README.md

reflect is a Java library whose purpose is unfettering, condensing and streamlining reflection by providing for most common reflective operations (and more) powerful methods that don't obey access limitations or declare checked exceptions (unlike every standard reflective method ever).

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dependencies {
	implementation("net.auoeke:reflect:6.+")
}

A brief summary

• Accessor reads, mutates and copies fields.
• Classes loads and deals with classes. It can also change object types like reinterpret_cast in C++.
• ClassDefiner defines classes.
• ConstantPool is a proxy for the JDK's internal ConstantPool that reads constant pools.
• Constructors finds constructors and instantiates classes.
• EnumConstructor adds enumeration constants with safety handling.
• Fields enumerates class fields directly and without Field copying, security checks and filters.
• Flags provides utilities for dealing with flags (including particularly Java flags).
• Invoker is a static proxy for IMPL_LOOKUP (which has unrestricted privileges) and contains other method handle utilities.
• JavaLangAccess provides partial access to the JDK's JavaLangAccess.
• Methods enumerates and finds class methods.
• Modules gets and opens modules.
• Pointer is a (primarily) field reference that is similar to Field but without access restrictions and for use with frequently accessed fields.
• Reflect provides Instrumentation access.
• StackFrames assists in getting stack frames and callers and supports StackWalker and the traditional StackTraceElement[].
• Types deals with Classes in many ways including type conversion.

Developing

Use uncheck for IntelliJ IDEA in order to suppress checked exception warnings.

Relevant tests are in the main test classes; everything else is irrelevant.