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    25 

    26 package sun.reflect;

    27 

    28 import java.lang.reflect.*;

    29 

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

    31     internals of java.lang.reflect. */

    32 

    33 public interface LangReflectAccess {

    34     /** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Field. Access checks as per

    35         java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */

    36     public Field newField(Class declaringClass,

    37                           String name,

    38                           Class type,

    39                           int modifiers,

    40                           int slot,

    41                           String signature,

    42                           byte[] annotations);

    43 

    44     /** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Method. Access checks as per

    45       java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */

    46     public Method newMethod(Class declaringClass,

    47                             String name,

    48                             Class[] parameterTypes,

    49                             Class returnType,

    50                             Class[] checkedExceptions,

    51                             int modifiers,

    52                             int slot,

    53                             String signature,

    54                             byte[] annotations,

    55                             byte[] parameterAnnotations,

    56                             byte[] annotationDefault);

    57 

    58     /** Creates a new java.lang.reflect.Constructor. Access checks as

    59       per java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject are not overridden. */

    60     public <T> Constructor<T> newConstructor(Class<T> declaringClass,

    61                                              Class[] parameterTypes,

    62                                              Class[] checkedExceptions,

    63                                              int modifiers,

    64                                              int slot,

    65                                              String signature,

    66                                              byte[] annotations,

    67                                              byte[] parameterAnnotations);

    68 

    69     /** Gets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method */

    70     public MethodAccessor getMethodAccessor(Method m);

    71 

    72     /** Sets the MethodAccessor object for a java.lang.reflect.Method */

    73     public void setMethodAccessor(Method m, MethodAccessor accessor);

    74 

    75     /** Gets the ConstructorAccessor object for a

    76         java.lang.reflect.Constructor */

    77     public ConstructorAccessor getConstructorAccessor(Constructor c);

    78 

    79     /** Sets the ConstructorAccessor object for a

    80         java.lang.reflect.Constructor */

    81     public void setConstructorAccessor(Constructor c,

    82                                        ConstructorAccessor accessor);

    83 

    84     /** Gets the "slot" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */

    85     public int getConstructorSlot(Constructor c);

    86 

    87     /** Gets the "signature" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */

    88     public String getConstructorSignature(Constructor c);

    89 

    90     /** Gets the "annotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */

    91     public byte[] getConstructorAnnotations(Constructor c);

    92 

    93     /** Gets the "parameterAnnotations" field from a Constructor (used for serialization) */

    94     public byte[] getConstructorParameterAnnotations(Constructor c);

    95 

    96     //

    97     // Copying routines, needed to quickly fabricate new Field,

    98     // Method, and Constructor objects from templates

    99     //

   100 

   101     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Method */

   102     public Method      copyMethod(Method arg);

   103 

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

   105     public Field       copyField(Field arg);

   106 

   107     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor */

   108     public <T> Constructor<T> copyConstructor(Constructor<T> arg);

   109 }