All Superinterfaces:: AbstractOVLType

public interface OVLClass
extends AbstractOVLType

This interface represents OVLClass definitions in OVL programs.

Since:: Omix 1.3.11
Author:: Dr. Peter Droste, Omix Visualization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`constructorExists(String signature)`	Determines if constructor exists in type definition.
`<T extends Annotation> T`	`getAnnotation(Class<T> cls)`	This method returns the annotation of this class identified by its class.
`Annotation[]`	`getAnnotations()`	This method returns an array of all available annotations of this class.
`OVLConstructorDefinition`	`getConstructor(Class<?>... params)`	Returns the constructor matching the given parameter types.
`List<String>`	`getConstructorNames()`	Returns a list of names of all available constructors.
`List<? extends OVLConstructorDefinition>`	`getConstructors()`	List of constructor definitions in the type definition.
`ClassType`	`getDeclaringClass()`	Returns the declaring class if available.
`ClassType`	`getEnclosingClass()`	Returns the enclosing class if available.
`String`	`getNamespace()`	returns the namespace of the class.
`ClassType`	`getSuperClass()`	The defined supertype of the class
`boolean`	`isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> a)`	This method tests if the class is defined with a certain Java annotation.
`boolean`	`isAnonymousClass()`	Determines if type is anonymous class
`boolean`	`isInterface()`	Determines if type is interface
`boolean`	`isMemberClass()`	Determines if type is memberclass
`OVLObject`	`newInstance()`	This method creates an instance of the class without calling a constructor.

Methods inherited from interface omix.plugin.ovl.AbstractOVLType

fieldExists, getFieldNames, getFields, getMethod, getMethodNames, getMethods, getName, getType, methodExists, program

Method Details
- getSuperClass
  
  ClassType getSuperClass()
  
  The defined supertype of the class
  
  Returns:
  
  supertype
- isInterface
  
  boolean isInterface()
  
  Determines if type is interface
  
  Returns:
  
  is interface?
- isMemberClass
  
  boolean isMemberClass()
  
  Determines if type is memberclass
  
  Returns:
  
  is membertype?
  
  See Also:
  
  ClassType.isMemberClass()
- isAnonymousClass
  
  boolean isAnonymousClass()
  
  Determines if type is anonymous class
  
  Returns:
  
  is anonymous?
  
  See Also:
  
  ClassType.isAnonymousClass()
- getDeclaringClass
  
  ClassType getDeclaringClass()
  
  Returns the declaring class if available.
  
  Returns:
  
  declaring class or null
  
  See Also:
  
  ClassType.getDeclaringClass()
- getEnclosingClass
  
  ClassType getEnclosingClass()
  
  Returns the enclosing class if available.
  
  Returns:
  
  enclosing class or null
  
  See Also:
  
  ClassType.getEnclosingClass()
- isAnnotationPresent
  
  @OVLInaccessible boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> a)
  
  This method tests if the class is defined with a certain Java annotation.
  
  Parameters:
  
  a - the Java annotation
  
  Returns:
  
  true if available
- getAnnotation
  
  @OVLInaccessible <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> cls)
  
  This method returns the annotation of this class identified by its class.
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - the type of the annotation
  
  Parameters:
  
  cls - the class of the annotation
  
  Returns:
  
  the annotation if available
- getAnnotations
  
  @OVLInaccessible Annotation[] getAnnotations()
  
  This method returns an array of all available annotations of this class.
  
  Returns:
  
  list of annotations
- newInstance
  
  OVLObject newInstance()
  
  This method creates an instance of the class without calling a constructor.
  
  Returns:
  
  plain object of the OVL defined class
- getNamespace
  
  String getNamespace()
  
  returns the namespace of the class.
  
  Specified by:
  
  getNamespace in interface AbstractOVLType
  
  Returns:
  
  namespace
- getConstructors
  
  List<? extends OVLConstructorDefinition> getConstructors()
  
  List of constructor definitions in the type definition.
  
  Returns:
  
  list of constructors
- getConstructor
  
  OVLConstructorDefinition getConstructor(Class<?>... params) throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException
  
  Returns the constructor matching the given parameter types.
  
  Parameters:
  
  params - parameters of the constructor
  
  Returns:
  
  reference object representing the constructor
  
  Throws:
  
  IllegalAccessException - if class or constructor are protected
  
  NoSuchMethodException - if constructor does not exist
- getConstructorNames
  
  List<String> getConstructorNames()
  
  Returns a list of names of all available constructors.
  
  Returns:
  
  constructors
- constructorExists
  
  boolean constructorExists(String signature)
  
  Determines if constructor exists in type definition.
  
  Parameters:
  
  signature - of the method
  
  Returns:
  
  exists?

Interface OVLClass

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface omix.plugin.ovl.AbstractOVLType

Method Details