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>): 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 enumEq<T>(a:T, b:T): Bool
Recursively compares two enum instances a and b by value.
Unlike a == b, this function performs a deep equality check on the
arguments of the constructors, if exists.
If a or b are null, the result is unspecified.
static function enumParameters(e:EnumValue): Array<Dynamic>
Returns a list of the constructor arguments of enum instance e.
If e has no arguments, the result is [].
Otherwise the result are the values that were used as arguments to e,
in the order of their declaration.
If e is null, the result is unspecified.
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 getSuperClass(c:Class<Dynamic>): Class<Dynamic>
Returns the super-class of class c.
If c has no super class, null is returned.
If c is null, the result is unspecified.
In general, type parameter information cannot be obtained at runtime.
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.