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25
26package java.lang;
27
28/**
29 * The {@code Void} class is an uninstantiable placeholder class to hold a
30 * reference to the {@code Class} object representing the Java keyword
31 * void.
32 *
33 * @author  unascribed
34 * @since   JDK1.1
35 */
36public final
37class Void {
38
39    /**
40     * The {@code Class} object representing the pseudo-type corresponding to
41     * the keyword {@code void}.
42     */
43    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
44    public static final Class<Void> TYPE = (Class<Void>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("void");
45
46    /*
47     * The Void class cannot be instantiated.
48     */
49    private Void() {}
50}
51