before returning. If this property is not <code>true</code> after
 this method is called, the caller should ignore the return value.
 </p>

 <p>
 Assuming the base is a <code>Map</code>, this method will always return <code>Object.class</code>. This is because
 <code>Map</code>s accept any object as the value for a given key.
 </p></div>
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<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Specified by:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../javax/el/ELResolver.html#getType-javax.el.ELContext-java.lang.Object-java.lan