[Chapter 13] Modifier
Author: Mark Grand and Jonathan Knudsen
Date: Fri Aug 8 17:13:27 1997

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| Chapter 13 The java.lang.reflect Package |

# Modifier

## Name

Modifier

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.lang.reflect.Modifier`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.Object`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  New as of JDK 1.1

## Description

The `Modifier` class defines a number of constants and static methods that can decode the modifier values returned by the `getModifiers()` methods of the `Class`, `Constructor`, `Field`, and `Method` classes. In other words, you can use the methods in this class to determine the modifiers used to declare a class or a member of a class. The constants in the Modifier class specify the bit values used to represent the various modifiers in a modifier value. You can use these constants to test for modifiers if you want to handle the boolean algebra yourself.

## Class Summary

    public class java.lang.reflect.Modifier extends java.lang.Object {
      // Constants
      public final static int ABSTRACT;
      public final static int FINAL;
      public final static int INTERFACE;
      public final static int NATIVE;
      public final static int PRIVATE;
      public final static int PROTECTED;
      public final static int PUBLIC;
      public final static int STATIC;
      public final static int SYNCHRONIZED;
      public final static int TRANSIENT;
      public final static int VOLATILE;
      // Class Methods
      public static boolean isAbstract(int mod);
      public static boolean isFinal(int mod);
      public static boolean isInterface(int mod);
      public static boolean isNative(int mod);
      public static boolean isPrivate(int mod);
      public static boolean isProtected(int mod);
      public static boolean isPublic(int mod);
      public static boolean isStatic(int mod);
      public static boolean isSynchronized(int mod);
      public static boolean isTransient(int mod);
      public static boolean isVolatile(int mod);
      public static String toString(int mod);
    }

## Constants

### ABSTRACT

#### public final static int ABSTRACT

Description

  A constant that represents the `abstract` modifier.

### FINAL

#### public final static int FINAL

Description

  A constant that represents the `final` modifier.

### INTERFACE

#### public final static int INTERFACE

Description

  A constant that represents the `interface` keyword.

### NATIVE

#### public final static int NATIVE

Description

  A constant that represents the `native` modifier.

### PRIVATE

#### public final static int PRIVATE

Description

  A constant that represents the `private` modifier.

### PROTECTED

#### public final static int PROTECTED

Description

  A constant that represents the `protected` modifier.

### PUBLIC

#### public final static int PUBLIC

Description

  A constant that represents the `public` modifier.

### STATIC

#### public final static int STATIC

Description

  A constant that represents the `static` modifier.

### SYNCHRONIZED

#### public final static int SYNCHRONIZED

Description

  A constant that represents the `synchronized` modifier.

### TRANSIENT

#### public final static int TRANSIENT

Description

  A constant that represents the `transient` modifier.

### VOLATILE

#### public final static int VOLATILE

Description

  A constant that represents the `volatile` modifier.

## Class Methods

### isAbstract

#### public static boolean isAbstract(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `abstract` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `ABSTRACT` constant.

### isFinal

#### public static boolean isFinal(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `final` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `FINAL` constant.

### isInterface

#### public static boolean isInterface(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `interface` keyword; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `INTERFACE` constant.

### isNative

#### public static boolean isNative(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `native` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `NATIVE` constant.

### isPrivate

#### public static boolean isPrivate(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `private` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `PRIVATE` constant.

### isProtected

#### public static boolean isProtected(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `protected` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `PROTECTED` constant.

### isPublic

#### public static boolean isPublic(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `public` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `PUBLIC` constant.

### isStatic

#### public static boolean isStatic(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `static` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `STATIC` constant.

### isSynchronized

#### public static boolean isSynchronized(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `synchronized` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `SYNCHRONIZED` constant.

### isTransient

#### public static boolean isTransient(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `transient` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `TRANSIENT` constant.

### isVolatile

#### public static boolean isVolatile(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to test.

Returns

  `true` if the given modifier value includes the `volatile` modifier; `false` otherwise.

Description

  This method tests the given modifier value for the `VOLATILE` constant.

### toString

#### public static String toString(int mod)

Parameters

  `mod`

    The modifier value to represent as a string.

Returns

  A string representation of the given modifier value.

Description

  This method returns a string that represents the given modifier value. This string contains all of the modifiers specified by the given modifier value.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`clone()` | `Object` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`finalize()` | `Object` | `getClass()` | `Object`
`hashCode()` | `Object` | `notify()` | `Object`
`notifyAll()` | `Object` | `toString()` | `Object`
`wait()` | `Object` | `wait(long)` | `Object`
`wait(long, int)` | `Object` |  |

## See Also

`Class`, `Constructor`, `Field`, `Member`

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