| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.beans | Contains classes related to developing
beans -- components
based on the JavaBeans™ architecture. | 
| java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java
 programming language. | 
| java.lang.annotation | Provides library support for the Java programming language
 annotation facility. | 
| java.lang.invoke | The  java.lang.invokepackage contains dynamic language support provided directly by
 the Java core class libraries and virtual machine. | 
| java.lang.reflect | Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective
 information about classes and objects. | 
| java.rmi.server | Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server
side of RMI. | 
| javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions. | 
| javax.management.modelmbean | Provides the definition of the ModelMBean classes. | 
| javax.management.openmbean | Provides the open data types and Open MBean descriptor classes. | 
| javax.xml.ws.spi | This package defines SPIs for JAX-WS. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Method | EventSetDescriptor. getAddListenerMethod()Gets the method used to add event listeners. | 
| Method | EventSetDescriptor. getGetListenerMethod()Gets the method used to access the registered event listeners. | 
| Method | IndexedPropertyDescriptor. getIndexedReadMethod()Gets the method that should be used to read an indexed
 property value. | 
| Method | IndexedPropertyDescriptor. getIndexedWriteMethod()Gets the method that should be used to write an indexed property value. | 
| Method[] | EventSetDescriptor. getListenerMethods()Gets the methods of the target listener interface. | 
| Method | MethodDescriptor. getMethod()Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsulates. | 
| Method | PropertyDescriptor. getReadMethod()Gets the method that should be used to read the property value. | 
| Method | EventSetDescriptor. getRemoveListenerMethod()Gets the method used to remove event listeners. | 
| Method | PropertyDescriptor. getWriteMethod()Gets the method that should be used to write the property value. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | EventHandler. invoke(Object proxy,
      Method method,
      Object[] arguments)Extract the appropriate property value from the event and
 pass it to the action associated with
 this  EventHandler. | 
| void | IndexedPropertyDescriptor. setIndexedReadMethod(Method readMethod)Sets the method that should be used to read an indexed property value. | 
| void | IndexedPropertyDescriptor. setIndexedWriteMethod(Method writeMethod)Sets the method that should be used to write an indexed property value. | 
| void | PropertyDescriptor. setReadMethod(Method readMethod)Sets the method that should be used to read the property value. | 
| void | PropertyDescriptor. setWriteMethod(Method writeMethod)Sets the method that should be used to write the property value. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName,
                  Class<?> listenerType,
                  Method[] listenerMethods,
                  Method addListenerMethod,
                  Method removeListenerMethod)Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using
 java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects. | 
| EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName,
                  Class<?> listenerType,
                  Method[] listenerMethods,
                  Method addListenerMethod,
                  Method removeListenerMethod)Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using
 java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects. | 
| EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName,
                  Class<?> listenerType,
                  Method[] listenerMethods,
                  Method addListenerMethod,
                  Method removeListenerMethod,
                  Method getListenerMethod)This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using
 java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects. | 
| EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName,
                  Class<?> listenerType,
                  Method[] listenerMethods,
                  Method addListenerMethod,
                  Method removeListenerMethod,
                  Method getListenerMethod)This constructor creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using
 java.lang.reflect.Method and java.lang.Class objects. | 
| EventSetDescriptor(String eventSetName,
                  Class<?> listenerType,
                  MethodDescriptor[] listenerMethodDescriptors,
                  Method addListenerMethod,
                  Method removeListenerMethod)Creates an EventSetDescriptor from scratch using
 java.lang.reflect.MethodDescriptor and java.lang.Class
  objects. | 
| IndexedPropertyDescriptor(String propertyName,
                         Method readMethod,
                         Method writeMethod,
                         Method indexedReadMethod,
                         Method indexedWriteMethod)This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and Method
 objects for reading and writing the property. | 
| MethodDescriptor(Method method)Constructs a  MethodDescriptorfrom aMethod. | 
| MethodDescriptor(Method method,
                ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)Constructs a  MethodDescriptorfrom aMethodproviding descriptive information for each
 of the method's parameters. | 
| PropertyDescriptor(String propertyName,
                  Method readMethod,
                  Method writeMethod)This constructor takes the name of a simple property, and Method
 objects for reading and writing the property. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Method | Class. getDeclaredMethod(String name,
                 Class<?>... parameterTypes)Returns a  Methodobject that reflects the specified
 declared method of the class or interface represented by thisClassobject. | 
| Method[] | Class. getDeclaredMethods()Returns an array containing  Methodobjects reflecting all the
 declared methods of the class or interface represented by thisClassobject, including public, protected, default (package)
 access, and private methods, but excluding inherited methods. | 
| Method | Class. getEnclosingMethod()If this  Classobject represents a local or anonymous
 class within a method, returns aMethodobject representing the
 immediately enclosing method of the underlying class. | 
| Method | Class. getMethod(String name,
         Class<?>... parameterTypes)Returns a  Methodobject that reflects the specified public
 member method of the class or interface represented by thisClassobject. | 
| Method[] | Class. getMethods()Returns an array containing  Methodobjects reflecting all the
 public methods of the class or interface represented by thisClassobject, including those declared by the class or interface and
 those inherited from superclasses and superinterfaces. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Method | AnnotationTypeMismatchException. element()Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element,
                               String foundType)Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified
 annotation type element and found data type. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| MethodHandle | MethodHandles.Lookup. unreflect(Method m)Makes a direct method handle
 to m, if the lookup class has permission. | 
| MethodHandle | MethodHandles.Lookup. unreflectSpecial(Method m,
                Class<?> specialCaller)Produces a method handle for a reflected method. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | InvocationHandler. invoke(Object proxy,
      Method method,
      Object[] args)Processes a method invocation on a proxy instance and returns
 the result. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | RemoteObjectInvocationHandler. invoke(Object proxy,
      Method method,
      Object[] args)Processes a method invocation made on the encapsulating
 proxy instance,  proxy, and returns the result. | 
| Object | RemoteRef. invoke(Remote obj,
      Method method,
      Object[] params,
      long opnum)Invoke a method. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | MBeanServerInvocationHandler. invoke(Object proxy,
      Method method,
      Object[] args) | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| MBeanAttributeInfo(String name,
                  String description,
                  Method getter,
                  Method setter)This constructor takes the name of a simple attribute, and Method
 objects for reading and writing the attribute. | 
| MBeanOperationInfo(String description,
                  Method method)Constructs an  MBeanOperationInfoobject. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| ModelMBeanAttributeInfo(String name,
                       String description,
                       Method getter,
                       Method setter)Constructs a ModelMBeanAttributeInfo object with a default
 descriptor. | 
| ModelMBeanAttributeInfo(String name,
                       String description,
                       Method getter,
                       Method setter,
                       Descriptor descriptor)Constructs a ModelMBeanAttributeInfo object. | 
| ModelMBeanOperationInfo(String description,
                       Method operationMethod)Constructs a ModelMBeanOperationInfo object with a default
 descriptor. | 
| ModelMBeanOperationInfo(String description,
                       Method operationMethod,
                       Descriptor descriptor)Constructs a ModelMBeanOperationInfo object. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | CompositeDataInvocationHandler. invoke(Object proxy,
      Method method,
      Object[] args) | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract Object | Invoker. invoke(Method m,
      Object... args)JAX-WS runtime calls this method to do the actual web service
 invocation on endpoint instance. | 
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