Reflections (PicketLink Common 2.6.0.Beta2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.picketlink.common.reflection.Reflections

```
public class Reflections
extends Object
```
Utility class for working with JDK Reflection and also CDI's Annotated metadata.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static Annotation[]`	`EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY` An empty array of type `Annotation`, useful converting lists to arrays.
`static Class<?>[]`	`EMPTY_CLASSES`
`static Object[]`	`EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY` An empty array of type `Object`, useful for converting lists to arrays.
`static Type[]`	`EMPTY_TYPES`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Map<Class<?>,Type>`	`buildTypeMap(Set<Type> types)`
`static <T> T`	`cast(Object obj)` Perform a runtime cast.
`static <T> Class<T>`	`classForName(String name, ClassLoader... loaders)` Loads and initializes a class for the given name.
`static boolean`	`containsWildcards(Type[] types)`
`static Constructor<?>`	`findDeclaredConstructor(Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... args)` Search the class hierarchy for a constructor with the given arguments.
`static Field`	`findDeclaredField(Class<?> clazz, String name)` Search the class hierarchy for a field with the given name.
`static Method`	`findDeclaredMethod(Class<?> clazz, String name, Class<?>... args)` Search the class hierarchy for a method with the given name and arguments.
`static Type[]`	`getActualTypeArguments(Class<?> clazz)` Gets the actual type arguments of a class
`static Type[]`	`getActualTypeArguments(Type type)` Gets the actual type arguments of a Type
`static Set<Constructor<?>>`	`getAllDeclaredConstructors(Class<?> clazz)` Get all the declared constructors on the class hierarchy.
`static Set<Field>`	`getAllDeclaredFields(Class<?> clazz)` Get all the declared fields on the class hierarchy.
`static Set<Method>`	`getAllDeclaredMethods(Class<?> clazz)` Get all the declared methods on the class hierarchy.
`static Set<Annotation>`	`getAnnotationsWithMetaAnnotation(Set<Annotation> annotations, Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType)` Search for annotations with the specified meta annotation type
`static <X> javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedField<? super X>`	`getField(javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedType<X> annotatedType, Field field)` Search the annotatedType for the field, returning the `AnnotatedField`
`static Object`	`getFieldValue(Field field, Object instance)`
`static <T> T`	`getFieldValue(Field field, Object instance, Class<T> expectedType)` Get the value of the field, on the specified instance, casting the value of the field to the expected type.
`static Class<?>`	`getMemberType(Member member)` Get the type of the member
`static int`	`getNesting(Class<?> clazz)`
`static Object`	`getNonPrivateFinalMethodOrType(Class<?> type)`
`static String`	`getPropertyName(Method method)` Gets the property name from a getter method.
`static Set<Annotation>`	`getQualifiers(Set<Annotation> annotations, javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager beanManager)` Extract any qualifiers from the set of annotations
`static <T> Class<T>`	`getRawType(Type type)` Extract the raw type, given a type.
`static <T> T`	`invokeMethod(boolean setAccessible, Method method, Class<T> expectedReturnType, Object instance, Object... args)` Invoke the method on the instance, with any arguments specified, casting the result of invoking the method to the expected return type.
`static Object`	`invokeMethod(boolean setAccessible, Method method, Object instance, Object... args)` Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
`static <T> T`	`invokeMethod(Method method, Class<T> expectedReturnType, Object instance, Object... args)` Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
`static Object`	`invokeMethod(Method method, Object instance, Object... args)` Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
`static boolean`	`isAbstract(Method method)` Checks if a method is abstract
`static boolean`	`isArrayType(Class<?> rawType)` Checks if raw type is array type
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Class<?> rawType1, Type[] actualTypeArguments1, Class<?> rawType2, Type[] actualTypeArguments2)` Check the assignability of one type to another, taking into account the actual type arguements
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Class<?> rawType1, Type[] actualTypeArguments1, Type type2)`
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Set<Type> types1, Set<Type> types2)` Check the assiginability of a set of flattened types.
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Set<Type> types1, Type type2)` Check the assignability of a set of flattened types.
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type[] types1, Type type2)`
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type[] actualTypeArguments1, Type[] actualTypeArguments2)`
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type type1, Set<? extends Type> types2)`
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type type1, Type type2)`
`static boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(Type type1, Type[] types2)`
`static boolean`	`isBindings(Annotation binding)` Deprecated.
`static boolean`	`isCacheable(Annotation[] annotations)`
`static boolean`	`isCacheable(Set<Annotation> annotations)`
`static boolean`	`isFinal(Class<?> clazz)` Checks if class is final
`static boolean`	`isFinal(Member member)` Checks if member is final
`static boolean`	`isPackagePrivate(int mod)`
`static boolean`	`isParamerterizedTypeWithWildcard(Class<?> type)`
`static boolean`	`isParameterizedType(Class<?> type)` Checks if type is parameterized type
`static boolean`	`isPrimitive(Type type)`
`static boolean`	`isPrivate(Member member)` Checks if member is private
`static boolean`	`isSerializable(Class<?> clazz)` Check if a class is serializable.
`static boolean`	`isStatic(Class<?> type)` Checks if type is static
`static boolean`	`isStatic(Member member)` Checks if member is static
`static boolean`	`isTransient(Member member)`
`static boolean`	`isTypeBounded(Type type, Type[] lowerBounds, Type[] upperBounds)`
`static boolean`	`isTypeOrAnyMethodFinal(Class<?> type)` Checks if type or member is final
`static boolean`	`matches(Class<?> rawType1, Type[] actualTypeArguments1, Class<?> rawType2, Type[] actualTypeArguments2)`
`static boolean`	`matches(Class<?> rawType1, Type[] actualTypeArguments1, Type type2)`
`static boolean`	`matches(Set<Type> types1, Set<Type> types2)` Check whether whether any of the types1 matches a type in types2
`static boolean`	`matches(Type type1, Set<? extends Type> types2)`
`static boolean`	`matches(Type type1, Type type2)`
`static boolean`	`methodExists(Class<?> clazz, String name)` Determine if a method exists in a specified class hierarchy
`static <T> T`	`newInstance(Class<?> type, String fullQualifiedName)` Creates a new instance of a class given its `fullQualifiedName`.
`static <T> T`	`newInstance(Class<T> fromClass)` Creates a new instance of a class.
`static <A extends AccessibleObject> A`	`setAccessible(A member)` Set the accessibility flag on the `AccessibleObject` as described in `AccessibleObject.setAccessible(boolean)` within the context of a `PrivilegedAction`.
`static void`	`setFieldValue(boolean setAccessible, Field field, Object instance, Object value)` Sets the value of a field on the instance to the specified value.
`static void`	`setFieldValue(Field field, Object instance, Object value)` Set the value of a field on the instance to the specified value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY
```
public static final Annotation[] EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY
```
    An empty array of type Annotation, useful converting lists to arrays.
  - EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY
```
public static final Object[] EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY
```
    An empty array of type Object, useful for converting lists to arrays.
  - EMPTY_TYPES
```
public static final Type[] EMPTY_TYPES
```
  - EMPTY_CLASSES
```
public static final Class<?>[] EMPTY_CLASSES
```
- Method Detail
  - cast
```
public static <T> T cast(Object obj)
```
    Perform a runtime cast. Similar to Class.cast(Object), but useful when you do not have a Class object for type you wish to cast to.
    
    Class.cast(Object) should be used if possible
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type to cast to
    Parameters:
    obj - the object to perform the cast on
    
    Returns:
    the casted object
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the type T is not a subtype of the object
    See Also:
    Class.cast(Object)
  - getAllDeclaredFields
```
public static Set<Field> getAllDeclaredFields(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Get all the declared fields on the class hierarchy. This will return overridden fields.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    
    Returns:
    the set of all declared fields or an empty set if there are none
  - findDeclaredField
```
public static Field findDeclaredField(Class<?> clazz,
                      String name)
```
    Search the class hierarchy for a field with the given name. Will return the nearest match, starting with the class specified and searching up the hierarchy.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    name - The name of the field to search for
    
    Returns:
    The field found, or null if no field is found
  - getField
```
public static <X> javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedField<? super X> getField(javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedType<X> annotatedType,
                                                                 Field field)
```
    Search the annotatedType for the field, returning the AnnotatedField
    
    Parameters:
    annotatedType - The annotatedType to search
    field - the field to search for
    
    Returns:
    The AnnotatedField found, or null if no field is found
  - getAnnotationsWithMetaAnnotation
```
public static Set<Annotation> getAnnotationsWithMetaAnnotation(Set<Annotation> annotations,
                                               Class<? extends Annotation> metaAnnotationType)
```
    Search for annotations with the specified meta annotation type
    
    Parameters:
    annotations - The annotation set to search
    metaAnnotationType - The type of the meta annotation to search for
    
    Returns:
    The set of annotations with the specified meta annotation, or an empty set if none are found
  - getQualifiers
```
public static Set<Annotation> getQualifiers(Set<Annotation> annotations,
                            javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager beanManager)
```
    Extract any qualifiers from the set of annotations
    
    Parameters:
    annotations - The set of annotations to search
    beanManager - The beanManager to use to establish if an annotation is a qualifier
    
    Returns:
    The qualifiers present in the set, or an empty set if there are none
  - methodExists
```
public static boolean methodExists(Class<?> clazz,
                   String name)
```
    Determine if a method exists in a specified class hierarchy
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    name - The name of the method
    
    Returns:
    true if a method is found, otherwise false
  - getAllDeclaredMethods
```
public static Set<Method> getAllDeclaredMethods(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Get all the declared methods on the class hierarchy. This will return overridden methods.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    
    Returns:
    the set of all declared methods or an empty set if there are none
  - findDeclaredMethod
```
public static Method findDeclaredMethod(Class<?> clazz,
                        String name,
                        Class<?>... args)
```
    Search the class hierarchy for a method with the given name and arguments. Will return the nearest match, starting with the class specified and searching up the hierarchy.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    name - The name of the method to search for
    args - The arguments of the method to search for
    
    Returns:
    The method found, or null if no method is found
  - findDeclaredConstructor
```
public static Constructor<?> findDeclaredConstructor(Class<?> clazz,
                                     Class<?>... args)
```
    Search the class hierarchy for a constructor with the given arguments. Will return the nearest match, starting with the class specified and searching up the hierarchy.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    args - The arguments of the constructor to search for
    
    Returns:
    The constructor found, or null if no constructor is found
  - getAllDeclaredConstructors
```
public static Set<Constructor<?>> getAllDeclaredConstructors(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Get all the declared constructors on the class hierarchy. This will return overridden constructors.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to search
    
    Returns:
    the set of all declared constructors or an empty set if there are none
  - getMemberType
```
public static Class<?> getMemberType(Member member)
```
    Get the type of the member
    
    Parameters:
    member - The member
    
    Returns:
    The type of the member
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if the member is not a field, method, or constructor
  - classForName
```
public static <T> Class<T> classForName(String name,
                        ClassLoader... loaders)
                             throws ClassNotFoundException
```
    Loads and initializes a class for the given name.
    
    If the Thread Context Class Loader is available, it will be used, otherwise the classloader used to load Reflections will be used
    
    It is also possible to specify additional classloaders to attempt to load the class with. If the first attempt fails, then these additional loaders are tried in order.
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the class to load
    loaders - additional classloaders to use to attempt to load the class
    
    Returns:
    the class object
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found
  - setAccessible
```
public static <A extends AccessibleObject> A setAccessible(A member)
```
    Set the accessibility flag on the AccessibleObject as described in AccessibleObject.setAccessible(boolean) within the context of a PrivilegedAction.
    
    Type Parameters:
    A - member the accessible object type
    Parameters:
    member - the accessible object
    
    Returns:
    the accessible object after the accessible flag has been altered
  - invokeMethod
```
public static Object invokeMethod(Method method,
                  Object instance,
                  Object... args)
```
    Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
    
    This method provides the same functionality and throws the same exceptions as invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), with the expected return type set to Object and no change to the method's accessibility.
    
    See Also:
    invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), Method.invoke(Object, Object...)
  - invokeMethod
```
public static Object invokeMethod(boolean setAccessible,
                  Method method,
                  Object instance,
                  Object... args)
```
    Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
    
    This method attempts to set the accessible flag of the method in a PrivilegedAction before invoking the method if the first argument is true.
    
    This method provides the same functionality and throws the same exceptions as invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), with the expected return type set to Object.
    
    See Also:
    invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), Method.invoke(Object, Object...)
  - invokeMethod
```
public static <T> T invokeMethod(Method method,
                 Class<T> expectedReturnType,
                 Object instance,
                 Object... args)
```
    Invoke the specified method on the provided instance, passing any additional arguments included in this method as arguments to the specified method.
    
    This method provides the same functionality and throws the same exceptions as invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), with the expected return type set to Object and honoring the accessibility of the method.
    
    See Also:
    invokeMethod(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), Method.invoke(Object, Object...)
  - invokeMethod
```
public static <T> T invokeMethod(boolean setAccessible,
                 Method method,
                 Class<T> expectedReturnType,
                 Object instance,
                 Object... args)
```
    Invoke the method on the instance, with any arguments specified, casting the result of invoking the method to the expected return type.
    
    This method wraps Method.invoke(Object, Object...), converting the checked exceptions that Method.invoke(Object, Object...) specifies to runtime exceptions.
    
    If instructed, this method attempts to set the accessible flag of the method in a PrivilegedAction before invoking the method.
    
    Parameters:
    setAccessible - flag indicating whether method should first be set as accessible
    method - the method to invoke
    instance - the instance to invoke the method
    args - the arguments to the method
    
    Returns:
    the result of invoking the method, or null if the method's return type is void
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeException - if this Method object enforces Java language access control and the underlying method is inaccessible or if the underlying method throws an exception or if the initialization provoked by this method fails.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the method is an instance method and the specified instance argument is not an instance of the class or interface declaring the underlying method (or of a subclass or implementor thereof); if the number of actual and formal parameters differ; if an unwrapping conversion for primitive arguments fails; or if, after possible unwrapping, a parameter value cannot be converted to the corresponding formal parameter type by a method invocation conversion.
    
    NullPointerException - if the specified instance is null and the method is an instance method.
    
    ClassCastException - if the result of invoking the method cannot be cast to the expectedReturnType
    
    ExceptionInInitializerError - if the initialization provoked by this method fails.
    See Also:
    Method.invoke(Object, Object...)
  - setFieldValue
```
public static void setFieldValue(Field field,
                 Object instance,
                 Object value)
```
    Set the value of a field on the instance to the specified value.
    
    This method provides the same functionality and throws the same exceptions as Reflections#setFieldValue(boolean, Method, Class, Object, Object...), honoring the accessibility of the field.
  - setFieldValue
```
public static void setFieldValue(boolean setAccessible,
                 Field field,
                 Object instance,
                 Object value)
```
    Sets the value of a field on the instance to the specified value.
    
    This method wraps Field.set(Object, Object), converting the checked exceptions that Field.set(Object, Object) specifies to runtime exceptions.
    
    If instructed, this method attempts to set the accessible flag of the method in a PrivilegedAction before invoking the method.
    
    Parameters:
    field - the field on which to operate, or null if the field is static
    instance - the instance on which the field value should be set upon
    value - the value to set the field to
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeException - if the underlying field is inaccessible.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the specified instance is not an instance of the class or interface declaring the underlying field (or a subclass or implementor thereof), or if an unwrapping conversion fails.
    
    NullPointerException - if the specified instance is null and the field is an instance field.
    
    ExceptionInInitializerError - if the initialization provoked by this method fails.
    See Also:
    Field.set(Object, Object)
  - getFieldValue
```
public static Object getFieldValue(Field field,
                   Object instance)
```
  - getFieldValue
```
public static <T> T getFieldValue(Field field,
                  Object instance,
                  Class<T> expectedType)
```
    Get the value of the field, on the specified instance, casting the value of the field to the expected type.
    
    This method wraps Field.get(Object), converting the checked exceptions that Field.get(Object) specifies to runtime exceptions.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type of the field's value
    Parameters:
    field - the field to operate on
    instance - the instance from which to retrieve the value
    expectedType - the expected type of the field's value
    
    Returns:
    the value of the field
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeException - if the underlying field is inaccessible.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the specified instance is not an instance of the class or interface declaring the underlying field (or a subclass or implementor thereof).
    
    NullPointerException - if the specified instance is null and the field is an instance field.
    
    ExceptionInInitializerError - if the initialization provoked by this method fails.
  - getRawType
```
public static <T> Class<T> getRawType(Type type)
```
    Extract the raw type, given a type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type
    Parameters:
    type - the type to extract the raw type from
    
    Returns:
    the raw type, or null if the raw type cannot be determined.
  - isSerializable
```
public static boolean isSerializable(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Check if a class is serializable.
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to check
    
    Returns:
    true if the class implements serializable or is a primitive
  - buildTypeMap
```
public static Map<Class<?>,Type> buildTypeMap(Set<Type> types)
```
  - isCacheable
```
public static boolean isCacheable(Set<Annotation> annotations)
```
  - isCacheable
```
public static boolean isCacheable(Annotation[] annotations)
```
  - getPropertyName
```
public static String getPropertyName(Method method)
```
    Gets the property name from a getter method.
    We extend JavaBean conventions, allowing the getter method to have parameters
    
    Parameters:
    method - The getter method
    
    Returns:
    The name of the property. Returns null if method wasn't JavaBean getter-styled
  - isFinal
```
public static boolean isFinal(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Checks if class is final
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to check
    
    Returns:
    True if final, false otherwise
  - getNesting
```
public static int getNesting(Class<?> clazz)
```
  - isFinal
```
public static boolean isFinal(Member member)
```
    Checks if member is final
    
    Parameters:
    member - The member to check
    
    Returns:
    True if final, false otherwise
  - isPrivate
```
public static boolean isPrivate(Member member)
```
    Checks if member is private
    
    Parameters:
    member - The member to check
    
    Returns:
    True if final, false otherwise
  - isTypeOrAnyMethodFinal
```
public static boolean isTypeOrAnyMethodFinal(Class<?> type)
```
    Checks if type or member is final
    
    Parameters:
    type - Type or member
    
    Returns:
    True if final, false otherwise
  - getNonPrivateFinalMethodOrType
```
public static Object getNonPrivateFinalMethodOrType(Class<?> type)
```
  - isPackagePrivate
```
public static boolean isPackagePrivate(int mod)
```
  - isStatic
```
public static boolean isStatic(Class<?> type)
```
    Checks if type is static
    
    Parameters:
    type - Type to check
    
    Returns:
    True if static, false otherwise
  - isStatic
```
public static boolean isStatic(Member member)
```
    Checks if member is static
    
    Parameters:
    member - Member to check
    
    Returns:
    True if static, false otherwise
  - isTransient
```
public static boolean isTransient(Member member)
```
  - isAbstract
```
public static boolean isAbstract(Method method)
```
    Checks if a method is abstract
    
    Parameters:
    method -
    
    Returns:
  - getActualTypeArguments
```
public static Type[] getActualTypeArguments(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Gets the actual type arguments of a class
    
    Parameters:
    clazz - The class to examine
    
    Returns:
    The type arguments
  - getActualTypeArguments
```
public static Type[] getActualTypeArguments(Type type)
```
    Gets the actual type arguments of a Type
    
    Parameters:
    type - The type to examine
    
    Returns:
    The type arguments
  - isArrayType
```
public static boolean isArrayType(Class<?> rawType)
```
    Checks if raw type is array type
    
    Parameters:
    rawType - The raw type to check
    
    Returns:
    True if array, false otherwise
  - isParameterizedType
```
public static boolean isParameterizedType(Class<?> type)
```
    Checks if type is parameterized type
    
    Parameters:
    type - The type to check
    
    Returns:
    True if parameterized, false otherwise
  - isParamerterizedTypeWithWildcard
```
public static boolean isParamerterizedTypeWithWildcard(Class<?> type)
```
  - containsWildcards
```
public static boolean containsWildcards(Type[] types)
```
  - isBindings
```
@Deprecated
public static boolean isBindings(Annotation binding)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Checks the bindingType to make sure the annotation was declared properly as a binding type (annotated with
    
    Parameters:
    binding - The binding type to check
    
    Returns:
    true only if the annotation is really a binding type
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Class<?> rawType1,
                       Type[] actualTypeArguments1,
                       Class<?> rawType2,
                       Type[] actualTypeArguments2)
```
    Check the assignability of one type to another, taking into account the actual type arguements
    
    Parameters:
    rawType1 - the raw type of the class to check
    actualTypeArguments1 - the actual type arguements to check, or an empty array if not a parameterized type
    rawType2 - the raw type of the class to check
    actualTypeArguments2 - the actual type arguements to check, or an empty array if not a parameterized type
    
    Returns:
  - matches
```
public static boolean matches(Class<?> rawType1,
              Type[] actualTypeArguments1,
              Class<?> rawType2,
              Type[] actualTypeArguments2)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Type[] actualTypeArguments1,
                       Type[] actualTypeArguments2)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Type type1,
                       Set<? extends Type> types2)
```
  - matches
```
public static boolean matches(Type type1,
              Set<? extends Type> types2)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Type type1,
                       Type[] types2)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Type type1,
                       Type type2)
```
  - matches
```
public static boolean matches(Type type1,
              Type type2)
```
  - isTypeBounded
```
public static boolean isTypeBounded(Type type,
                    Type[] lowerBounds,
                    Type[] upperBounds)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Class<?> rawType1,
                       Type[] actualTypeArguments1,
                       Type type2)
```
  - matches
```
public static boolean matches(Class<?> rawType1,
              Type[] actualTypeArguments1,
              Type type2)
```
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Set<Type> types1,
                       Set<Type> types2)
```
    Check the assiginability of a set of flattened types. This algorithm will check whether any of the types1 matches a type in types2
    
    Parameters:
    types1 -
    types2 -
    
    Returns:
  - matches
```
public static boolean matches(Set<Type> types1,
              Set<Type> types2)
```
    Check whether whether any of the types1 matches a type in types2
    
    Parameters:
    types1 -
    types2 -
    
    Returns:
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Set<Type> types1,
                       Type type2)
```
    Check the assignability of a set of flattened types. This algorithm will check whether any of the types1 matches a type in types2
    
    Parameters:
    types1 -
    type2 -
    
    Returns:
  - isAssignableFrom
```
public static boolean isAssignableFrom(Type[] types1,
                       Type type2)
```
  - isPrimitive
```
public static boolean isPrimitive(Type type)
```
  - newInstance
```
public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> fromClass)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException,
                            IllegalAccessException,
                            InstantiationException
```
    Creates a new instance of a class.
    
    This method will use the same class loader of the given class to create the new instance.
    
    Parameters:
    fromClass - The class from where the instance should be created.
    
    Returns:
    A newly allocated instance of the class.
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException
    
    IllegalAccessException
    
    InstantiationException
  - newInstance
```
public static <T> T newInstance(Class<?> type,
                String fullQualifiedName)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException,
                            IllegalAccessException,
                            InstantiationException
```
    Creates a new instance of a class given its fullQualifiedName.
    
    This method will use the same class loader of type to create the new instance.
    
    Parameters:
    type - The class that will be used to get the class loader from.
    fullQualifiedName - The full qualified name of the class from which the instance will be created.
    
    Returns:
    A newly allocated instance of the class.
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassNotFoundException
    
    IllegalAccessException
    
    InstantiationException

Class Reflections

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

EMPTY_ANNOTATION_ARRAY

EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY

EMPTY_TYPES

EMPTY_CLASSES

Method Detail

cast

getAllDeclaredFields

findDeclaredField

getField

getAnnotationsWithMetaAnnotation

getQualifiers

methodExists

getAllDeclaredMethods

findDeclaredMethod

findDeclaredConstructor

getAllDeclaredConstructors

getMemberType

classForName

setAccessible

invokeMethod

invokeMethod

invokeMethod

invokeMethod

setFieldValue

setFieldValue

getFieldValue

getFieldValue

getRawType

isSerializable

buildTypeMap

isCacheable

isCacheable

getPropertyName

isFinal

getNesting

isFinal

isPrivate

isTypeOrAnyMethodFinal

getNonPrivateFinalMethodOrType

isPackagePrivate

isStatic

isStatic

isTransient

isAbstract

getActualTypeArguments

getActualTypeArguments

isArrayType

isParameterizedType

isParamerterizedTypeWithWildcard

containsWildcards

isBindings

isAssignableFrom

matches

isAssignableFrom

isAssignableFrom

matches

isAssignableFrom

isAssignableFrom

matches

isTypeBounded

isAssignableFrom

matches

isAssignableFrom

matches

isAssignableFrom

isAssignableFrom

isPrimitive

newInstance

newInstance