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  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

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-  trait Mirrors extends AnyRef

  EXPERIMENTAL

  EXPERIMENTAL

  This trait provides support for Mirrors in the Scala Reflection API.

  `Mirror`s are a central part of Scala Reflection. All information provided by reflection is made accessible through `Mirror`s. Depending on the type of information to be obtained, or the reflective action to be taken, different flavors of mirrors must be used. "Classloader" mirrors can be used to obtain representations of types and members. From a classloader `Mirror`, it's possible to obtain more specialized "invoker" `Mirror`s (the most commonly-used mirrors), which implement reflective invocations, such as method/constructor calls and field accesses.

  The two flavors of mirrors:

  - “Classloader” mirrors. These mirrors translate names to symbols (via methods `staticClass`/`staticModule`/`staticPackage`).
  - "Invoker” mirrors. These mirrors implement reflective invocations (via methods `MethodMirror.apply`, `FieldMirror.get`, etc). These "invoker" mirrors are the types of mirrors that are most commonly used.

  ##### Compile-time Mirrors

  Compile-time `Mirror`s make use of only classloader `Mirror`s to load `Symbol`s by name.

  The entry point to classloader `Mirror`s is via scala.reflect.macros.blackbox.Context#mirror or scala.reflect.macros.whitebox.Context#mirror. Typical methods which use classloader `Mirror`s include scala.reflect.api.Mirror#staticClass, scala.reflect.api.Mirror#staticModule, and scala.reflect.api.Mirror#staticPackage. For example:

      import scala.reflect.macros.blackbox.Context

      case class Location(filename: String, line: Int, column: Int)

      object Macros {
        def currentLocation: Location = macro impl

        def impl(c: Context): c.Expr[Location] = {
          import c.universe._
          val pos = c.macroApplication.pos
          val clsLocation = c.mirror.staticModule("Location") // get symbol of "Location" object
          c.Expr(Apply(Ident(clsLocation), List(Literal(Constant(pos.source.path)), Literal(Constant(pos.line)), Literal(Constant(pos.column)))))
        }
      }

  Of Note: There are several high-level alternatives that one can use to avoid having to manually lookup symbols. For example, `typeOf[Location.type].termSymbol` (or `typeOf[Location].typeSymbol` if we needed a `ClassSymbol`), which are type safe since we don’t have to use `String`s to lookup the `Symbol`.

  ##### Runtime Mirrors

  Runtime `Mirror`s make use of both classloader and invoker `Mirror`s.

  The entry point to `Mirror`s for use at runtime is via `ru.runtimeMirror(<classloader>)`, where `ru` is scala.reflect.runtime.universe.

  The result of a scala.reflect.api.JavaUniverse#runtimeMirror call is a classloader mirror, of type scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ReflectiveMirror, which can load symbols by names as discussed above (in the “Compile-time” section).

  A classloader mirror can create invoker mirrors, which include: scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#InstanceMirror, scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#MethodMirror, scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#FieldMirror, scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ClassMirror and scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ModuleMirror.

  Examples of how these two types of `Mirror`s interact are available below.

  ##### Types of Mirrors, Their Use Cases & Examples

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ReflectiveMirror. Used for loading `Symbol`s by name, and as an entry point into invoker mirrors. Entry point: `val m = ru.runtimeMirror(<classloader>)`. Example:

      scala> val ru = scala.reflect.runtime.universe
      ru: scala.reflect.api.JavaUniverse = ...

      scala> val m = ru.runtimeMirror(getClass.getClassLoader)
      m: reflect.runtime.universe.Mirror = JavaMirror ...

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#InstanceMirror. Used for creating invoker `Mirror`s for methods and fields and for inner classes and inner objects (modules). Entry point: `val im = m.reflect(<value>)`. Example:

      scala> class C { def x = 2 }
      defined class C

      scala> val im = m.reflect(new C)
      im: reflect.runtime.universe.InstanceMirror = instance mirror for C@3442299e

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#MethodMirror. Used for invoking instance methods (Scala only has instance methods-- methods of objects are instance methods of object instances, obtainable via `ModuleMirror.instance`). Entry point: `val mm = im.reflectMethod(<method symbol>)`. Example:

      scala> val methodX = typeOf[C].decl(TermName("x")).asMethod
      methodX: reflect.runtime.universe.MethodSymbol = method x

      scala> val mm = im.reflectMethod(methodX)
      mm: reflect.runtime.universe.MethodMirror = method mirror for C.x: scala.Int (bound to C@3442299e)

      scala> mm()
      res0: Any = 2

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#FieldMirror. Used for getting/setting instance fields (Scala only has instance fields-- fields of objects are instance methods of object instances obtainable via ModuleMirror.instance). Entry point: `val fm = im.reflectMethod(<field or accessor symbol>)`. Example:

      scala> class C { val x = 2; val y = 3 }
      defined class C

      scala> val m = ru.runtimeMirror(getClass.getClassLoader)
      m: reflect.runtime.universe.Mirror = JavaMirror ...

      scala> val im = m.reflect(new C)
      im: reflect.runtime.universe.InstanceMirror = instance mirror for C@5f0c8ac1

      scala> val fieldX = typeOf[C].decl(TermName("x")).asTerm.accessed.asTerm
      fieldX: reflect.runtime.universe.TermSymbol = value x
      scala> val fmX = im.reflectField(fieldX)
      fmX: reflect.runtime.universe.FieldMirror = field mirror for C.x (bound to C@5f0c8ac1)

      scala> fmX.get
      res0: Any = 2

      scala> fmX.set(3) // NOTE: can set an underlying value of an immutable field!

      scala> val fieldY = typeOf[C].decl(TermName("y")).asTerm.accessed.asTerm
      fieldY: reflect.runtime.universe.TermSymbol = variable y

      scala> val fmY = im.reflectField(fieldY)
      fmY: reflect.runtime.universe.FieldMirror = field mirror for C.y (bound to C@5f0c8ac1)

      scala> fmY.get
      res1: Any = 3

      scala> fmY.set(4)

      scala> fmY.get
      res2: Any = 4

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ClassMirror. Used for creating invoker mirrors for constructors. Entry points: for static classes `val cm1 = m.reflectClass(<class symbol>)`, for inner classes `val mm2 = im.reflectClass(<class symbol>)`. Example:

      scala> case class C(x: Int)
      defined class C

      scala> val m = ru.runtimeMirror(getClass.getClassLoader)
      m: reflect.runtime.universe.Mirror = JavaMirror ...

      scala> val classC = typeOf[C].typeSymbol.asClass

      classC: reflect.runtime.universe.Symbol = class C

      scala> val cm = m.reflectClass(classC)
      cm: reflect.runtime.universe.ClassMirror = class mirror for C (bound to null)

      scala> val ctorC = typeOf[C].decl(ru.nme.CONSTRUCTOR).asMethod
      ctorC: reflect.runtime.universe.MethodSymbol = constructor C

      scala> val ctorm = cm.reflectConstructor(ctorC)
      ctorm: reflect.runtime.universe.MethodMirror = constructor mirror for C.<init>(x: scala.Int): C (bound to null)

      scala> ctorm(2)
      res0: Any = C(2)

  scala.reflect.api.Mirrors#ModuleMirror. Used for getting singleton instances of objects. Entry points: for static objects (modules) `val mm1 = m.reflectModule(<module symbol>)`, for inner objects (modules) `val mm2 = im.reflectModule(<module symbol>)`. Example:

      scala> object C { def x = 2 }
      defined module C

      scala> val m = ru.runtimeMirror(getClass.getClassLoader)
      m: reflect.runtime.universe.Mirror = JavaMirror ...

      scala> val objectC = typeOf[C.type].termSymbol.asModule
      objectC: reflect.runtime.universe.ModuleSymbol = object C

      scala> val mm = m.reflectModule(objectC)
      mm: reflect.runtime.universe.ModuleMirror = module mirror for C (bound to null)

      scala> val obj = mm.instance
      obj: Any = C$@1005ec04

  For more information about `Mirrors`s, see the Reflection Guide: Mirrors

  Definition Classes
    api
- ClassMirror
- FieldMirror
- InstanceMirror
- MethodMirror
- Mirror
- ModuleMirror
- ReflectiveMirror
- RuntimeClass
- RuntimeClassApi
- RuntimeMirror
- TemplateMirror

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scala.reflect.api.Mirrors

# TemplateMirror

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#### trait TemplateMirror extends AnyRef

A mirror that reflects the instance or static parts of a runtime class. See the overview page for details on how to use runtime reflection.

Source
  Mirrors.scala

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AnyRef, Any
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ClassMirror, ModuleMirror
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### Abstract Value Members

1.  abstract def isStatic: Boolean

   True if the mirror represents the static part of a runtime class or the companion object of a Scala class.

   True if the mirror represents the static part of a runtime class or the companion object of a Scala class. One has:

   this.isStatic == this.isInstanceOf[ModuleMirror] !this.isStatic == this.isInstanceOf[ClassMirror]

2.  abstract def symbol: Universe.Symbol

   The Scala symbol corresponding to the reflected runtime class or object

### Concrete Value Members

1.  final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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2.  final def ##: Int
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3.  def +(other: String): String
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toany2stringadd[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
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     any2stringadd
4.  def ->[B](y: B): (Universe.TemplateMirror, B)
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toArrowAssoc[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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     ArrowAssoc
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     @inline()
5.  final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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6.  final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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7.  def clone(): AnyRef
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     @throws(classOf[java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException]) @native()
8.  def ensuring(cond: (Universe.TemplateMirror) => Boolean, msg: => Any): Universe.TemplateMirror
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toEnsuring[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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     Ensuring
9.  def ensuring(cond: (Universe.TemplateMirror) => Boolean): Universe.TemplateMirror
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toEnsuring[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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     Ensuring
10.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: => Any): Universe.TemplateMirror
    Implicit
      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toEnsuring[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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11.  def ensuring(cond: Boolean): Universe.TemplateMirror
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      This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toEnsuring[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
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12.  final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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14.  def finalize(): Unit
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### Deprecated Value Members

1.  def formatted(fmtstr: String): String
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toStringFormat[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
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     StringFormat
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     @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.

2.  def →[B](y: B): (Universe.TemplateMirror, B)
   Implicit
     This member is added by an implicit conversion from Universe.TemplateMirror toArrowAssoc[Universe.TemplateMirror] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
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     ArrowAssoc
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     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.13.0) Use `->` instead. If you still wish to display it as one character, consider using a font with programming ligatures such as Fira Code.

### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any

### Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd fromUniverse.TemplateMirror to any2stringadd[Universe.TemplateMirror]

### Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat fromUniverse.TemplateMirror to StringFormat[Universe.TemplateMirror]

### Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring fromUniverse.TemplateMirror to Ensuring[Universe.TemplateMirror]

### Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc fromUniverse.TemplateMirror to ArrowAssoc[Universe.TemplateMirror]

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