Java java.lang Class fields, constructors, methods, implement or subclass

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Method

Class	asSubclass(Class clazz) Casts this Class object to represent a subclass of the class represented by the specified class object.
T	cast(Object obj) Casts an object to the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this object.
boolean	desiredAssertionStatus() Returns the assertion status that would be assigned to this class if it were to be initialized at the time this method is invoked.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
Class	forName(String className) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
Class	forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
A	getAnnotation(Class annotationClass)
Annotation[]	getAnnotations()
A[]	getAnnotationsByType(Class annotationClass)
String	getCanonicalName() Returns the canonical name of the underlying class as defined by the Java Language Specification.
Class	getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object .
Class[]	getClasses() Returns an array containing Class objects representing all the public classes and interfaces that are members of the class represented by this Class object.
ClassLoader	getClassLoader() Returns the class loader for the class.
Class	getComponentType() Returns the Class representing the component type of an array.
Constructor	getConstructor(Class... parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified public constructor of the class represented by this Class object.
Constructor[]	getConstructors() Returns an array containing Constructor objects reflecting all the public constructors of the class represented by this Class object.
A	getDeclaredAnnotation(Class annotationClass)
Annotation[]	getDeclaredAnnotations()
A[]	getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class annotationClass)
Class[]	getDeclaredClasses() Returns an array of Class objects reflecting all the classes and interfaces declared as members of the class represented by this Class object.
Constructor	getDeclaredConstructor(Class... parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified constructor of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Constructor[]	getDeclaredConstructors() Returns an array of Constructor objects reflecting all the constructors declared by the class represented by this Class object.
Field	getDeclaredField(String name) Returns a Field object that reflects the specified declared field of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Field[]	getDeclaredFields() Returns an array of Field objects reflecting all the fields declared by the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Method	getDeclaredMethod(String name, Class... parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified declared method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Method[]	getDeclaredMethods() Returns an array containing Method objects reflecting all the declared methods of the class or interface represented by this Class object, including public, protected, default (package) access, and private methods, but excluding inherited methods.
Class	getDeclaringClass() If the class or interface represented by this Class object is a member of another class, returns the Class object representing the class in which it was declared.
Class	getEnclosingClass() Returns the immediately enclosing class of the underlying class.
Constructor	getEnclosingConstructor() If this Class object represents a local or anonymous class within a constructor, returns a java.lang.reflect.Constructor Constructor object representing the immediately enclosing constructor of the underlying class.
Method	getEnclosingMethod() If this Class object represents a local or anonymous class within a method, returns a java.lang.reflect.Method Method object representing the immediately enclosing method of the underlying class.
T[]	getEnumConstants() Returns the elements of this enum class or null if this Class object does not represent an enum type.
Field	getField(String name) Returns a Field object that reflects the specified public member field of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Field[]	getFields() Returns an array containing Field objects reflecting all the accessible public fields of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Type[]	getGenericInterfaces() Returns the Type s representing the interfaces directly implemented by the class or interface represented by this object.
Type	getGenericSuperclass() Returns the Type representing the direct superclass of the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this Class .
Class[]	getInterfaces() Returns the interfaces directly implemented by the class or interface represented by this object.
Method	getMethod(String name, Class... parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified public member method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Method[]	getMethods() Returns an array containing Method objects reflecting all the public methods of the class or interface represented by this Class object, including those declared by the class or interface and those inherited from superclasses and superinterfaces.
int	getModifiers() Returns the Java language modifiers for this class or interface, encoded in an integer.
String	getName() Returns the name of the entity (class, interface, array class, primitive type, or void) represented by this Class object, as a String .
Package	getPackage() Gets the package of this class.
java.security.ProtectionDomain	getProtectionDomain() Returns the ProtectionDomain of this class.
URL	getResource(String name) Finds a resource with a given name.
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String name) Finds a resource with a given name.
String	getSimpleName() Returns the simple name of the underlying class as given in the source code.
Class	getSuperclass() Returns the Class representing the direct superclass of the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this Class .
String	getTypeName() Return an informative string for the name of this type.
TypeVariable>[]	getTypeParameters() Returns an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by this GenericDeclaration object, in declaration order.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object.
boolean	isAnnotation() Returns true if this Class object represents an annotation type.
boolean	isAnnotationPresent(Class annotationClass)
boolean	isAnonymousClass() Returns true if and only if the underlying class is an anonymous class.
boolean	isArray() Determines if this Class object represents an array class.
boolean	isAssignableFrom(Class cls) 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.
boolean	isEnum() Returns true if and only if this class was declared as an enum in the source code.
boolean	isInstance(Object obj) Determines if the specified Object is assignment-compatible with the object represented by this Class .
boolean	isInterface() Determines if the specified Class object represents an interface type.
boolean	isLocalClass() Returns true if and only if the underlying class is a local class.
boolean	isMemberClass() Returns true if and only if the underlying class is a member class.
boolean	isPrimitive() Determines if the specified Class object represents a primitive type.
boolean	isSynthetic() Returns true if this class is a synthetic class; returns false otherwise.
T	newInstance() Creates a new instance of the class represented by this Class object.
String	toGenericString() Returns a string describing this Class , including information about modifiers and type parameters.
String	toString() Converts the object to a string.