Index
Index
A
Abstract Factory pattern 51, 54, 134
AccessibleObject
isAccessible 39
setAccessible 39, 41, 65, 67, 86, 139
active class 132
Amdahl' s Law 218
AnnotationElement
getAnnotation 234
getAnnotations 234
getDeclaredAnnotations 234
getParameterAnnotations 234
isAnnotationPresent 234
Apache 50, 100, 109
Args 152?153
complete 153
getFlagValue 152
getFlagValues 152
getLast 153
hasFlagValue 153
toString 153
Array
get 40
getBoolean 41
getLength 40
newInstance 40, 65, 171
set 41, 67
setBoolean 41
array types 14
arrays
class objects 56
name encoding 56
AspectJ 238
Aspect-Oriented Programming 175?176
assert statement 151
atomic class 74
attributes 29
Axis 100
B
base level 9, 19, 243
Base level object 9
base program 9
BCEL 176
benchmark 210
Builder pattern 54, 205
bytecode verifier 139
C
C# 236
C++ 246
C2C 148, 150
command line flags 155
command line processing 152
C2CConstructor 155, 157
C2CException 147, 169
C2CTransformation 158
C2ExtentManagedC 160
C2IdentitySubclassOfC 168, 188
C2InvariantCheckingC 188
C2ProxyForC 198, 208
C2SingletonC 183, 186
call stack introspection 108, 111?112, 191, 226
Castor 70
cglib 176
Chain of Responsibility pattern 205
checkAndProcessArgs 151
checkPostconditions 152
Class
forName 53, 61?62, 65, 67, 84, 146, 158
getClassLoader 81, 88, 96, 136
getComponentType 13, 41, 65, 67
getConstructor 58, 61
getConstructors 58
getDeclaredConstructor 58, 65
getDeclaredConstructors 58, 183
getDeclaredField 32, 67, 87
getDeclaredFields 32, 38
getDeclaredMethod 11, 20, 134
getDeclaredMethods 11, 193
getDeclaringClass 158
getExceptionTypes 166
getField 32
getFields 32
getInterfaces 22
getAllInterfaces and 82
uses 81, 88
getMethod 6, 11, 146
getModifiers 194
getName 13, 167, 188
getSuperclass 20, 22, 32, 38
isArray 13, 158
isAssignableFrom 22, 86, 183
isInstance 22, 86
isInterface 13, 183, 198
isPrimitive 13, 44, 158
newInstance 62, 84, 94, 130
class diagram 256
class invariant 116
Class literals 11
class loader
delegation model 123, 126
dynamic class replacement and 132
security and 139
class object 10
ClassCastException 56?57, 83
ClassLoader
defineClass 125, 127
findClass 125
findLoadedClass 125
getParent 125
getSystemClassLoader 125
loadClass 125
ClassNotFoundException 55?56, 125
class-to-class transformation 144, 251
Decorator pattern 187
extent management 159
Proxy pattern 197
Singleton pattern 181
class-to-class transformations
problematic language features 201
clone 80, 96, 116, 162, 181
Cloneable 14, 19, 160, 162, 181, 185, 203
proxies and 80
CLOS 237
code generation
class management 159
Decorator pattern 187
HelloWorld.java 145
Proxy pattern 197
reflection and 143
Singleton pattern 181
com.sun.tools.javac 146
command line argurment processing 152
Composition Filters 238
construction overhead 209
ConstructOnce 131
Constructor
getDeclaringClass 58
getExceptionTypes 58, 183
getModifiers 58, 65, 183
getName 58
getParameterTypes 59, 166
newInstance 59, 61, 65
constructor objects 57
ConstructorgetParameterTypes 183
convenience facility 40, 48, 59, 165
cooperative method 148
createClass 151
createCooperativeWrapper 190, 196
createDBFacade 53
createRenamedConstructor 166, 183
D
Decorator pattern 170, 187, 197, 202, 205
delegation 51
deserialization 63
assignFieldValues 67
createInstances 65
deserializeObject 65
deserializeValue 68
design patterns
Abstract Factory 54, 134
Builder 54, 205
Chain of Responsibility 205
Decorator 170, 187, 197, 202, 205
Facade 51
Factory Method 51, 54, 181
Flyweight 205
design patterns (continued)
Memento 205
Null Object 93
Prototype 205
Proxy 136, 197, 205
Singleton 181, 205
Strategy 133
Template Method 148
direct superclass 22, 247
direct superinterface 22, 248
document 29
dynamic class replacement 132
dynamic invocation 7, 26, 142
latency of 8
using primitives with 16
dynamic loading 9, 31, 34, 48, 53, 105, 122
array classes and 56
construction overhead 209
delegation and 71
designing for 60
disadvantages of constructors with arguments and 61
no argument constructors and 70
reflective construction and 54, 60, 71
E
element 29
encryption of class files 141
endorsed standard 142
equalSignatures 194
Error 202
exception
C2CException 147, 169
ClassCastException 56?57, 83
ClassNotFoundException 55?56, 125
IllegalAccessException 18, 21, 35, 57, 59
IllegalArgumentException 8, 17?18, 35, 77
IllegalStateException 117, 130?131
IllegalThreadStateException 254
InstantiationException 57
InvocationTargetException 18
NoSuchFieldException 31, 88
NoSuchMethodException 12, 21, 58
NullPointerException 83
RuntimeException 169, 202
SecurityException 31, 39, 58, 125
UndeclaredThrowableException 83
WrappedException 92, 96
execution overhead 209
extent of a class 145, 159
extrinsic property 138, 159
F
Facade pattern 51
Factory Method 54, 181
Field
get 33, 86
getBoolean 33
getDeclaringClass 33, 41
getModifiers 33, 38, 41, 67
getName 33
getType 33, 41
set 34, 67
setBoolean 34
finalize 96
findField 87
flexibility 28, 48, 69, 71, 105, 108, 218, 224, 226, 238
class loaders and 142
delayed binding and 208
delegation and 51
dynamically linked libraries and 50
in use of C2C framework 175
Flyweight pattern 205
forName 53, 55?56, 122, 128, 130, 144, 152
primitives and 56
G
generateClassNamePrefix 151
generateConstructors 151
generateFields 151
generateImports 151
generateInterfaces 151
generateMethods 151
generateNestedClasses 151
getAllInterfaces 195
getInstanceVariables 38
getMethodsLackingImplementation 190, 192
getModifiersWithout 192
getSecurityManager 139
granularity overhead 209
H
Hacker' s Dictionary, The 122
HelloWorldBenchmark 210
Hibernate 176
Hyper/J 238
I
IBM 140, 237
identity class-to-class transformation 168
IllegalAccessException 18, 21, 35, 57, 59
IllegalArgumentException 8, 17?18, 35, 77
IllegalStateException 117, 130?131
IllegalThreadStateException 254
infinite recursion 108, 118, 187, 191
initiating loader 125
instance variables 35
instanceOf dependency 19, 23, 256
InstantiationException 57
intercession 74
class loading and 122
introspection 7, 26
accessing constructors 57
accessing fields 31
argument interfaces and 105
dynamic invocation and 9
invariant 116
invariant checking 187
InvariantChecker 119
InvariantSupporter 117
InvocationHandler
invoke 79
InvocationHandlerBase 86
InvocationTargetException 18
J
Java 1.5 226
annotation facility 229
generics 173, 227
impact on reflective code 235
language extensions 234
Java Community Process 227
Java compiler dynamically invoked 146, 148, 150
Java Language Specification 22, 37, 241
Java reflection
limitations 144
Java Specification Requests 227
Javassist 140, 176
JDOM 30, 46, 71
Jikes 140, 176
JSR 14 227
JSR 175 229
JSR 201 234
JUnit 129
K
Kiczales, Gregor 175
L
LISP 242
loaded class 132
Logger 110
logging 108?109
M
Member 36
getDeclaringClass 36
getModifiers 36
getName 36
Memento pattern 205
memory leaks 28
metaclass 23
metadata 48
metalevel 9, 19, 245, 252
metaobject 48, 57?58, 71
metaobject class 9, 15, 26, 59, 235
metaobject protocol 250
metaobjects 9
Method
getDeclaringClass 15
getExceptionTypes 15, 196
getModifiers 15, 171, 192?193
getName 15, 81, 194, 196, 198
getParameterTypes 15, 100, 171, 194, 196, 198
getReturnType 15, 94, 171, 196
invoke 6, 15, 21, 81, 88, 96, 134, 136, 146
method invocation intercession 74
method objects 14
Microsoft 236
Modifier
isAbstract 37
isFinal 37
isInterface 37
isNative 37
isPrivate 36
isProtected 36
isPublic 36, 41, 65, 67
isStatic 36, 38
isStrict 37
isSynchronized 37
isTransient 37, 41
Modifier (continued)
isVolatile 37
isStatic 171
modifying bytecodes 140
Monkey 118
Moore' s Law 221
Mopex 20, 165, 191
actualParametersToString 166?167, 183, 198
classArrayToString 166?167, 183
createCooperativeWrapper 188, 196
createRenamedConstructor 160, 166, 168, 183
equalSignatures 193?194
findField 86?87
formalParametersToString 166, 183
getAllInterfaces 82, 194?195
getInstanceVariables 38, 41
getMethodsLackingImplementation 188, 192
getModifiersWithout 188, 192, 198
getSupportedMethod 21
getTypeName 166?167
headerSuffixToString 198
selectAncestors 193?194
selectMethods 188, 193, 198
multithreading 80, 89, 108, 119, 138, 175, 218
N
namespaces 130, 137
NoSuchFieldException 31, 88
NoSuchMethodException 12, 21, 58
NTime 219
Null Object pattern 93
NullPointerException 83
O
Object
clone 116
object diagram 256
P
parent class loader 123
pattern application 180
Perl 63
persistence 75
pitfalls
class-to-class transformation 201
infinite recursion 118, 191
of call stack introspection 114
of dynamic invocation 17
of dynamic proxy 103
of interface introspection 37
of microbenchmarking 211
property sheets 28
Prototype pattern 205
Proxy
getInvocationHandler 77, 86, 134
getProxyClass 77, 174
isProxyClass 77
newProxyInstance 77, 81, 88, 96, 100, 136
use of 208
proxy 74, 134, 142
clone and 80
for tracing 81
invocation handlers and 79
proxy classes 78
proxy instance 78
proxy interfaces 78
Proxy pattern 136, 197, 205
Python 236
Python Software Foundation 236
R
readObject 69, 162, 182
referent 136
reflection
call stack introspection 111
class loading 122
code generation and 140, 143
dynamic loading 50
evolution in Java 226
flexibility and 8
introspection and 8
reflective construction 50, 57
reflective access 26, 34, 69
setAccessible and 38
to annotations 233
to array elements 40
reflective construction 48, 53?54, 209
delegation and 71
disadvantages of constructors with arguments 61
dynamic loading and 54, 60, 71
factory method and 54
reflective programming 9?10, 23, 227?228
regression testing 122
reify operation
getStackTrace 111
reusability 226
root element 29
RTime 219
Runtime.exec 253
RuntimeException 169, 202
S
SecureClassLoader 139
security manager 31, 39, 58, 139
SecurityException 31, 39, 58, 125, 139
selectAncestors 194
selectMethods 193
Self (programming language) 245
self-representation 9
sequence diagram 256
Serializable 182
serialization 28
limitations 69
serializeObject 41
serializeVariable 44
Servlets 50
setProperty 128
Simple Object Access Protocol 99
SimpleClassLoader 127, 139
SimpleClassLoaderTest 130
Singleton pattern 181, 205
slowdown 218
Smalltalk 236?237, 244, 246
SOAP 99
software rot 122
stack frame 108, 112, 114, 243
StackTraceElement 226
getClassName 112?113, 119, 188
getFileName 112
getLineNumber 112?113
getMethodName 112?113, 119, 188
isNativeMethod 112
Strategy pattern 133
SynchronizedInvariantChecker 119
system class loader 122
T
target of a proxy 74
Template Method 148
test stub 90
Throwable
getStackTrace 111, 113, 119, 188
printStackTrace 111
Tomcat 50, 109
tracing 74, 76, 81, 89, 109, 170, 230
types, represented as class objects 12
U
UML 9, 19, 256
class diagram 18, 92, 232
annotations 233
C2C framework 148, 174, 204
CustomerDatabase facade 52
Decorator pattern 188
dynamic class replacement 133
example of C2ExtentManagedC 163
java.lang.reflect 59
Parrot example 61
Proxy pattern 197
Singleton pattern 182
Squirrel example 164?165
support for generics 229
zoo application 45
class/object diagram 10, 19, 84
class loader delegation model 124
metalevel boundary 24?25, 245, 247?248
set of metaclasses 251
object diagram
zoo application 45
sequence diagram
actual objects in method forwarding 80
class loader delegation model 126
intervals timed 217
proxy chaining 90
proxy definition 75
use of getMethod and invoke 17
UndeclaredThrowableException 83
unit testing 90
unloaded class 132
UQueue 151
definition 171
uses
Args 153
C2CConstructor 155
getAllInterfaces 195
getMethodsLackingImplementation 192
selectAncestor 194
selectMethod 193
URLClassLoader 139
URLStreamHandler 139
V
Venn diagram
set of metaclasses 251
W
WeakReference 136, 159, 182, 185
Web services 29, 99, 101, 103
Web Services Description Language 102
WrappedException 92, 96
writeObject 69
WSDL 99, 102
X
Xerox PARC 175, 236
XMethods 99, 102
XML 29?30, 99
illegal characters 70
Z
ZooTest 46
output 46