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package jdk.internal.reflect;

import java.lang.reflect.*;

An interface which gives privileged packages Java-level access to internals of java.lang.reflect.
/** An interface which gives privileged packages Java-level access to internals of java.lang.reflect. */
public interface LangReflectAccess {
Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Field. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden.
/** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Field. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */
public Field newField(Class<?> declaringClass, String name, Class<?> type, int modifiers, int slot, String signature, byte[] annotations);
Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Method. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden.
/** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Method. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */
public Method newMethod(Class<?> declaringClass, String name, Class<?>[] parameterTypes, Class<?> returnType, Class<?>[] checkedExceptions, int modifiers, int slot, String signature, byte[] annotations, byte[] parameterAnnotations, byte[] annotationDefault);
Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Constructor. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden.
/** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Constructor. Access checks as per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */
public <T> Constructor<T> newConstructor(Class<T> declaringClass, Class<?>[] parameterTypes, Class<?>[] checkedExceptions, int modifiers, int slot, String signature, byte[] annotations, byte[] parameterAnnotations);
Gets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method
/** Gets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method */
public MethodAccessor getMethodAccessor(Method m);
Sets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method
/** Sets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method */
public void setMethodAccessor(Method m, MethodAccessor accessor);
Gets the ConstructorAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Constructor
/** Gets the ConstructorAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Constructor */
public ConstructorAccessor getConstructorAccessor(Constructor<?> c);
Sets the ConstructorAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Constructor
/** Sets the ConstructorAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Constructor */
public void setConstructorAccessor(Constructor<?> c, ConstructorAccessor accessor);
Gets the byte[] that encodes TypeAnnotations on an Executable.
/** Gets the byte[] that encodes TypeAnnotations on an Executable. */
public byte[] getExecutableTypeAnnotationBytes(Executable ex);
Gets the "slot" field from a Constructor (used for serialization)
/** Gets the "slot" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */
public int getConstructorSlot(Constructor<?> c);
Gets the "signature" field from a Constructor (used for serialization)
/** Gets the "signature" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */
public String getConstructorSignature(Constructor<?> c);
Gets the "annotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization)
/** Gets the "annotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */
public byte[] getConstructorAnnotations(Constructor<?> c);
Gets the "parameterAnnotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization)
/** Gets the "parameterAnnotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */
public byte[] getConstructorParameterAnnotations(Constructor<?> c);
Gets the shared array of parameter types of an Executable.
/** Gets the shared array of parameter types of an Executable. */
public Class<?>[] getExecutableSharedParameterTypes(Executable ex); // // Copying routines, needed to quickly fabricate new Field, // Method, and Constructor objects from templates //
Makes a "child" copy of a Method
/** Makes a "child" copy of a Method */
public Method copyMethod(Method arg);
Makes a copy of this non-root a Method
/** Makes a copy of this non-root a Method */
public Method leafCopyMethod(Method arg);
Makes a "child" copy of a Field
/** Makes a "child" copy of a Field */
public Field copyField(Field arg);
Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor
/** Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor */
public <T> Constructor<T> copyConstructor(Constructor<T> arg);
Gets the root of the given AccessibleObject object; null if arg is the root
/** Gets the root of the given AccessibleObject object; null if arg is the root */
public <T extends AccessibleObject> T getRoot(T obj);
Returns a new instance created by the given constructor with access check
/** Returns a new instance created by the given constructor with access check */
public <T> T newInstance(Constructor<T> ctor, Object[] args, Class<?> caller) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, InvocationTargetException; }