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25
26package java.lang.reflect;
27
28/**
29 * Type is the common superinterface for all types in the Java
30 * programming language. These include raw types, parameterized types,
31 * array types, type variables and primitive types.
32 *
33 * @since 1.5
34 */
35public interface Type {
36    /**
37     * Returns a string describing this type, including information
38     * about any type parameters.
39     *
40     * @implSpec The default implementation calls {@code toString}.
41     *
42     * @return a string describing this type
43     * @since 1.8
44     */
45    default String getTypeName() {
46        return toString();
47    }
48}
49