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    25 

    26 package java.lang.reflect;

    27 

    28 /**

    29  * A common interface for all entities that declare type variables.

    30  *

    31  * @since 1.5

    32  */

    33 public interface GenericDeclaration extends AnnotatedElement {

    34     /**

    35      * Returns an array of {@code TypeVariable} objects that

    36      * represent the type variables declared by the generic

    37      * declaration represented by this {@code GenericDeclaration}

    38      * object, in declaration order.  Returns an array of length 0 if

    39      * the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables.

    40      *

    41      * @return an array of {@code TypeVariable} objects that represent

    42      *     the type variables declared by this generic declaration

    43      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError if the generic

    44      *     signature of this generic declaration does not conform to

    45      *     the format specified in

    46      *     <cite>The Java&trade; Virtual Machine Specification</cite>

    47      */

    48     public TypeVariable<?>[] getTypeParameters();

    49 }