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import java.lang.reflect.*;

/** An interface which gives privileged packages Java-level access to

    internals of java.lang.reflect. */

    /** 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 */

    public MethodAccessor getMethodAccessor(Method m);

    /** 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 */

    public ConstructorAccessor getConstructorAccessor(Constructor<?> c);

    /** 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. */

    public byte[] getExecutableTypeAnnotationBytes(Executable ex);

    /** 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) */

    public String getConstructorSignature(Constructor<?> c);

    /** 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) */

    public byte[] getConstructorParameterAnnotations(Constructor<?> c);

    /** 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 */

    public Method      copyMethod(Method arg);

    /** Makes a copy of this non-root a Method */

    public Method      leafCopyMethod(Method arg);

    /** Makes a "child" copy of a Field */

    public Field       copyField(Field arg);

    /** 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 */

    public <T extends AccessibleObject> T getRoot(T obj);

    /** 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;

}