Uses of Class
java.lang.Class

Packages that use Class

java.awt	Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.datatransfer	Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
java.awt.dnd	Provides interfaces and classes for supporting drag-and-drop operations.
java.awt.image.renderable	Provides classes and interfaces for producing rendering-independent images.
java.beans	Contains classes related to Java Beans development.
java.beans.beancontext	Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
java.net	Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.rmi.server	Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
java.security	Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.event	Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.table	Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with java.awt.swing.JTable.
org.omg.CORBA.portable	Provides a portability layer, that is, a set of ORB APIs that makes it possible for code generated by one vendor to run on another vendor's ORB.

Uses of Class in java.awt

Methods in java.awt with parameters of type Class

DragGestureRecognizer

Toolkit.createDragGestureRecognizer(Class abstractRecognizerClass, DragSource ds, Component c, int srcActions, DragGestureListener dgl) create a concrete, platform dependent, subclass of the abstract DragGestureRecognizer class requested, and associate it with the DragSource, Component and DragGestureListener specified subclasses should override this to provide their own implementation

Uses of Class in java.awt.datatransfer

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return Class

protected static Class	DataFlavor.tryToLoadClass(String className, ClassLoader fallback) tried to load a class from: the bootstrap loader, the system loader, the context loader (if one is present) and finally the loader specified
Class	DataFlavor.getRepresentationClass() Returns the Class which objects supporting this DataFlavor will return when this DataFlavor is requested.

Constructors in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type Class

DataFlavor.DataFlavor(Class representationClass, String humanPresentableName)
Construct a DataFlavor that represents a Java class The returned DataFlavor will have the following characteristics representationClass = representationClass
mimeType = application/x-java-serialized-object

Uses of Class in java.awt.dnd

Methods in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Class

DragGestureRecognizer

DragSource.createDragGestureRecognizer(Class recognizerAbstractClass, Component c, int actions, DragGestureListener dgl) Creates a new DragSourceRecognizer that implements the specified abstract subclass of DragGestureRecognizer, and sets the specified Component and DragGestureListener on the newly created object.

Uses of Class in java.awt.image.renderable

Methods in java.awt.image.renderable that return Class

Class[]

ParameterBlock.getParamClasses() Returns an array of Class objects describing the types of the parameters.

Uses of Class in java.beans

Methods in java.beans that return Class

Class	PropertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() Gets the Class object for the property.
Class	PropertyDescriptor.getPropertyEditorClass() Gets any explicit PropertyEditor Class that has been registered for this property.
Class	IndexedPropertyDescriptor.getIndexedPropertyType() Gets the Class object of the indexed properties' type.
Class	BeanDescriptor.getBeanClass() Gets the bean's Class object.
Class	BeanDescriptor.getCustomizerClass() Gets the Class object for the bean's customizer.
Class	EventSetDescriptor.getListenerType() Gets the Class object for the target interface.

Methods in java.beans with parameters of type Class

static void	PropertyEditorManager.registerEditor(Class targetType, Class editorClass) Register an editor class to be used to editor values of a given target class.
static PropertyEditor	PropertyEditorManager.findEditor(Class targetType) Locate a value editor for a given target type.
void	PropertyDescriptor.setPropertyEditorClass(Class propertyEditorClass) Normally PropertyEditors will be found using the PropertyEditorManager.
static Object	Beans.getInstanceOf(Object bean, Class targetType) From a given bean, obtain an object representing a specified type view of that source object.
static boolean	Beans.isInstanceOf(Object bean, Class targetType) Check if a bean can be viewed as a given target type.
static BeanInfo	Introspector.getBeanInfo(Class beanClass) Introspect on a Java bean and learn about all its properties, exposed methods, and events.
static BeanInfo	Introspector.getBeanInfo(Class beanClass, int flags) Introspect on a Java bean and learn about all its properties, exposed methods, and events, subnject to some comtrol flags.
static BeanInfo	Introspector.getBeanInfo(Class beanClass, Class stopClass) Introspect on a Java bean and learn all about its properties, exposed methods, below a given "stop" point.
static void	Introspector.flushFromCaches(Class clz) Flush the Introspector's internal cached information for a given class.

Constructors in java.beans with parameters of type Class

PropertyDescriptor.PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class beanClass)
Constructs a PropertyDescriptor for a property that follows the standard Java convention by having getFoo and setFoo accessor methods.

PropertyDescriptor.PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class beanClass, String getterName, String setterName)
This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and method names for reading and writing the property.

IndexedPropertyDescriptor.IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class beanClass)
This constructor constructs an IndexedPropertyDescriptor for a property that follows the standard Java conventions by having getFoo and setFoo accessor methods, for both indexed access and array access.

IndexedPropertyDescriptor.IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName, Class beanClass, String getterName, String setterName, String indexedGetterName, String indexedSetterName)
This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and method names for reading and writing the property, both indexed and non-indexed.

BeanDescriptor.BeanDescriptor(Class beanClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that doesn't have a customizer.

BeanDescriptor.BeanDescriptor(Class beanClass, Class customizerClass)
Create a BeanDescriptor for a bean that has a customizer.

EventSetDescriptor.EventSetDescriptor(Class sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class listenerType, String listenerMethodName)
This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor assuming that you are following the most simple standard design pattern where a named event "fred" is (1) delivered as a call on the single method of interface FredListener, (2) has a single argument of type FredEvent, and (3) where the FredListener may be registered with a call on an addFredListener method of the source component and removed with a call on a removeFredListener method.

EventSetDescriptor.EventSetDescriptor(Class sourceClass, String eventSetName, Class listenerType, String[] listenerMethodNames, String addListenerMethodName, String removeListenerMethodName)
This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using string names.

EventSetDescriptor.EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class listenerType, Method[] listenerMethods, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)
This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects.

EventSetDescriptor.EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName, Class listenerType, MethodDescriptor[] listenerMethodDescriptors, Method addListenerMethod, Method removeListenerMethod)
This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using java.lang.reflect.MethodDescriptor and java.lang.Class objects.

Uses of Class in java.beans.beancontext

Fields in java.beans.beancontext declared as Class

protected Class	BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent.serviceClass
protected Class	BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent.serviceClass fields

Methods in java.beans.beancontext that return Class

Class	BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent.getServiceClass() get the service class that is the subject of this notification
Class	BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent.getServiceClass() get the service class that is the subject of this notification

Methods in java.beans.beancontext with parameters of type Class

protected static boolean	BeanContextSupport.classEquals(Class first, Class second)
Object	BeanContextServiceProvider.getService(BeanContextServices bcs, Object requestor, Class serviceClass, Object serviceSelector) request an instance of a service,
Iterator	BeanContextServiceProvider.getCurrentServiceSelectors(BeanContextServices bcs, Class serviceClass)
boolean	BeanContextServices.addService(Class serviceClass, BeanContextServiceProvider serviceProvider) add a service to this BeanContext
void	BeanContextServices.revokeService(Class serviceClass, BeanContextServiceProvider serviceProvider, boolean revokeCurrentServicesNow) remove a service from this BeanContext
boolean	BeanContextServices.hasService(Class serviceClass)
Object	BeanContextServices.getService(BeanContextChild child, Object requestor, Class serviceClass, Object serviceSelector, BeanContextServiceRevokedListener bcsrl)
Iterator	BeanContextServices.getCurrentServiceSelectors(Class serviceClass)
boolean	BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent.isServiceClass(Class service) test service equality
protected BeanContextServicesSupport.BCSSServiceProvider	BeanContextServicesSupport.createBCSSServiceProvider(Class sc, BeanContextServiceProvider bcsp) subclasses can override this method to create new subclasses of BCSSServiceProvider without having to overrride addService() in order to instantiate.
boolean	BeanContextServicesSupport.addService(Class serviceClass, BeanContextServiceProvider bcsp) add a service
protected boolean	BeanContextServicesSupport.addService(Class serviceClass, BeanContextServiceProvider bcsp, boolean fireEvent) add a service
void	BeanContextServicesSupport.revokeService(Class serviceClass, BeanContextServiceProvider bcsp, boolean revokeCurrentServicesNow) remove a service
boolean	BeanContextServicesSupport.hasService(Class serviceClass) has a service, which may be delegated
Object	BeanContextServicesSupport.getService(BeanContextChild child, Object requestor, Class serviceClass, Object serviceSelector, BeanContextServiceRevokedListener bcsrl) obtain a service which may be delegated
Iterator	BeanContextServicesSupport.getCurrentServiceSelectors(Class serviceClass)
protected void	BeanContextServicesSupport.fireServiceAdded(Class serviceClass) Fire a BeanContextServiceEvent notifying of a new service
protected void	BeanContextServicesSupport.fireServiceRevoked(Class serviceClass, boolean revokeNow)
Object	BeanContextServicesSupport.BCSSProxyServiceProvider.getService(BeanContextServices bcs, Object requestor, Class serviceClass, Object serviceSelector)
Iterator	BeanContextServicesSupport.BCSSProxyServiceProvider.getCurrentServiceSelectors(BeanContextServices bcs, Class serviceClass)

Constructors in java.beans.beancontext with parameters of type Class

BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent.BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent(BeanContextServices bcs, Class sc)
construct a BeanContextServiceEvent

BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent.BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent(BeanContextServices bcs, Class sc, boolean invalidate)
construct a BeanContextServiceEvent

Uses of Class in java.io

Methods in java.io that return Class

Class	ObjectStreamField.getType() Get the type of the field.
Class	ObjectStreamClass.forClass() Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
protected Class	ObjectInputStream.resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass v) Load the local class equivalent of the specified stream class description.

Methods in java.io with parameters of type Class

protected void	ObjectOutputStream.annotateClass(Class cl) Subclasses may implement this method to allow class data to be stored in the stream.
static ObjectStreamClass	ObjectStreamClass.lookup(Class cl) Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type Class

ObjectStreamField.ObjectStreamField(String n, Class clazz)
Create a Serializable field with the specified type.

Uses of Class in java.lang

Fields in java.lang declared as Class

static Class	Character.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type char.
static Class	Byte.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type byte.
static Class	Short.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type short.
static Class	Double.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type double.
static Class	Long.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type long.
static Class	Float.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type float.
static Class	Void.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive Java type void.
static Class	Integer.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type int.
static Class	Boolean.TYPE The Class object representing the primitive type boolean.

Methods in java.lang that return Class

Class	Object.getClass() Returns the runtime class of an object.
Class	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name) Loads the class with the specified name.
protected Class	ClassLoader.loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) Loads the class with the specified name.
protected Class	ClassLoader.findClass(String name) Finds the specified class.
protected Class	ClassLoader.defineClass(byte[] b, int off, int len) Deprecated. Replaced by defineClass(java.lang.String, byte[], int, int)
protected Class	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class.
protected Class	ClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class, with an optional ProtectionDomain.
protected Class	ClassLoader.findSystemClass(String name) Finds a class with the specified name, loading it if necessary. Prior to JDK1.2, this method loads a class from the local file system in a platform-dependent manner, and returns a class object that has no associated class loader. Since JDK1.2, this method loads the class through the system class loader(see ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()).
protected Class	ClassLoader.findLoadedClass(String name) Finds the class with the given name if it had been previously loaded through this class loader.
static Class	Class.forName(String className) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name.
static Class	Class.forName(String name, boolean initialize, ClassLoader loader) Returns the Class object associated with the class or interface with the given string name, using the given class loader.
Class	Class.getSuperclass() Returns the Class representing the superclass of the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by this Class.
Class[]	Class.getInterfaces() Determines the interfaces implemented by the class or interface represented by this object.
Class	Class.getComponentType() Returns the Class representing the component type of an array.
Class	Class.getDeclaringClass() If the class or interface represented by this Class object is a member of another class, returns the Class object representing the class in which it was declared.
Class[]	Class.getClasses() Returns an array containing Class objects representing all the public classes and interfaces that are members of the class represented by this Class object.
Class[]	Class.getDeclaredClasses() Returns an array of Class objects reflecting all the classes and interfaces declared as members of the class represented by this Class object.
protected Class[]	SecurityManager.getClassContext() Returns the current execution stack as an array of classes.
protected Class	SecurityManager.currentLoadedClass() Deprecated. This type of security checking is not recommended. It is recommended that the checkPermission call be used instead.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type Class

protected void	ClassLoader.resolveClass(Class c) Links the specified class.
protected void	ClassLoader.setSigners(Class c, Object[] signers) Sets the signers of a class.
boolean	Class.isAssignableFrom(Class cls) Determines if the class or interface represented by this Class object is either the same as, or is a superclass or superinterface of, the class or interface represented by the specified Class parameter.
Method	Class.getMethod(String name, Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified public member method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Constructor	Class.getConstructor(Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified public constructor of the class represented by this Class object.
Method	Class.getDeclaredMethod(String name, Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Method object that reflects the specified declared method of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
Constructor	Class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class[] parameterTypes) Returns a Constructor object that reflects the specified constructor of the class or interface represented by this Class object.
void	SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(Class clazz, int which) Throws a SecurityException if the calling thread is not allowed to access members.
static boolean	Compiler.compileClass(Class clazz) Compiles the specified class.

Uses of Class in java.lang.reflect

Methods in java.lang.reflect that return Class

Class	Field.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the field represented by this Field object.
Class	Field.getType() Returns a Class object that identifies the declared type for the field represented by this Field object.
Class	Method.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the method represented by this Method object.
Class	Method.getReturnType() Returns a Class object that represents the formal return type of the method represented by this Method object.
Class[]	Method.getParameterTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the method represented by this Method object.
Class[]	Method.getExceptionTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of the exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying method represented by this Method object.
Class	Constructor.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class that declares the constructor represented by this Constructor object.
Class[]	Constructor.getParameterTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the constructor represented by this Constructor object.
Class[]	Constructor.getExceptionTypes() Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying constructor represented by this Constructor object.
Class	Member.getDeclaringClass() Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the member or constructor represented by this Member.

Methods in java.lang.reflect with parameters of type Class

static Object	Array.newInstance(Class componentType, int length) Creates a new array with the specified component type and length.
static Object	Array.newInstance(Class componentType, int[] dimensions) Creates a new array with the specified component type and dimensions.

Uses of Class in java.net

Methods in java.net that return Class

protected Class

URLClassLoader.findClass(String name) Finds and loads the class with the specified name from the URL search path.

Uses of Class in java.rmi.server

Methods in java.rmi.server that return Class

Class	LoaderHandler.loadClass(String name) Deprecated. no replacement
Class	LoaderHandler.loadClass(URL codebase, String name) Deprecated. no replacement
static Class	RMIClassLoader.loadClass(String name) Deprecated. replaced by loadClass(String,String) method
static Class	RMIClassLoader.loadClass(URL codebase, String name) Load a class from a codebase URL.
static Class	RMIClassLoader.loadClass(String codebase, String name) Load a class from a codebase URL path.

Methods in java.rmi.server with parameters of type Class

static String

RMIClassLoader.getClassAnnotation(Class cl) Returns the class annotation (representing the location for a class) that RMI will use to annotate the call stream when marshalling objects of the given class.

Uses of Class in java.security

Methods in java.security that return Class

protected Class

SecureClassLoader.defineClass(String name, byte[] b, int off, int len, CodeSource cs) Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class, with an optional CodeSource.

Methods in java.security with parameters of type Class

AlgorithmParameterSpec	AlgorithmParameters.getParameterSpec(Class paramSpec) Returns a (transparent) specification of this parameter object.
protected abstract KeySpec	KeyFactorySpi.engineGetKeySpec(Key key, Class keySpec) Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object.
KeySpec	KeyFactory.getKeySpec(Key key, Class keySpec) Returns a specification (key material) of the given key object.
protected abstract AlgorithmParameterSpec	AlgorithmParametersSpi.engineGetParameterSpec(Class paramSpec) Returns a (transparent) specification of this parameters object.

Uses of Class in javax.swing

Methods in javax.swing that return Class

Class	UIDefaults.getUIClass(String uiClassID, ClassLoader uiClassLoader) The value of get(uidClassID) must be the String name of a class that implements the corresponding ComponentUI class.
Class	UIDefaults.getUIClass(String uiClassID) Returns the L&F class that renders this component.
Class	JTable.getColumnClass(int column) Returns the type of the column at the specified view position.

Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Class

static Object	LookAndFeel.makeIcon(Class baseClass, String gifFile) Utility method that creates a UIDefaults.LazyValue that creates an ImageIcon UIResource for the specified gifFile filename.
static Container	SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(Class c, Component comp) Convenience method for searching above comp in the component hierarchy and returns the first object of class c it finds.
void	JTable.setDefaultRenderer(Class columnClass, TableCellRenderer renderer) Set a default renderer to be used if no renderer has been set in a TableColumn.
TableCellRenderer	JTable.getDefaultRenderer(Class columnClass) Returns the renderer to be used when no renderer has been set in a TableColumn.
void	JTable.setDefaultEditor(Class columnClass, TableCellEditor editor) Set a default editor to be used if no editor has been set in a TableColumn.
TableCellEditor	JTable.getDefaultEditor(Class columnClass) Returns the editor to be used when no editor has been set in a TableColumn.

Uses of Class in javax.swing.event

Methods in javax.swing.event with parameters of type Class

int	EventListenerList.getListenerCount(Class t) Return the total number of listeners of the supplied type for this listenerlist.
void	EventListenerList.add(Class t, EventListener l) Add the listener as a listener of the specified type.
void	EventListenerList.remove(Class t, EventListener l) Remove the listener as a listener of the specified type.

Uses of Class in javax.swing.table

Methods in javax.swing.table that return Class

Class	AbstractTableModel.getColumnClass(int columnIndex) Returns Object.class by default
Class	TableModel.getColumnClass(int columnIndex) Returns the lowest common denominator Class in the column.

Uses of Class in org.omg.CORBA.portable

Methods in org.omg.CORBA.portable with parameters of type Class

ServantObject	ObjectImpl._servant_preinvoke(String operation, Class expectedType)
ServantObject	Delegate.servant_preinvoke(Object self, String operation, Class expectedType) Returns a Java reference to the servant which should be used for this request.
Object	InputStream.read_Object(Class clz) read_Object unmarshals an object and returns a CORBA Object which is an instance of the class passed as its argument.