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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * This interface represents an array type with a component type that is either
 * a parameterized type or a type variable.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface GenericArrayType extends Type {
    /**
     * Returns the component type of this array.
     *
     * @return the component type of this array
     *
     * @throws TypeNotPresentException
     *             if the component type points to a missing type
     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException
     *             if the component type points to a type that cannot be
     *             instantiated for some reason
     */
    Type getGenericComponentType();
}