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Uses of Class
java.lang.Class

Packages that use Class

java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.datatransfer	Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.

Uses of Class in java.awt

Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Class

static EventListener[]

AWTEventMulticaster.getListeners(EventListener l, Class listenerType) Returns an array of all the objects chained as FooListeners by the specified java.util.EventListener.

Uses of Class in java.awt.datatransfer

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return Class

Class

DataFlavor.getRepresentationClass() Returns the Class which objects supporting this DataFlavor will return when this DataFlavor is requested.

Constructors in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type Class

DataFlavor(Class representationClass, String humanPresentableName)
Constructs a DataFlavor that represents a Java class.

Uses of Class in java.io

Methods in java.io that return Class

Class	ObjectStreamField.getType() Get the type of the field.
Class	ObjectStreamClass.forClass() Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
protected Class	ObjectInputStream.resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass desc) Load the local class equivalent of the specified stream class description.
protected Class	ObjectInputStream.resolveProxyClass(String[] interfaces) Returns a proxy class that implements the interfaces named in a proxy class descriptor; subclasses may implement this method to read custom data from the stream along with the descriptors for dynamic proxy classes, allowing them to use an alternate loading mechanism for the interfaces and the proxy class.

Methods in java.io with parameters of type Class

static ObjectStreamClass	ObjectStreamClass.lookup(Class cl) Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.
protected void	ObjectOutputStream.annotateClass(Class cl) Subclasses may implement this method to allow class data to be stored in the stream.
protected void	ObjectOutputStream.annotateProxyClass(Class cl) Subclasses may implement this method to store custom data in the stream along with descriptors for dynamic proxy classes.

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type Class

ObjectStreamField(String name, Class type)
Create a Serializable field with the specified type.

ObjectStreamField(String name, Class type, boolean unshared)
Creates an ObjectStreamField representing a serializable field with the given name and type.

Uses of Class in java.lang

Fields in java.lang declared as Class

static Class	Double.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type double.
static Class	Short.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type short.
static Class	Boolean.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.
static Class	Long.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type long.
static Class	Character.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type char.
static Class	Byte.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type byte.
static Class	Integer.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type int.
static Class	Float.TYPE The Class instance representing the primitive type float.
static Class	Void.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive Java type void.

Methods in java.lang that return Class

Class	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name) Loads the class with the specified name.
protected Class	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) Loads the class with the specified name.
protected Class	ClassLoader.findClass(String name) Finds the specified class.
protected Class	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class.
protected Class	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class, with an optional ProtectionDomain.
protected Class	ClassLoader.findSystemClass(String name) Finds a class with the specified name, loading it if necessary.
protected Class	ClassLoader.findLoadedClass(String name) Returns the class with the given name if this loader has been recorded by the Java virtual machine as an initiating loader of a class with that name.
static Class	Class.forName(String className) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
static Class	Class.forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
Class	Class.getSuperclass() Returns the Class representing the superclass of the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this Class.
Class[]	Class.getInterfaces() Determines the interfaces implemented by the class or interface represented by this object.
Class	Class.getComponentType() Returns the Class representing the component type of an array.
Class	Class.getDeclaringClass() If the class or interface represented by this Class object is a member of another class, returns the Class object representing the class in which it was declared.
Class[]	Class.getClasses() Returns an array containing Class objects representing all the public classes and interfaces that are members of the class represented by this Class object.
Class[]	Class.getDeclaredClasses() Returns an array of Class objects reflecting all the classes and interfaces declared as members of the class represented by this Class object.
protected Class[]	SecurityManager.getClassContext() Returns the current execution stack as an array of classes.
Class	Object.getClass() Returns the runtime class of an object.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type Class

protected void	ClassLoader.resolveClass(Class c) Links the specified class.
protected void	ClassLoader.setSigners(Class c, Object[] signers) Sets the signers of a class.
boolean	Class.isAssignableFrom(Class cls) Determines if the class or interface represented by this Class object is either the same as, or is a superclass or superinterface of, the class or interface represented by the specified Class parameter.
Method	Class.getMethod(String name, Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified public member method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Constructor	Class.getConstructor(Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified public constructor of the class represented by this Class object.
Method	Class.getDeclaredMethod(String name, Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified declared method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Constructor	Class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified constructor of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
void	SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(Class clazz, int which) Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to access members.
static boolean	Compiler.compileClass(Class clazz) Compiles the specified class.

Uses of Class in java.lang.reflect

Methods in java.lang.reflect that return Class

static Class	Proxy.getProxyClass(ClassLoader loader, Class[] interfaces) Returns the java.lang.Class object for a proxy class given a class loader and an array of interfaces.
Class	Method.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the method represented by this Method object.
Class	Method.getReturnType() Returns a Class object that represents the formal return type of the method represented by this Method object.
Class[]	Method.getParameterTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the method represented by this Method object.
Class[]	Method.getExceptionTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of the exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying method represented by this Method object.
Class	Member.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.
Class	Field.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the field represented by this Field object.
Class	Field.getType() Returns a Class object that identifies the declared type for the field represented by this Field object.
Class	Constructor.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class that declares the constructor represented by this Constructor object.
Class[]	Constructor.getParameterTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the constructor represented by this Constructor object.
Class[]	Constructor.getExceptionTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying constructor represented by this Constructor object.

Methods in java.lang.reflect with parameters of type Class

static Object	Array.newInstance(Class componentType, int length) Creates a new array with the specified component type and length.
static Object	Array.newInstance(Class componentType, int[] dimensions) Creates a new array with the specified component type and dimensions.
static Class	Proxy.getProxyClass(ClassLoader loader, Class[] interfaces) Returns the java.lang.Class object for a proxy class given a class loader and an array of interfaces.
static Object	Proxy.newProxyInstance(ClassLoader loader, Class[] interfaces, InvocationHandler h) Returns an instance of a proxy class for the specified interfaces that dispatches method invocations to the specified invocation handler.
static boolean	Proxy.isProxyClass(Class cl) Returns true if and only if the specified class was dynamically generated to be a proxy class using the getProxyClass method or the newProxyInstance method.

Uses of Class in java.net

Methods in java.net that return Class

protected Class

URLClassLoader.findClass(String name) Finds and loads the class with the specified name from the URL search path.

Methods in java.net with parameters of type Class

Object	URLConnection.getContent(Class[] classes) Retrieves the contents of this URL connection.
Object	ContentHandler.getContent(URLConnection urlc, Class[] classes) Given a URL connect stream positioned at the beginning of the representation of an object, this method reads that stream and creates an object that matches one of the types specified.
Object	URL.getContent(Class[] classes) Gets the contents of this URL.

Uses of Class in java.security

Methods in java.security that return Class

protected Class

SecureClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, CodeSource cs) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class, with an optional CodeSource.

Methods in java.security with parameters of type Class

protected abstract AlgorithmParameterSpec	AlgorithmParametersSpi.engineGetParameterSpec(Class paramSpec) Returns a (transparent) specification of this parameters object.
AlgorithmParameterSpec	AlgorithmParameters.getParameterSpec(Class paramSpec) Returns a (transparent) specification of this parameter object.
protected abstract KeySpec	KeyFactorySpi.engineGetKeySpec(Key key, Class keySpec) Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object.
KeySpec	KeyFactory.getKeySpec(Key key, Class keySpec) Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object.