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package sun.reflect;

import 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. */

    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. */

    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. */

    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 "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);

    //

    // 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 "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);

}