java.lang.reflect
Interface GenericArrayType

All Superinterfaces:

Type

public interface GenericArrayType
extends Type

GenericArrayType represents an array type whose component type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

Type	getGenericComponentType() Suppressed. Returns a Type object representing the component type of this array.

Method Detail

getGenericComponentType

Type getGenericComponentType()

Suppressed. default deny

Returns a Type object representing the component type of this array. This method creates the component type of the array. See the declaration of ParameterizedType for the semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and see TypeVariable for the creation process for type variables.

Returns:

a 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

MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the underlying array type's component type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason