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    017package org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect;
    018
    019import java.lang.reflect.Type;
    020
    021/**
    022 * Generalization of "has a type."
    023 * @see TypeLiteral
    024 * @since 3.2
    025 */
    026public interface Typed<T> {
    027
    028    /**
    029     * Get the {@link Type} represented by this entity.
    030     *
    031     * @return Type
    032     */
    033    Type getType();
    034}