Module java.base
Package java.lang.reflect

Interface Member

All Known Implementing Classes:
Constructor, Executable, Field, Method
public interface Member
Member is an interface that reflects identifying information about a single member (a field or a method) or a constructor.
Since:
1.1
See Also:
Class, Field, Method, Constructor

  • Field Summary

    Fields 
    Modifier and Type Field Description
    static int DECLARED
    Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface.
    static int PUBLIC
    Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Class<?> getDeclaringClass()
    Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
    int getModifiers()
    Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or constructor represented by this Member, as an integer.
    String getName()
    Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor represented by this Member.
    boolean isSynthetic()
    Returns true if this member was introduced by the compiler; returns false otherwise.

  • Field Details

    • PUBLIC

      static final int PUBLIC
      Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members.
      See Also:
      Constant Field Values

    • DECLARED

      static final int DECLARED
      Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface. Inherited members are not included.
      See Also:
      Constant Field Values

  • Method Details

    • getDeclaringClass

      Class<?> getDeclaringClass()
      Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
      Returns:
      an object representing the declaring class of the underlying member

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns the simple name of the underlying member or constructor represented by this Member.
      Returns:
      the simple name of the underlying member

    • getModifiers

      int getModifiers()
      Returns the Java language modifiers for the member or constructor represented by this Member, as an integer. The Modifier class should be used to decode the modifiers in the integer.
      Returns:
      the Java language modifiers for the underlying member
      See Also:
      Modifier

    • isSynthetic

      boolean isSynthetic()
      Returns true if this member was introduced by the compiler; returns false otherwise.
      Returns:
      true if and only if this member was introduced by the compiler.
      See Java Language Specification:
      13.1 The Form of a Binary
      Since:
      1.5