AjType

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement, java.lang.reflect.Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AjTypeImpl
```
public interface AjType<T>
extends java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
```
The runtime representation of a type (Aspect, Class, Interface, Annotation, Enum, or Array) in an AspectJ program.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Advice[]`	`getAdvice(AdviceKind... ofTypes)`
`Advice`	`getAdvice(java.lang.String name)` For an annotation style advice member, this is the name of the annotated method.
`AjType<?>[]`	`getAjTypes()`
`java.lang.reflect.Constructor`	`getConstructor(AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`java.lang.reflect.Constructor[]`	`getConstructors()`
`DeclareAnnotation[]`	`getDeclareAnnotations()`
`Advice[]`	`getDeclaredAdvice(AdviceKind... ofTypes)`
`Advice`	`getDeclaredAdvice(java.lang.String name)` For an annotation style advice member, this is the name of the annotated method.
`AjType<?>[]`	`getDeclaredAjTypes()`
`java.lang.reflect.Constructor`	`getDeclaredConstructor(AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`java.lang.reflect.Constructor[]`	`getDeclaredConstructors()`
`java.lang.reflect.Field`	`getDeclaredField(java.lang.String name)`
`java.lang.reflect.Field[]`	`getDeclaredFields()`
`InterTypeConstructorDeclaration`	`getDeclaredITDConstructor(AjType<?> target, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`InterTypeConstructorDeclaration[]`	`getDeclaredITDConstructors()`
`InterTypeFieldDeclaration`	`getDeclaredITDField(java.lang.String name, AjType<?> target)`
`InterTypeFieldDeclaration[]`	`getDeclaredITDFields()`
`InterTypeMethodDeclaration`	`getDeclaredITDMethod(java.lang.String name, AjType<?> target, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`InterTypeMethodDeclaration[]`	`getDeclaredITDMethods()`
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getDeclaredMethod(java.lang.String name, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`java.lang.reflect.Method[]`	`getDeclaredMethods()`
`Pointcut`	`getDeclaredPointcut(java.lang.String name)`
`Pointcut[]`	`getDeclaredPointcuts()`
`DeclareErrorOrWarning[]`	`getDeclareErrorOrWarnings()`
`DeclareParents[]`	`getDeclareParents()`
`DeclarePrecedence[]`	`getDeclarePrecedence()`
`DeclareSoft[]`	`getDeclareSofts()`
`AjType<?>`	`getDeclaringType()`
`java.lang.reflect.Constructor`	`getEnclosingConstructor()`
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getEnclosingMethod()`
`AjType<?>`	`getEnclosingType()`
`T[]`	`getEnumConstants()`
`java.lang.reflect.Field`	`getField(java.lang.String name)`
`java.lang.reflect.Field[]`	`getFields()`
`java.lang.reflect.Type`	`getGenericSupertype()`
`AjType<?>[]`	`getInterfaces()`
`InterTypeConstructorDeclaration`	`getITDConstructor(AjType<?> target, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`InterTypeConstructorDeclaration[]`	`getITDConstructors()`
`InterTypeFieldDeclaration`	`getITDField(java.lang.String name, AjType<?> target)`
`InterTypeFieldDeclaration[]`	`getITDFields()`
`InterTypeMethodDeclaration`	`getITDMethod(java.lang.String name, AjType<?> target, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`InterTypeMethodDeclaration[]`	`getITDMethods()`
`java.lang.Class<T>`	`getJavaClass()`
`java.lang.reflect.Method`	`getMethod(java.lang.String name, AjType<?>... parameterTypes)`
`java.lang.reflect.Method[]`	`getMethods()`
`int`	`getModifiers()`
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`
`java.lang.Package`	`getPackage()`
`PerClause`	`getPerClause()`
`Pointcut`	`getPointcut(java.lang.String name)`
`Pointcut[]`	`getPointcuts()`
`AjType<?>`	`getSupertype()`
`java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<java.lang.Class<T>>[]`	`getTypeParameters()`
`boolean`	`isArray()`
`boolean`	`isAspect()`
`boolean`	`isEnum()`
`boolean`	`isInstance(java.lang.Object o)`
`boolean`	`isInterface()`
`boolean`	`isLocalClass()`
`boolean`	`isMemberAspect()`
`boolean`	`isMemberClass()`
`boolean`	`isPrimitive()`
`boolean`	`isPrivileged()`

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.Type
getTypeName

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAnnotationPresent

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the name of this type, in the same format as returned by Class.getName()
  - getPackage
```
java.lang.Package getPackage()
```
    Returns:
    
    the package in which this type is declared
  - getInterfaces
```
AjType<?>[] getInterfaces()
```
    Returns:
    
    the interfaces implemented by this type
  - getModifiers
```
int getModifiers()
```
    Returns:
    
    the modifiers declared for this type. The return value can be interpreted using java.lang.reflect.Modifier
  - getJavaClass
```
java.lang.Class<T> getJavaClass()
```
    Returns:
    
    the java.lang.Class that corresponds to this AjType
  - getSupertype
```
AjType<?> getSupertype()
```
    Returns:
    
    the supertype of this type. If this type represents Object or a primitive type then null is returned.
  - getGenericSupertype
```
java.lang.reflect.Type getGenericSupertype()
```
    Returns:
    
    the generic supertype of this type, as defined by Class.getGenericSupertype
  - getEnclosingMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method getEnclosingMethod()
```
    Returns:
    
    the enclosing Method if this type represents a local or anonymous type declared within a method
  - getEnclosingConstructor
```
java.lang.reflect.Constructor getEnclosingConstructor()
```
    Returns:
    
    the enclosing Method if this type represents a local or anonymous type declared within a constructor
  - getEnclosingType
```
AjType<?> getEnclosingType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the immediately enclosing type of this type.
  - getDeclaringType
```
AjType<?> getDeclaringType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the AjType representing the typei n which it was declared (if this type is a member of another type)
  - getPerClause
```
PerClause getPerClause()
```
    Returns:
    
    the per-clause if this is an aspect, otherwise null
  - getAjTypes
```
AjType<?>[] getAjTypes()
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing all the public types that are members of this type
  - getDeclaredAjTypes
```
AjType<?>[] getDeclaredAjTypes()
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing all the types declared by this type
  - getConstructor
```
java.lang.reflect.Constructor getConstructor(AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                      throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the constructor parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the constructor object for the specified public constructor of this type
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if constructor not found
  - getConstructors
```
java.lang.reflect.Constructor[] getConstructors()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the public constructors of this type
  - getDeclaredConstructor
```
java.lang.reflect.Constructor getDeclaredConstructor(AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                              throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the constructor parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the constructor object for the specified constructor of this type
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if constructor not found
  - getDeclaredConstructors
```
java.lang.reflect.Constructor[] getDeclaredConstructors()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the constructors declared in this type
  - getDeclaredField
```
java.lang.reflect.Field getDeclaredField(java.lang.String name)
                                  throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name
    
    Returns:
    
    the declared field
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchFieldException - if no field of that name is found
  - getDeclaredFields
```
java.lang.reflect.Field[] getDeclaredFields()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the fields declared in this type
  - getField
```
java.lang.reflect.Field getField(java.lang.String name)
                          throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name
    
    Returns:
    
    the public field with the given name
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchFieldException - if field not found
  - getFields
```
java.lang.reflect.Field[] getFields()
```
    Returns:
    
    the public fields declared by this type
  - getDeclaredMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method getDeclaredMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                           AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                    throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the method name
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the method parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the method object for the specified method declared in this type
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the method cannot be found
  - getMethod
```
java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                   AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                            throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the method name
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the method parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the method object for the specified public method declared in this type
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the method cannot be found
  - getDeclaredMethods
```
java.lang.reflect.Method[] getDeclaredMethods()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the methods declared by this type
  - getMethods
```
java.lang.reflect.Method[] getMethods()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the public methods of this type
  - getDeclaredPointcut
```
Pointcut getDeclaredPointcut(java.lang.String name)
                      throws NoSuchPointcutException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the pointcut name
    
    Returns:
    
    the pointcut object representing the specified pointcut declared by this type
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchPointcutException - if no pointcut of that name can be found
  - getPointcut
```
Pointcut getPointcut(java.lang.String name)
              throws NoSuchPointcutException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the pointcut name
    
    Returns:
    
    the pointcut object representing the specified public pointcut
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchPointcutException - if no pointcut of that name can be found
  - getDeclaredPointcuts
```
Pointcut[] getDeclaredPointcuts()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the pointcuts declared by this type
  - getPointcuts
```
Pointcut[] getPointcuts()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the public pointcuts of this type
  - getDeclaredAdvice
```
Advice[] getDeclaredAdvice(AdviceKind... ofTypes)
```
    Parameters:
    
    ofTypes - the AdviceKinds of interest
    
    Returns:
    
    all of the advice declared by this type, of an advice kind contained in the parameter list.
  - getAdvice
```
Advice[] getAdvice(AdviceKind... ofTypes)
```
    Parameters:
    
    ofTypes - the AdviceKinds of interest
    
    Returns:
    
    all of the advice for this type, of an advice kind contained in the parameter list.
  - getAdvice
```
Advice getAdvice(java.lang.String name)
          throws NoSuchAdviceException
```
    For an annotation style advice member, this is the name of the annotated method. For a code-style advice declaration, this is the name given in the @AdviceName annotation if present.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the advice name
    
    Returns:
    
    the advice with the given name.
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchAdviceException - if no advice can be found with that name
  - getDeclaredAdvice
```
Advice getDeclaredAdvice(java.lang.String name)
                  throws NoSuchAdviceException
```
    For an annotation style advice member, this is the name of the annotated method. For a code-style advice declaration, this is the name given in the @AdviceName annotation if present.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the advice name
    
    Returns:
    
    the advice declared in this type with the given name.
    
    Throws:
    
    NoSuchAdviceException - if no advice can be found with that name
  - getDeclaredITDMethod
```
InterTypeMethodDeclaration getDeclaredITDMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                                AjType<?> target,
                                                AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                         throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the method name
    
    target - the target of the inter-type declaration
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the inter-type method declaration
    
    Returns:
    
    the inter-type method declared by this type matching the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getDeclaredITDMethods
```
InterTypeMethodDeclaration[] getDeclaredITDMethods()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the inter-type methods declared by this type
  - getITDMethod
```
InterTypeMethodDeclaration getITDMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                        AjType<?> target,
                                        AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                 throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the method name
    
    target - the target of the inter-type declaration
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the inter-type method declaration
    
    Returns:
    
    the public inter-type method of this type matching the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getITDMethods
```
InterTypeMethodDeclaration[] getITDMethods()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the public inter-type declared methods of this type
  - getDeclaredITDConstructor
```
InterTypeConstructorDeclaration getDeclaredITDConstructor(AjType<?> target,
                                                          AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                                   throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    target - the target of the inter-type constructor of interest
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the parameter of the inter-type constructor of interest
    
    Returns:
    
    the inter-type constructor declared by this type matching the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getDeclaredITDConstructors
```
InterTypeConstructorDeclaration[] getDeclaredITDConstructors()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the inter-type constructors declared by this type
  - getITDConstructor
```
InterTypeConstructorDeclaration getITDConstructor(AjType<?> target,
                                                  AjType<?>... parameterTypes)
                                           throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
```
    Parameters:
    
    target - the target of the inter-type constructor of interest
    
    parameterTypes - the types of the parameter of the inter-type constructor of interest
    
    Returns:
    
    the public inter-type constructor matching the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getITDConstructors
```
InterTypeConstructorDeclaration[] getITDConstructors()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the public inter-type constructors of this type
  - getDeclaredITDField
```
InterTypeFieldDeclaration getDeclaredITDField(java.lang.String name,
                                              AjType<?> target)
                                       throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name
    
    target - the target type for the inter-type declaration
    
    Returns:
    
    the inter-type field declared in this type with the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchFieldException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getDeclaredITDFields
```
InterTypeFieldDeclaration[] getDeclaredITDFields()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the inter-type fields declared in this type
  - getITDField
```
InterTypeFieldDeclaration getITDField(java.lang.String name,
                                      AjType<?> target)
                               throws java.lang.NoSuchFieldException
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the field name
    
    target - the target type for the inter-type declaration
    
    Returns:
    
    the public inter-type field matching the given specification
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NoSuchFieldException - if the inter-type declaration cannot be found
  - getITDFields
```
InterTypeFieldDeclaration[] getITDFields()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the public inter-type fields for this type
  - getDeclareErrorOrWarnings
```
DeclareErrorOrWarning[] getDeclareErrorOrWarnings()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the declare error and declare warning members of this type, including declare error/warning members inherited from super-types
  - getDeclareParents
```
DeclareParents[] getDeclareParents()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the declare parents members of this type, including declare parent members inherited from super-types
  - getDeclareSofts
```
DeclareSoft[] getDeclareSofts()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the declare soft members of this type, including declare soft members inherited from super-types
  - getDeclareAnnotations
```
DeclareAnnotation[] getDeclareAnnotations()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the declare annotation members of this type, including declare annotation members inherited from super-types
  - getDeclarePrecedence
```
DeclarePrecedence[] getDeclarePrecedence()
```
    Returns:
    
    all of the declare precedence members of this type, including declare precedence members inherited from super-types
  - getEnumConstants
```
T[] getEnumConstants()
```
    Returns:
    
    the elements of this enum class, or null if this type does not represent an enum type.
  - getTypeParameters
```
java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable<java.lang.Class<T>>[] getTypeParameters()
```
    Returns:
    
    an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by this type (if any)
  - isEnum
```
boolean isEnum()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an enum type
  - isInstance
```
boolean isInstance(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Parameters:
    
    o - the object to check for assignment compatibility
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given object is assignment-compatible with an object of the type represented by this AjType
  - isInterface
```
boolean isInterface()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an interface type
  - isLocalClass
```
boolean isLocalClass()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the underlying type is a local class
  - isMemberClass
```
boolean isMemberClass()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the underlying type is a member class
  - isArray
```
boolean isArray()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an array type
  - isPrimitive
```
boolean isPrimitive()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this object represents a primitive type
  - isAspect
```
boolean isAspect()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an aspect type
  - isMemberAspect
```
boolean isMemberAspect()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the underlying type is a member aspect
  - isPrivileged
```
boolean isPrivileged()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if the underlying type is a privileged aspect

Interface AjType<T>

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.Type

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement

Method Detail

getName

getPackage

getInterfaces

getModifiers

getJavaClass

getSupertype

getGenericSupertype

getEnclosingMethod

getEnclosingConstructor

getEnclosingType

getDeclaringType

getPerClause

getAjTypes

getDeclaredAjTypes

getConstructor

getConstructors

getDeclaredConstructor

getDeclaredConstructors

getDeclaredField

getDeclaredFields

getField

getFields

getDeclaredMethod

getMethod

getDeclaredMethods

getMethods

getDeclaredPointcut

getPointcut

getDeclaredPointcuts

getPointcuts

getDeclaredAdvice

getAdvice

getAdvice

getDeclaredAdvice

getDeclaredITDMethod

getDeclaredITDMethods

getITDMethod

getITDMethods

getDeclaredITDConstructor

getDeclaredITDConstructors

getITDConstructor

getITDConstructors

getDeclaredITDField

getDeclaredITDFields

getITDField

getITDFields

getDeclareErrorOrWarnings

getDeclareParents

getDeclareSofts

getDeclareAnnotations

getDeclarePrecedence

getEnumConstants

getTypeParameters

isEnum

isInstance

isInterface

isLocalClass

isMemberClass

isArray

isPrimitive

isAspect

isMemberAspect

isPrivileged