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 package java.lang.reflect;
 
 /**
  * {@code GenericArrayType} represents an array type whose component
  * type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.
  * @since 1.5
  */
 public interface GenericArrayType extends Type {
     /**
      * 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 type 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();
 }