This class provides information about Qore classes. More...

Inheritance diagram for Qore::Reflection::Class:

Public Member Methods
	constructor (string path)
	Creates the object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string. More...

hash< MethodAccessInfo >	findMethod (string name)
	Returns information about the given method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist. More...

hash< MethodAccessInfo >	findNormalMethod (string name)
	Returns information about the given normal (non-static) method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist. More...

hash< MethodAccessInfo >	findStaticMethod (string name)
	Returns information about the given static method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist. More...

list< Class >	getClassHierarchy ()
	Returns a list of all unique classes in the class hierarchy (including classes inherited with private:internal access protection) in constructor execution order; the current class is always returned in the last position of the list. More...

ClassConstant	getConstant (string name)
	Returns the given class constant or throws an exception if the constant is not defined. More...

list< ClassConstant >	getConstants ()
	Returns a list of all declared class constants. More...

ConstructorMethod	getConstructorMethod ()
	returns the given constructor method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a constructor method More...

ConstructorMethodVariant	getConstructorVariant (...)
	Returns the given constructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no constructor method variant can be matched. More...

ConstructorMethodVariant	getConstructorVariantArgs (*softlist< Type > argv)
	Returns the given constructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no constructor method variant can be matched. More...

list< ConstructorMethodVariant >	getConstructorVariants ()
	returns a list of all constructor method variants More...

CopyMethod	getCopyMethod ()
	returns the given copy method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a copy method More...

CopyMethodVariant	getCopyVariant ()
	Returns the copy method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no copy method variant has been defined. More...

DestructorMethod	getDestructorMethod ()
	returns the given destructor method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a destructor method More...

DestructorMethodVariant	getDestructorVariant ()
	Returns the destructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no destructor method variant has been defined. More...

*CopyMethodVariant	getIfCopyVariant ()
	returns the copy method variant or NOTHING if no copy method has been defined More...

*DestructorMethodVariant	getIfDestructorVariant ()
	returns the destructor variant or NOTHING if no destructor has been defined More...

int	getInheritanceAccess (Class base_class)
	Returns the accessibility of the class passed as an argument in the hierarchy of the current class as an access value or `0` if the argument class is not present in the current class's hierarchy at all. More...

AbstractClassMember	getMember (string name)
	returns the requested member or throws an exception if the member is not defined in the class More...

list< AbstractClassMember >	getMembers ()
	returns a list of all declared class members, non-static (first) and static (second) in declaration order More...

*string	getModuleName ()
	Returns the module name providing the class or NOTHING if the class was not provided by a module. More...

Namespace	getNamespace ()
	Returns the namespace for the class. More...

NormalMember	getNormalMember (string name)
	returns the requested normal (non-static) member or throws an exception if the normal member is not defined in the class More...

NormalMethod	getNormalMethod (string name)
	returns the given normal (non-special, non-static) method or throws an exception if the method does not exist More...

list< NormalMethod >	getNormalMethods ()
	returns a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) class methods More...

NormalMethodVariant	getNormalVariant (string name,...)
	returns the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched More...

NormalMethodVariant	getNormalVariantArgs (string name, *softlist< Type > argv)
	Returns the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched. More...

list< NormalMethodVariant >	getNormalVariants ()
	returns a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) method variants More...

Type	getOrNothingType ()
	Returns the "or nothing" type object for this class. More...

string	getPathName ()
	returns the class's full namespace-justified path name More...

StaticMember	getStaticMember (string name)
	returns the requested static member or throws an exception if the static member is not defined in the class More...

StaticMethod	getStaticMethod (string name)
	returns the given static method or throws an exception if the method does not exist More...

StaticMethodVariant	getStaticVariant (string name,...)
	Returns the given static method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no static method variant can be matched. More...

StaticMethodVariant	getStaticVariantArgs (string name, *softlist< Type > argv)
	Returns the given static method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no static method variant can be matched. More...

list< StaticMethodVariant >	getStaticVariants ()
	returns a list of all static method variants More...

Type	getType ()
	Returns the type object for this class. More...

bool	hasConstructorMethod ()
	returns True if the class has at least one constructor method variant More...

bool	hasCopyMethod ()
	returns True if the class has a copy method More...

bool	hasDestructorMethod ()
	returns True if the class has a destructor method More...

int	instanceOf (object obj)
	Returns the accessibility of the current class in the given object as an access value or `0` if the object does not inherit the class at all. More...

object	newObject (...)
	creates an object if the current class with the given arguments More...

object	newObjectArgs (*softlist argv)
	creates an object if the current class with the arguments for the constructor given as a list More...

Public Member Methods inherited from Qore::Reflection::AbstractClass
	constructor ()
	Throws an exception if called directly; this class can only be instantiated by builtin subclasses. More...

int	getDomain ()
	returns the functional domain of the class (for builtin classes only) as a bitfield of Functional Domain Constants More...

list< string >	getDomainStringList ()
	returns a list of functional domain strings for the class (for builtin classes only); an empty list is returned for user classes More...

binary	getHash ()
	returns a unique binary hash for the class More...

int	getId ()
	returns the internal ID of the class which is only valid for the current execution session More...

AbstractMethod	getMethod (string name)
	returns the given method or throws an exception if the method does not exist in the local class More...

list< AbstractMethod >	getMethods ()
	returns a list of all class methods including special and static methods More...

list< string >	getModifierList ()
	returns a list of strings of modifiers describing the class More...

int	getModifiers ()
	returns a bitfield of modifiers describing the class More...

string	getName ()
	returns the class's name More...

list< hash< ClassAccessInfo > >	getParentClasses ()
	Returns a list of immediate parent classes and access information; if the Class has no parent classes, then an empty list is returned. More...

AbstractMethodVariant	getVariant (string name,...)
	returns the given method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched More...

AbstractMethodVariant	getVariantArgs (string name, *softlist< Type > argv)
	returns the given method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched More...

list< AbstractMethodVariant >	getVariants ()
	returns a list of all class method variants including variants for special and static methods More...

bool	hasMemberGate ()
	returns True if the class implements a "memberGate" method More...

bool	hasMemberNotification ()
	returns True if the class implements a "memberNotification" method More...

bool	hasMethodGate ()
	returns True if the class implements a "methodGate" method More...

bool	isAbstract ()
	returns True if the class has at least one abstract method More...

bool	isBuiltin ()
	returns True if the class is a builtin class More...

bool	isEqual (AbstractClass cls)
	Returns True if the Class object passed as an argument is equal to the current object; False if not. More...

bool	isInjected ()
	returns True if the class was injected as a dependency injection More...

bool	isModulePublic ()
	returns True if the class has the module public flag set More...

bool	isPseudoClass ()
	returns True if the class is a pseudo-class More...

bool	isUser ()
	returns True if the class is a user class More...

Static Public Member Methods
static list< Class >	findAllRegex (string pattern, *int re_opts)
	Returns a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match. More...

static list< Class >	findAllRegex (Program pgm, string pattern, *int re_opts)
	Returns a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match. More...

static Class	forName (string path)
	Returns a Class object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string. More...

static Class	forName (Program pgm, string path)
	Returns a Class object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string. More...

static Class	getClass (object obj)
	Returns the class for the object. More...

Detailed Description

This class provides information about Qore classes.

Restrictions:: Qore::PO_NO_REFLECTION

Since: Qore 0.9

Member Function Documentation

◆ constructor()

Qore::Reflection::Class::constructor ( string path )

Creates the object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string.

Example:: Class cls("Thread::Mutex");

Parameters

path	the class name or namespace-justified path as a string

Exceptions

UNKNOWN-CLASS	cannot find a class with the given name or path
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also: forName()

◆ findAllRegex() [1/2]

static list<Class> Qore::Reflection::Class::findAllRegex	(	string	pattern,
		*int	re_opts
	)

static

Returns a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: # return all accessible classes that start with the letter "T"
list<Class> l = Class::findAllRegex("^T");

Parameters

pattern	the regular expression pattern to match
re_opts	see Regular Expression Constants for possible values

Returns: a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match

◆ findAllRegex() [2/2]

static list<Class> Qore::Reflection::Class::findAllRegex	(	Program	pgm,
		string	pattern,
		*int	re_opts
	)

static

Returns a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: # return all accessible classes that start with the letter "T"
list<Class> l = Class::findAllRegex(pgm, "^T");

Parameters

pgm	the Program object to search
pattern	the regular expression pattern to match
re_opts	see Regular Expression Constants for possible values

Returns: a list of classes matching the regular expression pattern argument or an empty list if no classes match

◆ findMethod()

hash<MethodAccessInfo> Qore::Reflection::Class::findMethod ( string name )

Returns information about the given method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: MethodAccessInfo info = cls.getMethod(name);
printf("find('%s::%s()': found '%s::%s()'; class access %y, variants: %d\n", cls.getName(), name,
info.method.getClass().getName(), info.access_string, info.method.getVariants().size());

Searches the class hierarchy for normal methods (including special methods) and then static methods for the given method name

Parameters

name	the name of the method

Returns: information about the given method; the access information in the hash is the access of the class containing the method; to get the access modifier of any method variant, the maximum of the access value provided here and the access value of the variant must be taken.

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	unknown method
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

Note: Methods group variants with the same name; see AbstractMethod::getVariant() for a method to retrieve a specific variant from a method.

See also

◆ findNormalMethod()

hash<MethodAccessInfo> Qore::Reflection::Class::findNormalMethod ( string name )

Returns information about the given normal (non-static) method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: MethodAccessInfo info = cls.getNormalMethod(name);
printf("find('%s::%s()': found '%s::%s()'; class access %y, variants: %d\n", cls.getName(), name,
info.method.getClass().getName(), info.access_string, info.method.getVariants().size());

Searches the class hierarchy for normal methods for the given method name

Parameters

name	the name of the method

Returns: information about the given method; the access information in the hash is the access of the class containing the method; to get the access modifier of any method variant, the maximum of the access value provided here and the access value of the variant must be taken.

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	unknown method
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

Note: Methods group variants with the same name; see AbstractMethod::getVariant() for a method to retrieve a specific variant from a method.

See also

◆ findStaticMethod()

hash<MethodAccessInfo> Qore::Reflection::Class::findStaticMethod ( string name )

Returns information about the given static method if it's accessible in the class hierarchy or throws an exception if the method does not exist.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: MethodAccessInfo info = cls.getStaticMethod(name);
printf("find('%s::%s()': found '%s::%s()'; class access %y, variants: %d\n", cls.getName(), name,
info.method.getClass().getName(), info.access_string, info.method.getVariants().size());

Searches the class hierarchy for static methods for the given method name

Parameters

name	the name of the method

Returns: information about the given method; the access information in the hash is the access of the class containing the method; to get the access modifier of any method variant, the maximum of the access value provided here and the access value of the variant must be taken.

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	unknown method
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

Note: Methods group variants with the same name; see AbstractMethod::getVariant() for a method to retrieve a specific variant from a method.

See also

◆ forName() [1/2]

static Class Qore::Reflection::Class::forName ( string path )

static

Returns a Class object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: Class cls = Class::forName("Thread::Mutex");

Parameters

path	the class name or namespace-justified path as a string

Returns: a class object corresponding to the name or namespace-justified path provided as an argument

Exceptions

UNKNOWN-CLASS	cannot find a class with the given name or path
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

◆ forName() [2/2]

static Class Qore::Reflection::Class::forName	(	Program	pgm,
		string	path
	)

static

Returns a Class object from the class name or namespace-justified path as a string.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: Class cls = Class::forName(pgm, "Thread::Mutex");

Parameters

pgm	the Program object to search
path	the class name or namespace-justified path as a string

Returns: a class object corresponding to the name or namespace-justified path provided as an argument

Exceptions

UNKNOWN-CLASS	cannot find a class with the given name or path
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

◆ getClass()

static Class Qore::Reflection::Class::getClass ( object obj )

static

Returns the class for the object.

Code Flags:: CONSTANT

Example:: Class cls = Class::getClass(obj);

Parameters

obj	the object to return the class for

Returns: the class for the object

◆ getClassHierarchy()

list<Class> Qore::Reflection::Class::getClassHierarchy ( )

Returns a list of all unique classes in the class hierarchy (including classes inherited with private:internal access protection) in constructor execution order; the current class is always returned in the last position of the list.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<Class> l = cls.getClassHierarchy();

Returns: a list of all unique classes in the class hierarchy (including classes inherited with private:internal access protection) in constructor execution order; the current class is always returned in the last position of the list

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getConstant()

ClassConstant Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstant ( string name )

Returns the given class constant or throws an exception if the constant is not defined.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: ClassConstant con = cls.getConstant(name);

Returns: the given class constant or throws an exception if the constant is not defined

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-CONSTANT	thrown if the constant cannot be found
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

◆ getConstants()

list<ClassConstant> Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstants ( )

Returns a list of all declared class constants.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<ClassConstant> l = cls.getConstants();

Returns: a list of all declared class constants

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getConstructorMethod()

ConstructorMethod Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstructorMethod ( )

returns the given constructor method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a constructor method

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: ConstructorMethod m = cls.getConstructorMethod();

Returns: the given constructor method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	the class does not implement a constructor method

See also

◆ getConstructorVariant()

ConstructorMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstructorVariant ( ... )

Returns the given constructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no constructor method variant can be matched.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: ConstructorMethodVariant m = cls.getConstructorVariant(TypeInt, TypeString);

Searches constructor methods only and then matches the arguments by type to return the variant

Parameters

...	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given constructor method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	no constructor method defined
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no constructor method variant van be found matching the given argument types

See also

getConstructorVariantArgs()
getExactConstructorVariant()
getExactConstructorVariantArgs()

◆ getConstructorVariantArgs()

ConstructorMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstructorVariantArgs ( *softlist< Type > argv )

Returns the given constructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no constructor method variant can be matched.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: ConstructorMethodVariant m = cls.getConstructorVariantArgs((TypeInt, TypeString));

Searches static methods only for the given method name and and then matches the arguments by type

Parameters

argv	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given static method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	no constructor method defined
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no method constructor variant van be found matching the given argument types

See also

getConstructorVariant()
getExactConstructorVariant()
getExactConstructorVariantArgs()

◆ getConstructorVariants()

list<ConstructorMethodVariant> Qore::Reflection::Class::getConstructorVariants ( )

returns a list of all constructor method variants

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<ConstructorMethodVariant> l = cls.getConstructorVariants();

Returns: a list of all constructor method variants

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getCopyMethod()

CopyMethod Qore::Reflection::Class::getCopyMethod ( )

returns the given copy method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a copy method

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: CopyMethod m = cls.getCopyMethod();

Returns: the given copy method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	the class does not implement a copy method

See also

◆ getCopyVariant()

CopyMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getCopyVariant ( )

Returns the copy method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no copy method variant has been defined.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: CopyMethodVariant m = cls.getCopyVariant();

Searches copy methods only

Returns: the given copy method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	no copy method defined

See also

getIfCopyVariant()

◆ getDestructorMethod()

DestructorMethod Qore::Reflection::Class::getDestructorMethod ( )

returns the given destructor method or throws an exception if the class does not implement a destructor method

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: DestructorMethod m = cls.getDestructorMethod();

Returns: the given destructor method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
METHOD-ERROR	the class does not implement a destructor method

See also

◆ getDestructorVariant()

DestructorMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getDestructorVariant ( )

Returns the destructor method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no destructor method variant has been defined.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: DestructorMethodVariant m = cls.getDestructorVariant();

Searches destructor methods only

Returns: the given destructor method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	no destructor method defined

See also

getIfDestructorVariant()

◆ getIfCopyVariant()

*CopyMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getIfCopyVariant ( )

returns the copy method variant or NOTHING if no copy method has been defined

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: *CopyMethodVariant dv = cls.getIfCopyVariant();

Returns: the copy method variant or NOTHING if no copy method has been defined

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

Note: copy methods may not be overloaded, therefore if a copy method is defined, it will only have one variant

See also: getCopyVariant()

◆ getIfDestructorVariant()

*DestructorMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getIfDestructorVariant ( )

returns the destructor variant or NOTHING if no destructor has been defined

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: *DestructorMethodVariant dv = cls.getIfDestructorVariant();

Returns: the destructor variant or NOTHING if no destructor has been defined

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

See also: getDestructorVariant()

◆ getInheritanceAccess()

int Qore::Reflection::Class::getInheritanceAccess ( Class base_class )

Returns the accessibility of the class passed as an argument in the hierarchy of the current class as an access value or 0 if the argument class is not present in the current class's hierarchy at all.

Code Flags:: CONSTANT

Example:: if (!cls.getInheritanceAccess(base_class)) {
printf("class %y does not inherit class %y\n", cls.getPathName(), base_class.getPathName());
}

Parameters

base_class the class to try to find in the current class's hieerarchy

Returns: an access value giving the accessibility of the base class in the current class's hierarchy or 0 if the argument class is not present in the current class's hierarchy at all; see Access Constants for possible return values (plus 0 meaning no inheritance)

◆ getMember()

AbstractClassMember Qore::Reflection::Class::getMember ( string name )

returns the requested member or throws an exception if the member is not defined in the class

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: AbstractClassMember m = cls.getMember(name);

Returns: the requested member or throws an exception if the member is not defined in the class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-MEMBER	if the requested member is not defined in the class
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

◆ getMembers()

list<AbstractClassMember> Qore::Reflection::Class::getMembers ( )

returns a list of all declared class members, non-static (first) and static (second) in declaration order

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<AbstractClassMember> l = cls.getMembers();

Returns: a list of all declared class members, non-static (first) and static (second) in declaration order

Note: only members declared in the local class are returned

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getModuleName()

*string Qore::Reflection::Class::getModuleName ( )

Returns the module name providing the class or NOTHING if the class was not provided by a module.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: *string str = cls.getModuleName();

Returns: the module name providing the class or NOTHING if the class was not provided by a module

◆ getNamespace()

Namespace Qore::Reflection::Class::getNamespace ( )

Returns the namespace for the class.

Code Flags:: CONSTANT

Example:: Namespace ns = cls.getNamespace();

Returns: the namespace for the class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getNormalMember()

NormalMember Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalMember ( string name )

returns the requested normal (non-static) member or throws an exception if the normal member is not defined in the class

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: NormalMember m = cls.getNormalMember(name);

Returns: the requested normal (non-static) member or throws an exception if the member is not defined in the class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-NORMAL-MEMBER	if the requested normal (non-static) member is not defined in the class
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

◆ getNormalMethod()

NormalMethod Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalMethod ( string name )

returns the given normal (non-special, non-static) method or throws an exception if the method does not exist

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: NormalMethod m = cls.getNormalMethod(name);

Parameters

name	the name of the normal (non-special, non-static) method

Returns: the given normal (non-special, non-static) method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-METHOD	unknown method or method is not normal
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

◆ getNormalMethods()

list<NormalMethod> Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalMethods ( )

returns a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) class methods

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<NormalMethod> l = cls.getNormalMethods();

Returns: a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) class methods

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getNormalVariant()

NormalMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalVariant	(	string	name,
			...
	)

returns the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: NormalMethodVariant m = cls.getNormalVariant(name, TypeInt, TypeString);

Searches normal (non-static, non-special) methods only for the given method name and and then matches the arguments by type to return the variant.

Parameters

name	the name of the normal (non-static, non-special) method
...	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	unknown normal (non-static, non-special) method
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no normal (non-static, non-special) method variant van be found matching the given argument types
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

getNormalVariantArgs()
getExactNormalVariant()
getExactNormalVariantArgs()

◆ getNormalVariantArgs()

NormalMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalVariantArgs	(	string	name,
		*softlist< Type >	argv
	)

Returns the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no method variant can be matched.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: NormalMethodVariant m = cls.getNormalVariantArgs(name, (TypeInt, TypeString));

Searches normal (non-static, non-special) methods only for the given method name and and then matches the arguments by type

Parameters

name	the name of the normal (non-static, non-special) method
argv	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given normal (non-static, non-special) method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	unknown normal (non-static, non-special) method
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no normal (non-static, non-special) method variant van be found matching the given argument types
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

getNormalVariant()
getExactNormalVariant()
getExactNormalVariantArgs()

◆ getNormalVariants()

list<NormalMethodVariant> Qore::Reflection::Class::getNormalVariants ( )

returns a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) method variants

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<NormalMethodVariant> l = cls.getNormalVariants();

Returns: a list of all normal (non-static, non-special) method variants

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getOrNothingType()

Type Qore::Reflection::Class::getOrNothingType ( )

Returns the "or nothing" type object for this class.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: Type t = cls.getOrNothingType();

Returns: the "or nothing" type object for this class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

See also: getType()

◆ getPathName()

string Qore::Reflection::Class::getPathName ( )

returns the class's full namespace-justified path name

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: string name = cls.getPathName();

Returns: the class's full namespace-justified path name

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

See also: getName()

◆ getStaticMember()

StaticMember Qore::Reflection::Class::getStaticMember ( string name )

returns the requested static member or throws an exception if the static member is not defined in the class

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: StaticMember m = cls.getStaticMember(name);

Returns: the requested static member or throws an exception if the member is not defined in the class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-STATIC-MEMBER	if the requested static member is not defined in the class
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

◆ getStaticMethod()

StaticMethod Qore::Reflection::Class::getStaticMethod ( string name )

returns the given static method or throws an exception if the method does not exist

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: StaticMethod m = cls.getStaticMethod(name);

Parameters

name	the name of the static method

Returns: the given static method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
UNKNOWN-METHOD	unknown method or method is not static
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

◆ getStaticVariant()

StaticMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getStaticVariant	(	string	name,
			...
	)

Returns the given static method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no static method variant can be matched.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: StaticMethodVariant m = cls.getStaticVariant(name, TypeInt, TypeString);

Searches static methods only for the given method name and and then matches the arguments by type to return the variant

Parameters

name	the name of the static method
...	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given static method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	unknown static method
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no static method variant van be found matching the given argument types
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

getStaticVariantArgs()
getExactStaticVariant()
getExactStaticVariantArgs()

◆ getStaticVariantArgs()

StaticMethodVariant Qore::Reflection::Class::getStaticVariantArgs	(	string	name,
		*softlist< Type >	argv
	)

Returns the given static method variant, otherwise throws an exception if no static method variant can be matched.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: StaticMethodVariant m = cls.getStaticVariantArgs(name, (TypeInt, TypeString));

Searches static methods only for the given method name and and then matches the arguments by type

Parameters

name	the name of the static method
argv	Type arguments giving parameter types

Returns: the given static method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
GETVARIANT-ERROR	invalid argument to method
METHOD-ERROR	unknown static method
VARIANT-MATCH-ERROR	no method static variant van be found matching the given argument types
ENCODING-CONVERSION-ERROR	this exception could be thrown if the string argument is not in the default character encoding and an error occurs during encoding conversion

See also

getStaticVariant()
getExactStaticVariant()
getExactStaticVariantArgs()

◆ getStaticVariants()

list<StaticMethodVariant> Qore::Reflection::Class::getStaticVariants ( )

returns a list of all static method variants

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: list<StaticMethodVariant> l = cls.getStaticVariants();

Returns: a list of all static method variants

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ getType()

Type Qore::Reflection::Class::getType ( )

Returns the type object for this class.

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: Type t = cls.getType();

Returns: the type object for this class

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

See also: getOrNothingType()

◆ hasConstructorMethod()

bool Qore::Reflection::Class::hasConstructorMethod ( )

returns True if the class has at least one constructor method variant

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: bool b = cls.hasConstructorMethod();

Returns: True if the class has at least one constructor method variant

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ hasCopyMethod()

bool Qore::Reflection::Class::hasCopyMethod ( )

returns True if the class has a copy method

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: bool b = cls.hasCopyMethod();

Returns: True if the class has a copy method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ hasDestructorMethod()

bool Qore::Reflection::Class::hasDestructorMethod ( )

returns True if the class has a destructor method

Code Flags:: RET_VALUE_ONLY

Example:: bool b = cls.hasDestructorMethod();

Returns: True if the class has a destructor method

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed

◆ instanceOf()

int Qore::Reflection::Class::instanceOf ( object obj )

Returns the accessibility of the current class in the given object as an access value or 0 if the object does not inherit the class at all.

Code Flags:: CONSTANT

Example:: if (!cls.instanceOf(obj)) {
printf("object of class %y does not inherit %y\n", obj.className(), cls.getPathName());
}

Parameters

obj	the object to test

Returns: an access value giving the accessibility of the class in the object or 0 if the object does not inherit the class at all; see Access Constants for possible return values (plus 0 meaning no inheritance)

◆ newObject()

object Qore::Reflection::Class::newObject ( ... )

creates an object if the current class with the given arguments

Example:: object o = cls.newObject();

Parameters

...	the arguments for the cosntructor, if any

Returns: an object if the current class based on the constructor arguments passed

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
CREATE-OBJECT-ERROR	class implements features restricted by current parse options / sandboxing restrictions
CONSTRUCTOR-IS-PRIVATE	attempt to instantiate an object with a private constructor from outside the class
ABSTRACT-CLASS-ERROR	thrown if the class has abstract methods

Note: see the class documentation for the class to be instantiated for a list of additional exceptions that can be thrown

See also

◆ newObjectArgs()

object Qore::Reflection::Class::newObjectArgs ( *softlist argv )

creates an object if the current class with the arguments for the constructor given as a list

Example:: object o = cls.newObjectArgs(args);

Parameters

argv	the arguments for the constructor

Returns: an object if the current class based on the constructor arguments passed

Exceptions

PROGRAM-ERROR	thrown if the Program object holding the class has been destroyed
CREATE-OBJECT-ERROR	class implements features restricted by current parse options / sandboxing restrictions
CONSTRUCTOR-IS-PRIVATE	attempt to instantiate an object with a private constructor from outside the class
ABSTRACT-CLASS-ERROR	thrown if the class has abstract methods

Note: see the class documentation for the class to be instantiated for a list of additional exceptions that can be thrown

See also

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

/export/home/dnichols/src/qore/git/qore/build/modules/reflection/QC_Class.dox.h

Public Member Methods

Static Public Member Methods

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ constructor()

◆ findAllRegex() [1/2]

◆ findAllRegex() [2/2]

◆ findMethod()

◆ findNormalMethod()

◆ findStaticMethod()

◆ forName() [1/2]

◆ forName() [2/2]

◆ getClass()

◆ getClassHierarchy()

◆ getConstant()

◆ getConstants()

◆ getConstructorMethod()

◆ getConstructorVariant()

◆ getConstructorVariantArgs()

◆ getConstructorVariants()

◆ getCopyMethod()

◆ getCopyVariant()

◆ getDestructorMethod()

◆ getDestructorVariant()

◆ getIfCopyVariant()

◆ getIfDestructorVariant()

◆ getInheritanceAccess()

◆ getMember()

◆ getMembers()

◆ getModuleName()

◆ getNamespace()

◆ getNormalMember()

◆ getNormalMethod()

◆ getNormalMethods()

◆ getNormalVariant()

◆ getNormalVariantArgs()

◆ getNormalVariants()

◆ getOrNothingType()

◆ getPathName()

◆ getStaticMember()

◆ getStaticMethod()

◆ getStaticVariant()

◆ getStaticVariantArgs()

◆ getStaticVariants()

◆ getType()

◆ hasConstructorMethod()

◆ hasCopyMethod()

◆ hasDestructorMethod()

◆ instanceOf()

◆ newObject()

◆ newObjectArgs()