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public class Mirror

                    
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The central class used to retrieve mirrors of Core Reflection objects

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`public final class`	`Mirror.Types`	Easy access to core Java types (void + primitives + Object)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private final static Mirror.Types`	`types`
`public final static Mirror`	`INSTANCE`

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final static TypeMirror`	`reflect(Type type)`	Gets the type mirror representing the passed type
`final static TypeMirror`	`reflect(TypeToken<?> type)`	Gets the type mirror representing the passed type
`final static TypeMirror`	`reflect(AnnotatedType type)`	Gets the type mirror representing the passed annotated type
`final <T extends Any> TypeMirror`	`reflect()`	Gets the type mirror representing the specified type
`final static FieldMirror`	`reflect(Field field)`	Gets the field mirror representing the passed field
`final static MethodMirror`	`reflect(Method method)`	Gets the method mirror representing the passed method
`final static ConstructorMirror`	`reflect(Constructor<?> constructor)`	Gets the constructor mirror representing the passed constructor
`final static ExecutableMirror`	`reflect(Executable executable)`	Gets the method or constructor mirror representing the passed method or constructor
`final static ClassMirror`	`reflectClass(TypeToken<?> token)`	Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed annotated type.
`final static ClassMirror`	`reflectClass(AnnotatedType type)`	Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed annotated type.
`final static ClassMirror`	`reflectClass(Type type)`	Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed type.
`final <T extends Any> ClassMirror`	`reflectClass()`	Gets the ClassMirror representing the specified type.
`final static <T extends Annotation> T`	`newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz, Map<String, Object> arguments)`	Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
`final static <T extends Annotation> T`	`newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz)`	Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
`final static <T extends Annotation> T`	`newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz, Pair<String, Object> arguments)`	Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
`final <T extends Annotation> T`	`newAnnotation(Map<String, Object> arguments)`	Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
`final <T extends Annotation> T`	`newAnnotation(Pair<String, Object> arguments)`	Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
`final static String`	`annotationToString(Annotation annotation)`	Converts an annotation into a Java string representation
`final static String`	`annotationToJavaString(Annotation annotation)`	Converts an annotation into a Java string representation
`final static String`	`annotationToKotlinString(Annotation annotation)`	Converts an annotation into a Kotlin string representation
`final static ArrayMirror`	`createArrayType(TypeMirror type)`	Create an array whose component type is the passed mirror
`final static <T extends AnnotatedType> T`	`toCanonical(T type)`	Transforms the passed type to an equivalent one that implements the equals and hashCode methods.
`final static Mirror.Types`	`getTypes()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - reflect
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 final static TypeMirror reflect(Type type)
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    Gets the type mirror representing the passed type
  - reflect
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 final static TypeMirror reflect(TypeToken<?> type)
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    Gets the type mirror representing the passed type
  - reflect
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 final static TypeMirror reflect(AnnotatedType type)
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    Gets the type mirror representing the passed annotated type
  - reflect
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 final <T extends Any> TypeMirror reflect()
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    Gets the type mirror representing the specified type
  - reflect
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 final static FieldMirror reflect(Field field)
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    Gets the field mirror representing the passed field
  - reflect
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 final static MethodMirror reflect(Method method)
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    Gets the method mirror representing the passed method
  - reflect
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 final static ConstructorMirror reflect(Constructor<?> constructor)
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    Gets the constructor mirror representing the passed constructor
  - reflect
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 final static ExecutableMirror reflect(Executable executable)
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    Gets the method or constructor mirror representing the passed method or constructor
  - reflectClass
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 final static ClassMirror reflectClass(TypeToken<?> token)
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    Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed annotated type. This is a convenience method for when the type is known to be a class, rather than an array, void, type variable, or wildcard.
  - reflectClass
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 final static ClassMirror reflectClass(AnnotatedType type)
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    Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed annotated type. This is a convenience method for when the type is known to be a class, rather than an array, void, type variable, or wildcard.
  - reflectClass
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 final static ClassMirror reflectClass(Type type)
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    Gets the ClassMirror representing the passed type. This is a convenience method for when the type is known to be a class, rather than an array, void, type type variable, or wildcard.
  - reflectClass
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 final <T extends Any> ClassMirror reflectClass()
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    Gets the ClassMirror representing the specified type. This is a convenience method for when the type is known to be a class, rather than an array or void.
  - newAnnotation
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@JvmOverloads() final static <T extends Annotation> T newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz, Map<String, Object> arguments)
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    Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
  - newAnnotation
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@JvmOverloads() final static <T extends Annotation> T newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz)
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    Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
  - newAnnotation
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 final static <T extends Annotation> T newAnnotation(Class<T> clazz, Pair<String, Object> arguments)
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    Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
  - newAnnotation
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 final <T extends Annotation> T newAnnotation(Map<String, Object> arguments)
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    Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
  - newAnnotation
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 final <T extends Annotation> T newAnnotation(Pair<String, Object> arguments)
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    Dynamically creates a new annotation instance.
  - annotationToString
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 final static String annotationToString(Annotation annotation)
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    Converts an annotation into a Java string representation
  - annotationToJavaString
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 final static String annotationToJavaString(Annotation annotation)
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    Converts an annotation into a Java string representation
  - annotationToKotlinString
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 final static String annotationToKotlinString(Annotation annotation)
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    Converts an annotation into a Kotlin string representation
  - createArrayType
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 final static ArrayMirror createArrayType(TypeMirror type)
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    Create an array whose component type is the passed mirror
  - toCanonical
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 final static <T extends AnnotatedType> T toCanonical(T type)
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    Transforms the passed type to an equivalent one that implements the equals and hashCode methods.
  - getTypes
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 final static Mirror.Types getTypes()
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Object Mirror

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflect

reflectClass

reflectClass

reflectClass

reflectClass

newAnnotation

newAnnotation

newAnnotation

newAnnotation

newAnnotation

annotationToString

annotationToJavaString

annotationToKotlinString

createArrayType

toCanonical

getTypes