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package java.lang.reflect;

A common interface for all entities that declare type variables.
Since:1.5
/** * A common interface for all entities that declare type variables. * * @since 1.5 */
public interface GenericDeclaration extends AnnotatedElement {
Returns an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by this GenericDeclaration object, in declaration order. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables.
Throws:
  • GenericSignatureFormatError – if the generic signature of this generic declaration does not conform to the format specified in The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification
Returns:an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by this generic declaration
/** * Returns an array of {@code TypeVariable} objects that * represent the type variables declared by the generic * declaration represented by this {@code GenericDeclaration} * object, in declaration order. Returns an array of length 0 if * the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables. * * @return an array of {@code TypeVariable} objects that represent * the type variables declared by this generic declaration * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError if the generic * signature of this generic declaration does not conform to * the format specified in * <cite>The Java&trade; Virtual Machine Specification</cite> */
public TypeVariable<?>[] getTypeParameters(); }