Module java.base
Package java.lang.reflect

Class RecordComponent

java.lang.Object
java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent
All Implemented Interfaces:
AnnotatedElement
public final class RecordComponent extends Object implements AnnotatedElement
A RecordComponent provides information about, and dynamic access to, a component of a record class.
See Java Language Specification:
8.10 Record Classes
Since:
16
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Returns the name of this record component.
      Returns:
      the name of this record component

    • getType

      public Class<?> getType()
      Returns a Class that identifies the declared type for this record component.
      Returns:
      a Class identifying the declared type of the component represented by this record component

    • getGenericSignature

      public String getGenericSignature()
      Returns a String that describes the generic type signature for this record component.
      Returns:
      a String that describes the generic type signature for this record component
      See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
      4.7.9.1 Signatures

    • getGenericType

      public Type getGenericType()
      Returns a Type object that represents the declared type for this record component.

      If the declared type of the record component is a parameterized type, the Type object returned reflects the actual type arguments used in the source code.

      If the type of the underlying record component is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved.

      Returns:
      a Type object that represents the declared type for this record component
      Throws:
      GenericSignatureFormatError - if the generic record component signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java Virtual Machine Specification
      TypeNotPresentException - if the generic type signature of the underlying record component refers to a non-existent type declaration
      MalformedParameterizedTypeException - if the generic signature of the underlying record component refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason

    • getAnnotatedType

      public AnnotatedType getAnnotatedType()
      Returns an AnnotatedType object that represents the use of a type to specify the declared type of this record component.
      Returns:
      an object representing the declared type of this record component

    • getAccessor

      public Method getAccessor()
      Returns a Method that represents the accessor for this record component.
      Returns:
      a Method that represents the accessor for this record component

    • getAnnotation

      public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
      Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.

      Note that any annotation returned by this method is a declaration annotation.

      Specified by:
      getAnnotation in interface AnnotatedElement
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
      Parameters:
      annotationClass - the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
      Returns:
      this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this element, else null
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the given annotation class is null

    • getAnnotations

      public Annotation[] getAnnotations()
      Returns annotations that are present on this element. If there are no annotations present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.

      Note that any annotations returned by this method are declaration annotations.

      Specified by:
      getAnnotations in interface AnnotatedElement
      Returns:
      annotations present on this element

    • getDeclaredAnnotations

      public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations()
      Returns annotations that are directly present on this element. This method ignores inherited annotations. If there are no annotations directly present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.

      Note that any annotations returned by this method are declaration annotations.

      Specified by:
      getDeclaredAnnotations in interface AnnotatedElement
      Returns:
      annotations directly present on this element

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string describing this record component. The format is the record component type, followed by a space, followed by the name of the record component. For example: 
          java.lang.String name
    int age
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string describing this record component

    • getDeclaringRecord

      public Class<?> getDeclaringRecord()
      Returns the record class which declares this record component.
      Returns:
      The record class declaring this record component.