GenericArrayType

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

All Methods

Instance Methods

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.Type
getTypeName

- Method Detail
  - 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