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25 
26 package jdk.internal.access;
27 
28 import java.lang.reflect.*;
29 import jdk.internal.reflect.*;
30 
31 /** An interface which gives privileged packages Java-level access to
32     internals of java.lang.reflect. Use as a last resort! */
33 public interface JavaLangReflectAccess {
34     /**
35      * Creates a new root constructor from the original one, with
36      * a custom accessor. Used by serialization hooks.
37      */
38     <T> Constructor<T> newConstructorWithAccessor(Constructor<T> original, ConstructorAccessor accessor);
39 
40     /** Gets the byte[] that encodes TypeAnnotations on an Executable. */
41     public byte[] getExecutableTypeAnnotationBytes(Executable ex);
42 
43     /** Gets the shared array of parameter types of an Executable. */
44     public Class<?>[] getExecutableSharedParameterTypes(Executable ex);
45 
46     /** Gets the shared array of exception types of an Executable. */
47     public Class<?>[] getExecutableSharedExceptionTypes(Executable ex);
48 
49     // Copying routines, needed to quickly fabricate new Field,
50     // Method, and Constructor objects from templates
51 
52     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Method */
53     public Method      copyMethod(Method arg);
54 
55     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Field */
56     public Field       copyField(Field arg);
57 
58     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor */
59     public <T> Constructor<T> copyConstructor(Constructor<T> arg);
60 
61     /** Gets the root of the given AccessibleObject object; null if arg is the root */
62     public <T extends AccessibleObject> T getRoot(T obj);
63 
64     /** Tests if this is a trusted final field */
65     public boolean isTrustedFinalField(Field f);
66 
67     /** Returns a new instance created by the given constructor with access check */
68     public <T> T newInstance(Constructor<T> ctor, Object[] args, Class<?> caller)
69         throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, InvocationTargetException;
70 }