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1 package polyglot.types;
2
3 /**
4  * An <code>ArrayType</code> represents an array of other types.
5  */
6 public interface ArrayType extends ReferenceType
7 {
8     /**
9      * Base type of the array.
10      */
11     Type base();
12
13     /**
14      * Set the base type of the array, returning a new type.
15      */
16     ArrayType base(Type base);
17
18     /**
19      * The ultimate base of the array. Guaranteed not to be an array type.
20      */
21     Type ultimateBase();
22
23     /**
24      * The array's length field.
25      */
26     FieldInstance lengthField();
27
28     /**
29      * The array's clone() method.
30      */
31     MethodInstance cloneMethod();
32
33     /**
34      * Return the number of dimensions in this array type.
35      * e.g., for A[], return 1; for A[][], return 2, etc.
36      */
37     int dims();
38 }
39
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