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oracle.rules.rl
Class RLClass

java.lang.Object
oracle.rules.rl.RLClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class RLClass

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Part of reflection API for RL classes.

See Also:

Class, Serialized Form

Method Summary

static RLClass	forName(java.lang.String className, RuleSession session) Get the RLClass given its fully qualified name and rule session in which it is defined.
RLClass	getComponentType() If this RLClass is an array, get the type of the array component
RLProperty[]	getDeclaredProperties() Get all RLPropertys declared by this RLClass
RLProperty	getDeclaredProperty(java.lang.String name) Get the RLProperty this RLClass declares by name
java.lang.String	getName() Get fully qualified name of this RLClass
RLProperty[]	getProperties() Get all RLPropertys implemented by this RLClass or a superclass
RLProperty	getProperty(java.lang.String name) Get property implemented by this RLClass or a superclass by name
RuleSession	getRuleSession() Get the RuleSession that defines this RLClass
RLClass	getSuperclass() Get superclass
boolean	isArray() Test whether this RLClass is an array
boolean	isAssignableFrom(RLClass cls) Test whether given RLClass can be assigned to this RLClass
boolean	isInstance(RLObject obj) Test whether given RLObject is an instance of this RLClass
RLObject	newInstance() Deprecated. As of 11.1.1.0.0, replaced by RLClass.newInstance(RuleSession)
RLObject	newInstance(RuleSession rs) create and return a new instance (RLObject) of this RLClass, initialized per the RL class defintion.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

forName

public static RLClass forName(java.lang.String className,
                              RuleSession session)
                       throws UndefinedException

Get the RLClass given its fully qualified name and rule session in which it is defined.

Parameters:

className - fully qualified name String

session - RuleSession

Returns:

RLClass

Throws:

UndefinedException

getComponentType

public RLClass getComponentType()

If this RLClass is an array, get the type of the array component

Returns:

RLClass

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Test whether this RLClass is an array

Returns:

boolean whether this RLClass is an array

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get fully qualified name of this RLClass

Returns:

fully qualified name String

getRuleSession

public RuleSession getRuleSession()

Get the RuleSession that defines this RLClass

Returns:

RuleSession

getDeclaredProperty

public RLProperty getDeclaredProperty(java.lang.String name)

Get the RLProperty this RLClass declares by name

Parameters:

name - property name String

Returns:

RLProperty

getDeclaredProperties

public RLProperty[] getDeclaredProperties()

Get all RLPropertys declared by this RLClass

Returns:

RLProperty[]

getProperty

public RLProperty getProperty(java.lang.String name)

Get property implemented by this RLClass or a superclass by name

Parameters:

name - property name String

Returns:

RLProperty

getProperties

public RLProperty[] getProperties()

Get all RLPropertys implemented by this RLClass or a superclass

Returns:

RLProperty[]

getSuperclass

public RLClass getSuperclass()

Get superclass

Returns:

RLClass

isAssignableFrom

public boolean isAssignableFrom(RLClass cls)

Test whether given RLClass can be assigned to this RLClass

Parameters:

cls - given RLClass

Returns:

boolean

isInstance

public boolean isInstance(RLObject obj)

Test whether given RLObject is an instance of this RLClass

Parameters:

obj - given RLObject

Returns:

boolean

newInstance

@Deprecated
public RLObject newInstance()
                     throws RLException

Deprecated. As of 11.1.1.0.0, replaced by RLClass.newInstance(RuleSession)

create and return a new instance (RLObject) of this RLClass, initialized per the RL class defintion.

Returns:

RLObject new default-initialized instance of this RLClass

Throws:

RLException

newInstance

public RLObject newInstance(RuleSession rs)
                     throws RLException

create and return a new instance (RLObject) of this RLClass, initialized per the RL class defintion.

Returns:

RLObject new default-initialized instance of this RLClass

Throws:

RLException

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