDeclaration.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                    fieldDeclaration.type.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                    field.type = mergeAnnotationsIntoType(scope, se8Annotations, se8nullBits, se8NullAnnotation,
                            fieldDeclaration.type, field.type);
                    if (scope.environment().usesNullTypeAnnotations()) {
                        field.tagBits &= ~(se8nullBits);
                    }
                }
                break;
            case Binding.METHOD:
                MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
                if (!method.isConstructor()) {
                    sourceType = (SourceTypeBinding) method.declaringClass;
                    MethodDeclaration methodDecl = (MethodDeclaration) sourceType.scope.referenceContext
                            .declarationOf(method);
                    if (Annotation.isTypeUseCompatible(methodDecl.returnType, scope)) {
                        methodDecl.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                        methodDecl.returnType.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
                        method.returnType = mergeAnnotationsIntoType(scope, se8Annotations, se8nullBits,
                                se8NullAnnotation, methodDecl.returnType, method.returnType);
                        if (scope.environment().usesNullTypeAnnotations()) {
                            method.tagBits &= ~(se8nullBits);
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    method.setTypeAnnotations(se8Annotations);
                }
                break;
            }
            AnnotationBinding[] recipientAnnotations = recipient.getAnnotations();
            int length = recipientAnnotations == null ? 0 : recipientAnnotations.length;
            int newLength = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                final AnnotationBinding recipientAnnotation = recipientAnnotations[i];
                if (recipientAnnotation == null)
                    continue;
                long annotationTargetMask = recipientAnnotation.getAnnotationType().getAnnotationTagBits()
                        & TagBits.AnnotationTargetMASK;
                if (annotationTargetMask == 0 || (annotationTargetMask & recipientTargetMask) != 0)
                    recipientAnnotations[newLength++] = recipientAnnotation;
            }
            if (newLength != length) {
                System.arraycopy(recipientAnnotations, 0, recipientAnnotations = new AnnotationBinding[newLength],
                        0, newLength);
                recipient.setAnnotations(recipientAnnotations, scope, false);
            }
        }
    }

    private static TypeBinding mergeAnnotationsIntoType(BlockScope scope, AnnotationBinding[] se8Annotations,
            long se8nullBits, Annotation se8NullAnnotation, TypeReference typeRef, TypeBinding existingType) {
        if (existingType == null || !existingType.isValidBinding())
            return existingType;
        TypeReference unionRef = typeRef.isUnionType() ? ((UnionTypeReference) typeRef).typeReferences[0] : null;

        // for arrays: @T X[] SE7 associates @T to the type, but in SE8 it affects the leaf component type
        TypeBinding oldLeafType = (unionRef == null) ? existingType.leafComponentType() : unionRef.resolvedType;
        if (se8nullBits != 0) {
            if (typeRef instanceof ArrayTypeReference) { // NOTE: no corresponding code for ArrayQualifiedTypeReference is necessary
                ArrayTypeReference arrayTypeReference = (ArrayTypeReference) typeRef;
                if (arrayTypeReference.leafComponentTypeWithoutDefaultNullness != null) {
                    oldLeafType = arrayTypeReference.leafComponentTypeWithoutDefaultNullness;
                }
            }
        }
        if (se8nullBits != 0 && oldLeafType.isBaseType()) {
            scope.problemReporter().illegalAnnotationForBaseType(typeRef, new Annotation[] { se8NullAnnotation },
                    se8nullBits);
            return existingType;
        }

        long prevNullBits = oldLeafType.tagBits & TagBits.AnnotationNullMASK;
        if ((prevNullBits | se8nullBits) == TagBits.AnnotationNullMASK) { // contradiction after merge?
            if (!(oldLeafType instanceof TypeVariableBinding)) { // let type-use annotations override annotations on the type parameter declaration
                if (prevNullBits != TagBits.AnnotationNullMASK && se8nullBits != TagBits.AnnotationNullMASK) { // conflict caused by the merge?
                    scope.problemReporter().contradictoryNullAnnotations(se8NullAnnotation);
                }
                se8Annotations = Binding.NO_ANNOTATIONS;
                se8nullBits = 0;
            }
            oldLeafType = oldLeafType.withoutToplevelNullAnnotation();
        }

        AnnotationBinding[][] goodies = new AnnotationBinding[typeRef.getAnnotatableLevels()][];
        goodies[0] = se8Annotations; // @T X.Y.Z local; ==> @T should annotate X
        TypeBinding newLeafType = scope.environment().createAnnotatedType(oldLeafType, goodies);

        if (unionRef == null) {
            typeRef.resolvedType = existingType.isArrayType() ? scope.environment().createArrayType(newLeafType,
                    existingType.dimensions(), existingType.getTypeAnnotations()) : newLeafType;
        } else {
            unionRef.resolvedType = newLeafType;
            unionRef.bits |= HasTypeAnnotations;
        }
        return typeRef.resolvedType;
    }

    /**
     * Figures if @Deprecated annotation is specified, do not resolve entire annotations.
     */
    public static void resolveDeprecatedAnnotations(BlockScope scope, Annotation[] annotations, Binding recipient) {
        if (recipient != null) {
            int kind = recipient.kind();
            if (annotations != null) {
                int length;
                if ((length = annotations.length) >= 0) {
                    switch (kind) {
                    case Binding.PACKAGE:
                        PackageBinding packageBinding = (PackageBinding) recipient;
                        if ((packageBinding.tagBits & TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved) != 0)
                            return;
                        break;
                    case Binding.TYPE:
                    case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE:
                        ReferenceBinding type = (ReferenceBinding) recipient;
                        if ((type.tagBits & TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved) != 0)
                            return;
                        break;
                    case Binding.METHOD:
                        MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
                        if ((method.tagBits & TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved) != 0)
                            return;
                        break;
                    case Binding.FIELD:
                        FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                        if ((field.tagBits & TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved) != 0)
                            return;
                        break;
                    case Binding.LOCAL:
                        LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                        if ((local.tagBits & TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved) != 0)
                            return;
                        break;
                    default:
                        return;
                    }
                    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
                        TypeReference annotationTypeRef = annotations[i].type;
                        // only resolve type name if 'Deprecated' last token
                        if (!CharOperation.equals(TypeConstants.JAVA_LANG_DEPRECATED[2],
                                annotationTypeRef.getLastToken()))
                            continue;
                        TypeBinding annotationType = annotations[i].type.resolveType(scope);
                        if (annotationType != null && annotationType.isValidBinding()
                                && annotationType.id == TypeIds.T_JavaLangDeprecated) {
                            long deprecationTagBits = TagBits.AnnotationDeprecated
                                    | TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                            if (scope.compilerOptions().complianceLevel >= ClassFileConstants.JDK9) {
                                for (MemberValuePair memberValuePair : annotations[i].memberValuePairs()) {
                                    if (CharOperation.equals(memberValuePair.name, TypeConstants.FOR_REMOVAL)) {
                                        if (memberValuePair.value instanceof TrueLiteral)
                                            deprecationTagBits |= TagBits.AnnotationTerminallyDeprecated;
                                        break;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            switch (kind) {
                            case Binding.PACKAGE:
                                PackageBinding packageBinding = (PackageBinding) recipient;
                                packageBinding.tagBits |= deprecationTagBits;
                                return;
                            case Binding.TYPE:
                            case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE:
                            case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER:
                                ReferenceBinding type = (ReferenceBinding) recipient;
                                type.tagBits |= deprecationTagBits;
                                return;
                            case Binding.METHOD:
                                MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
                                method.tagBits |= deprecationTagBits;
                                return;
                            case Binding.FIELD:
                                FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                                field.tagBits |= deprecationTagBits;
                                return;
                            case Binding.LOCAL:
                                LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                                local.tagBits |= deprecationTagBits;
                                return;
                            default:
                                return;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            switch (kind) {
            case Binding.PACKAGE:
                PackageBinding packageBinding = (PackageBinding) recipient;
                packageBinding.tagBits |= TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                return;
            case Binding.TYPE:
            case Binding.GENERIC_TYPE:
            case Binding.TYPE_PARAMETER:
                ReferenceBinding type = (ReferenceBinding) recipient;
                type.tagBits |= TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                return;
            case Binding.METHOD:
                MethodBinding method = (MethodBinding) recipient;
                method.tagBits |= TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                return;
            case Binding.FIELD:
                FieldBinding field = (FieldBinding) recipient;
                field.tagBits |= TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                return;
            case Binding.LOCAL:
                LocalVariableBinding local = (LocalVariableBinding) recipient;
                local.tagBits |= TagBits.DeprecatedAnnotationResolved;
                return;
            default:
                return;
            }
        }
    }

    // ---- "default methods" for InvocationSite. Can we move to 1.8 and spare ourselves this ugliness please ?
    public boolean checkingPotentialCompatibility() {
        return false;
    }

    public void acceptPotentiallyCompatibleMethods(MethodBinding[] methods) {
        // Discard. Interested subclasses should override and grab these goodies. 
    }
    // --- "default methods" for InvocationSite

    public int sourceStart() {
        return this.sourceStart;
    }

    public int sourceEnd() {
        return this.sourceEnd;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {

        return print(0, new StringBuffer(30)).toString();
    }

    public void traverse(ASTVisitor visitor, BlockScope scope) {
        // do nothing by default
    }
}