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-  package scala
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-  package reflect
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    scala
-  package api

  EXPERIMENTAL

  EXPERIMENTAL

  The Scala Reflection API (located in scala-reflect.jar).

  In Scala 2.10.0, the Scala Reflection API and its implementation have an "experimental" status. This means that the API and the docs are not complete and can be changed in binary- and source-incompatible manner in 2.10.1. This also means that the implementation has some known issues.

  The following types are the backbone of the Scala Reflection API, and serve as a good starting point for information about Scala Reflection:

  - scala.reflect.api.Symbols
  - scala.reflect.api.Types
  - scala.reflect.api.Mirrors
  - scala.reflect.api.Universe

  For more information about Scala Reflection, see the Reflection Guide

  Definition Classes
    reflect
-  trait Constants extends AnyRef

  EXPERIMENTAL

  EXPERIMENTAL

  According to the section 6.24 "Constant Expressions" of the Scala language specification, certain expressions (dubbed constant expressions) can be evaluated by the Scala compiler at compile-time.

  scala.reflect.api.Constants#Constant instances represent certain kinds of these expressions (with values stored in the `value` field and its strongly-typed views named `booleanValue`, `intValue` etc.), namely:

  1. Literals of primitive value classes (bytes, shorts, ints, longs, floats, doubles, chars, booleans and voids).
  2. String literals.
  3. References to classes (typically constructed with scala.Predef#classOf).
  4. References to enumeration values.

  Such constants are used to represent literals in abstract syntax trees (the scala.reflect.api.Trees#Literal node) and literal arguments for Java class file annotations (the scala.reflect.api.Annotations#LiteralArgument class).

  ##### Example

  The `value` field deserves some explanation. Primitive and string values are represented as themselves, whereas references to classes and enums are a bit roundabout.

  Class references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Types#Type (because when the Scala compiler processes a class reference, the underlying runtime class might not yet have been compiled). To convert such a reference to a runtime class, one should use the `runtimeClass` method of a mirror such as scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is using scala.reflect.runtime.package#currentMirror).

  Enumeration value references are represented as instances of scala.reflect.api.Symbols#Symbol, which on JVM point to methods that return underlying enum values. To inspect an underlying enumeration or to get runtime value of a reference to an enum, one should use a scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#RuntimeMirror (the simplest way to get such a mirror is again scala.reflect.runtime.package#currentMirror).

      enum JavaSimpleEnumeration { FOO, BAR }

      import java.lang.annotation.*;
      @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
      @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
      public @interface JavaSimpleAnnotation {
        Class<?> classRef();
        JavaSimpleEnumeration enumRef();
      }

      @JavaSimpleAnnotation(
        classRef = JavaAnnottee.class,
        enumRef = JavaSimpleEnumeration.BAR
      )
      public class JavaAnnottee {}

      import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
      import scala.reflect.runtime.{currentMirror => cm}

      object Test extends App {
        val jann = typeOf[JavaAnnottee].typeSymbol.annotations(0).javaArgs
        def jarg(name: String) = jann(TermName(name)).asInstanceOf[LiteralArgument].value

        val classRef = jarg("classRef").typeValue
        println(showRaw(classRef))             // TypeRef(ThisType(<empty>), JavaAnnottee, List())
        println(cm.runtimeClass(classRef))     // class JavaAnnottee

        val enumRef = jarg("enumRef").symbolValue
        println(enumRef)                       // value BAR

        val siblings = enumRef.owner.info.decls
        val enumValues = siblings.filter(sym => sym.isVal && sym.isPublic)
        println(enumValues)                    // Scope{
                                               //   final val FOO: JavaSimpleEnumeration;
                                               //   final val BAR: JavaSimpleEnumeration
                                               // }

        // doesn't work because of https://github.com/scala/bug/issues/6459
        // val enumValue = mirror.reflectField(enumRef.asTerm).get
        val enumClass = cm.runtimeClass(enumRef.owner.asClass)
        val enumValue = enumClass.getDeclaredField(enumRef.name.toString).get(null)
        println(enumValue)                     // BAR
      }

  Definition Classes
    api
- Constant
- ConstantApi
- ConstantExtractor

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scala.reflect.api.Constants

# ConstantApi 

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#### abstract class ConstantApi extends AnyRef

The API of Constant instances.

Source
  Constants.scala

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### Instance Constructors

1.  new ConstantApi()

### Abstract Value Members

1.  abstract def tpe: Universe.Type

   Scala type that describes the constant.

   Scala type that describes the constant. It is generated automatically based on the type of the value.

2.  abstract val value: Any

   Payload of the constant, that can be accessed directly or pattern matched against.

### Concrete Value Members

1.  final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any
2.  final def ##(): Int
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     AnyRef → Any
3.  def +(other: String): String
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to any2stringadd[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     any2stringadd
4.  def ->[B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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     ArrowAssoc
   Annotations
     @inline()
5.  final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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     AnyRef → Any
6.  final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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     Any
7.  def clone(): AnyRef
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     protected[lang]
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     AnyRef
   Annotations
     @throws( ... ) @native()
8.  def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.ConstantApi
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     Ensuring
9.  def ensuring(cond: (Universe.ConstantApi) ⇒ Boolean): Universe.ConstantApi
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     Ensuring
10.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      Ensuring
11.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Universe.ConstantApi
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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      Ensuring
12.  final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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      AnyRef
13.  def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
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      AnyRef → Any
14.  def finalize(): Unit
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      @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )
15.  final def getClass(): Class[_]
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      @native()
16.  def hashCode(): Int
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      @native()
17.  final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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18.  final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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19.  final def notify(): Unit
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      @native()
20.  final def notifyAll(): Unit
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      @native()
21.  final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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22.  def toString(): String
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23.  final def wait(): Unit
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      @throws( ... )
24.  final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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      @throws( ... )
25.  final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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      @throws( ... ) @native()
26.  def →[B](y: B): (Universe.ConstantApi, B)
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
      ArrowAssoc

### Deprecated Value Members

1.  def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.ConstantApi to StringFormat[Universe.ConstantApi] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
   Definition Classes
     StringFormat
   Annotations
     @deprecated @inline()
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.12.16) Use `formatString.format(value)` instead of `value.formatted(formatString)`, or use the `f""` string interpolator. In Java 15 and later, `formatted` resolves to the new method in String which has reversed parameters.

### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any

### Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from Universe.ConstantApi to any2stringadd[Universe.ConstantApi]

### Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from Universe.ConstantApi to StringFormat[Universe.ConstantApi]

### Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from Universe.ConstantApi to Ensuring[Universe.ConstantApi]

### Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from Universe.ConstantApi to ArrowAssoc[Universe.ConstantApi]

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