Make core libraries use generic method syntax.

sdk/lib/convert/utf.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.convert;
 
 /** The Unicode Replacement character `U+FFFD` (�). */
 const int UNICODE_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER_RUNE = 0xFFFD;
 
 /** The Unicode Byte Order Marker (BOM) character `U+FEFF`. */
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       stringSink = sink;
     } else {
       stringSink = new StringConversionSink.from(sink);
     }
     return stringSink.asUtf8Sink(_allowMalformed);
   }
 
   // Override the base-classes bind, to provide a better type.
   Stream<String> bind(Stream<List<int>> stream) => super.bind(stream);
 
-  external Converter<List<int>, dynamic/*=T*/> fuse/*<T>*/(
-      Converter<String, dynamic/*=T*/> next);
+  external Converter<List<int>, T> fuse<T>(
+      Converter<String, T> next);

[floitsch, 2016/12/13 12:42:25]

Does this fit on one line?

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen, 2016/12/13 14:28:03]

Done.

 
   external static String _convertIntercepted(
       bool allowMalformed, List<int> codeUnits, int start, int end);
 }
 
 // UTF-8 constants.
 const int _ONE_BYTE_LIMIT = 0x7f;   // 7 bits
 const int _TWO_BYTE_LIMIT = 0x7ff;  // 11 bits
 const int _THREE_BYTE_LIMIT = 0xffff;  // 16 bits
 const int _FOUR_BYTE_LIMIT = 0x10ffff;  // 21 bits, truncated to Unicode max.
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       }
       break loop;
     }
     if (expectedUnits > 0) {
       _value = value;
       _expectedUnits = expectedUnits;
       _extraUnits = extraUnits;
     }
   }
 }