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25 
26 package java.lang.reflect;
27 
28 /**
29  * {@code GenericArrayType} represents an array type whose component
30  * type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.
31  * @since 1.5
32  */
33 public interface GenericArrayType extends Type {
34     /**
35      * Returns a {@code Type} object representing the component type
36      * of this array. This method creates the component type of the
37      * array.  See the declaration of {@link
38      * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the
39      * semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and
40      * see {@link java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable TypeVariable} for the
41      * creation process for type variables.
42      *
43      * @return  a {@code Type} object representing the component type
44      *     of this array
45      * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the underlying array type's
46      *     component type refers to a non-existent type declaration
47      * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if  the
48      *     underlying array type's component type refers to a
49      *     parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
50      */
getGenericComponentType()51     Type getGenericComponentType();
52 }
53