8379156: Specify behavior of Types.asElement() on array types

[jddarcy]

Update the specification for Types.asElement() to cover array types. Please review the CSR as well.

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Issues

• JDK-8379156: Specify behavior of Types.asElement() on array types (Bug - P4)
• JDK-8379340: Specify behavior of Types.asElement() on array types (CSR)

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• Hannes Wallnöfer (@hns - Reviewer)

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[hns]

Looks good to me.