Added in API level 26

Executable

abstract class Executable : AccessibleObject, GenericDeclaration, Member

kotlin.Any
↳	java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject
	↳	java.lang.reflect.Executable

Known Direct Subclasses

Constructor, Method

Constructor	`Constructor` provides information about, and access to, a single constructor for a class.
Method	A `Method` provides information about, and access to, a single method on a class or interface.

A shared superclass for the common functionality of Method and Constructor.

Summary

Inherited constants

From class Member

Int

DECLARED

Identifies the set of declared members of a class or interface. Inherited members are not included.

Int

PUBLIC

Identifies the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members.

Public methods
open T?	`getAnnotation(annotationClass: Class<T>)` Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
open Array<T>!	`getAnnotationsByType(annotationClass: Class<T>)` Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
open Array<Annotation!>	`getDeclaredAnnotations()` Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
abstract Class<*>	`getDeclaringClass()` Returns the `Class` object representing the class or interface that declares the executable represented by this object.
abstract Array<Class<*>!>	`getExceptionTypes()` Returns an array of `Class` objects that represent the types of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying executable represented by this object.
open Array<Type!>	`getGenericExceptionTypes()` Returns an array of `Type` objects that represent the exceptions declared to be thrown by this executable object.
open Array<Type!>	`getGenericParameterTypes()` Returns an array of `Type` objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object.
abstract Int	`getModifiers()` Returns the Java language modifiers for the executable represented by this object.
abstract String	`getName()` Returns the name of the executable represented by this object.
abstract Array<Array<Annotation!>!>	`getParameterAnnotations()` Returns an array of arrays of `Annotation`s that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the `Executable` represented by this object.
open Int	`getParameterCount()` Returns the number of formal parameters (whether explicitly declared or implicitly declared or neither) for the executable represented by this object.
abstract Array<Class<*>!>	`getParameterTypes()` Returns an array of `Class` objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object.
open Array<Parameter!>	`getParameters()` Returns an array of `Parameter` objects that represent all the parameters to the underlying executable represented by this object.
abstract Array<TypeVariable<*>!>	`getTypeParameters()` Returns an array of `TypeVariable` objects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by this `GenericDeclaration` object, in declaration order.
Boolean	`isAnnotationPresent(annotationType: Class<out Annotation!>)`
open Boolean	`isSynthetic()` Returns `true` if this executable is a synthetic construct; returns `false` otherwise.
open Boolean	`isVarArgs()` Returns `true` if this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returns `false` otherwise.
abstract String	`toGenericString()` Returns a string describing this `Executable`, including any type parameters.

Inherited functions

From class AccessibleObject

`Array<Annotation!>`	`getAnnotations()`
`T?`	`getDeclaredAnnotation(annotationClass: Class<T>)`
`Array<T>!`	`getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(annotationClass: Class<T>)`
`Boolean`	`isAccessible()` Get the value of the `accessible` flag for this object.
`Unit`	`setAccessible(flag: Boolean)` Set the `accessible` flag for this object to the indicated boolean value. A value of `true` indicates that the reflected object should suppress Java language access checking when it is used. A value of `false` indicates that the reflected object should enforce Java language access checks. First, if there is a security manager, its `checkPermission` method is called with a `ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")` permission. A `SecurityException` is raised if `flag` is `true` but accessibility of this object may not be changed (for example, if this element object is a `Constructor` object for the class `java.lang.Class`). A `SecurityException` is raised if this object is a object for the class `java.lang.Class`, and `flag` is true.
`Unit`	`setAccessible(array: Array<AccessibleObject!>!, flag: Boolean)` Convenience method to set the `accessible` flag for an array of objects with a single security check (for efficiency). First, if there is a security manager, its `checkPermission` method is called with a `ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")` permission. A `SecurityException` is raised if `flag` is `true` but accessibility of any of the elements of the input `array` may not be changed (for example, if the element object is a `Constructor` object for the class ). In the event of such a SecurityException, the accessibility of objects is set to `flag` for array elements upto (and excluding) the element for which the exception occurred; the accessibility of elements beyond (and including) the element for which the exception occurred is unchanged.

Public methods

getAnnotation

Added in API level 26

open fun <T : Annotation!> getAnnotation(annotationClass: Class<T>): T?

Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.

Parameters
`<T>`	the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
`annotationClass`	Class<T>: the Class object corresponding to the annotation type

Return
`T?`	this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this element, else null

Exceptions
`java.lang.NullPointerException`	if the given annotation class is null

getAnnotationsByType

Added in API level 26

open fun <T : Annotation!> getAnnotationsByType(annotationClass: Class<T>): Array<T>!

Returns annotations that are associated with this element. If there are no annotations associated with this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The difference between this method and getAnnotation(java.lang.Class) is that this method detects if its argument is a repeatable annotation type (JLS 9.6), and if so, attempts to find one or more annotations of that type by "looking through" a container annotation. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.

Parameters
`<T>`	the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
`annotationClass`	Class<T>: the Class object corresponding to the annotation type

Return
`Array<T>!`	all this element's annotations for the specified annotation type if associated with this element, else an array of length zero

Exceptions
`java.lang.NullPointerException`	if the given annotation class is null

getDeclaredAnnotations

Added in API level 26

open fun getDeclaredAnnotations(): Array<Annotation!>

Returns annotations that are directly present on this element. This method ignores inherited annotations. If there are no annotations directly present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.

Return
`Array<Annotation!>`	annotations directly present on this element

getDeclaringClass

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getDeclaringClass(): Class<*>

Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the executable represented by this object.

Return
`Class<*>`	an object representing the declaring class of the underlying member

getExceptionTypes

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getExceptionTypes(): Array<Class<*>!>

Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the executable declares no exceptions in its throws clause.

Return
`Array<Class<*>!>`	the exception types declared as being thrown by the executable this object represents

getGenericExceptionTypes

Added in API level 26

open fun getGenericExceptionTypes(): Array<Type!>

Returns an array of Type objects that represent the exceptions declared to be thrown by this executable object. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying executable declares no exceptions in its throws clause.

If an exception type is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved.

Return
`Array<Type!>`	an array of Types that represent the exception types thrown by the underlying executable

Exceptions
`java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError`	if the generic method signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification
`java.lang.TypeNotPresentException`	if the underlying executable's `throws` clause refers to a non-existent type declaration
`java.lang.reflect.MalformedParameterizedTypeException`	if the underlying executable's `throws` clause refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason

getGenericParameterTypes

Added in API level 26

open fun getGenericParameterTypes(): Array<Type!>

Returns an array of Type objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying executable takes no parameters.

If a formal parameter type is a parameterized type, the Type object returned for it must accurately reflect the actual type parameters used in the source code.

If a formal parameter type is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved.

Return
`Array<Type!>`	an array of `Type`s that represent the formal parameter types of the underlying executable, in declaration order

Exceptions
`java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError`	if the generic method signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification
`java.lang.TypeNotPresentException`	if any of the parameter types of the underlying executable refers to a non-existent type declaration
`java.lang.reflect.MalformedParameterizedTypeException`	if any of the underlying executable's parameter types refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason

getModifiers

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getModifiers(): Int

Returns the Java language modifiers for the executable represented by this object.

Return
`Int`	the Java language modifiers for the underlying member

getName

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getName(): String

Returns the name of the executable represented by this object.

Return
`String`	the simple name of the underlying member

getParameterAnnotations

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getParameterAnnotations(): Array<Array<Annotation!>!>

Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object. Synthetic and mandated parameters (see explanation below), such as the outer "this" parameter to an inner class constructor will be represented in the returned array. If the executable has no parameters (meaning no formal, no synthetic, and no mandated parameters), a zero-length array will be returned. If the Executable has one or more parameters, a nested array of length zero is returned for each parameter with no annotations. The annotation objects contained in the returned arrays are serializable. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned arrays; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers. A compiler may add extra parameters that are implicitly declared in source ("mandated"), as well as parameters that are neither implicitly nor explicitly declared in source ("synthetic") to the parameter list for a method. See for more information.

Return
`Array<Array<Annotation!>!>`	an array of arrays that represent the annotations on the formal and implicit parameters, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object

See Also

getParameterCount

Added in API level 26

open fun getParameterCount(): Int

Returns the number of formal parameters (whether explicitly declared or implicitly declared or neither) for the executable represented by this object.

Return
`Int`	The number of formal parameters for the executable this object represents

getParameterTypes

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getParameterTypes(): Array<Class<*>!>

Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying executable takes no parameters.

Return
`Array<Class<*>!>`	the parameter types for the executable this object represents

getParameters

Added in API level 26

open fun getParameters(): Array<Parameter!>

Returns an array of Parameter objects that represent all the parameters to the underlying executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the executable has no parameters.

The parameters of the underlying executable do not necessarily have unique names, or names that are legal identifiers in the Java programming language (JLS 3.8).

Return
`Array<Parameter!>`	an array of `Parameter` objects representing all the parameters to the executable this object represents.

Exceptions
`java.lang.reflect.MalformedParametersException`	if the class file contains a MethodParameters attribute that is improperly formatted.

getTypeParameters

Added in API level 26

abstract fun getTypeParameters(): Array<TypeVariable<*>!>

Returns an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by this GenericDeclaration object, in declaration order. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables.

Return
`Array<TypeVariable<*>!>`	an array of `TypeVariable` objects that represent the type variables declared by this generic declaration

Exceptions
`java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError`	if the generic signature of this generic declaration does not conform to the format specified in The Java™ Virtual Machine Specification

isAnnotationPresent

Added in API level 26

fun isAnnotationPresent(annotationType: Class<out Annotation!>): Boolean

Parameters
`annotationClass`	the Class object corresponding to the annotation type

Return
`Boolean`	true if an annotation for the specified annotation type is present on this element, else false

Exceptions
`java.lang.NullPointerException`	if the given annotation class is null

isSynthetic

Added in API level 26

open fun isSynthetic(): Boolean

Returns true if this executable is a synthetic construct; returns false otherwise.

Return
`Boolean`	true if and only if this executable is a synthetic construct as defined by The Java™ Language Specification.

isVarArgs

Added in API level 26

open fun isVarArgs(): Boolean

Returns true if this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returns false otherwise.

Return
`Boolean`	`true` if an only if this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments.

toGenericString

Added in API level 26

abstract fun toGenericString(): String

Returns a string describing this Executable, including any type parameters.

Return
`String`	a string describing this `Executable`, including any type parameters