Constructor

Returns true if other has the same declaring class and parameters as this constructor.

Returns, for this element, the annotation with the specified type, or null if no annotation with the specified type is present (including inherited annotations).

Returns, for this element, the annotation with the specified type, or null if no annotation with the specified type is present (including inherited annotations).

Returns, for this element, an array containing all annotations (including inherited annotations). If there are no annotations present, this method returns a zero length array.

Returns, for this element, all annotations that are explicitly declared (not inherited). If there are no declared annotations present, this method returns a zero length array.

Returns the class that declares this constructor.

Returns the exception types as an array of Class instances. If this constructor has no declared exceptions, an empty array will be returned.

Returns the exception types as an array of Type instances. If this constructor has no declared exceptions, an empty array will be returned.

Returns the generic parameter types as an array of Type instances, in declaration order. If this constructor has no generic parameters, an empty array is returned.

Returns the modifiers for this constructor. The Modifier class should be used to decode the result.

Returns the name of this constructor.

Returns an array of arrays that represent the annotations of the formal parameters of this constructor. If there are no parameters on this constructor, then an empty array is returned. If there are no annotations set, then an array of empty arrays is returned.

Returns an array of the Class objects associated with the parameter types of this constructor. If the constructor was declared with no parameters, an empty array will be returned.

Returns the declared type parameters in declaration order. If there are no type parameters, this method returns a zero length array.

Returns an integer hash code for this object. By contract, any two objects for which equals(Object) returns true must return the same hash code value. This means that subclasses of Object usually override both methods or neither method.

Note that hash values must not change over time unless information used in equals comparisons also changes.

See Writing a correct hashCode method if you intend implementing your own hashCode method.

Equivalent to getDeclaringClass().getName().hashCode().

Indicates whether or not this element has an annotation with the specified annotation type (including inherited annotations).

Returns true if this constructor is synthetic (artificially introduced by the compiler).

Returns true if this constructor takes a variable number of arguments.

Returns a new instance of the declaring class, initialized by dynamically invoking the constructor represented by this Constructor object. This reproduces the effect of new declaringClass(arg1, arg2, ... , argN) This method performs the following:

• A new instance of the declaring class is created. If the declaring class cannot be instantiated (i.e. abstract class, an interface, an array type, or a primitive type) then an InstantiationException is thrown.
• If this Constructor object is enforcing access control (see AccessibleObject) and this constructor is not accessible from the current context, an IllegalAccessException is thrown.
• If the number of arguments passed and the number of parameters do not match, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
• For each argument passed:
  • If the corresponding parameter type is a primitive type, the argument is unboxed. If the unboxing fails, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
  • If the resulting argument cannot be converted to the parameter type via a widening conversion, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
• The constructor represented by this Constructor object is then invoked. If an exception is thrown during the invocation, it is caught and wrapped in an InvocationTargetException. This exception is then thrown. If the invocation completes normally, the newly initialized object is returned.

Attempts to set the accessible flag. Setting this to true prevents IllegalAccessExceptions.

Returns the string representation of the constructor's declaration, including the type parameters.

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this constructor. The format of the string is:

1. modifiers (if any)
2. declaring class name
3. '('
4. parameter types, separated by ',' (if any)
5. ')'
6. 'throws' plus exception types, separated by ',' (if any)