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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      */
  51     Type getGenericComponentType();
  52 }