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java.lang.Object
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A Method provides information about, and access to, a single method
on a class or interface. The reflected method may be a class method
or an instance method (including an abstract method).
A Method permits widening conversions to occur when matching the
actual parameters to invokewith the underlying method's formal
parameters, but it throws an IllegalArgumentException if a
narrowing conversion would occur.
Member,
Class,
Class.getMethods(),
Class.getMethod(String, Class[]),
Class.getDeclaredMethods(),
Class.getDeclaredMethod(String, Class[])| Fields inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.Member |
DECLARED, PUBLIC |
| Method Summary | |
boolean |
equals(Object obj)
Compares this Method against the specified object. |
Class |
getDeclaringClass()
Returns the Class object representing the class or interface
that declares the method represented by this Method object. |
Class[] |
getExceptionTypes()
Returns an array of Class objects that represent
the types of the exceptions declared to be thrown
by the underlying method
represented by this Method object. |
int |
getModifiers()
Returns the Java language modifiers for the method represented by this Method object, as an integer. |
String |
getName()
Returns the name of the method represented by this Method
object, as a String. |
Class[] |
getParameterTypes()
Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal
parameter types, in declaration order, of the method
represented by this Method object. |
Class |
getReturnType()
Returns a Class object that represents the formal return type
of the method represented by this Method object. |
int |
hashCode()
Returns a hashcode for this Method. |
Object |
invoke(Object obj,
Object[] args)
Invokes the underlying method represented by this Method
object, on the specified object with the specified parameters. |
String |
toString()
Returns a string describing this Method. |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject |
isAccessible, setAccessible, setAccessible |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait |
| Method Detail |
public Class getDeclaringClass()
Class object representing the class or interface
that declares the method represented by this Method object.getDeclaringClass in interface Memberpublic String getName()
Method
object, as a String.getName in interface Memberpublic int getModifiers()
Method object, as an integer. The Modifier class should
be used to decode the modifiers.getModifiers in interface MemberModifierpublic Class getReturnType()
Class object that represents the formal return type
of the method represented by this Method object.public Class[] getParameterTypes()
Class objects that represent the formal
parameter types, in declaration order, of the method
represented by this Method object. Returns an array of length
0 if the underlying method takes no parameters.public Class[] getExceptionTypes()
Class objects that represent
the types of the exceptions declared to be thrown
by the underlying method
represented by this Method object. Returns an array of length
0 if the method declares no exceptions in its throws clause.public boolean equals(Object obj)
Method against the specified object. Returns
true if the objects are the same. Two Methods are the same if
they were declared by the same class and have the same name
and formal parameter types and return type.equals in class Objectjava.lang.Objectobj - the reference object with which to compare.true if this object is the same as the obj
argument; false otherwise.Boolean.hashCode(),
Hashtablepublic int hashCode()
Method. The hashcode is computed
as the exclusive-or of the hashcodes for the underlying
method's declaring class name and the method's name.hashCode in class Objectjava.lang.ObjectObject.equals(java.lang.Object),
Hashtablepublic String toString()
Method. The string is
formatted as the method access modifiers, if any, followed by
the method return type, followed by a space, followed by the
class declaring the method, followed by a period, followed by
the method name, followed by a parenthesized, comma-separated
list of the method's formal parameter types. If the method
throws checked exceptions, the parameter list is followed by a
space, followed by the word throws followed by a
comma-separated list of the thrown exception types.
For example:
public boolean java.lang.Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
The access modifiers are placed in canonical order as specified by "The Java Language Specification". This is public, protected or private first, and then other modifiers in the following order: abstract, static, final, synchronized native.
toString in class Objectjava.lang.Object
public Object invoke(Object obj,
Object[] args)
throws IllegalAccessException,
IllegalArgumentException,
InvocationTargetException
Method
object, on the specified object with the specified parameters.
Individual parameters are automatically unwrapped to match
primitive formal parameters, and both primitive and reference
parameters are subject to widening conversions as
necessary. The value returned by the underlying method is
automatically wrapped in an object if it has a primitive type.
Method invocation proceeds with the following steps, in order:
If the underlying method is static, then the specified obj
argument is ignored. It may be null.
Otherwise, the method is an instance method. If the specified
object argument is null, the invocation throws a
NullPointerException. Otherwise, if the specified object
argument is not an instance of the class or interface declaring
the underlying method (or of a subclass or implementor
thereof) the invocation throws an
IllegalArgumentException.
If this Method object enforces Java language access control and
the underlying method is inaccessible, the invocation throws an
IllegalAccessException.
If the number of actual parameters supplied via args is
different from the number of formal parameters required by the
underlying method, the invocation throws an
IllegalArgumentException.
For each actual parameter in the supplied args array:
If the corresponding formal parameter has a primitive type, an
unwrapping conversion is attempted to convert the object value
to a value of a primitive type. If this attempt fails, the
invocation throws an IllegalArgumentException.
If, after possible unwrapping, the parameter value cannot be
converted to the corresponding formal parameter type by a
method invocation conversion, the invocation throws an
IllegalArgumentException.
If the underlying method is an instance method, it is invoked using dynamic method lookup as documented in The Java Language Specification, section 15.11.4.4; in particular, overriding based on the runtime type of the target object will occur.
If the underlying method is static, the class that declared the method is initialized if it has not already been initialized. The underlying method is invoked directly.
Control transfers to the invoked method. If the method
completes abruptly by throwing an exception, the exception is
placed in an InvocationTargetException and thrown in turn to
the caller of invoke.
If the method completes normally, the value it returns is returned to the caller of invoke; if the value has a primitive type, it is first appropriately wrapped in an object. If the underlying method return type is void, the invocation returns null.
IllegalAccessException - if the underlying method
is inaccessible.IllegalArgumentException - if the number of actual and formal
parameters differ, or if an unwrapping conversion fails.InvocationTargetException - if the underlying method
throws an exception.NullPointerException - if the specified object is null
and the method is an instance method.ExceptionInInitializerError - if the initialization
provoked by this method fails.
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