Interface ClassObjectReference

All Superinterfaces:

Mirror, ObjectReference, Value

public interface ClassObjectReference
extends ObjectReference

An instance of java.lang.Class from the target VM. Use this interface to access type information for the class, array, or interface that this object reflects.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

• ReferenceType

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface ObjectReference

INVOKE_NONVIRTUAL, INVOKE_SINGLE_THREADED

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ReferenceType	reflectedType()	Returns the ReferenceType corresponding to this class object.

Methods declared in interface Mirror

toString, virtualMachine

Methods declared in interface ObjectReference

disableCollection, enableCollection, entryCount, equals, getValue, getValues, hashCode, invokeMethod, isCollected, owningThread, referenceType, referringObjects, setValue, uniqueID, waitingThreads

Methods declared in interface Value

type

Method Details

reflectedType

ReferenceType reflectedType()

Returns the ReferenceType corresponding to this class object. The returned type can be used to obtain detailed information about the class.

Returns:

the ReferenceType reflected by this class object.