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package java.lang.reflect;

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/**
 * {@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 Type object representing the component type of this array. This method creates the component type of the array. See the declaration of ParameterizedType for the semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and see TypeVariable for the creation process for type variables. 
Throws:
TypeNotPresentException – if the underlying array type's component
    type refers to a non-existent class or interface declaration
MalformedParameterizedTypeException – if  the
    underlying array type's component type refers to a
    parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
Returns:
 a Type object representing the component type of this array/**
     * 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();
}