Chapter 12
The java.lang Package

Void

Name

Void

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.lang.Void

Superclass:

java.lang.Object

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability

New as of JDK 1.1

The Void class is an uninstantiable wrapper for the primitive type void. The class contains simply a reference to the Class object that represents the primitive type void. The Void class is necessary as of JDK 1.1 to support the Reflection API and class literals.

Class Summary

public final class java.lang.Void extends java.lang.Object { 
  // Constants
  public static final Class TYPE;
}

Constants

TYPE

public static final Class TYPE

The Class object that represents the primitive type void. It is always true that Void.TYPE == void.class.

Inherited Methods

Method	Inherited From	Method	Inherited From
`clone()`	`Object`	`equals(Object)`	`Object`
`finalize()`	`Object`	`getClass()`	`Object`
`hashCode()`	`Object`	`notify()`	`Object`
`notifyAll()`	`Object`	`toString()`	`Object`
`wait()`	`Object`	`wait(long)`	`Object`
`wait(long, int)`	`Object`

Void

Name

Synopsis

Description

Class Summary

Constants

TYPE

public static final Class TYPE

Inherited Methods

See Also


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