/**@class java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleInfo
 A symbolic reference obtained by cracking a direct method handle
 into its consitutent symbolic parts.
 To crack a direct method handle, call {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#revealDirect java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.revealDirect}.
 <h1><a name="directmh"></a>Direct Method Handles</h1>
 A <em>direct method handle</em> represents a method, constructor, or field without
 any intervening argument bindings or other transformations.
 The method, constructor, or field referred to by a direct method handle is called
 its <em>underlying member</em>.
 Direct method handles may be obtained in any of these ways:
 <ul>
 <li>By executing an {@code ldc} instruction on a {@code CONSTANT_MethodHandle} constant.
     (See the Java Virtual Machine Specification, sections 4.4.8 and 5.4.3.)
 <li>By calling one of the <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#lookups">Lookup Factory Methods</a>,
     such as {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#findVirtual java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.findVirtual},
     to resolve a symbolic reference into a method handle.
     A symbolic reference consists of a class, name string, and type.
 <li>By calling the factory method {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#unreflect java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflect}
     or {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#unreflectSpecial java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflectSpecial}
     to convert a {@link Method} into a method handle.
 <li>By calling the factory method {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#unreflectConstructor java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflectConstructor}
     to convert a {@link Constructor} into a method handle.
 <li>By calling the factory method {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#unreflectGetter java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflectGetter}
     or {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#unreflectSetter java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.unreflectSetter}
     to convert a {@link Field} into a method handle.
 </ul>

 <h1>Restrictions on Cracking</h1>
 Given a suitable {@code Lookup} object, it is possible to crack any direct method handle
 to recover a symbolic reference for the underlying method, constructor, or field.
 Cracking must be done via a {@code Lookup} object equivalent to that which created
 the target method handle, or which has enough access permissions to recreate
 an equivalent method handle.
 <p>
 If the underlying method is <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#callsens">caller sensitive</a>,
 the direct method handle will have been "bound" to a particular caller class, the
 {@linkplain java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#lookupClass() lookup class}
 of the lookup object used to create it.
 Cracking this method handle with a different lookup class will fail
 even if the underlying method is public (like {@code Class.forName}).
 <p>
 The requirement of lookup object matching provides a "fast fail" behavior
 for programs which may otherwise trust erroneous revelation of a method
 handle with symbolic information (or caller binding) from an unexpected scope.
 Use {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles#reflectAs} to override this limitation.

 <h1><a name="refkinds"></a>Reference kinds</h1>
 The <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#lookups">Lookup Factory Methods</a>
 correspond to all major use cases for methods, constructors, and fields.
 These use cases may be distinguished using small integers as follows:
 <table border=1 cellpadding=5 summary="reference kinds">
 <tr><th>reference kind</th><th>descriptive name</th><th>scope</th><th>member</th><th>behavior</th></tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 1}</td><td>{@code REF_getField}</td><td>{@code class}</td>
     <td>{@code FT f;}</td><td>{@code (T) this.f;}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 2}</td><td>{@code REF_getStatic}</td><td>{@code class} or {@code interface}</td>
     <td>{@code static}<br>{@code FT f;}</td><td>{@code (T) C.f;}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 3}</td><td>{@code REF_putField}</td><td>{@code class}</td>
     <td>{@code FT f;}</td><td>{@code this.f = x;}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 4}</td><td>{@code REF_putStatic}</td><td>{@code class}</td>
     <td>{@code static}<br>{@code FT f;}</td><td>{@code C.f = arg;}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 5}</td><td>{@code REF_invokeVirtual}</td><td>{@code class}</td>
     <td>{@code T m(A*);}</td><td>{@code (T) this.m(arg*);}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 6}</td><td>{@code REF_invokeStatic}</td><td>{@code class} or {@code interface}</td>
     <td>{@code static}<br>{@code T m(A*);}</td><td>{@code (T) C.m(arg*);}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 7}</td><td>{@code REF_invokeSpecial}</td><td>{@code class} or {@code interface}</td>
     <td>{@code T m(A*);}</td><td>{@code (T) super.m(arg*);}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 8}</td><td>{@code REF_newInvokeSpecial}</td><td>{@code class}</td>
     <td>{@code C(A*);}</td><td>{@code new C(arg*);}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td>{@code 9}</td><td>{@code REF_invokeInterface}</td><td>{@code interface}</td>
     <td>{@code T m(A*);}</td><td>{@code (T) this.m(arg*);}</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 @since 1.8
*/
var MethodHandleInfo = {

/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_getField : "1",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_getStatic : "2",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_putField : "3",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_putStatic : "4",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_invokeVirtual : "5",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_invokeStatic : "6",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_invokeSpecial : "7",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_newInvokeSpecial : "8",
/** A direct method handle reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
*/
REF_invokeInterface : "9",
/**Returns the reference kind of the cracked method handle, which in turn
 determines whether the method handle's underlying member was a constructor, method, or field.
 See the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a> for definitions.
@return {Number} the integer code for the kind of reference used to access the underlying member
*/
getReferenceKind : function(  ) {},

/**Returns the class in which the cracked method handle's underlying member was defined.
@return {Object {java.lang.Class}} the declaring class of the underlying member
*/
getDeclaringClass : function(  ) {},

/**Returns the name of the cracked method handle's underlying member.
 This is {@code "<init>"} if the underlying member was a constructor,
 else it is a simple method name or field name.
@return {String} the simple name of the underlying member
*/
getName : function(  ) {},

/**Returns the nominal type of the cracked symbolic reference, expressed as a method type.
 If the reference is to a constructor, the return type will be {@code void}.
 If it is to a non-static method, the method type will not mention the {@code this} parameter.
 If it is to a field and the requested access is to read the field,
 the method type will have no parameters and return the field type.
 If it is to a field and the requested access is to write the field,
 the method type will have one parameter of the field type and return {@code void}.
 <p>
 Note that original direct method handle may include a leading {@code this} parameter,
 or (in the case of a constructor) will replace the {@code void} return type
 with the constructed class.
 The nominal type does not include any {@code this} parameter,
 and (in the case of a constructor) will return {@code void}.
@return {Object {java.lang.invoke.MethodType}} the type of the underlying member, expressed as a method type
*/
getMethodType : function(  ) {},

/**Reflects the underlying member as a method, constructor, or field object.
 If the underlying member is public, it is reflected as if by
 {@code getMethod}, {@code getConstructor}, or {@code getField}.
 Otherwise, it is reflected as if by
 {@code getDeclaredMethod}, {@code getDeclaredConstructor}, or {@code getDeclaredField}.
 The underlying member must be accessible to the given lookup object.
@param {Object {java.lang.Class}} expected a class object representing the desired result type {@code T}
@param {Object {MethodHandles.Lookup}} lookup the lookup object that created this MethodHandleInfo, or one with equivalent access privileges
@param lookup the lookup object that created this MethodHandleInfo, or one with equivalent access privileges
@return {Object {java.lang.reflect.Member}} a reference to the method, constructor, or field object
@exception ClassCastException if the member is not of the expected type
@exception NullPointerException if either argument is {@code null}
@exception IllegalArgumentException if the underlying member is not accessible to the given lookup object
*/
reflectAs : function(  ) {},

/**Returns the access modifiers of the underlying member.
@return {Number} the Java language modifiers for underlying member,
         or -1 if the member cannot be accessed
@see Modifier
@see #reflectAs
*/
getModifiers : function(  ) {},

/**Determines if the underlying member was a variable arity method or constructor.
 Such members are represented by method handles that are varargs collectors.
@implSpec This produces a result equivalent to:
 <pre>{@code
     getReferenceKind() >= REF_invokeVirtual && Modifier.isTransient(getModifiers())
 }</pre>
@return {Boolean} {@code true} if and only if the underlying member was declared with variable arity.
*/
isVarArgs : function(  ) {},

/**Returns the descriptive name of the given reference kind,
 as defined in the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>.
 The conventional prefix "REF_" is omitted.
@param {Number} referenceKind an integer code for a kind of reference used to access a class member
@return {String} a mixed-case string such as {@code "getField"}
@exception IllegalArgumentException if the argument is not a valid
            <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">reference kind number</a>
*/
referenceKindToString : function(  ) {},

/**Returns a string representation for a {@code MethodHandleInfo},
 given the four parts of its symbolic reference.
 This is defined to be of the form {@code "RK C.N:MT"}, where {@code RK} is the
 {@linkplain #referenceKindToString reference kind string} for {@code kind},
 {@code C} is the {@linkplain java.lang.Class#getName name} of {@code defc}
 {@code N} is the {@code name}, and
 {@code MT} is the {@code type}.
 These four values may be obtained from the
 {@linkplain #getReferenceKind reference kind},
 {@linkplain #getDeclaringClass declaring class},
 {@linkplain #getName member name},
 and {@linkplain #getMethodType method type}
 of a {@code MethodHandleInfo} object.
@param {Number} kind the {@linkplain #getReferenceKind reference kind} part of the symbolic reference
@param {Object {java.lang.Class}} defc the {@linkplain #getDeclaringClass declaring class} part of the symbolic reference
@param {String} name the {@linkplain #getName member name} part of the symbolic reference
@param {Object {MethodType}} type the {@linkplain #getMethodType method type} part of the symbolic reference
@param type the {@linkplain #getMethodType method type} part of the symbolic reference
@return {String} a string of the form {@code "RK C.N:MT"}
@exception IllegalArgumentException if the first argument is not a valid
            <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">reference kind number</a>
@exception NullPointerException if any reference argument is {@code null}
*/
toString : function(  ) {},

/**
@deprecated This internal method was accidentally added to API 26 and must not be used. No
             replacement is available but it is possible to replicate using information from
             the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>, e.g.
             {@code refKind >= 1 && refKind <= 9}. There are no guarantees that this logic
             will work if future versions extend the table.
*/
refKindIsValid : function(  ) {},

/**
@deprecated This internal method was accidentally added to API 26 and must not be used. No
             replacement is available but it is possible to replicate using information from
             the <a href="MethodHandleInfo.html#refkinds">table above</a>, e.g.
             {@code refKind >= 1 && refKind <= 4}.  There are no guarantees that this logic
             will work if future versions extend the table.
*/
refKindIsField : function(  ) {},

/**
@deprecated This internal method was accidentally added to API 26 and must not be used. Use
             {@link MethodHandleInfo#referenceKindToString(int)} instead.
*/
refKindName : function(  ) {},


};