diff --git a/langserver/java/body-parser3.js b/langserver/java/body-parser3.js
index 84369e7..0ccf892 100644
--- a/langserver/java/body-parser3.js
+++ b/langserver/java/body-parser3.js
@@ -554,19 +554,19 @@ function typeBody(type, tokens, owner, imports, typemap) {
 /**
  * @param {Token[]} modifiers 
  * @param {SourceAnnotation[]} annotations 
- * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_variables
+ * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_vars
  * @param {SourceType} type 
  * @param {TokenList} tokens 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports 
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
  */
-function fmc(modifiers, annotations, type_variables, type, tokens, imports, typemap) {
-    let decl_type_ident = typeIdent(tokens, type, imports, typemap);
+function fmc(modifiers, annotations, type_vars, type, tokens, imports, typemap) {
+    let decl_type_ident = typeIdent(tokens, type, imports, typemap, { no_array_qualifiers: false, type_vars });
     if (decl_type_ident.resolved.rawTypeSignature === type.rawTypeSignature) {
         if (tokens.current.value === '(') {
             // constructor
-            const { parameters, throws, body } = methodDeclaration(type, tokens, imports, typemap);
-            const ctr = new SourceConstructor(type, modifiers, parameters, throws, body);
+            const { parameters, throws, body } = methodDeclaration(type_vars, type, tokens, imports, typemap);
+            const ctr = new SourceConstructor(type, type_vars, modifiers, parameters, throws, body);
             type.constructors.push(ctr);
             return;
         }
@@ -577,15 +577,15 @@ function fmc(modifiers, annotations, type_variables, type, tokens, imports, type
         addproblem(tokens, ParseProblem.Error(tokens.current, `Identifier expected`))
     }
     if (tokens.current.value === '(') {
-        const { postnamearrdims, parameters, throws, body } = methodDeclaration(type, tokens, imports, typemap);
+        const { postnamearrdims, parameters, throws, body } = methodDeclaration(type_vars, type, tokens, imports, typemap);
         if (postnamearrdims > 0) {
             decl_type_ident.resolved = new ArrayType(decl_type_ident.resolved, postnamearrdims);
         }
-        const method = new SourceMethod(type, modifiers, annotations, decl_type_ident, name, parameters, throws, body);
+        const method = new SourceMethod(type, type_vars, modifiers, annotations, decl_type_ident, name, parameters, throws, body);
         type.methods.push(method);
     } else {
         if (name) {
-            if (type_variables.length) {
+            if (type_vars.length) {
                 addproblem(tokens, ParseProblem.Error(tokens.current, `Fields cannot declare type variables`));
             }
             const locals = var_ident_list(modifiers, decl_type_ident, name, tokens, new MethodDeclarations(), type, imports, typemap);
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ function annotation(tokens, scope, imports, typemap) {
         addproblem(tokens, ParseProblem.Error(tokens.current, `Type identifier expected`));
         return;
     }
-    let annotation_type = typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, false);
+    let annotation_type = typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, {no_array_qualifiers: true, type_vars:[]});
     if (tokens.isValue('(')) {
         if (!tokens.isValue(')')) {
             expressionList(tokens, new MethodDeclarations(), scope, imports, typemap);
@@ -729,17 +729,18 @@ function typeVariableList(owner, tokens, scope, imports, typemap) {
 
 
 /**
+ * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_vars
  * @param {SourceType} owner 
  * @param {TokenList} tokens 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports 
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
  */
-function methodDeclaration(owner, tokens, imports, typemap) {
+function methodDeclaration(type_vars, owner, tokens, imports, typemap) {
     tokens.expectValue('(');
     let parameters = [], throws = [], postnamearrdims = 0, body = null;
     if (!tokens.isValue(')')) {
         for(;;) {
-            const p = parameterDeclaration(owner, tokens, imports, typemap);
+            const p = parameterDeclaration(type_vars, owner, tokens, imports, typemap);
             parameters.push(p);
             if (tokens.isValue(',')) {
                 continue;
@@ -767,19 +768,20 @@ function methodDeclaration(owner, tokens, imports, typemap) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_vars 
  * @param {SourceType} owner 
  * @param {TokenList} tokens 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports 
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
  */
-function parameterDeclaration(owner, tokens, imports, typemap) {
+function parameterDeclaration(type_vars, owner, tokens, imports, typemap) {
     const modifiers = [];
     while (tokens.current.kind === 'modifier') {
         modifiers.push(tokens.current);
         tokens.inc();
     }
     checkLocalModifiers(tokens, modifiers);
-    let type_ident = typeIdent(tokens, owner, imports, typemap);
+    let type_ident = typeIdent(tokens, owner, imports, typemap, { no_array_qualifiers: false, type_vars });
     const varargs = tokens.isValue('...');
     let name_token = tokens.current;
     if (!tokens.isKind('ident')) {
@@ -2353,7 +2355,7 @@ function rootTerm(tokens, mdecls, scope, imports, typemap) {
 function newTerm(tokens, mdecls, scope, imports, typemap) {
     tokens.expectValue('new');
     const type_start_token = tokens.idx;
-    const { resolved: ctr_type } = typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, false);
+    const { resolved: ctr_type } = typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, {no_array_qualifiers:true, type_vars:[]});
     if (ctr_type instanceof AnyType) {
         const toks = tokens.tokens.slice(type_start_token, tokens.idx);
         addproblem(tokens, ParseProblem.Error(toks, `Unresolved type: '${toks.map(t => t.source).join('')}'`));
@@ -2843,7 +2845,7 @@ function findIdentifier(ident, mdecls, scope, imports, typemap) {
     if (type) {
         matches.types = [type];
     } else {
-        const { types, package_name } = resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, scope, imports, typemap);
+        const { types, package_name } = resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, [], scope, imports, typemap);
         matches.types = types;
         matches.package_name = package_name;
     }
diff --git a/langserver/java/source-types2.js b/langserver/java/source-types2.js
index cf3d1dc..cbef1bd 100644
--- a/langserver/java/source-types2.js
+++ b/langserver/java/source-types2.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { CEIType, JavaType, PrimitiveType, Field, Method, MethodBase, Constructor, Parameter } = require('java-mti');
+const { CEIType, JavaType, PrimitiveType, Field, Method, MethodBase, Constructor, Parameter, TypeVariable } = require('java-mti');
 const { Token } = require('./tokenizer');
 
 /**
@@ -127,14 +127,16 @@ class SourceField extends Field {
 class SourceConstructor extends Constructor {
     /**
      * @param {SourceType} owner 
+     * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_vars 
      * @param {Token[]} modifiers 
      * @param {SourceParameter[]} parameters 
      * @param {JavaType[]} throws 
      * @param {Token[]} body 
      */
-    constructor(owner, modifiers, parameters, throws, body) {
+    constructor(owner, type_vars, modifiers, parameters, throws, body) {
         super(owner, modifiers.map(m => m.value), '');
         this.owner = owner;
+        this.typeVars = type_vars;
         this.modifierTokens = modifiers;
         this.sourceParameters = parameters;
         this.throws = throws;
@@ -162,11 +164,16 @@ class SourceConstructor extends Constructor {
     get returnType() {
         return this.owner;
     }
+
+    get typeVariables() {
+        return this.typeVars;
+    }
 }
 
 class SourceMethod extends Method {
     /**
      * @param {SourceType} owner 
+     * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_vars 
      * @param {Token[]} modifiers 
      * @param {SourceAnnotation[]} annotations
      * @param {SourceTypeIdent} method_type_ident 
@@ -175,10 +182,11 @@ class SourceMethod extends Method {
      * @param {JavaType[]} throws 
      * @param {Token[]} body 
      */
-    constructor(owner, modifiers, annotations, method_type_ident, name_token, parameters, throws, body) {
+    constructor(owner, type_vars, modifiers, annotations, method_type_ident, name_token, parameters, throws, body) {
         super(owner, name_token ? name_token.value : '', modifiers.map(m => m.value), '');
         this.annotations = annotations;
         this.owner = owner;
+        this.typeVars = type_vars;
         this.modifierTokens = modifiers;
         this.returnTypeIdent = method_type_ident;
         this.nameToken = name_token;
@@ -202,12 +210,13 @@ class SourceMethod extends Method {
         return this.sourceParameters;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @returns {JavaType}
-     */
     get returnType() {
         return this.returnTypeIdent.resolved;
     }
+
+    get typeVariables() {
+        return this.typeVars;
+    }
 }
 
 class SourceInitialiser extends MethodBase {
diff --git a/langserver/java/type-resolver.js b/langserver/java/type-resolver.js
index 9f8b46e..12cc449 100644
--- a/langserver/java/type-resolver.js
+++ b/langserver/java/type-resolver.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Map<string,JavaType>} TypeMap
  */
-const { JavaType, PrimitiveType, ArrayType, CEIType, MethodBase } = require('java-mti');
+const { JavaType, PrimitiveType, ArrayType, CEIType, MethodBase, TypeVariable } = require('java-mti');
 const { ResolvedImport } = require('./import-resolver');
 const ResolvedType = require('./parsetypes/resolved-type');
 
@@ -260,15 +260,21 @@ function resolveTypeIdents(types, fully_qualified_scope, resolved_imports, typem
 /**
  * 
  * @param {string} ident 
+ * @param {TypeVariable[]} type_variables 
  * @param {CEIType|MethodBase} scope 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports 
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
  */
-function resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, scope, imports, typemap) {
+function resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, type_variables, scope, imports, typemap) {
     const types = [];
     let package_name = '';
 
-    if (scope instanceof MethodBase) {
+    const tv = type_variables.find(tv => tv.name === ident);
+    if (tv) {
+        types.push(tv.type);
+    }
+
+    if (!types[0] && scope instanceof MethodBase) {
         // is it a type variable in the current scope
         const tv = scope.typeVariables.find(tv => tv.name === ident);
         if (tv) {
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ function resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, scope, imports, typemap) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (scope) {
+    if (!types[0] && scope) {
         // is it an enclosed type of the currently scoped type or any outer type
         const scoped_type = scope instanceof CEIType ? scope : scope.owner;
         const scopes = scoped_type.shortSignature.split('$');
@@ -293,7 +299,7 @@ function resolveTypeOrPackage(ident, scope, imports, typemap) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (scope instanceof CEIType) {
+    if (!types[0] && scope instanceof CEIType) {
         // is it a type variable of the currently scoped type
         const tv = scope.typeVariables.find(tv => tv.name === ident);
         if (tv) {
diff --git a/langserver/java/typeident.js b/langserver/java/typeident.js
index 2a6624e..acee60f 100644
--- a/langserver/java/typeident.js
+++ b/langserver/java/typeident.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { ArrayType, CEIType, JavaType, PrimitiveType, MethodBase, WildcardType } = require('java-mti');
+const { ArrayType, CEIType, JavaType, PrimitiveType, MethodBase, WildcardType, TypeVariable } = require('java-mti');
 const { SourceTypeIdent, SourceMethod, SourceConstructor, SourceInitialiser } = require('./source-type');
 const ResolvedImport = require('./parsetypes/resolved-import');
 const { resolveTypeOrPackage, resolveNextTypeOrPackage } = require('./type-resolver');
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ function typeIdentList(tokens, scope, imports, typemap) {
  * @param {CEIType|MethodBase} scope 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
- * @param {boolean} allow_array_qualifiers
+ * @param {{no_array_qualifiers:boolean, type_vars:TypeVariable[]}} [opts]
  */
-function typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, allow_array_qualifiers = true) {
+function typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, opts) {
     tokens.mark();
-    const type = singleTypeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, allow_array_qualifiers);
+    const type = singleTypeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, opts);
     return new SourceTypeIdent(tokens.markEnd(), type);
 }
 
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ function typeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, allow_array_qualifiers = tru
  * @param {CEIType|MethodBase} scope 
  * @param {ResolvedImport[]} imports
  * @param {Map<string,JavaType>} typemap 
- * @param {boolean} allow_array_qualifiers
+ * @param {{no_array_qualifiers:boolean, type_vars: TypeVariable[]}} [opts]
  */
-function singleTypeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, allow_array_qualifiers = true) {
+function singleTypeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, opts) {
     /** @type {JavaType[]} */
     let types = [], package_name = '';
     tokens.mark();
     switch(tokens.current.kind) {
         case 'ident':
-            ({ types, package_name } = resolveTypeOrPackage(tokens.current.value, scope, imports, typemap));
+            ({ types, package_name } = resolveTypeOrPackage(tokens.current.value, opts ? opts.type_vars : [], scope, imports, typemap));
             break;
         case 'primitive-type':
             types.push(PrimitiveType.fromName(tokens.current.value));
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ function singleTypeIdent(tokens, scope, imports, typemap, allow_array_qualifiers
         types.push(anytype);
     }
 
-    if (allow_array_qualifiers && tokens.isValue('[')) {
+    // allow array qualifiers unless specifically disabled
+    const allow_array_qualifiers = !opts || !opts.no_array_qualifiers;
+    if ( allow_array_qualifiers && tokens.isValue('[')) {
         let arrdims = 0;
         for(;;) {
             arrdims++;