public final class
Void
extends Object
Void
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It contains a single public static final field, `TYPE`, which holds the `Class` object that represents the `void` keyword. The class inherits methods from `java.lang.Object`, including `clone`, `equals`, `finalize`, `getClass`, `hashCode`, `notify`, `notifyAll`, `toString`, and `wait`, offering functionalities like object comparison, memory management, thread synchronization, and class information retrieval.\n"],null,["# Void\n\npublic final class **Void** extends [Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) \nThe `Void` class is an uninstantiable placeholder class to hold a\nreference to the `Class` object representing the Java keyword\nvoid. \n\n### Field Summary\n\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| public static final [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html)\\\u003c[Void](../../../reference/java/lang/Void.html)\\\u003e | [TYPE](../../../reference/java/lang/Void.html#TYPE) | The `Class` object representing the pseudo-type corresponding to the keyword `void`. |\n\n### Inherited Method Summary\n\nFrom class [java.lang.Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) \n\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) | [clone](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#clone())() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`. |\n| boolean | [equals](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object))([Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) obj) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal. |\n| void | [finalize](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#finalize())() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable. |\n| final [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html)\\\u003c?\\\u003e | [getClass](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#getClass())() Returns the unique instance of [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html) that represents this object's class. |\n| int | [hashCode](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode())() Returns an integer hash code for this object. |\n| final void | [notify](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#notify())() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up. |\n| final void | [notifyAll](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll())() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up. |\n| [String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html) | [toString](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#toString())() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long,%20int))(long timeout, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long))(long timeout) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait())() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object. |\n\nFields\n------\n\n#### public static final [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html)\\\u003c[Void](../../../reference/java/lang/Void.html)\\\u003e\n**TYPE**\n\nThe `Class` object representing the pseudo-type corresponding to\nthe keyword `void`."]]