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| |
| package org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Represents a Java class that may or may not be loaded in the VM. |
| * JClass is typically implemented in one of two ways: by wrapping a |
| * java.lang.Class or by parsing a source file directly with a tool |
| * such as javadoc or javelin.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>If a JClass represents an inner class, its getParent() method |
| * returns the outer class. Otherwise, it returns the containing |
| * package.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>REVIEW a bunch of these methods (getMethods, getConstructors...) |
| * could throw SecurityException if the JClass is backed by |
| * java.lang.Class (see javadocs for Class). We're currently ignoring |
| * this, because it seems unlikely and it seems heavyweight. Seems |
| * ok?</p> |
| * |
| * @author Patrick Calahan <pcal@bea.com> |
| */ |
| public interface JClass extends JMember { |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns a JPackage which represents the package which contains |
| * this JClass.</p> |
| */ |
| public JPackage getContainingPackage(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns the Class representing the superclass of the entity |
| * (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this |
| * Class. If this Class represents either the Object class, an |
| * interface, a primitive type, or void, then null is returned. If |
| * this object represents an array class then the Class object |
| * representing the Object class is returned. |
| */ |
| public JClass getSuperclass(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns all of the interfaces directly implemented by this class. |
| * Returns an empty array if no interfaces are implemented. REVIEW |
| * we probably want getInterfaces and getDeclaredInterfaces. |
| */ |
| public JClass[] getInterfaces(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>REVIEW should we consider renaming this to getAllFields()? I |
| * think this makes it more clear but is not consistent with |
| * java.lang.Class.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Returns an array containing Field objects reflecting all the |
| * accessible public fields of the class or interface represented by |
| * this Class object. The elements in the array returned are not |
| * sorted and are not in any particular order. This method returns |
| * an array of length 0 if the class or interface has no accessible |
| * public fields, or if it represents an array class, a primitive |
| * type, or void. </p> |
| * |
| * <p>Specifically, if this JClass object represents a class, this |
| * method returns the public fields of this class and of all its |
| * superclasses. If this JClass object represents an interface, this |
| * method returns the fields of this interface and of all its |
| * superinterfaces. </p> |
| * |
| * <p>The implicit length field for array class is not reflected by |
| * this method. User code should use the methods of class Array to |
| * manipulate arrays. </p> |
| * |
| * <p>See The Java Language Specification, sections 8.2 and |
| * 8.3. </p> |
| */ |
| public JField[] getFields(); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns an array of Field objects reflecting all the fields |
| * declared by the class or interface represented by this Class |
| * object. This includes public, protected, default (package) |
| * access, and private fields, but excludes inherited fields. The |
| * elements in the array returned are not sorted and are not in any |
| * particular order. This method returns an array of length 0 if the |
| * class or interface declares no fields, or if this Class object |
| * represents a primitive type, an array class, or void. </p> |
| * |
| * <p>See The Java Language Specification, sections 8.2 and 8.3.</p> |
| */ |
| public JField[] getDeclaredFields(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>REVIEW should we consider renaming this to getAllMethods()? I |
| * think this makes it more clear but is not consistent with |
| * java.lang.Class.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Returns an array containing Method objects reflecting all the |
| * public member methods of the class or interface represented by |
| * this Class object, including those declared by the class or |
| * interface and and those inherited from superclasses and |
| * superinterfaces. The elements in the array returned are not |
| * sorted and are not in any particular order. This method returns |
| * an array of length 0 if this Class object represents a class or |
| * interface that has no public member methods, or if this Class |
| * object represents an array class, primitive type, or void.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>The class initialization method <clinit> is not included in |
| * the returned array. If the class declares multiple public member |
| * methods with the same parameter types, they are all included in |
| * the returned array. </p> |
| */ |
| public JMethod[] getMethods(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns an array of Method objects reflecting all the methods |
| * declared by the class or interface represented by this Class |
| * object. This includes public, protected, default (package) |
| * access, and private methods, but excludes inherited methods. The |
| * elements in the array returned are not sorted and are not in any |
| * particular order. This method returns an array of length 0 if the |
| * class or interface declares no methods, or if this Class object |
| * represents a primitive type, an array class, or void. The class |
| * initialization method <clinit> is not included in the returned |
| * array. If the class declares multiple public member methods with |
| * the same parameter types, they are all included in the returned |
| * array. </p> |
| * |
| * <p>See The Java Language Specification, section 8.2. </p> |
| */ |
| public JMethod[] getDeclaredMethods(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns an array containing Constructor objects reflecting all |
| * the public constructors of the class represented by this Class |
| * object. An array of length 0 is returned if the class has no |
| * public constructors, or if the class is an array class, or if the |
| * class reflects a primitive type or void. </p> |
| */ |
| public JConstructor[] getConstructors(); |
| |
| // This is on java.lang.Class, but is it really useful? |
| // |
| // public JConstructor[] getDeclaredConstructors(); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a . |
| |
| * as detailed in section 8.3 of the Java Beans specification, |
| * 'Design Patterns for Properties.' Note that according to this |
| * pattern, public fields are never considered properties. |
| */ |
| public JProperty[] getProperties(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns true if this JClass represents an interface. |
| */ |
| public boolean isInterface(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return true if this JClass represents primitive type (int, long, |
| * double, and so forth). Remember that primitive wrapper classes |
| * such as java.lang.Integer are NOT considered primitives. |
| */ |
| public boolean isPrimitive(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return true if this class is final. |
| */ |
| public boolean isFinal(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return true if this class is static. Note that top-level classes |
| * are never static. |
| */ |
| public boolean isStatic(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return true if this class is abstract. |
| */ |
| public boolean isAbstract(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns true if this JClass represents the void type.</p> |
| */ |
| public boolean isVoid(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns true if this JClass represents java.lang.Object.</p> |
| */ |
| public boolean isObject(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns true if this JClass represents an array type.</p> |
| */ |
| public boolean isArray(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns the Class representing the component type of an array. |
| * If this class does not represent an array class this method |
| * returns null.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Note that this method differs substantially from |
| * <code>java.lang.Class.getComponentType()</code> in the way it |
| * treats multidimensional arrays. Specifically, let |
| * <code>fooArrayClass</code> be the class of an n dimensional array |
| * of class <code>foo</code> for n > 2. For the java.lang.Class |
| * representation of <code>fooArrayClass</code>, |
| * <code>getComponentType()</code> will return a java.lang.Class for |
| * an (n-1)-dimensional array of <code>foo</code>s. By contrast, |
| * the JClass representation of <code>fooArrayClass</code> will |
| * always simply return a JClass representing <code>foo</code> for |
| * any value of n > 1.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>In other words, this method always returns the 'core' type of |
| * the array, effectively hiding away all of the intermediary array |
| * types. Given that JClass provides the additional |
| * <code>getArrayDimensions</code> facility, it is felt that this is |
| * a much easier convention for tool authors to work with.</p> |
| */ |
| public JClass getArrayComponentType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>If this JClass represents an array type (isArray() == true), |
| * returns the number of dimensions in the array. Otherwise returns |
| * zero.</p> |
| */ |
| public int getArrayDimensions(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Determines if the class or interface represented by this Class |
| * object is either the same as, or is a superclass or |
| * superinterface of, the class or interface represented by the |
| * specified Class parameter. It returns true if so; otherwise it |
| * returns false. If this Class object represents a primitive type, |
| * this method returns true if the specified Class parameter is |
| * exactly this Class object; otherwise it returns false.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Specifically, this method tests whether the type represented |
| * by the specified Class parameter can be converted to the type |
| * represented by this Class object via an identity conversion or |
| * via a widening reference conversion. See The Java Language |
| * Specification, sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.4 , for details.</p> |
| */ |
| public boolean isAssignableFrom(JClass clazz); |
| |
| /** |
| * Two JClasses are always considered equal as long as their |
| * qualified names are the same. |
| */ |
| public boolean equals(Object o); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns the inner classes for this class. The array contains |
| * JClass objects representing all the public classes and interfaces |
| * that are members of the class represented by this JClass. This |
| * includes public class and interface members inherited from |
| * superclasses and public class and interface members declared by |
| * the class. This method returns an array of length 0 if this Class |
| * object has no public member classes or interfaces. This method |
| * also returns an array of length 0 if this JClass object |
| * represents a primitive type, an array class, or void. </p> |
| */ |
| public JClass[] getClasses(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>If this JClass is an inner class, returns the outer class. If |
| * the class or interface represented by this JClass object is a |
| * member of another class, returns the JClass object representing |
| * the class in which it was declared. This method returns null if |
| * this class or interface is not a member of any other class. If |
| * this JClass object represents an array class, a primitive type, |
| * or void, then this method returns null.</p> |
| */ |
| public JClass getContainingClass(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns the name of this member in the format described in |
| * section 4.3.2 of the VM spec, 'Field Descriptors.' This is the |
| * same nasty format returned by java.lang.Class.getName(), and is |
| * the format you need to use in calls to Class.forName(). For |
| * example, the ClassfileName of the class of a two-dimensional |
| * array of strings is <code>[[Ljava.lang.String;</code>. For |
| * details, see |
| * http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/ClassFile.doc.html</p> |
| */ |
| public String getFieldDescriptor(); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Returns the JClassLoader which loaded this class.</p> REVIEW |
| * should the clasloader be the parent? should we ditch/reformulate |
| * JPackage? |
| */ |
| public JClassLoader getClassLoader(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Shorthand for myClass.getClassLoader().loadClass(name) |
| */ |
| public JClass forName(String name); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a list of classes that were imported by this class. This |
| * includes packages imported via the '*' import notation as well as |
| * the packages which contain explicitly imported classes. |
| * |
| * Note that this is an optional operation; if the source for the |
| * class is not available (i.e. this JClass is backed by a |
| * java.lang.Class), then this method will return an array of length |
| * 0. |
| */ |
| public JPackage[] getImportedPackages(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a list of classes that were explicitly imported by this |
| * class. Note that this is an optional operation; if the source |
| * for the class is not available (i.e. this JClass is backed by a |
| * java.lang.Class), then this method will return an array of length |
| * 0. |
| */ |
| public JClass[] getImportedClasses(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns true if a backing entity for this class could not be |
| * resolved. This will be true, for example, of the JClass which |
| * you get when requesting a method's return type when no class for |
| * that type can be found. In this case, the JClass will be have |
| * only a name - all other properties will be null/empty. |
| */ |
| public boolean isUnresolved(); |
| |
| } |