class Type

The haxe Reflection API allows retrieval of type information at runtime.

This class complements the more lightweight Reflect class, with a focus on class and enum instances.

Class Fields

static function createEnum<T>(e:Enum<T>, constr:String, ?params:Array<Dynamic> = null): T

Creates an instance of enum e by calling its constructor constr with arguments params.

If e or constr is null, or if enum e has no constructor named constr, or if the number of elements in params does not match the expected number of constructor arguments, or if any argument has an invalid type, the result is unspecified.

static function createInstance<T>(cl:Class<T>, args:Array<Dynamic>): T

Creates an instance of class cl, using args as arguments to the class constructor.

This function guarantees that the class constructor is called.

Default values of constructors arguments are not guaranteed to be taken into account.

If cl or args are null, or if the number of elements in args does not match the expected number of constructor arguments, or if any argument has an invalid type, or if cl has no own constructor, the result is unspecified.

In particular, default values of constructor arguments are not guaranteed to be taken into account.

static function getClass<T>(o:T): Class<T>

Returns the class of o, if o is a class instance.

If o is null or of a different type, null is returned.

In general, type parameter information cannot be obtained at runtime.

static function getClassName(c:Class<Dynamic>): String

Returns the name of class c, including its path.

If c is inside a package, the package structure is returned dot- separated, with another dot separating the class name: pack1.pack2.(...).packN.ClassName If c is a sub-type of a haxe module, that module is not part of the package structure.

If c has no package, the class name is returned.

If c is null, the result is unspecified.

The class name does not include any type parameters.

static function resolveClass(name:String): Class<Dynamic>

Resolves a class by name.

If name is the path of an existing class, that class is returned.

Otherwise null is returned.

If name is null or the path to a different type, the result is unspecified.

The class name must not include any type parameters.

static function resolveEnum(name:String): Enum<Dynamic>

Resolves an enum by name.

If name is the path of an existing enum, that enum is returned.

Otherwise null is returned.

If name is null the result is unspecified.

If name is the path to a different type, null is returned.

The enum name must not include any type parameters.