private boolean is(Type formalType, TypeVariable<?> declaration) {
    if (runtimeType.equals(formalType)) {
      return true;
    }
    if (formalType instanceof WildcardType) {
      WildcardType your = canonicalizeWildcardType(declaration, (WildcardType) formalType);
      // if "formalType" is <? extends Foo>, "this" can be:
      // Foo, SubFoo, <? extends Foo>, <? extends SubFoo>, <T extends Foo> or
      // <T extends SubFoo>.