checkArgument(
        !(runtimeType instanceof TypeVariable), "Cannot get subtype of type variable <%s>", this);
    if (runtimeType instanceof WildcardType) {
      return getSubtypeFromLowerBounds(subclass, ((WildcardType) runtimeType).getLowerBounds());
    }
    // unwrap array type if necessary
    if (isArray()) {
      return getArraySubtype(subclass);
    }