public class ClassInfo extends java.lang.Object implements Finalizable
 This class handles caching internally and its advisable to not store
 references directly to objects of this class.  The static factory method
 getClassInfo(Class) should be used to retrieve an instance
 from the cache.  Internally the Class associated with a ClassInfo
 instance is kept as WeakReference, so it not safe to reference
 and instance without the Class being either strongly or softly reachable.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| static interface  | ClassInfo.ClassInfoAction | 
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description | 
|---|---|
| int | hash | 
public final int hash
public int getVersion()
public void incVersion()
public ExpandoMetaClass getModifiedExpando()
public static void clearModifiedExpandos()
public final java.lang.Class<?> getTheClass()
Class associated with this ClassInfo.
 
 This method can return null if the Class is no longer reachable
 through any strong or soft references.  A non-null return value indicates that this
 ClassInfo is valid.
Class associated with this ClassInfo, else nullpublic CachedClass getCachedClass()
public ClassLoaderForClassArtifacts getArtifactClassLoader()
public static ClassInfo getClassInfo(java.lang.Class cls)
public static void remove(java.lang.Class<?> cls)
ClassInfo from the cache.
 This is useful in cases where the Class is parsed from a script, such as when
 using GroovyClassLoader#parseClass, and is executed for its result but the Class
 is not retained or cached.  Removing the ClassInfo associated with the Class
 will make the Class and its ClassLoader eligible for garbage collection sooner that
 it would otherwise.cls - the Class associated with the ClassInfo to remove
            from cachepublic static java.util.Collection<ClassInfo> getAllClassInfo()
public static void onAllClassInfo(ClassInfo.ClassInfoAction action)
public MetaClass getStrongMetaClass()
public void setStrongMetaClass(MetaClass answer)
public MetaClass getWeakMetaClass()
public void setWeakMetaClass(MetaClass answer)
public MetaClass getMetaClassForClass()
public final MetaClass getMetaClass()
MetaClass for the Class associated with this ClassInfo.
 If no MetaClass exists one will be created.
 
 It is not safe to call this method without a Class associated with this ClassInfo.
 It is advisable to aways retrieve a ClassInfo instance from the cache by using the static
 factory method getClassInfo(Class) to ensure the referenced Class is
 strongly reachable.
MetaClass instancepublic MetaClass getMetaClass(java.lang.Object obj)
public static int size()
public static int fullSize()
public void lock()
public void unlock()
public MetaClass getPerInstanceMetaClass(java.lang.Object obj)
public void setPerInstanceMetaClass(java.lang.Object obj,
                                    MetaClass metaClass)
public boolean hasPerInstanceMetaClasses()
public void finalizeReference()
finalizeReference in interface Finalizable