java.lang.reflect

Interface Member

Known Implementing Classes:
Constructor<T>, Field, Method

public interface Member

Member is an interface that represents any member of a class (field or method) or a constructor. You can get information about the declaring class, name or modifiers of the member with this interface.
Since:
1.1
See Also:
Class, Field, Method, Constructor

Field Summary

static int
DECLARED
Represents all members, whether public, private, protected or package-protected, but only which are declared in this class.
static int
PUBLIC
Represents public members only, but includes all inherited members.

Method Summary

Class
getDeclaringClass()
Gets the class that declared this member.
int
getModifiers()
Gets the modifiers this member uses.
String
getName()
Gets the simple name of this member.
boolean
isSynthetic()
Return true if this member is synthetic, meaning that it was created by the compiler and does not appear in the user's source code.

Field Details

DECLARED

public static final int DECLARED
Represents all members, whether public, private, protected or package-protected, but only which are declared in this class. Used in SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess() to determine the type of members to access.
Field Value:
1
See Also:
SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(Class, int)

PUBLIC

public static final int PUBLIC
Represents public members only, but includes all inherited members. Used in SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess() to determine the type of members to access.
Field Value:
0
See Also:
SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(Class, int)

Method Details

getDeclaringClass

public Class getDeclaringClass()
Gets the class that declared this member. This is not the class where this method was called, or even the class where this Member object came to life, but the class that declares the member this represents.
Returns:
the class that declared this member

getModifiers

public int getModifiers()
Gets the modifiers this member uses. Use the Modifier class to interpret the values.
Returns:
an integer representing the modifiers to this Member
See Also:
Modifier

getName

public String getName()
Gets the simple name of this member. This will be a valid Java identifier, with no qualification.
Returns:
the name of this member

isSynthetic

public boolean isSynthetic()
Return true if this member is synthetic, meaning that it was created by the compiler and does not appear in the user's source code.
Returns:
true if the member is synthetic
Since:
1.5

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