Module java.base
Package 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

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Type getGenericComponentType()
    Returns a Type object representing the component type of this array.

    Methods declared in interface java.lang.reflect.Type

    getTypeName

  • Method Details

    • getGenericComponentType

      Type getGenericComponentType()
      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