GenericArrayType (Java SE 25 & JDK 25 API)

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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 inherited from interface 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 class or interface declaration
  
  MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the underlying array type's component type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason