reducing use of TypeAnnotations constructor

[Jonathan Gibbons]

Werner,

As you know, we're looking to improve the representation of annotated 
types in javac, perhaps by replacing AnnotatedType, in order to reduce 
"those pesky calls of unannotatedType".

I've attached a patch for your consideration to replace direct use of 
the AnnotatedType constructor with a factory method on the underlying 
type to be annotated.

This isn't the whole story about replacing AnnotatedType: just think of 
it as clearing out the easy bits first.  I do feel this is a step in the 
right direction, and will allow us to focus on the remaining uses of 
AnnotatedType.  As such, I may push this to TL soon enough, but you 
might want to preview it in the type-annotations forest before then.

And, if you're interested, I'd be interested to hear any suggestions you 
may have on further reducing direct use of the TypeAnnotations type, by 
replacing such usages with virtual methods on Type, with appropriate 
impls in Type and AnnotatedType.

-- Jon




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