Java Reference
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8.2.
Void
The
Void
class is the exception to all the preceding rules because it has
no values to wrap, provides no methods, and cannot be instantiated.
It has only a static
TYPE
field containing a reference to the
Class
object
void.class
. The language has no
void
type
void
is a placeholder indicating
no return type. The
Void
class represents that lack of an actual return
type and is only used in reflection (see "
The Method Class
"
on page
420
)
.
