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	package java.lang.reflect;


	/**
	* ParameterizedType represents a parameterized type such as
	* {@code 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 class or interface 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 class or interface declaration and have equal type parameters.
	*
	* @jls 4.5 Parameterized Types
	* @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 class or interface 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 class or interface declaration
	* @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the owner type
	* refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
	* for any reason
	* @since 1.5
	*/
	Type getOwnerType();
	}

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