/* * Copyright (c) 2001, 2004, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. * * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. * * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that * accompanied this code). * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. * * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any * questions. */ 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);}