| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.lang | 
 Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java
 programming language. 
 | 
| java.lang.reflect | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective
 information about classes and objects. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
UnsupportedClassVersionError
Thrown when the Java Virtual Machine attempts to read a class
 file and determines that the major and minor version numbers
 in the file are not supported. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
protected Class<?> | 
ClassLoader.defineClass(byte[] b,
           int off,
           int len)
Deprecated. 
 
Replaced by  
defineClass(String, byte[], int, int) | 
protected Class<?> | 
ClassLoader.defineClass(String name,
           byte[] b,
           int off,
           int len)
Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class. 
 | 
protected Class<?> | 
ClassLoader.defineClass(String name,
           byte[] b,
           int off,
           int len,
           ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)
Converts an array of bytes into an instance of class Class,
 with an optional ProtectionDomain. 
 | 
protected Class<?> | 
ClassLoader.defineClass(String name,
           ByteBuffer b,
           ProtectionDomain protectionDomain)
Converts a  
ByteBuffer
 into an instance of class Class,
 with an optional ProtectionDomain. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
GenericSignatureFormatError
Thrown when a syntactically malformed signature attribute is
 encountered by a reflective method that needs to interpret the
 generic signature information for a type, method or constructor. 
 | 
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