Make core libraries use generic method syntax.

sdk/lib/collection/list.dart

 // Copyright (c) 2013, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
 // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 part of dart.collection;
 
 /**
  * Abstract implementation of a list.
  *
  * `ListBase` can be used as a base class for implementing the `List` interface.
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   }
 
   String join([String separator = ""]) {
     if (length == 0) return "";
     StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer()..writeAll(this, separator);
     return buffer.toString();
   }
 
   Iterable<E> where(bool test(E element)) => new WhereIterable<E>(this, test);
 
-  Iterable/*<T>*/ map/*<T>*/(/*=T*/ f(E element)) =>
-      new MappedListIterable/*<E, T>*/(this, f);
+  Iterable<T> map<T>(T f(E element)) =>
+      new MappedListIterable<E, T>(this, f);
 
-  Iterable/*<T>*/ expand/*<T>*/(Iterable/*<T>*/ f(E element)) =>
-      new ExpandIterable<E, dynamic/*=T*/>(this, f);
+  Iterable<T> expand<T>(Iterable<T> f(E element)) =>
+      new ExpandIterable<E, T>(this, f);
 
   E reduce(E combine(E previousValue, E element)) {
     int length = this.length;
     if (length == 0) throw IterableElementError.noElement();
     E value = this[0];
     for (int i = 1; i < length; i++) {
       value = combine(value, this[i]);
       if (length != this.length) {
         throw new ConcurrentModificationError(this);
       }
     }
     return value;
   }
 
-  dynamic/*=T*/ fold/*<T>*/(var/*=T*/ initialValue,
-               dynamic/*=T*/ combine(var/*=T*/ previousValue, E element)) {
+  T fold<T>(T initialValue,
+               T combine(T previousValue, E element)) {
     var value = initialValue;
     int length = this.length;
     for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
       value = combine(value, this[i]);
       if (length != this.length) {
         throw new ConcurrentModificationError(this);
       }
     }
     return value;
   }
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   void setRange(int start, int end, Iterable<E> iterable, [int skipCount = 0]) {
     RangeError.checkValidRange(start, end, this.length);
     int length = end - start;
     if (length == 0) return;
     RangeError.checkNotNegative(skipCount, "skipCount");
 
     List<E> otherList;
     int otherStart;
     // TODO(floitsch): Make this accept more.
-    if (iterable is List/*<E>*/) {
+    if (iterable is List<E>) {
       otherList = iterable;
       otherStart = skipCount;
     } else {
       otherList = iterable.skip(skipCount).toList(growable: false);
       otherStart = 0;
     }
     if (otherStart + length > otherList.length) {
       throw IterableElementError.tooFew();
     }
     if (otherStart < start) {
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       for (E element in iterable) {
         this[index++] = element;
       }
     }
   }
 
   Iterable<E> get reversed => new ReversedListIterable<E>(this);
 
   String toString() => IterableBase.iterableToFullString(this, '[', ']');
 }