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package org.apache.flink.api.java.typeutils;
import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation;
/**
* This interface can be implemented by functions and input formats to tell the framework
* about their produced data type. This method acts as an alternative to the reflection analysis
* that is otherwise performed and is useful in situations where the produced data type may vary
* depending on parametrization.
*/
@Public
public interface ResultTypeQueryable<T> {
/**
* Gets the data type (as a {@link TypeInformation}) produced by this function or input format.
*
* @return The data type produced by this function or input format.
*/
TypeInformation<T> getProducedType();
}