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package sun.reflect.generics.reflectiveObjects;

import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Objects;

Implementation of GenericArrayType interface for core reflection.
/**
 * Implementation of GenericArrayType interface for core reflection.
 */
public class GenericArrayTypeImpl
    implements GenericArrayType {
    private final Type genericComponentType;

    // private constructor enforces use of static factory
    private GenericArrayTypeImpl(Type ct) {
        genericComponentType = ct;
    }

    
Factory method.
Params:
ct – - the desired component type of the generic array type
being created
Returns:
a generic array type with the desired component type/**
     * Factory method.
     * @param ct - the desired component type of the generic array type
     * being created
     * @return a generic array type with the desired component type
     */
    public static GenericArrayTypeImpl make(Type ct) {
        return new GenericArrayTypeImpl(ct);
    }


    
Returns a Type object representing the component type of this array. 
Returns:
a Type object representing the component type of this array
Since:
1.5/**
     * Returns a {@code Type} object representing the component type
     * of this array.
     *
     * @return a {@code Type} object representing the component type
     *     of this array
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Type getGenericComponentType() {
        return genericComponentType; // return cached component type
    }

    public String toString() {
        return getGenericComponentType().getTypeName() + "[]";
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (o instanceof GenericArrayType) {
            GenericArrayType that = (GenericArrayType) o;

            return Objects.equals(genericComponentType, that.getGenericComponentType());
        } else
            return false;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return Objects.hashCode(genericComponentType);
    }
}