java.lang.reflect
Class AccessibleObject

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

AnnotatedElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

Constructor, Field, Method

public class AccessibleObject
extends Object
implements AnnotatedElement

AccessibleObject provides an super class for features Field, Method and Constructor that are accessible via reflection.

Since:

1.2

Constructor Summary

protected

AccessibleObject() Constructor to create an instance of AccessibleObject that is neither a Field, nor a Method nor a Constructor.

Method Summary

<T extends Annotation> T	getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationType) getAnnotation NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description
Annotation[]	getAnnotations() getAnnotations NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description
Annotation[]	getDeclaredAnnotations() getDeclaredAnnotations NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description
boolean	isAccessible() isAccessible check if this object is acccessible.
boolean	isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) isAnnotationPresent NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description
static void	setAccessible(AccessibleObject[] array, boolean flag) setAccessible enables or disables access to an array of accessible object.
void	setAccessible(boolean flag) setAccessible enables or disables access to this accessible object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AccessibleObject

protected AccessibleObject()

Constructor to create an instance of AccessibleObject that is neither a Field, nor a Method nor a Constructor.

Method Detail

setAccessible

public static void setAccessible(AccessibleObject[] array,
                                 boolean flag)
                          throws SecurityException

setAccessible enables or disables access to an array of accessible object.

Parameters:

array - the array

flag - true to enable access, false to disable access.

Throws:

SecurityException - if security manager sm is installed and sm.checkPermission(new ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")) throws this exception or flag is true and the accessibility cannot be changed.

setAccessible

public void setAccessible(boolean flag)
                   throws SecurityException

setAccessible enables or disables access to this accessible object.

Parameters:

flag - true to enable access, false to disable access.

Throws:

SecurityException - if security manager sm is installed and sm.checkPermission(new ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")) throws this exception or flag is true and the accessibility cannot be changed.

isAccessible

public boolean isAccessible()

isAccessible check if this object is acccessible.

Returns:

true iff this is acccessible.

isAnnotationPresent

public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)

isAnnotationPresent

NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description

Specified by:

isAnnotationPresent in interface AnnotatedElement

Parameters:

annotationType -

Returns:

true if an annotation for the specified annotation type is present on this element, else false

Since:

1.5

getAnnotation

public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationType)

getAnnotation

NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description

Specified by:

getAnnotation in interface AnnotatedElement

Parameters:

annotationType -

Returns:

annotationClass - the Class object corresponding to the annotation type

Since:

1.5

getAnnotations

public Annotation[] getAnnotations()

getAnnotations

NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description

Specified by:

getAnnotations in interface AnnotatedElement

Returns:

all annotations present on this element

Since:

1.5

getDeclaredAnnotations

public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations()

getDeclaredAnnotations

NYI: COMMENT: JDK 1.5 method description

Specified by:

getDeclaredAnnotations in interface AnnotatedElement

Returns:

All annotations directly present on this element

Since:

1.5