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