public java.util.List<Shard> getShards() {
        if (shards == null) {
            shards = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<Shard>();
        }
        return shards;
    }
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An array of JSON objects. Each object represents one shard and specifies the IDs of the shard, the shard's
parent, and the shard that's adjacent to the shard's parent. Each object also contains the starting and ending
hash keys and the starting and ending sequence numbers for the shard.
</p>

@return An array of JSON objects. Each object represents one shard and specifies the IDs of the shard, the
        shard's parent, and the shard that's adjacent to the shard's parent. Each object also contains the
        starting and ending hash keys and the starting and ending sequence numbers for the shard.
aws-java-sdk-kinesis/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/kinesis/model/ListShardsResult.java