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  package java.lang.reflect;
  
  /**
   * {@code GenericArrayType} represents an array type whose component
   * type is either a parameterized type or a type variable.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public interface GenericArrayType extends Type {
      /**
       * Returns a {@code Type} object representing the component type
       * of this array. This method creates the component type of the
       * array.  See the declaration of {@link
       * ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the
       * semantics of the creation process for parameterized types and
       * see {@link TypeVariable TypeVariable} for the
       * creation process for type variables.
       *
       * @return  a {@code 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
       * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if  the
       *     underlying array type's component type refers to a
       *     parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
       */
      Type getGenericComponentType();
  }
  