Uses of Class
java.lang.Class

Packages that use Class

Package	Description
java.lang
java.lang.annotation
java.lang.invoke
java.lang.reflect
java.util

Uses of Class in java.lang

Fields in java.lang declared as Class

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Class	Void.TYPE
static Class<Long>	Long.TYPE
static Class<Integer>	Integer.TYPE
static Class<Double>	Double.TYPE
static Class<Byte>	Byte.TYPE

Methods in java.lang that return Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class	Class.asSubclass(Class superclass) Replacement for Class.asSubclass(Class).
static Class	Class.forName(String className) Deprecated. don't use this method for anything important since class names are obfuscated on the device!
Class	Object.getClass() Returns the runtime class of an object.
Class	Class.getComponentType() Gets for Array classes, this returns the type of the elements of the array.
Class<E>	Enum.getDeclaringClass()

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class	Class.asSubclass(Class superclass) Replacement for Class.asSubclass(Class).
<T extends Annotation> T	Class.getAnnotation(Class annotationType) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
protected static <T> T[]	Enum.getEnumValues(Class<T> class_)
boolean	Class.isAnnotationPresent(Class annotationType) Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.
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.
protected static void	Enum.setEnumValues(Object[] values, Class c)
static <T extends Enum<T>> T	Enum.valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name)

Uses of Class in java.lang.annotation

Methods in java.lang.annotation that return Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	IncompleteAnnotationException.annotationType()
Class<? extends Annotation>	Annotation.annotationType() Returns the annotation type of this annotation.

Constructors in java.lang.annotation with parameters of type Class

Constructor and Description
IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName)

Uses of Class in java.lang.invoke

Methods in java.lang.invoke that return Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	MethodHandles.Lookup.lookupClass()
Class<?>[]	MethodType.parameterArray() Deprecated.
Class<?>	MethodType.parameterType(int a) Deprecated.
Class<?>	MethodType.returnType() Deprecated.

Methods in java.lang.invoke that return types with arguments of type Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Class<?>>	MethodType.parameterList() Deprecated.

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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MethodType	MethodType.appendParameterTypes(Class<?>... a) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.arrayElementGetter(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.arrayElementSetter(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
MethodHandle	MethodHandle.asCollector(Class<?> a, int b) Deprecated.
MethodHandle	MethodHandle.asSpreader(Class<?> a, int b) Deprecated.
MethodHandle	MethodHandle.asVarargsCollector(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.catchException(MethodHandle a, Class<? extends Throwable> b, MethodHandle c) Deprecated.
MethodType	MethodType.changeParameterType(int a, Class<?> b) Deprecated.
MethodType	MethodType.changeReturnType(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.constant(Class<?> a, Object b) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.dropArguments(MethodHandle a, int b, Class<?>... c) Deprecated.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findConstructor(Class<?> a, MethodType b)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findGetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findGetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSpecial(Class<?> a, String b, MethodType c, Class<?> d)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findSpecial(Class<?> a, String b, MethodType c, Class<?> d)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStatic(Class<?> a, String b, MethodType c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticGetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticGetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticSetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticSetter(Class<?> a, String b, Class<?> c)
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.findVirtual(Class<?> a, String b, MethodType c)
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.identity(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
MethodHandles.Lookup	MethodHandles.Lookup.in(Class<?> a)
MethodType	MethodType.insertParameterTypes(int a, Class<?>... b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?> b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?> b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?>[] b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?>[] b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?> b, Class<?>... c) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?> b, Class<?>... c) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, Class<?> b, Class<?>... c) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, List<Class<?>> b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, MethodType b) Deprecated.
static <T> T	MethodHandles.reflectAs(Class<T> a, MethodHandle b) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.throwException(Class<?> a, Class<? extends Throwable> b) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.throwException(Class<?> a, Class<? extends Throwable> b) Deprecated.
MethodHandle	MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflectSpecial(Object a, Class<?> b)

Method parameters in java.lang.invoke with type arguments of type Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MethodType	MethodType.appendParameterTypes(List<Class<?>> a) Deprecated.
static MethodHandle	MethodHandles.dropArguments(MethodHandle a, int b, List<Class<?>> c) Deprecated.
MethodType	MethodType.insertParameterTypes(int a, List<Class<?>> b) Deprecated.
static MethodType	MethodType.methodType(Class<?> a, List<Class<?>> b) Deprecated.

Uses of Class in java.lang.reflect

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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	Array.newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int length)
static Object	Array.newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int[] dimensions)

Uses of Class in java.util

Methods in java.util with parameters of type Class

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <E> Collection<E>	Collections.checkedCollection(Collection<E> c, Class<E> type) Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified collection.
static <T> T[]	Arrays.copyOf(T[] original, int newLength, Class<? extends T[]> newType)
static <T,U> T[]	Arrays.copyOfRange(U[] original, int from, int to, Class<? extends T[]> newType)