java.lang.reflect
Interface GenericArrayType

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Type sample code for java.lang.reflect.Type definition code for java.lang.reflect.Type

public interface GenericArrayType
extends Type sample code for java.lang.reflect.Type definition code for java.lang.reflect.Type

GenericArrayType represents an array type whose component type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
 Type sample code for java.lang.reflect.Type definition code for java.lang.reflect.Type getGenericComponentType sample code for java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType.getGenericComponentType() definition code for java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType.getGenericComponentType() ()
          Returns a Type object representing the component type of this array.
 

Method Detail

getGenericComponentType sample code for java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType.getGenericComponentType() definition code for java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType.getGenericComponentType()

Type sample code for java.lang.reflect.Type definition code for java.lang.reflect.Type  getGenericComponentType()
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 sample code for java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType definition code for java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType for the semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and see TypeVariable sample code for java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable definition code for java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable for the creation process for type variables.

Returns:
a Type object representing the component type of this array
Throws:
TypeNotPresentException sample code for java.lang.TypeNotPresentException definition code for java.lang.TypeNotPresentException - if the underlying array type's component type refers to a non-existent type declaration
MalformedParameterizedTypeException sample code for java.lang.reflect.MalformedParameterizedTypeException definition code for java.lang.reflect.MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the underlying array type's component type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason