177      */
 178     @Override
 179     public String getName() {
 180         return name;
 181     }
 182 
 183     /**
 184      * {@inheritDoc}
 185      */
 186     @Override
 187     public int getModifiers() {
 188         return modifiers;
 189     }
 190 
 191     /**
 192      * {@inheritDoc}
 193      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError {@inheritDoc}
 194      * @since 1.5
 195      */
 196     @Override
 197     @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 198     public TypeVariable<Method>[] getTypeParameters() {
 199         if (getGenericSignature() != null)
 200             return (TypeVariable<Method>[])getGenericInfo().getTypeParameters();
 201         else
 202             return (TypeVariable<Method>[])new TypeVariable[0];
 203     }
 204 
 205     /**
 206      * Returns a {@code Class} object that represents the formal return type
 207      * of the method represented by this {@code Method} object.
 208      *
 209      * @return the return type for the method this object represents
 210      */
 211     public Class<?> getReturnType() {
 212         return returnType;
 213     }
 214 
 215     /**
 216      * Returns a {@code Type} object that represents the formal return
 217      * type of the method represented by this {@code Method} object.

 177      */
 178     @Override
 179     public String getName() {
 180         return name;
 181     }
 182 
 183     /**
 184      * {@inheritDoc}
 185      */
 186     @Override
 187     public int getModifiers() {
 188         return modifiers;
 189     }
 190 
 191     /**
 192      * {@inheritDoc}
 193      * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError {@inheritDoc}
 194      * @since 1.5
 195      */
 196     @Override
 197     @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
 198     public TypeVariable<Method>[] getTypeParameters() {
 199         if (getGenericSignature() != null)
 200             return (TypeVariable<Method>[])getGenericInfo().getTypeParameters();
 201         else
 202             return (TypeVariable<Method>[])new TypeVariable[0];
 203     }
 204 
 205     /**
 206      * Returns a {@code Class} object that represents the formal return type
 207      * of the method represented by this {@code Method} object.
 208      *
 209      * @return the return type for the method this object represents
 210      */
 211     public Class<?> getReturnType() {
 212         return returnType;
 213     }
 214 
 215     /**
 216      * Returns a {@code Type} object that represents the formal return
 217      * type of the method represented by this {@code Method} object.