273      *
 274      * @return  a {@code Type} object that represents the formal return
 275      *     type of the underlying  method
 276      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError
 277      *     if the generic method signature does not conform to the format
 278      *     specified in
 279      *     <cite>The Java&trade; Virtual Machine Specification</cite>
 280      * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the underlying method's
 281      *     return type refers to a non-existent type declaration
 282      * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the
 283      *     underlying method's return typed refers to a parameterized
 284      *     type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
 285      * @since 1.5
 286      */
 287     public Type getGenericReturnType() {
 288       if (getGenericSignature() != null) {
 289         return getGenericInfo().getReturnType();
 290       } else { return getReturnType();}
 291     }
 292 
 293     @Override
 294     Class<?>[] getSharedParameterTypes() {
 295         return parameterTypes;
 296     }
 297 
 298     /**
 299      * {@inheritDoc}
 300      */
 301     @Override
 302     public Class<?>[] getParameterTypes() {
 303         return parameterTypes.clone();
 304     }
 305 
 306     /**
 307      * {@inheritDoc}
 308      * @since 1.8
 309      */
 310     public int getParameterCount() { return parameterTypes.length; }
 311 
 312 
 313     /**
 314      * {@inheritDoc}
 315      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError {@inheritDoc}
 316      * @throws TypeNotPresentException {@inheritDoc}
 317      * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException {@inheritDoc}

 273      *
 274      * @return  a {@code Type} object that represents the formal return
 275      *     type of the underlying  method
 276      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError
 277      *     if the generic method signature does not conform to the format
 278      *     specified in
 279      *     <cite>The Java&trade; Virtual Machine Specification</cite>
 280      * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the underlying method's
 281      *     return type refers to a non-existent type declaration
 282      * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the
 283      *     underlying method's return typed refers to a parameterized
 284      *     type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
 285      * @since 1.5
 286      */
 287     public Type getGenericReturnType() {
 288       if (getGenericSignature() != null) {
 289         return getGenericInfo().getReturnType();
 290       } else { return getReturnType();}
 291     }
 292 





 293     /**
 294      * {@inheritDoc}
 295      */
 296     @Override
 297     public Class<?>[] getParameterTypes() {
 298         return parameterTypes.clone();
 299     }
 300 
 301     /**
 302      * {@inheritDoc}
 303      * @since 1.8
 304      */
 305     public int getParameterCount() { return parameterTypes.length; }
 306 
 307 
 308     /**
 309      * {@inheritDoc}
 310      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError {@inheritDoc}
 311      * @throws TypeNotPresentException {@inheritDoc}
 312      * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException {@inheritDoc}