105     //
 106 
 107     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Method */
 108     public Method      copyMethod(Method arg);
 109 
 110     /** Makes a copy of this non-root a Method */
 111     public Method      leafCopyMethod(Method arg);
 112 
 113     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Field */
 114     public Field       copyField(Field arg);
 115 
 116     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor */
 117     public <T> Constructor<T> copyConstructor(Constructor<T> arg);
 118 
 119     /** Gets the root of the given AccessibleObject object; null if arg is the root */
 120     public <T extends AccessibleObject> T getRoot(T obj);
 121 
 122     /** Returns a new instance created by the given constructor with access check */
 123     public <T> T newInstance(Constructor<T> ctor, Object[] args, Class<?> caller)
 124         throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, InvocationTargetException;
 125     /**
 126      * A field is flattenable if ACC_FLATTENABLE is set in its modifier
 127      * and the field type is present in ValueType attribute.
 128      */
 129     public boolean isFlattenable(Field f);
 130 
 131     /** A field is flattenable and is flattened. */
 132     public boolean isFlatValue(Field f);
 133 
 134     /** A field can be set to null */
 135     public boolean canBeNull(Field f);
 136 }

 105     //
 106 
 107     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Method */
 108     public Method      copyMethod(Method arg);
 109 
 110     /** Makes a copy of this non-root a Method */
 111     public Method      leafCopyMethod(Method arg);
 112 
 113     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Field */
 114     public Field       copyField(Field arg);
 115 
 116     /** Makes a "child" copy of a Constructor */
 117     public <T> Constructor<T> copyConstructor(Constructor<T> arg);
 118 
 119     /** Gets the root of the given AccessibleObject object; null if arg is the root */
 120     public <T extends AccessibleObject> T getRoot(T obj);
 121 
 122     /** Returns a new instance created by the given constructor with access check */
 123     public <T> T newInstance(Constructor<T> ctor, Object[] args, Class<?> caller)
 124         throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, InvocationTargetException;











 125 }