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package java.lang;

/**

 * The {@code Void} class is an uninstantiable placeholder class to hold a

 * reference to the {@code Class} object representing the Java keyword

 * void.

 *

 * @author  unascribed

 * @since   JDK1.1

 */

public final

class Void {

    /**

     * The {@code Class} object representing the pseudo-type corresponding to

     * the keyword {@code void}.

     */

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

    public static final Class<Void> TYPE = (Class<Void>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("void");

    /*

     * The Void class cannot be instantiated.

     */

    private Void() {}

}