GenericArrayType.java

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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * <tt>GenericArrayType</tt> represents an array type whose component
 * type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface GenericArrayType extends Type
{
	/**
	 * Returns a <tt>Type</tt> object representing the component type
	 * of this array. This method creates the component type of the
	 * array.  See the declaration of {@link
	 * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the
	 * semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and
	 * see {@link java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable TypeVariable} for the
	 * creation process for type variables.
	 *
	 * @return  a <tt>Type</tt> object representing the component type
	 *     of this array
	 * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the underlying array type's
	 *     component type refers to a non-existent type declaration
	 * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if  the
	 *     underlying array type's component type refers to a
	 *     parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
	 */
	Type getGenericComponentType();
}