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+/*
+ * Copyright 2003-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ */
+
+package java.lang.reflect;
+
+
+/**
+ * ParameterizedType represents a parameterized type such as
+ * Collection<String>.
+ *
+ * <p>A parameterized type is created the first time it is needed by a
+ * reflective method, as specified in this package. When a
+ * parameterized type p is created, the generic type declaration that
+ * p instantiates is resolved, and all type arguments of p are created
+ * recursively. See {@link java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable
+ * TypeVariable} for details on the creation process for type
+ * variables. Repeated creation of a parameterized type has no effect.
+ *
+ * <p>Instances of classes that implement this interface must implement
+ * an equals() method that equates any two instances that share the
+ * same generic type declaration and have equal type parameters.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface ParameterizedType extends Type {
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of {@code Type} objects representing the actual type
+     * arguments to this type.
+     *
+     * <p>Note that in some cases, the returned array be empty. This can occur
+     * if this type represents a non-parameterized type nested within
+     * a parameterized type.
+     *
+     * @return an array of {@code Type} objects representing the actual type
+     *     arguments to this type
+     * @throws TypeNotPresentException if any of the
+     *     actual type arguments refers to a non-existent type declaration
+     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if any of the
+     *     actual type parameters refer to a parameterized type that cannot
+     *     be instantiated for any reason
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    Type[] getActualTypeArguments();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the {@code Type} object representing the class or interface
+     * that declared this type.
+     *
+     * @return the {@code Type} object representing the class or interface
+     *     that declared this type
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    Type getRawType();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@code Type} object representing the type that this type
+     * is a member of.  For example, if this type is {@code O<T>.I<S>},
+     * return a representation of {@code O<T>}.
+     *
+     * <p>If this type is a top-level type, {@code null} is returned.
+     *
+     * @return a {@code Type} object representing the type that
+     *     this type is a member of. If this type is a top-level type,
+     *     {@code null} is returned
+     * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the owner type
+     *     refers to a non-existent type declaration
+     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the owner type
+     *     refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
+     *     for any reason
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    Type getOwnerType();
+}