ClassInfo

java.lang.Object
- io.github.classgraph.ClassInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:

HasName, java.lang.Comparable<ClassInfo>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayClassInfo
```
public class ClassInfo
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<ClassInfo>, HasName
```
Holds metadata about a class encountered during a scan.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected Resource`	`classfileResource` The `Resource` for the classfile of this class.
`protected java.lang.Class<?>`	`classRef` The class ref, once the class is loaded.
`protected boolean`	`isExternalClass` If true, this class is only being referenced by another class' classfile as a superclass / implemented interface / annotation, but this class is not itself an accepted (non-rejected) class, or in a accepted (non-rejected) package.
`protected boolean`	`isScannedClass` Set to true when the class is actually scanned (as opposed to just referenced as a superclass, interface or annotation of a scanned class).
`protected java.lang.String`	`name` The name of the class.
`protected ScanResult`	`scanResult` The scan result.
`protected java.lang.String`	`typeSignatureStr` The class type signature string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected ClassInfo(java.lang.String name, int classModifiers, Resource classfileResource)
Constructor.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`ClassInfo(java.lang.String name, int classModifiers, Resource classfileResource)` Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`compareTo(ClassInfo o)` Compare based on class name.
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)` Use class name for equals().
`boolean`	`extendsSuperclass(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)` Checks if this class extends the superclass.
`boolean`	`extendsSuperclass(java.lang.String superclassName)` Checks if this class extends the named superclass.
`protected void`	`findReferencedClassInfo(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,ClassInfo> classNameToClassInfo, java.util.Set<ClassInfo> refdClassInfo, LogNode log)` Get `ClassInfo` objects for any classes referenced in this class' type descriptor, or the type descriptors of fields, methods or annotations.
`AnnotationParameterValueList`	`getAnnotationDefaultParameterValues()` Get the default parameter values for this annotation, if this is an annotation class.
`AnnotationInfoList`	`getAnnotationInfo()` Get a list of the annotations on this class, or the empty list if none.
`AnnotationInfo`	`getAnnotationInfo(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)` Get a the non-`Repeatable` annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the annotation.
`AnnotationInfo`	`getAnnotationInfo(java.lang.String annotationName)` Get a the named non-`Repeatable` annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the named annotation.
`AnnotationInfoList`	`getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)` Get a the `Repeatable` annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the annotation.
`AnnotationInfoList`	`getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(java.lang.String annotationName)` Get a the named `Repeatable` annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the named annotation.
`ClassInfoList`	`getAnnotations()` Get the annotations and meta-annotations on this class.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassDependencies()` Get the class dependencies.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassesImplementing()` Get the classes (and their subclasses) that implement this interface, if this is an interface.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassesWithAnnotation()` Get the classes that have this class as an annotation.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassesWithFieldAnnotation()` Get the classes that have this class as a field annotation or meta-annotation.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassesWithMethodAnnotation()` Get all classes that have this class as a method annotation, and their subclasses, if the method is non-private.
`ClassInfoList`	`getClassesWithMethodParameterAnnotation()` Get all classes that have this class as a method parameter annotation, and their subclasses, if the method is non-private.
`int`	`getClassfileMajorVersion()` Get the major version of the classfile format for this class' classfile.
`int`	`getClassfileMinorVersion()` Get the minor version of the classfile format for this class' classfile.
`protected ClassInfo`	`getClassInfo()` Get the `ClassInfo` object for the referenced class, or null if the referenced class was not encountered during scanning (i.e. no ClassInfo object was created for the class during scanning).
`protected java.lang.String`	`getClassName()` The name of the class (used by `getClassInfo()` to fetch the `ClassInfo` object for the class).
`java.io.File`	`getClasspathElementFile()` Get the `File` for the classpath element package root dir or jar that this class was found within, or null if this class was found in a module.
`java.net.URI`	`getClasspathElementURI()` Get the `URI` of the classpath element that this class was found within.
`java.net.URL`	`getClasspathElementURL()` Get the `URL` of the classpath element or module that this class was found within.
`MethodInfoList`	`getConstructorInfo()` Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses.
`MethodInfoList`	`getDeclaredConstructorInfo()` Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses.
`FieldInfoList`	`getDeclaredFieldInfo()` Returns information on all visible fields declared by this class, but not by its superclasses.
`FieldInfo`	`getDeclaredFieldInfo(java.lang.String fieldName)` Returns information on the named field declared by the class, but not by its superclasses.
`MethodInfoList`	`getDeclaredMethodAndConstructorInfo()` Returns information on visible methods and constructors declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses.
`MethodInfoList`	`getDeclaredMethodInfo()` Returns information on visible methods declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses, that are not constructors.
`MethodInfoList`	`getDeclaredMethodInfo(java.lang.String methodName)` Returns information on the method(s) or constructor(s) of the given name declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses.
`java.util.List<java.lang.Object>`	`getEnumConstantObjects()`
`FieldInfoList`	`getEnumConstants()`
`ClassInfoList`	`getFieldAnnotations()` Get all field annotations.
`FieldInfoList`	`getFieldInfo()` Returns information on all visible fields declared by this class, or by its superclasses.
`FieldInfo`	`getFieldInfo(java.lang.String fieldName)` Returns information on the named filed declared by this class, or by its superclasses.
`java.lang.String`	`getFullyQualifiedDefiningMethodName()` Gets fully-qualified method name (i.e. fully qualified classname, followed by dot, followed by method name) for the defining method, if this is an anonymous inner class.
`ClassInfoList`	`getInnerClasses()` Get the inner classes contained within this class, if this is an outer class.
`ClassInfoList`	`getInterfaces()` Get the interfaces implemented by this class or by one of its superclasses, if this is a standard class, or the superinterfaces extended by this interface, if this is an interface.
`MethodInfoList`	`getMethodAndConstructorInfo()` Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses.
`ClassInfoList`	`getMethodAnnotations()` Get all method annotations.
`MethodInfoList`	`getMethodInfo()` Returns information on visible methods declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses, that are not constructors.
`MethodInfoList`	`getMethodInfo(java.lang.String methodName)` Returns information on the method(s) or constructor(s) of the given name declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses.
`ClassInfoList`	`getMethodParameterAnnotations()` Get all method parameter annotations.
`int`	`getModifiers()` Get the class modifier bits.
`java.lang.String`	`getModifiersStr()` Get the class modifiers as a String.
`ModuleInfo`	`getModuleInfo()` Get the `ModuleInfo` object for the class.
`ModuleRef`	`getModuleRef()` Get the module that this class was found within, as a `ModuleRef`, or null if this class was found in a directory or jar in the classpath.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Get the name of the class.
`ClassInfoList`	`getOuterClasses()` Get the containing outer classes, if this is an inner class.
`PackageInfo`	`getPackageInfo()` Get the `PackageInfo` object for the class.
`java.lang.String`	`getPackageName()` Get the name of the class' package.
`Resource`	`getResource()` The `Resource` for the classfile of this class.
`java.lang.String`	`getSimpleName()` Get the simple name of the class.
`ClassInfoList`	`getSubclasses()` Get the subclasses of this class, sorted in order of name.
`ClassInfo`	`getSuperclass()` Get the single direct superclass of this class, or null if none.
`ClassInfoList`	`getSuperclasses()` Get all superclasses of this class, in ascending order in the class hierarchy, not including `Object` for simplicity, since that is the superclass of all classes.
`ClassTypeSignature`	`getTypeSignature()` Get the parsed type signature for the class.
`java.lang.String`	`getTypeSignatureStr()` Get the type signature string for the class.
`boolean`	`hasAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)` Checks whether this class has the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasAnnotation(java.lang.String annotationName)` Checks whether this class has the named annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredField(java.lang.String fieldName)` Checks whether this class has the named declared field.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)` Checks whether this class declares a field with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation(java.lang.String fieldAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class declares a field with the named annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredMethod(java.lang.String methodName)` Checks whether this class declares a field of the given name.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodAnnotation)` Checks whether this class declares a method with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation(java.lang.String methodAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class declares a method with the named annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodParameterAnnotation)` Checks whether this class declares a method with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.String methodParameterAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class declares a method with the named annotation.
`boolean`	`hasField(java.lang.String fieldName)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses has the named field.
`boolean`	`hasFieldAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> fieldAnnotation)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasFieldAnnotation(java.lang.String fieldAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the named annotation.
`int`	`hashCode()` Use hash code of class name.
`boolean`	`hasMethod(java.lang.String methodName)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method of the given name.
`boolean`	`hasMethodAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodAnnotation)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasMethodAnnotation(java.lang.String methodAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the named annotation.
`boolean`	`hasMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodParameterAnnotation)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the annotation.
`boolean`	`hasMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.String methodParameterAnnotationName)` Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the named annotation.
`boolean`	`implementsInterface(java.lang.Class<?> interfaceClazz)` Checks whether this class implements the interface.
`boolean`	`implementsInterface(java.lang.String interfaceName)` Checks whether this class implements the named interface.
`boolean`	`isAbstract()` Checks if the class is abstract.
`boolean`	`isAnnotation()` Checks if the class is an annotation.
`boolean`	`isAnonymousInnerClass()` Checks if this class is an anonymous inner class.
`boolean`	`isArrayClass()` Checks if this class is an array class.
`boolean`	`isEnum()` Checks if is the class is an `Enum`.
`boolean`	`isExternalClass()` Checks if this is an external class.
`boolean`	`isFinal()` Checks if the class is final.
`boolean`	`isImplementedInterface()` Checks whether this class is an implemented interface (meaning a standard, non-annotation interface, or an annotation that has also been implemented as an interface by some class).
`boolean`	`isInnerClass()` Checks if this class is an inner class.
`boolean`	`isInterface()` Checks if is the class an interface and is not an annotation.
`boolean`	`isInterfaceOrAnnotation()` Checks if is an interface or an annotation.
`boolean`	`isOuterClass()` Checks if this class is an outer class.
`boolean`	`isPrivate()` Checks if the class is private.
`boolean`	`isProtected()` Checks if the class is protected.
`boolean`	`isPublic()` Checks if the class is public.
`boolean`	`isRecord()` Checks if is the class is a record (JDK 14+).
`boolean`	`isStandardClass()` Checks if this class is a standard class.
`boolean`	`isStatic()` Checks if the class is static.
`boolean`	`isSynthetic()` Checks if the class is synthetic.
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`loadClass()` Obtain a {@code Class
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`loadClass(boolean ignoreExceptions)` Obtain a {@code Class
`<T> java.lang.Class<T>`	`loadClass(java.lang.Class<T> superclassOrInterfaceType)` Obtain a {@code Class
`<T> java.lang.Class<T>`	`loadClass(java.lang.Class<T> superclassOrInterfaceType, boolean ignoreExceptions)` Obtain a {@code Class
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Render to string.
`protected void`	`toString(boolean useSimpleNames, java.lang.StringBuilder buf)` To string.
`java.lang.String`	`toStringWithSimpleNames()` Render to string, using only simple names for classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - name
```
protected java.lang.String name
```
    The name of the class.
  - typeSignatureStr
```
protected java.lang.String typeSignatureStr
```
    The class type signature string.
  - isExternalClass
```
protected boolean isExternalClass
```
    If true, this class is only being referenced by another class' classfile as a superclass / implemented interface / annotation, but this class is not itself an accepted (non-rejected) class, or in a accepted (non-rejected) package. If false, this classfile was matched during scanning (i.e. its classfile contents read), i.e. this class is a accepted (and non-rejected) class in an accepted (and non-rejected) package.
  - isScannedClass
```
protected boolean isScannedClass
```
    Set to true when the class is actually scanned (as opposed to just referenced as a superclass, interface or annotation of a scanned class).
  - classfileResource
```
protected transient Resource classfileResource
```
    The Resource for the classfile of this class.
  - scanResult
```
protected transient ScanResult scanResult
```
    The scan result.
  - classRef
```
protected transient java.lang.Class<?> classRef
```
    The class ref, once the class is loaded.
- Constructor Detail
  - ClassInfo
```
protected ClassInfo(java.lang.String name,
                    int classModifiers,
                    Resource classfileResource)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name
    
    classModifiers - the class modifiers
    
    classfileResource - the classfile resource
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the name of the class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface HasName
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the class.
  - getSimpleName
```
public java.lang.String getSimpleName()
```
    Get the simple name of the class. Returns everything after the last '.' in the class name, or the whole string if the class is in the root package. (Note that this is not the same as the result of Class.getSimpleName(), which returns "" for anonymous classes.)
    
    Returns:
    
    The simple name of the class.
  - getModuleInfo
```
public ModuleInfo getModuleInfo()
```
    Get the ModuleInfo object for the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ModuleInfo object for the class, or null if the class is not part of a named module.
  - getPackageInfo
```
public PackageInfo getPackageInfo()
```
    Get the PackageInfo object for the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    the PackageInfo object for the package that contains the class.
  - getPackageName
```
public java.lang.String getPackageName()
```
    Get the name of the class' package.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the class' package.
  - isExternalClass
```
public boolean isExternalClass()
```
    Checks if this is an external class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an external class, i.e. was referenced by an accepted class as a superclass, interface, or annotation, but is not itself an accepted class.
  - getClassfileMinorVersion
```
public int getClassfileMinorVersion()
```
    Get the minor version of the classfile format for this class' classfile.
    
    Returns:
    
    The minor version of the classfile format for this class' classfile, or 0 if this ClassInfo object is a placeholder for a referenced class that was not found or not accepted during the scan.
  - getClassfileMajorVersion
```
public int getClassfileMajorVersion()
```
    Get the major version of the classfile format for this class' classfile.
    
    Returns:
    
    The major version of the classfile format for this class' classfile, or 0 if this ClassInfo object is a placeholder for a referenced class that was not found or not accepted during the scan.
  - getModifiers
```
public int getModifiers()
```
    Get the class modifier bits.
    
    Returns:
    
    The class modifier bits, e.g. Modifier.PUBLIC.
  - getModifiersStr
```
public java.lang.String getModifiersStr()
```
    Get the class modifiers as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    The field modifiers as a string, e.g. "public static final". For the modifier bits, call getModifiers().
  - isPublic
```
public boolean isPublic()
```
    Checks if the class is public.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a public class.
  - isPrivate
```
public boolean isPrivate()
```
    Checks if the class is private.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a private class.
  - isProtected
```
public boolean isProtected()
```
    Checks if the class is protected.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a protected class.
  - isAbstract
```
public boolean isAbstract()
```
    Checks if the class is abstract.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an abstract class.
  - isSynthetic
```
public boolean isSynthetic()
```
    Checks if the class is synthetic.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a synthetic class.
  - isFinal
```
public boolean isFinal()
```
    Checks if the class is final.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a final class.
  - isStatic
```
public boolean isStatic()
```
    Checks if the class is static.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is static.
  - isAnnotation
```
public boolean isAnnotation()
```
    Checks if the class is an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an annotation class.
  - isInterface
```
public boolean isInterface()
```
    Checks if is the class an interface and is not an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an interface and is not an annotation (annotations are interfaces, and can be implemented).
  - isInterfaceOrAnnotation
```
public boolean isInterfaceOrAnnotation()
```
    Checks if is an interface or an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an interface or an annotation (annotations are interfaces, and can be implemented).
  - isEnum
```
public boolean isEnum()
```
    Checks if is the class is an Enum.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an Enum.
  - isRecord
```
public boolean isRecord()
```
    Checks if is the class is a record (JDK 14+).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a record.
  - isStandardClass
```
public boolean isStandardClass()
```
    Checks if this class is a standard class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is a standard class (i.e. is not an annotation or interface).
  - isArrayClass
```
public boolean isArrayClass()
```
    Checks if this class is an array class. Returns false unless this ClassInfo is an instance of ArrayClassInfo.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an array class.
  - extendsSuperclass
```
public boolean extendsSuperclass(java.lang.Class<?> superclass)
```
    Checks if this class extends the superclass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    superclass - A superclass.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class extends the superclass.
  - extendsSuperclass
```
public boolean extendsSuperclass(java.lang.String superclassName)
```
    Checks if this class extends the named superclass.
    
    Parameters:
    
    superclassName - The name of a superclass.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class extends the named superclass.
  - isInnerClass
```
public boolean isInnerClass()
```
    Checks if this class is an inner class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an inner class (call isAnonymousInnerClass() to test if this is an anonymous inner class). If true, the containing class can be determined by calling getOuterClasses().
  - isOuterClass
```
public boolean isOuterClass()
```
    Checks if this class is an outer class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class contains inner classes. If true, the inner classes can be determined by calling getInnerClasses().
  - isAnonymousInnerClass
```
public boolean isAnonymousInnerClass()
```
    Checks if this class is an anonymous inner class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an anonymous inner class. If true, the name of the containing method can be obtained by calling getFullyQualifiedDefiningMethodName().
  - isImplementedInterface
```
public boolean isImplementedInterface()
```
    Checks whether this class is an implemented interface (meaning a standard, non-annotation interface, or an annotation that has also been implemented as an interface by some class).
    Annotations are interfaces, but you can also implement an annotation, so to we return whether an interface (even an annotation) is implemented by a class or extended by a subinterface, or (failing that) if it is not an interface but not an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class is an implemented interface.
  - implementsInterface
```
public boolean implementsInterface(java.lang.Class<?> interfaceClazz)
```
    Checks whether this class implements the interface.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interfaceClazz - An interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class implements the interface.
  - implementsInterface
```
public boolean implementsInterface(java.lang.String interfaceName)
```
    Checks whether this class implements the named interface.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interfaceName - The name of an interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class implements the named interface.
  - hasAnnotation
```
public boolean hasAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
```
    Checks whether this class has the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - An annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class has the annotation.
  - hasAnnotation
```
public boolean hasAnnotation(java.lang.String annotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class has the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotationName - The name of an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class has the named annotation.
  - hasDeclaredField
```
public boolean hasDeclaredField(java.lang.String fieldName)
```
    Checks whether this class has the named declared field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The name of a field.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a field of the given name.
  - hasField
```
public boolean hasField(java.lang.String fieldName)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses has the named field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The name of a field.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses declares a field of the given name.
  - hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a field with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - A field annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a field with the annotation.
  - hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation(java.lang.String fieldAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a field with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldAnnotationName - The name of a field annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a field with the named annotation.
  - hasFieldAnnotation
```
public boolean hasFieldAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> fieldAnnotation)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldAnnotation - A field annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the annotation.
  - hasFieldAnnotation
```
public boolean hasFieldAnnotation(java.lang.String fieldAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldAnnotationName - The name of a field annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses declares a field with the named annotation.
  - hasDeclaredMethod
```
public boolean hasDeclaredMethod(java.lang.String methodName)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a field of the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodName - The name of a method.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a field of the given name.
  - hasMethod
```
public boolean hasMethod(java.lang.String methodName)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method of the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodName - The name of a method.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method of the given name.
  - hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodAnnotation)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a method with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodAnnotation - A method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a method with the annotation.
  - hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation(java.lang.String methodAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a method with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodAnnotationName - The name of a method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a method with the named annotation.
  - hasMethodAnnotation
```
public boolean hasMethodAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodAnnotation)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodAnnotation - A method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the annotation.
  - hasMethodAnnotation
```
public boolean hasMethodAnnotation(java.lang.String methodAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodAnnotationName - The name of a method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces declares a method with the named annotation.
  - hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodParameterAnnotation)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a method with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodParameterAnnotation - A method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a method with the annotation.
  - hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation
```
public boolean hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.String methodParameterAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class declares a method with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodParameterAnnotationName - The name of a method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class declares a method with the named annotation.
  - hasMethodParameterAnnotation
```
public boolean hasMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> methodParameterAnnotation)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodParameterAnnotation - A method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the annotation.
  - hasMethodParameterAnnotation
```
public boolean hasMethodParameterAnnotation(java.lang.String methodParameterAnnotationName)
```
    Checks whether this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the named annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodParameterAnnotationName - The name of a method annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this class or one of its superclasses or interfaces has a method with the named annotation.
  - getSubclasses
```
public ClassInfoList getSubclasses()
```
    Get the subclasses of this class, sorted in order of name. Call ClassInfoList.directOnly() to get direct subclasses. If this class represents Object, then returns only standard classes, not interfaces, since interfaces don't extend Object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of subclasses of this class, or the empty list if none.
  - getSuperclasses
```
public ClassInfoList getSuperclasses()
```
    Get all superclasses of this class, in ascending order in the class hierarchy, not including Object for simplicity, since that is the superclass of all classes. Also does not include superinterfaces, if this is an interface (use getInterfaces() to get superinterfaces of an interface.}
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of all superclasses of this class, or the empty list if none.
  - getSuperclass
```
public ClassInfo getSuperclass()
```
    Get the single direct superclass of this class, or null if none. Does not return the superinterfaces, if this is an interface (use getInterfaces() to get superinterfaces of an interface.}
    
    Returns:
    
    the superclass of this class, or null if none.
  - getOuterClasses
```
public ClassInfoList getOuterClasses()
```
    Get the containing outer classes, if this is an inner class.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of the containing outer classes, if this is an inner class, otherwise the empty list. Note that all containing outer classes are returned, not just the innermost of the containing outer classes.
  - getInnerClasses
```
public ClassInfoList getInnerClasses()
```
    Get the inner classes contained within this class, if this is an outer class.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of the inner classes contained within this class, or the empty list if none.
  - getFullyQualifiedDefiningMethodName
```
public java.lang.String getFullyQualifiedDefiningMethodName()
```
    Gets fully-qualified method name (i.e. fully qualified classname, followed by dot, followed by method name) for the defining method, if this is an anonymous inner class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The fully-qualified method name (i.e. fully qualified classname, followed by dot, followed by method name) for the defining method, if this is an anonymous inner class, or null if not.
  - getInterfaces
```
public ClassInfoList getInterfaces()
```
    Get the interfaces implemented by this class or by one of its superclasses, if this is a standard class, or the superinterfaces extended by this interface, if this is an interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    The list of interfaces implemented by this class or by one of its superclasses, if this is a standard class, or the superinterfaces extended by this interface, if this is an interface. Returns the empty list if none.
  - getClassesImplementing
```
public ClassInfoList getClassesImplementing()
```
    Get the classes (and their subclasses) that implement this interface, if this is an interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of the classes (and their subclasses) that implement this interface, if this is an interface, otherwise returns the empty list.
  - getAnnotations
```
public ClassInfoList getAnnotations()
```
    Get the annotations and meta-annotations on this class. (Call getAnnotationInfo() instead, if you need the parameter values of annotations, rather than just the annotation classes.)
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    Filters out meta-annotations in the java.lang.annotation package.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of annotations and meta-annotations on this class.
  - getAnnotationInfo
```
public AnnotationInfoList getAnnotationInfo()
```
    Get a list of the annotations on this class, or the empty list if none.
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of AnnotationInfo objects for the annotations on this class, or the empty list if none.
  - getAnnotationInfo
```
public AnnotationInfo getAnnotationInfo(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
```
    Get a the non-Repeatable annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the annotation. (Use getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(String) for Repeatable annotations.)
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    Note that if you need to get multiple annotations, it is faster to call getAnnotationInfo(), and then get the annotations from the returned AnnotationInfoList, so that the returned list doesn't have to be built multiple times.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - The annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    An AnnotationInfo object representing the annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the annotation.
  - getAnnotationInfo
```
public AnnotationInfo getAnnotationInfo(java.lang.String annotationName)
```
    Get a the named non-Repeatable annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the named annotation. (Use getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(String) for Repeatable annotations.)
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    Note that if you need to get multiple named annotations, it is faster to call getAnnotationInfo(), and then get the named annotations from the returned AnnotationInfoList, so that the returned list doesn't have to be built multiple times.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotationName - The annotation name.
    
    Returns:
    
    An AnnotationInfo object representing the named annotation on this class, or null if the class does not have the named annotation.
  - getAnnotationInfoRepeatable
```
public AnnotationInfoList getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)
```
    Get a the Repeatable annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the annotation.
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    Note that if you need to get multiple annotations, it is faster to call getAnnotationInfo(), and then get the annotations from the returned AnnotationInfoList, so that the returned list doesn't have to be built multiple times.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - The annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    An AnnotationInfoList of all instances of the annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the annotation.
  - getAnnotationInfoRepeatable
```
public AnnotationInfoList getAnnotationInfoRepeatable(java.lang.String annotationName)
```
    Get a the named Repeatable annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the named annotation.
    Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation to annotate a class and all of its subclasses.
    Note that if you need to get multiple named annotations, it is faster to call getAnnotationInfo(), and then get the named annotations from the returned AnnotationInfoList, so that the returned list doesn't have to be built multiple times.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotationName - The annotation name.
    
    Returns:
    
    An AnnotationInfoList of all instances of the named annotation on this class, or the empty list if the class does not have the named annotation.
  - getAnnotationDefaultParameterValues
```
public AnnotationParameterValueList getAnnotationDefaultParameterValues()
```
    Get the default parameter values for this annotation, if this is an annotation class.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of AnnotationParameterValue objects for each of the default parameter values for this annotation, if this is an annotation class with default parameter values, otherwise the empty list.
  - getClassesWithAnnotation
```
public ClassInfoList getClassesWithAnnotation()
```
    Get the classes that have this class as an annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of standard classes and non-annotation interfaces that are annotated by this class, if this is an annotation class, or the empty list if none. Also handles the Inherited meta-annotation, which causes an annotation on a class to be inherited by all of its subclasses.
  - getDeclaredMethodInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getDeclaredMethodInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible methods declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses, that are not constructors. See also:
    There may be more than one method of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible methods declared by this class, or the empty list if no methods were found.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getMethodInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getMethodInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible methods declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses, that are not constructors. See also:
    There may be more than one method of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible methods of this class, its interfaces and superclasses, or the empty list if no methods were found.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getDeclaredConstructorInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getDeclaredConstructorInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>". See also:
    There may be more than one constructor of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public constructors, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible constructors declared by this class, or the empty list if no constructors were found or visible.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getConstructorInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getConstructorInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>". See also:
    There may be more than one method of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible constructors of this class and its superclasses, or the empty list if no methods were found.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getDeclaredMethodAndConstructorInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getDeclaredMethodAndConstructorInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible methods and constructors declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>" and static initializer blocks have the name of "<clinit>". See also:
    There may be more than one method or constructor or method of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods and constructors, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan. If method visibility is ignored, the result may include a reference to a private static class initializer block, with a method name of "<clinit>".
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible methods and constructors of this class, or the empty list if no methods or constructors were found or visible.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getMethodAndConstructorInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getMethodAndConstructorInfo()
```
    Returns information on visible constructors declared by this class, or by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>" and static initializer blocks have the name of "<clinit>". See also:
    There may be more than one method of a given name with different type signatures, due to overloading.
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of MethodInfo objects for visible methods and constructors of this class, its interfaces and superclasses, or the empty list if no methods were found.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getDeclaredMethodInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getDeclaredMethodInfo(java.lang.String methodName)
```
    Returns information on the method(s) or constructor(s) of the given name declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>". See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    May return info for multiple methods with the same name (with different type signatures).
    Parameters:
    
    methodName - The method name to query.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of MethodInfo objects for the method(s) with the given name, or the empty list if the method was not found in this class (or is not visible).
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getMethodInfo
```
public MethodInfoList getMethodInfo(java.lang.String methodName)
```
    Returns information on the method(s) or constructor(s) of the given name declared by this class, but not by its interfaces or superclasses. Constructors have the method name of "<init>". See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public methods, unless ClassGraph.ignoreMethodVisibility() was called before the scan.
    May return info for multiple methods with the same name (with different type signatures).
    Parameters:
    
    methodName - The method name to query.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of MethodInfo objects for the method(s) with the given name, or the empty list if the method was not found in this class (or is not visible).
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableMethodInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getMethodAnnotations
```
public ClassInfoList getMethodAnnotations()
```
    Get all method annotations.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of all annotations or meta-annotations on methods declared by the class, (not including methods declared by the interfaces or superclasses of this class), as a list of ClassInfo objects, or the empty list if none. N.B. these annotations do not contain specific annotation parameters -- call MethodInfo.getAnnotationInfo() to get details on specific method annotation instances.
  - getMethodParameterAnnotations
```
public ClassInfoList getMethodParameterAnnotations()
```
    Get all method parameter annotations.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of all annotations or meta-annotations on methods declared by the class, (not including methods declared by the interfaces or superclasses of this class), as a list of ClassInfo objects, or the empty list if none. N.B. these annotations do not contain specific annotation parameters -- call MethodInfo.getAnnotationInfo() to get details on specific method annotation instances.
  - getClassesWithMethodAnnotation
```
public ClassInfoList getClassesWithMethodAnnotation()
```
    Get all classes that have this class as a method annotation, and their subclasses, if the method is non-private.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of classes that have a declared method with this annotation or meta-annotation, or the empty list if none.
  - getClassesWithMethodParameterAnnotation
```
public ClassInfoList getClassesWithMethodParameterAnnotation()
```
    Get all classes that have this class as a method parameter annotation, and their subclasses, if the method is non-private.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of classes that have a declared method with a parameter that is annotated with this annotation or meta-annotation, or the empty list if none.
  - getDeclaredFieldInfo
```
public FieldInfoList getDeclaredFieldInfo()
```
    Returns information on all visible fields declared by this class, but not by its superclasses. See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public fields, unless ClassGraph.ignoreFieldVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of FieldInfo objects for visible fields declared by this class, or the empty list if no fields were found or visible.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getFieldInfo
```
public FieldInfoList getFieldInfo()
```
    Returns information on all visible fields declared by this class, or by its superclasses. See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public fields, unless ClassGraph.ignoreFieldVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Returns:
    
    the list of FieldInfo objects for visible fields of this class or its superclases, or the empty list if no fields were found or visible.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getEnumConstants
```
public FieldInfoList getEnumConstants()
```
    Returns:
    
    All enum constants of an enum class as a list of FieldInfo objects (enum constants are stored as fields in Java classes).
  - getEnumConstantObjects
```
public java.util.List<java.lang.Object> getEnumConstantObjects()
```
    Returns:
    
    All enum constants of an enum class as a list of objects of the same type as the enum.
  - getDeclaredFieldInfo
```
public FieldInfo getDeclaredFieldInfo(java.lang.String fieldName)
```
    Returns information on the named field declared by the class, but not by its superclasses. See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public fields, unless ClassGraph.ignoreFieldVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The field name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the FieldInfo object for the named field declared by this class, or null if the field was not found in this class (or is not visible).
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getFieldInfo
```
public FieldInfo getFieldInfo(java.lang.String fieldName)
```
    Returns information on the named filed declared by this class, or by its superclasses. See also:
    Requires that ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() be called before scanning, otherwise throws IllegalArgumentException.
    By default only returns information for public fields, unless ClassGraph.ignoreFieldVisibility() was called before the scan.
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The field name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the FieldInfo object for the named field of this class or its superclases, or the empty list if no fields were found or visible.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ClassGraph.enableFieldInfo() was not called prior to initiating the scan.
  - getFieldAnnotations
```
public ClassInfoList getFieldAnnotations()
```
    Get all field annotations.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of all annotations on fields of this class, or the empty list if none. N.B. these annotations do not contain specific annotation parameters -- call FieldInfo.getAnnotationInfo() to get details on specific field annotation instances.
  - getClassesWithFieldAnnotation
```
public ClassInfoList getClassesWithFieldAnnotation()
```
    Get the classes that have this class as a field annotation or meta-annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of classes that have a field with this annotation or meta-annotation, or the empty list if none.
  - getTypeSignature
```
public ClassTypeSignature getTypeSignature()
```
    Get the parsed type signature for the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The parsed type signature for the class, including any generic type parameters, or null if not available (probably indicating the class is not generic).
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the class type signature cannot be parsed (this should only be thrown in the case of classfile corruption, or a compiler bug that causes an invalid type signature to be written to the classfile).
  - getTypeSignatureStr
```
public java.lang.String getTypeSignatureStr()
```
    Get the type signature string for the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type signature string for the class, including any generic type parameters, or null if not available (probably indicating the class is not generic).
  - getClasspathElementURI
```
public java.net.URI getClasspathElementURI()
```
    Get the URI of the classpath element that this class was found within.
    
    Returns:
    
    The URI of the classpath element that this class was found within.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the classpath element does not have a valid URI (e.g. for modules whose location URI is null).
  - getClasspathElementURL
```
public java.net.URL getClasspathElementURL()
```
    Get the URL of the classpath element or module that this class was found within. Use getClasspathElementURI() instead if the resource may have come from a system module, or if this is a jlink'd runtime image, since "jrt:" URI schemes used by system modules and jlink'd runtime images are not suppored by URL, and this will cause IllegalArgumentException to be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    The URL of the classpath element that this class was found within.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the classpath element URI cannot be converted to a URL (in particular, if the URI has a jrt:/ scheme).
  - getClasspathElementFile
```
public java.io.File getClasspathElementFile()
```
    Get the File for the classpath element package root dir or jar that this class was found within, or null if this class was found in a module. (See also getModuleRef().)
    
    Returns:
    
    The File for the classpath element package root dir or jar that this class was found within, or null if this class was found in a module (see getModuleRef()). May also return null if the classpath element was an http/https URL, and the jar was downloaded directly to RAM, rather than to a temp file on disk (e.g. if the temp dir is not writeable).
  - getModuleRef
```
public ModuleRef getModuleRef()
```
    Get the module that this class was found within, as a ModuleRef, or null if this class was found in a directory or jar in the classpath. (See also getClasspathElementFile().)
    
    Returns:
    
    The module that this class was found within, as a ModuleRef, or null if this class was found in a directory or jar in the classpath. (See also getClasspathElementFile().)
  - getResource
```
public Resource getResource()
```
    The Resource for the classfile of this class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Resource for the classfile of this class. Returns null if the classfile for this class was not actually read during the scan, e.g. because this class was not itself accepted, but was referenced by an accepted class.
  - loadClass
```
public <T> java.lang.Class<T> loadClass(java.lang.Class<T> superclassOrInterfaceType,
                                        boolean ignoreExceptions)
```
    Obtain a Class<?> reference for the class named by this ClassInfo object, casting it to the requested interface or superclass type. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class, if it is not already loaded.
    Important note: since superclassOrInterfaceType is a class reference for an already-loaded class, it is critical that superclassOrInterfaceType is loaded by the same classloader as the class referred to by this ClassInfo object, otherwise the class cast will fail.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the superclass or interface type
    
    Parameters:
    
    superclassOrInterfaceType - The Class reference for the type to cast the loaded class to.
    
    ignoreExceptions - If true, return null if any exceptions or errors thrown during classloading, or if attempting to cast the resulting Class<?> reference to the requested superclass or interface type fails. If false, IllegalArgumentException is thrown if the class could not be loaded or could not be cast to the requested type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The class reference, or null, if ignoreExceptions is true and there was an exception or error loading the class.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ignoreExceptions is false and there were problems loading the class, or casting it to the requested type.
  - loadClass
```
public <T> java.lang.Class<T> loadClass(java.lang.Class<T> superclassOrInterfaceType)
```
    Obtain a Class<?> reference for the class named by this ClassInfo object, casting it to the requested interface or superclass type. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class, if it is not already loaded.
    Important note: since superclassOrInterfaceType is a class reference for an already-loaded class, it is critical that superclassOrInterfaceType is loaded by the same classloader as the class referred to by this ClassInfo object, otherwise the class cast will fail.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The superclass or interface type
    
    Parameters:
    
    superclassOrInterfaceType - The type to cast the loaded class to.
    
    Returns:
    
    The class reference.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if there were problems loading the class or casting it to the requested type.
  - loadClass
```
public java.lang.Class<?> loadClass(boolean ignoreExceptions)
```
    Obtain a Class<?> reference for the class named by this ClassInfo object. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class, if it is not already loaded.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ignoreExceptions - Whether or not to ignore exceptions
    
    Returns:
    
    The class reference, or null, if ignoreExceptions is true and there was an exception or error loading the class.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if ignoreExceptions is false and there were problems loading the class.
  - loadClass
```
public java.lang.Class<?> loadClass()
```
    Obtain a Class<?> reference for the class named by this ClassInfo object. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class, if it is not already loaded.
    
    Returns:
    
    The class reference.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if there were problems loading the class.
  - getClassName
```
protected java.lang.String getClassName()
```
    The name of the class (used by getClassInfo() to fetch the ClassInfo object for the class).
    
    Returns:
    
    The class name.
  - getClassInfo
```
protected ClassInfo getClassInfo()
```
    Get the ClassInfo object for the referenced class, or null if the referenced class was not encountered during scanning (i.e. no ClassInfo object was created for the class during scanning). N.B. even if this method returns null, loadClass() may be able to load the referenced class by name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The ClassInfo object for the referenced class.
  - findReferencedClassInfo
```
protected void findReferencedClassInfo(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,ClassInfo> classNameToClassInfo,
                                       java.util.Set<ClassInfo> refdClassInfo,
                                       LogNode log)
```
    Get ClassInfo objects for any classes referenced in this class' type descriptor, or the type descriptors of fields, methods or annotations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classNameToClassInfo - the map from class name to ClassInfo.
    
    refdClassInfo - the referenced class info
    
    log - the log
  - getClassDependencies
```
public ClassInfoList getClassDependencies()
```
    Get the class dependencies.
    
    Returns:
    
    A ClassInfoList of ClassInfo objects for all classes referenced by this class. Note that you need to call ClassGraph.enableInterClassDependencies() before ClassGraph.scan() for this method to work. You should also call ClassGraph.enableExternalClasses() before ClassGraph.scan() if you want non-accepted classes to appear in the result.
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(ClassInfo o)
```
    Compare based on class name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<ClassInfo>
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the other object
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison result
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Use class name for equals().
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the other object
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the objects were equal.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Use hash code of class name.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the hashcode
  - toString
```
protected void toString(boolean useSimpleNames,
                        java.lang.StringBuilder buf)
```
    To string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    useSimpleNames - use simple names
    
    buf - the buf
  - toStringWithSimpleNames
```
public java.lang.String toStringWithSimpleNames()
```
    Render to string, using only simple names for classes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation, using simple names for classes.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Render to string.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation.

Class ClassInfo

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

name

typeSignatureStr

isExternalClass

isScannedClass

classfileResource

scanResult

classRef

Constructor Detail

ClassInfo

Method Detail

getName

getSimpleName

getModuleInfo

getPackageInfo

getPackageName

isExternalClass

getClassfileMinorVersion

getClassfileMajorVersion

getModifiers

getModifiersStr

isPublic

isPrivate

isProtected

isAbstract

isSynthetic

isFinal

isStatic

isAnnotation

isInterface

isInterfaceOrAnnotation

isEnum

isRecord

isStandardClass

isArrayClass

extendsSuperclass

extendsSuperclass

isInnerClass

isOuterClass

isAnonymousInnerClass

isImplementedInterface

implementsInterface

implementsInterface

hasAnnotation

hasAnnotation

hasDeclaredField

hasField

hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation

hasDeclaredFieldAnnotation

hasFieldAnnotation

hasFieldAnnotation

hasDeclaredMethod

hasMethod

hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation

hasDeclaredMethodAnnotation

hasMethodAnnotation

hasMethodAnnotation

hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation

hasDeclaredMethodParameterAnnotation

hasMethodParameterAnnotation

hasMethodParameterAnnotation

getSubclasses

getSuperclasses

getSuperclass

getOuterClasses

getInnerClasses

getFullyQualifiedDefiningMethodName

getInterfaces

getClassesImplementing

getAnnotations

getAnnotationInfo

getAnnotationInfo

getAnnotationInfo

getAnnotationInfoRepeatable

getAnnotationInfoRepeatable