Module omix.api

Package omix.lang.reflect

Interface Constructor

All Superinterfaces:

Member

@OVLInaccessible
public interface Constructor
extends Member

This interface represents a constructor of an OVL class.

Author:

Dr. Peter Droste, Omix Visualization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ClassType[]	getExceptionTypes()	Returns the types of the exceptions thrown by this constructor.
ClassType[]	getParameterTypes()	Returns the types of the constructor parameters.
boolean	isPrivate()	Returns true if this constructor was defined final.
boolean	isProtected()	Returns true if this constructor was defined final.
boolean	isPublic()	Returns true if this constructor was defined final.
OVLObject	newInstance(Object @IsVarType ... params)	This method invokes the constructor and returns a new instance of the OVL class.

Methods inherited from interface omix.lang.reflect.Member

getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, getName, getNamespace, isAnnotationPresent

Method Details

getParameterTypes

ClassType[] getParameterTypes()

Returns the types of the constructor parameters.

Returns:

parameter types

getExceptionTypes

ClassType[] getExceptionTypes()

Returns the types of the exceptions thrown by this constructor.

Returns:

exception types

isPrivate

boolean isPrivate()

Returns true if this constructor was defined final.

Returns:

has final modifier?

isProtected

boolean isProtected()

Returns true if this constructor was defined final.

Returns:

has final modifier?

isPublic

boolean isPublic()

Returns true if this constructor was defined final.

Returns:

has final modifier?

newInstance

OVLObject newInstance(Object @IsVarType ... params) throws IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException

This method invokes the constructor and returns a new instance of the OVL class.

Parameters:

params - a list of parameters matching to getParameterTypes()

Returns:

the new OVL object

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - if this constructor is inaccessible

IllegalArgumentException - if the number or type of arguments is invalid

InvocationTargetException - nesting one of getExceptionTypes()