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21 package com.db4o.reflect;
22
23 /**
24  * representation for java.lang.Class.
25  * <br><br>See the respective documentation in the JDK API.
26  * @see Reflector
27  */
28 public interface ReflectClass {
29     
30     public ReflectClass getComponentType();
31     
32     public ReflectConstructor[] getDeclaredConstructors();
33     
34     public ReflectField[] getDeclaredFields();
35     
36     public ReflectField getDeclaredField(String JavaDoc name);
37     
38     public ReflectClass getDelegate();
39     
40     public ReflectMethod getMethod(String JavaDoc methodName, ReflectClass[] paramClasses);
41     
42     public String JavaDoc getName();
43     
44     public ReflectClass getSuperclass();
45     
46     public boolean isAbstract();
47     
48     public boolean isArray();
49     
50     public boolean isAssignableFrom(ReflectClass type);
51     
52     public boolean isCollection();
53     
54     public boolean isInstance(Object JavaDoc obj);
55     
56     public boolean isInterface();
57     
58     public boolean isPrimitive();
59     
60     public boolean isSecondClass();
61     
62     public Object JavaDoc newInstance();
63     
64     public Reflector reflector();
65     
66     /**
67      * instructs to install or uninstall a special constructor for the
68      * respective platform that avoids calling the constructor for the
69      * respective class
70      * @param flag true to try to install a special constructor, false if
71      * such a constructor is to be removed if present
72      * @return true if the special constructor is in place after the call
73      */
74     public boolean skipConstructor(boolean flag);
75     
76     public void useConstructor(ReflectConstructor constructor, Object JavaDoc[] params);
77     
78     // FIXME: remove. Reintroduced since OM depends on it - refactor OM.
79 public Object JavaDoc[] toArray(Object JavaDoc obj);
80 }
81
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