GenericDeclaration.java

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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * Common interface for language constructs that declare type parameters.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface GenericDeclaration {

    /**
     * Returns the declared type parameters in declaration order. If there are
     * no type parameters, this method returns a zero length array.
     *
     * @return the declared type parameters in declaration order
     * @throws GenericSignatureFormatError
     *             if the signature is malformed
     */
    TypeVariable<?>[] getTypeParameters();
}