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package java.lang.reflect;

/**

 * {@code GenericArrayType} represents an array type whose component

 * type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.

 *

 * @jls 10.1 Array Types

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface GenericArrayType extends Type {

    /**

     * Returns a {@code Type} object representing the component type

     * of this array. This method creates the component type of the

     * array.  See the declaration of {@link

     * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the

     * semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and

     * see {@link java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable TypeVariable} for the

     * creation process for type variables.

     *

     * @return  a {@code Type} object representing the component type

     *     of this array

     * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the underlying array type's component

     *     type refers to a non-existent class or interface declaration

     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if  the

     *     underlying array type's component type refers to a

     *     parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason

     */

    Type getGenericComponentType();

}