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Get annotations

Return	Method	Summary
<T extends Annotation>T	getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
Annotation[]	getDeclaredAnnotations()	Returns all annotations that are directly present on this element.

Get its class or interface

Return	Method	Summary
Class<?>	getDeclaringClass()	Returns the Class object representing the class or interface that declares the method represented by this Method object.

Get default value for the annotation member

Return	Method	Summary
Object	getDefaultValue()	Returns the default value for the annotation member represented by this Method instance.

Get declared exceptions

Return	Method	Summary
Class<?>[]	getExceptionTypes()	Returns an array of Class objects that represent the types of the exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying method represented by this Method object.
Type[]	getGenericExceptionTypes()	Returns an array of Type objects that represent the exceptions declared to be thrown by this Method object.

Get parameter types

Return	Method	Summary
Type[]	getGenericParameterTypes()	Returns an array of Type objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the method represented by this Method object.
Class<?>[]	getParameterTypes()	Returns an array of Class objects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the method represented by this Method object.

Get return type

Return	Method	Summary
Type	getGenericReturnType()	Returns a Type object that represents the formal return type of the method represented by this Method object.
Class<?>	getReturnType()	Returns a Class object that represents the formal return type of the method represented by this Method object.

Get modifiers and name for this method

Return	Method	Summary
int	getModifiers()	Returns the Java language modifiers for the method represented by this Method object, as an integer.
String	getName()	Returns the name of the method represented by this Method object, as a String.

Get annotations on the formal parameters

Return	Method	Summary
Annotation[][]	getParameterAnnotations()	Returns an array of arrays that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the method represented by this Method object.

Get the type variables for this method

Return	Method	Summary
TypeVariable<Method>[]	getTypeParameters()	Returns an array of TypeVariable objects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by this GenericDeclaration object, in declaration order.

Invoke this method

Return	Method	Summary
Object	invoke(Object obj, Object... args)	Invokes the underlying method represented by this Method object, on the specified object with the specified parameters.

Is this method bridge method, synthetic method and has variable number of arguments

Return	Method	Summary
boolean	isBridge()	Returns true if this method is a bridge method; returns false otherwise.
boolean	isSynthetic()	Returns true if this method is a synthetic method; returns false otherwise.
boolean	isVarArgs()	Returns true if this method was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returns false otherwise.

Get the string representation of the method

Return	Method	Summary
String	toGenericString()	Returns a string describing this Method, including type parameters.
String	toString()	Returns a string describing this Method.