If this class object represents a reference type that is + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a reference type that is * not an array type then the binary name of the class is * returned, as specified by The Java™ Language * Specification. * - *
If this class object represents a primitive type or void, then the + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a primitive type or void, then the * name returned is a {@code String} equal to the Java language * keyword corresponding to the primitive type or void. * - *
If this class object represents a class of arrays, then the internal + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a class of arrays, then the internal * form of the name consists of the name of the element type preceded by * one or more '{@code [}' characters representing the depth of the array * nesting. The encoding of element type names is as follows: @@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ * * * @return the name of the class or interface - * represented by this object. + * represented by this {@code Class} object. */ public String getName() { String name = this.name; @@ -828,11 +828,11 @@ * null in such implementations if this class was loaded by the bootstrap * class loader. * - *
If this object + *
If this {@code Class} object * represents a primitive type or void, null is returned. * * @return the class loader that loaded the class or interface - * represented by this object. + * represented by this {@code Class} object. * @throws SecurityException * if a security manager is present, and the caller's class loader * is not {@code null} and is not the same as or an ancestor of the @@ -918,11 +918,11 @@ * entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by * this {@code Class}. If this {@code Class} represents either the * {@code Object} class, an interface, a primitive type, or void, then - * null is returned. If this object represents an array class then the - * {@code Class} object representing the {@code Object} class is + * null is returned. If this {@code Class} object represents an array class + * then the {@code Class} object representing the {@code Object} class is * returned. * - * @return the direct superclass of the class represented by this object + * @return the direct superclass of the class represented by this {@code Class} object */ @HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate public native Class getSuperclass(); @@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ /** * Returns the {@code Type} representing the direct superclass of * the entity (class, interface, primitive type or void) represented by - * this {@code Class}. + * this {@code Class} object. * *
If the superclass is a parameterized type, the {@code Type} * object returned must accurately reflect the actual type @@ -940,10 +940,10 @@ * created before. See the declaration of {@link * java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType ParameterizedType} for the * semantics of the creation process for parameterized types. If - * this {@code Class} represents either the {@code Object} + * this {@code Class} object represents either the {@code Object} * class, an interface, a primitive type, or void, then null is - * returned. If this object represents an array class then the - * {@code Class} object representing the {@code Object} class is + * returned. If this {@code Class} object represents an array class + * then the {@code Class} object representing the {@code Object} class is * returned. * * @throws java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError if the generic @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ * @throws java.lang.reflect.MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the * generic superclass refers to a parameterized type that cannot be * instantiated for any reason - * @return the direct superclass of the class represented by this object + * @return the direct superclass of the class represented by this {@code Class} object * @since 1.5 */ public Type getGenericSuperclass() { @@ -1044,13 +1044,13 @@ /** * Returns the interfaces directly implemented by the class or interface - * represented by this object. + * represented by this {@code Class} object. * - *
If this object represents a class, the return value is an array + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a class, the return value is an array * containing objects representing all interfaces directly implemented by * the class. The order of the interface objects in the array corresponds * to the order of the interface names in the {@code implements} clause of - * the declaration of the class represented by this object. For example, + * the declaration of the class represented by this {@code Class} object. For example, * given the declaration: *
* {@code class Shimmer implements FloorWax, DessertTopping { ... }} @@ -1068,16 +1068,16 @@ * is the {@code Class} object that represents interface * {@code DessertTopping}. * - *If this object represents an interface, the array contains objects + *
If this {@code Class} object represents an interface, the array contains objects * representing all interfaces directly extended by the interface. The * order of the interface objects in the array corresponds to the order of * the interface names in the {@code extends} clause of the declaration of - * the interface represented by this object. + * the interface represented by this {@code Class} object. * - *
If this object represents a class or interface that implements no + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a class or interface that implements no * interfaces, the method returns an array of length 0. * - *
If this object represents a primitive type or void, the method + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a primitive type or void, the method * returns an array of length 0. * *
If this {@code Class} object represents an array type, the @@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ /** * Returns the {@code Type}s representing the interfaces * directly implemented by the class or interface represented by - * this object. + * this {@code Class} object. * *
If a superinterface is a parameterized type, the * {@code Type} object returned for it must accurately reflect @@ -1123,22 +1123,22 @@ * for the semantics of the creation process for parameterized * types. * - *
If this object represents a class, the return value is an array + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a class, the return value is an array * containing objects representing all interfaces directly implemented by * the class. The order of the interface objects in the array corresponds * to the order of the interface names in the {@code implements} clause of - * the declaration of the class represented by this object. + * the declaration of the class represented by this {@code Class} object. * - *
If this object represents an interface, the array contains objects + *
If this {@code Class} object represents an interface, the array contains objects * representing all interfaces directly extended by the interface. The * order of the interface objects in the array corresponds to the order of * the interface names in the {@code extends} clause of the declaration of - * the interface represented by this object. + * the interface represented by this {@code Class} object. * - *
If this object represents a class or interface that implements no + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a class or interface that implements no * interfaces, the method returns an array of length 0. * - *
If this object represents a primitive type or void, the method + *
If this {@code Class} object represents a primitive type or void, the method * returns an array of length 0. * *
If this {@code Class} object represents an array type, the @@ -1196,10 +1196,10 @@ *
If the underlying class is an array class, then its * {@code public}, {@code private} and {@code protected} * modifiers are the same as those of its component type. If this - * {@code Class} represents a primitive type or void, its + * {@code Class} object represents a primitive type or void, its * {@code public} modifier is always {@code true}, and its * {@code protected} and {@code private} modifiers are always - * {@code false}. If this object represents an array class, a + * {@code false}. If this {@code Class} object represents an array class, a * primitive type or void, then its {@code final} modifier is always * {@code true} and its interface modifier is always * {@code false}. The values of its other modifiers are not determined @@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ * Gets the signers of this class. * * @return the signers of this class, or null if there are no signers. In - * particular, this method returns null if this object represents + * particular, this method returns null if this {@code Class} object represents * a primitive type or void. * @since 1.1 */ @@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ * simple name of the desired field. * *
The field to be reflected is determined by the algorithm that - * follows. Let C be the class or interface represented by this object: + * follows. Let C be the class or interface represented by this {@code Class} object: * *
*
- If C declares a public field with the name specified, that is the @@ -2657,9 +2657,9 @@ *
Otherwise, if this class is not in a named module then the rules for * searching resources associated with a given class are implemented by the * defining {@linkplain ClassLoader class loader} of the class. This method - * delegates to this object's class loader. If this object was loaded by - * the bootstrap class loader, the method delegates to {@link - * ClassLoader#getSystemResourceAsStream}. + * delegates to this {@code Class} object's class loader. + * If this {@code Class} object was loaded by the bootstrap class loader, + * the method delegates to {@link ClassLoader#getSystemResourceAsStream}. * *
Before delegation, an absolute resource name is constructed from the * given resource name using this algorithm: @@ -2755,9 +2755,9 @@ *
Otherwise, if this class is not in a named module then the rules for * searching resources associated with a given class are implemented by the * defining {@linkplain ClassLoader class loader} of the class. This method - * delegates to this object's class loader. If this object was loaded by - * the bootstrap class loader, the method delegates to {@link - * ClassLoader#getSystemResource}. + * delegates to this {@code Class} object's class loader. + * If this {@code Class} object was loaded by the bootstrap class loader, + * the method delegates to {@link ClassLoader#getSystemResource}. * *
Before delegation, an absolute resource name is constructed from the * given resource name using this algorithm: @@ -3658,8 +3658,8 @@ * Class object does not represent an enum type. * * @return an array containing the values comprising the enum class - * represented by this Class object in the order they're - * declared, or null if this Class object does not + * represented by this {@code Class} object in the order they're + * declared, or null if this {@code Class} object does not * represent an enum type * @since 1.5 */ @@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ * Casts this {@code Class} object to represent a subclass of the class * represented by the specified class object. Checks that the cast * is valid, and throws a {@code ClassCastException} if it is not. If - * this method succeeds, it always returns a reference to this class object. + * this method succeeds, it always returns a reference to this {@code Class} object. * *
This method is useful when a client needs to "narrow" the type of * a {@code Class} object to pass it to an API that restricts the @@ -3761,8 +3761,8 @@ * could not be checked at runtime (because generic types are implemented * by erasure). * - * @param the type to cast this class object to - * @param clazz the class of the type to cast this class object to + * @param the type to cast this {@code Class} object to + * @param clazz the class of the type to cast this {@code Class} object to * @return this {@code Class} object, cast to represent a subclass of * the specified class object. * @throws ClassCastException if this {@code Class} object does not