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package java.lang;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * This class is a placeholder class for the Java keyword <code>void</code>
 * @since 1.1
 */
public final class Void extends Object {
    
	/**
     * The {@link Class} instance that represents primitive type
     * <code>void</code>.
     */
    public static final Class<Void> TYPE = null; // lookupType();

    // Note: This can't be set to "void.class", since *that* is
    // defined to be "java.lang.Void.TYPE";

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private static Class<Void> lookupType() {
        Class<?> voidType = null;
        try {
            Method method = Runnable.class.getMethod("run", new Class[0]);
            voidType = method.getReturnType();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
        return (Class<Void>) voidType;
    }

	private Void() {
	}

    /**
     * @j2sNative
     * java.lang.Void.TYPE = java.lang.Void;
     */
    static { }
}
