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Posted to commits@harmony.apache.org by va...@apache.org on 2007/06/09 16:19:00 UTC

svn commit: r545750 [2/2] - in /harmony/enhanced/drlvm/trunk/vm/vmcore/src/kernel_classes/javasrc: java/lang/ java/lang/reflect/ org/apache/harmony/lang/reflect/parser/

Modified: harmony/enhanced/drlvm/trunk/vm/vmcore/src/kernel_classes/javasrc/org/apache/harmony/lang/reflect/parser/Parser.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/harmony/enhanced/drlvm/trunk/vm/vmcore/src/kernel_classes/javasrc/org/apache/harmony/lang/reflect/parser/Parser.java?view=diff&rev=545750&r1=545749&r2=545750
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--- harmony/enhanced/drlvm/trunk/vm/vmcore/src/kernel_classes/javasrc/org/apache/harmony/lang/reflect/parser/Parser.java (original)
+++ harmony/enhanced/drlvm/trunk/vm/vmcore/src/kernel_classes/javasrc/org/apache/harmony/lang/reflect/parser/Parser.java Sat Jun  9 07:18:59 2007
@@ -17,7 +17,25 @@
 
 package org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.parser;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.GenericDeclaration;
 import java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
+
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.implementation.ParameterizedTypeImpl;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.implementation.TypeVariableImpl;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.repository.ParameterizedTypeRepository;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.repository.TypeVariableRepository;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.support.AuxiliaryChecker;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.support.AuxiliaryCreator;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.support.AuxiliaryFinder;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.support.AuxiliaryLoader;
+import org.apache.harmony.lang.reflect.support.AuxiliaryUtil;
 
 /**
  * @author Serguei S. Zapreyev
@@ -33,8 +51,891 @@
         SignatureKind(int value) { this.value = value; }
         private final int value;
         public int value() { return value; }
-    };
+    }
+    
     public static InterimGenericDeclaration parseSignature(String signature, SignatureKind kind, java.lang.reflect.GenericDeclaration startPoint) throws GenericSignatureFormatError {
         return SignatureParser.parseSignature(signature, kind.value());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    
+    //TODO: generic warning
+    /**
+     * ################################################################################
+     * for j.l.r.Constructor
+     * ################################################################################
+     */
+    //TODO: synchronization on constructor?    
+    /**
+     * initializes generalized exeptions
+     */
+    public static Type[] getGenericExceptionTypes(Constructor constructor, String signature) {
+        Type[] genericExceptionTypes = null;
+        //So, here it can be ParameterizedType or TypeVariable or ordinary reference class type elements.
+            Object startPoint = constructor; 
+            //FIXME: Performance enhancement
+            String constrSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting this method signature
+            if (constrSignature == null) {
+                //FIXME: Performance enhancement                    
+                return constructor.getExceptionTypes();
+            }
+                // constrSignature&constrGenDecl is also the "hard" way to rethrow GenericSignatureFormatError each time for a while
+            InterimConstructorGenericDecl constrGenDecl = (InterimConstructorGenericDecl) Parser.parseSignature(constrSignature, SignatureKind.CONSTRUCTOR_SIGNATURE, (GenericDeclaration)startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError can be thrown here
+            InterimType[] throwns = constrGenDecl.throwns;
+            if (throwns == null) {
+                //FIXME: Performance enhancement                    
+                return constructor.getExceptionTypes();
+            }
+            int l = throwns.length;
+            genericExceptionTypes = new Type[l];
+            for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+                if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+                    ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository.findParameterizedType((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], ((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).signature, startPoint);
+                    if (pType == null) {
+                        try {
+                            AuxiliaryFinder.findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], startPoint);
+                        } catch(Throwable e) {
+                            throw new TypeNotPresentException(((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).rawType.classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                        }
+                        //check the correspondence of the formal parameter number and the actual argument number:
+                        AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], startPoint); // the MalformedParameterizedTypeException may raise here
+                        try {
+                            pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(AuxiliaryCreator.createTypeArgs((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator.createRawType((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator.createOwnerType((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], startPoint));
+                        } catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                            throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                        }
+                        ParameterizedTypeRepository.registerParameterizedType(pType, (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i], ((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).signature, startPoint);
+                    }
+                    genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) pType; 
+                } else if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimClassType) {
+                    try {
+                        genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) AuxiliaryLoader.ersatzLoader.findClass(((InterimClassType)throwns[i]).classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.')); // XXX: should we propagate the class loader of initial user's request (Field.getGenericType()) or use this one?
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(((InterimClassType)throwns[i]).classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                    } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+                    } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                    }
+                } else if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+                    String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) throwns[i]).typeVariableName;
+                    TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository.findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+
+                    if (variable == null) {
+                        variable =  AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+                        if (variable == null) {
+                            genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) null;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) variable;
+                } else {
+                    // Internal Error
+                }
+            }
+            return genericExceptionTypes;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * initializes type parameters
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static TypeVariable<? extends Constructor>[] getTypeParameters(Constructor constructor, String signature) {
+        //So, here it can be only TypeVariable elements.
+        
+        TypeVariable<Constructor>[] typeParameters = null;
+        Object startPoint = constructor;
+
+        //FIXME: performance enhancement
+        String constrSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting this method signature
+
+        if (constrSignature == null) {
+            return new TypeVariable[0];  // can't use <generic> for arrays...
+        }
+
+        //FIXME: performance enhancement
+        InterimConstructorGenericDecl constrGenDecl = (InterimConstructorGenericDecl) Parser
+                    .parseSignature(constrSignature,
+                            SignatureKind.CONSTRUCTOR_SIGNATURE,
+                            (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError
+                                                                // can be
+                                                                // thrown
+                                                                // here
+        InterimTypeParameter[] pTypeParameters = constrGenDecl.typeParameters;
+
+        if (pTypeParameters == null) {
+            return new TypeVariable[0]; // can't use <generic> for arrays...
+        }
+        int l = pTypeParameters.length;
+        typeParameters = new TypeVariable[l];  // can't use <generic> for arrays...
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+            String tvName = pTypeParameters[i].typeParameterName;
+            TypeVariable variable = new TypeVariableImpl(
+                    (GenericDeclaration) constructor, tvName,
+                    pTypeParameters[i]);
+            TypeVariableRepository.registerTypeVariable(variable, tvName,
+                    startPoint);
+            typeParameters[i] = variable;
+        }
+        return typeParameters;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * initializes generalized parameters
+     */
+    public static synchronized Type[] getGenericParameterTypes(Constructor constructor, String signature) {
+        //So, here it can be ParameterizedType or TypeVariable or ordinary reference class type elements.
+        Type[] genericParameterTypes = null;
+        Object startPoint = constructor;
+        //FIXME: performance enhancement
+        String constrSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting this method
+        if (constrSignature == null) {
+            //FIXME: performance enhancement
+            return constructor.getParameterTypes();
+        }
+        
+        // GenericSignatureFormatError can be thrown here
+        //FIXME: performance enhancement
+        InterimConstructorGenericDecl constrGenDecl = (InterimConstructorGenericDecl) Parser
+                    .parseSignature(constrSignature,
+                            SignatureKind.CONSTRUCTOR_SIGNATURE,
+                            (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); 
+
+        InterimType[] methodParameters = constrGenDecl.methodParameters;
+        if (methodParameters == null) {
+            return new Type[0];
+        }
+        int l = methodParameters.length;
+        genericParameterTypes = new Type[l];
+        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+            if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+                ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                        .findParameterizedType(
+                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).signature,
+                                startPoint);
+                if (pType == null) {
+                    try {
+                        AuxiliaryFinder
+                                .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                        (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                        startPoint);
+                    } catch (Throwable e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).rawType.classTypeName
+                                        .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                    }
+                    // check the correspondence of the formal parameter
+                    // number and the actual argument number:
+                    AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                            (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                            startPoint); // the
+                                            // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                            // may raise here
+                    try {
+                        pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createTypeArgs(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createRawType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createOwnerType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint));
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
+                    ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                            .registerParameterizedType(
+                                    pType,
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                    ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).signature,
+                                    startPoint);
+                }
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) pType;
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimClassType) {
+                try {
+                    genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) AuxiliaryLoader.ersatzLoader
+                            .findClass(((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1
+                                                    : 0)).replace('/', '.')); // XXX: should we propagate the class loader of initial user's request (Field.getGenericType()) or use this one?
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1
+                                                    : 0)).replace('/', '.'),
+                            e);
+                } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+                } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                }
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+                String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) methodParameters[i]).typeVariableName;
+                TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository
+                        .findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+                if (variable == null) {
+                    variable = AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName,
+                            startPoint);
+                    if (variable == null) {
+                        genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) null;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) variable;
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimGenericArrayType) {
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = AuxiliaryCreator
+                        .createGenericArrayType(
+                                (InterimGenericArrayType) methodParameters[i],
+                                startPoint);
+            } else {
+                // Internal Error
+            }
+        }
+        return genericParameterTypes;
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * ################################################################################
+     * for j.l.r.Field
+     * ################################################################################
+     */
+    public static Type parseFieldGenericType(Field field, String rawSignature) throws GenericSignatureFormatError {
+        Object startPoint = field.getDeclaringClass();
+        String signature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(rawSignature);
+        if (signature == null) {
+            return field.getType();
+        }
+        InterimFieldGenericDecl decl = (InterimFieldGenericDecl) Parser
+                .parseSignature(signature, SignatureKind.FIELD_SIGNATURE,
+                        (GenericDeclaration) startPoint);
+        InterimGenericType fldType = decl.fieldType;
+        if (fldType instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+            String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) fldType).typeVariableName;
+            TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository
+                    .findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+            if (variable == null) {
+                variable = AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName,
+                        startPoint);
+                if (variable == null) {
+                    return (Type) null;
+                }
+            }
+            return (Type) variable;
+        } else if (fldType instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+            ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                    .findParameterizedType(
+                            (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) fldType).signature,
+                            startPoint);
+            if (pType == null) {
+                try {
+                    AuxiliaryFinder
+                            .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                                    startPoint);
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) fldType).rawType.classTypeName
+                                    .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                }
+                // check the correspondence of the formal parameter number
+                // and the actual argument number:
+                AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                        (InterimParameterizedType) fldType, startPoint); // the
+                                                                            // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                                                            // may
+                                                                            // raise
+                                                                            // here
+                try {
+                    pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createTypeArgs(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createRawType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createOwnerType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                                    startPoint));
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+                ParameterizedTypeRepository.registerParameterizedType(
+                        pType, (InterimParameterizedType) fldType,
+                        ((InterimParameterizedType) fldType).signature,
+                        startPoint);
+            }
+            return pType;
+        } else if (fldType instanceof InterimGenericArrayType) {
+            return AuxiliaryCreator.createGenericArrayType(
+                    (InterimGenericArrayType) fldType, startPoint);
+        } else {
+            return field.getType();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * ################################################################################
+     * for j.l.r.Method
+     * ################################################################################
+     */
+    
+    /**
+     * initializes type parameters
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static TypeVariable[] getTypeParameters(Method method, String signature) {
+        // So, here it can be only TypeVariable elements.
+        TypeVariable[] typeParameters;
+        Object startPoint = method;
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        String methSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting this
+                                                                // method
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement                       // signature
+        if (methSignature == null) {
+            return new TypeVariable[0];
+        }
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        InterimMethodGenericDecl methGenDecl = (InterimMethodGenericDecl) Parser
+                .parseSignature(methSignature, SignatureKind.METHOD_SIGNATURE,
+                        (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError
+                                                            // can be thrown
+                                                            // here
+        InterimTypeParameter[] pTypeParameters = methGenDecl.typeParameters;
+        if (pTypeParameters == null) {
+            return new TypeVariable[0];
+        }
+        int l = pTypeParameters.length;
+        typeParameters = new TypeVariable[l];
+        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+            String tvName = pTypeParameters[i].typeParameterName;
+            TypeVariable variable = new TypeVariableImpl(
+                    (GenericDeclaration) method, tvName,
+                    methGenDecl.typeParameters[i]);
+            TypeVariableRepository.registerTypeVariable(variable, tvName,
+                    startPoint);
+            typeParameters[i] = variable;
+        }
+        return typeParameters;
+    }      
+    
+    public static Type getGenericReturnTypeImpl(Method method, String signature) throws GenericSignatureFormatError {
+        Object startPoint = method;
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        String methSignature;
+        methSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature);
+        if (methSignature == null) {
+            // FIXME: performance enhancement
+            return (Type) method.getReturnType();
+        }
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        InterimMethodGenericDecl methGenDecl = (InterimMethodGenericDecl) Parser
+                .parseSignature(methSignature, SignatureKind.METHOD_SIGNATURE,
+                        (GenericDeclaration) startPoint);
+        InterimType mthdType = methGenDecl.returnValue;
+        if (mthdType instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+            String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) mthdType).typeVariableName;
+            TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository.findTypeVariable(
+                    tvName, startPoint);
+            if (variable == null) {
+                variable = AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+                if (variable == null) {
+                    return (Type) null; // compatible behaviour
+                }
+            }
+            return (Type) variable;
+        } else if (mthdType instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+            ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                    .findParameterizedType((InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) mthdType).signature,
+                            startPoint);
+            if (pType == null) {
+                try {
+                    AuxiliaryFinder
+                            .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                                    startPoint);
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) mthdType).rawType.classTypeName
+                                    .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                }
+                // check the correspondence of the formal parameter number and
+                // the actual argument number:
+                AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                        (InterimParameterizedType) mthdType, startPoint); // the
+                                                                            // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                                                            // may
+                                                                            // raise
+                                                                            // here
+                try {
+                    pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createTypeArgs(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createRawType((InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createOwnerType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                                    startPoint));
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+                ParameterizedTypeRepository.registerParameterizedType(pType,
+                        (InterimParameterizedType) mthdType,
+                        ((InterimParameterizedType) mthdType).signature,
+                        startPoint);
+            }
+            return (Type) pType;
+        } else if (mthdType instanceof InterimGenericArrayType) {
+            return AuxiliaryCreator.createGenericArrayType(
+                    (InterimGenericArrayType) mthdType, startPoint);
+        } else {
+            return method.getReturnType();
+        }
+    }
+    
+
+    /**
+     * initializes generalized exeptions
+     */
+    public static Type[] getGenericExceptionTypes(Method method, String signature) {
+        // So, here it can be ParameterizedType or TypeVariable or ordinary
+        // reference class type elements.
+        Type[] genericExceptionTypes = null;
+        Object startPoint = method;
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        String methSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting
+                                                                // this
+                                                                // method
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement                       // signature
+        if (methSignature == null) {
+            return method.getExceptionTypes();
+        }
+        // FIXME: performance enhancement
+        InterimMethodGenericDecl methGenDecl = (InterimMethodGenericDecl) Parser.parseSignature(
+                methSignature, SignatureKind.METHOD_SIGNATURE,
+                (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError
+                                                    // can be thrown here
+        InterimType[] throwns = methGenDecl.throwns;
+        if (throwns == null) {
+            return method.getExceptionTypes();
+        }
+        int l = throwns.length;
+        genericExceptionTypes = new Type[l];
+        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+            if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+                ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                        .findParameterizedType(
+                                (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).signature,
+                                startPoint);
+                if (pType == null) {
+                    try {
+                        AuxiliaryFinder
+                                .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                        (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                        startPoint);
+                    } catch (Throwable e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).rawType.classTypeName
+                                        .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                    }
+                    // check the correspondence of the formal parameter
+                    // number and the actual argument number:
+                    AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                            (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                            startPoint); // the
+                                            // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                            // may raise here
+                    try {
+                        pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createTypeArgs(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createRawType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createOwnerType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                                startPoint));
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
+                    ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                            .registerParameterizedType(
+                                    pType,
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i],
+                                    ((InterimParameterizedType) throwns[i]).signature,
+                                    startPoint);
+                }
+                genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) pType;
+            } else if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimClassType) {
+                try {
+                    genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) AuxiliaryLoader.ersatzLoader
+                            .findClass(((InterimClassType) throwns[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) throwns[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1
+                                                    : 0)).replace('/', '.')); // XXX:
+                                                                                // should
+                                                                                // we
+                                                                                // propagate
+                                                                                // the
+                                                                                // class
+                                                                                // loader
+                                                                                // of
+                                                                                // initial
+                                                                                // user's
+                                                                                // request
+                                                                                // (Field.getGenericType())
+                                                                                // or
+                                                                                // use
+                                                                                // this
+                                                                                // one?
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimClassType) throwns[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) throwns[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1
+                                                    : 0)).replace('/', '.'),
+                            e);
+                } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+                } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                }
+            } else if (throwns[i] instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+                String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) throwns[i]).typeVariableName;
+                TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository
+                        .findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+                if (variable == null) {
+                    variable = AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName,
+                            startPoint);
+                    if (variable == null) {
+                        genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) null;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                genericExceptionTypes[i] = (Type) variable;
+            } else {
+                // Internal Error
+            }
+
+        }
+        return genericExceptionTypes;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * initializes generalized parameters
+     */
+    public static Type[] getGenericParameterTypes(Method method,
+            String signature) {
+        // So, here it can be ParameterizedType or TypeVariable or ordinary
+        // reference class type elements.
+        Type[] genericParameterTypes = null;
+        Object startPoint = method;
+        String methSignature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(signature); // getting this
+                                                                // method
+                                                                // signature
+        if (methSignature == null) {
+            return method.getParameterTypes();
+        }
+        InterimMethodGenericDecl methGenDecl = (InterimMethodGenericDecl) Parser
+                .parseSignature(methSignature, SignatureKind.METHOD_SIGNATURE,
+                        (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError
+                                                            // can be thrown
+                                                            // here
+        InterimType[] methodParameters = methGenDecl.methodParameters;
+        if (methodParameters == null) {
+            return new Type[0];
+        }
+        int l = methodParameters.length;
+        genericParameterTypes = new Type[l];
+        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+            if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+                ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                        .findParameterizedType(
+                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).signature,
+                                startPoint);
+                if (pType == null) {
+                    try {
+                        AuxiliaryFinder
+                                .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                        (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                        startPoint);
+                    } catch (Throwable e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                                ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).rawType.classTypeName
+                                        .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                    }
+                    // check the correspondence of the formal parameter number
+                    // and the actual argument number:
+                    AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                            (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                            startPoint); // the
+                                            // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                            // may raise here
+                    try {
+                        pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createTypeArgs(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createRawType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint),
+                                AuxiliaryCreator
+                                        .createOwnerType(
+                                                (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                                startPoint));
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
+                    ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                            .registerParameterizedType(
+                                    pType,
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i],
+                                    ((InterimParameterizedType) methodParameters[i]).signature,
+                                    startPoint);
+                }
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) pType;
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimClassType) {
+                try {
+                    genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) AuxiliaryLoader.ersatzLoader
+                            .findClass(((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1 : 0))
+                                    .replace('/', '.')); // XXX: should we
+                                                            // propagate the
+                                                            // class loader of
+                                                            // initial user's
+                                                            // request
+                                                            // (Field.getGenericType())
+                                                            // or use this one?
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                    .substring(
+                                            (((InterimClassType) methodParameters[i]).classTypeName
+                                                    .charAt(0) == 'L' ? 1 : 0))
+                                    .replace('/', '.'), e);
+                } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+                } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                }
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimTypeVariable) {
+                String tvName = ((InterimTypeVariable) methodParameters[i]).typeVariableName;
+                TypeVariable variable = TypeVariableRepository
+                        .findTypeVariable(tvName, startPoint);
+                if (variable == null) {
+                    variable = AuxiliaryFinder.findTypeVariable(tvName,
+                            startPoint);
+                    if (variable == null) {
+                        genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) null;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = (Type) variable;
+            } else if (methodParameters[i] instanceof InterimGenericArrayType) {
+                genericParameterTypes[i] = AuxiliaryCreator
+                        .createGenericArrayType(
+                                (InterimGenericArrayType) methodParameters[i],
+                                startPoint);
+            } else {
+                // Internal Error
+            }
+        }
+        return genericParameterTypes;
+    }    
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * ################################################################################
+     * for j.l.Class
+     * ################################################################################
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static TypeVariable[] getTypeParameters(Class c, String rawSignature) {
+        TypeVariable[] typeParameters = null;
+        //So, here it can be only TypeVariable elements.
+            Object startPoint = c;
+            String signature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(rawSignature); // getting this class signature
+            if (signature == null) {
+                return typeParameters =  new TypeVariable[0];
+            }
+            InterimClassGenericDecl decl = (InterimClassGenericDecl) Parser.parseSignature(signature, SignatureKind.CLASS_SIGNATURE, (GenericDeclaration)startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError can be thrown here
+            InterimTypeParameter[] pTypeParameters = decl.typeParameters;
+            if (pTypeParameters == null) {
+                return typeParameters =  new TypeVariable[0];
+            }
+            int l = pTypeParameters.length;
+            typeParameters = new TypeVariable[l];
+            for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+                String tvName = pTypeParameters[i].typeParameterName;
+                TypeVariable variable = new TypeVariableImpl((GenericDeclaration)c, tvName, decl.typeParameters[i]);
+                TypeVariableRepository.registerTypeVariable(variable, tvName, startPoint);
+                typeParameters[i] = variable;               
+            }
+        return typeParameters;
+    } 
+    
+    public static Type getGenericSuperClass(Class c, String rawSignature) {
+        Type genericSuperclass = null;
+        Object startPoint = (Object) c; // It should be this class itself
+                                        // because, for example, superclass may
+                                        // be a parameterized type with
+                                        // parameters which are the generic
+                                        // parameters of this class
+        String signature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(rawSignature); // getting this class signature
+        if (signature == null) {
+            return genericSuperclass = c.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        InterimClassGenericDecl decl = (InterimClassGenericDecl) Parser
+                .parseSignature(signature, SignatureKind.CLASS_SIGNATURE,
+                        (GenericDeclaration) startPoint); // GenericSignatureFormatError
+                                                            // can be thrown
+                                                            // here
+        InterimType superClassType = decl.superClass;
+        if (superClassType == null) {
+            return genericSuperclass = c.getSuperclass();
+        }
+        if (superClassType instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+            ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository
+                    .findParameterizedType(
+                            (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType,
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) superClassType).signature,
+                            startPoint);
+            if (pType == null) {
+                try {
+                    AuxiliaryFinder
+                            .findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType,
+                                    startPoint);
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                            ((InterimParameterizedType) superClassType).rawType.classTypeName
+                                    .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                }
+                // check the correspondence of the formal parameter number and
+                // the actual argument number:
+                AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber(
+                        (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType, startPoint); // the
+                                                                                // MalformedParameterizedTypeException
+                                                                                // may
+                                                                                // raise
+                                                                                // here
+                try {
+                    pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createTypeArgs(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createRawType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType,
+                                    startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator
+                            .createOwnerType(
+                                    (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType,
+                                    startPoint));
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+                ParameterizedTypeRepository.registerParameterizedType(pType,
+                        (InterimParameterizedType) superClassType, signature,
+                        startPoint);
+            }
+            genericSuperclass = (Type) pType;
+        } else if (superClassType instanceof InterimClassType) {
+            try {
+                genericSuperclass = (Type) c
+                        .getClass()
+                        .getClassLoader()
+                        //FIXME: any potential issue to change findClass->loadClass
+                        .loadClass(
+                                AuxiliaryFinder
+                                        .transform(((InterimClassType) superClassType).classTypeName
+                                                .substring(1).replace('/', '.'))); // XXX: should we propagate the class loader of initial user's request (Field.getGenericType()) or use this one?
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                throw new TypeNotPresentException(
+                        ((InterimClassType) superClassType).classTypeName
+                                .substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+            } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+            } catch (LinkageError e) {
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Internal Error
+        }
+        return genericSuperclass;
+    }
+    
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static Type[] getGenericInterfaces(Class c, String rawSignature){
+        
+        Type[] genericInterfaces = null;
+        
+        //So, here it can be only ParameterizedType or ordinary reference class type elements.
+        if (c.isArray()) {
+            return genericInterfaces = new Type[]{Cloneable.class, Serializable.class};
+        }
+        if (genericInterfaces == null) {
+            Object startPoint = c;  // It should be this class itself because, for example, an interface may be a parameterized type with parameters which are the generic parameters of this class
+            String signature = AuxiliaryUtil.toUTF8(rawSignature); // getting this class signature
+            if (signature == null) {
+                return genericInterfaces = c.getInterfaces();
+            }
+            InterimClassGenericDecl decl = (InterimClassGenericDecl) Parser.parseSignature(signature, SignatureKind.CLASS_SIGNATURE, (GenericDeclaration)startPoint); //GenericSignatureFormatError can be thrown here
+            InterimType[] superInterfaces = decl.superInterfaces;
+            if (superInterfaces == null) {
+                return genericInterfaces =  c.getInterfaces();
+            }
+            int l = superInterfaces.length;
+            genericInterfaces = new Type[l];
+            for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) { 
+                if (superInterfaces[i] instanceof InterimParameterizedType) {
+                    ParameterizedType pType = ParameterizedTypeRepository.findParameterizedType((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], ((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i]).signature, startPoint);
+                    if (pType == null) {
+                        try {
+                            AuxiliaryFinder.findGenericClassDeclarationForParameterizedType((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], startPoint);
+                        } catch(Throwable e) {
+                            throw new TypeNotPresentException(((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i]).rawType.classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                        }
+                        //check the correspondence of the formal parameter number and the actual argument number:
+                        AuxiliaryChecker.checkArgsNumber((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], startPoint); // the MalformedParameterizedTypeException may raise here
+                        try {
+                            pType = new ParameterizedTypeImpl(AuxiliaryCreator.createTypeArgs((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator.createRawType((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], startPoint), AuxiliaryCreator.createOwnerType((InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], startPoint));
+                        } catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                            throw new TypeNotPresentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+                        }
+                        ParameterizedTypeRepository.registerParameterizedType(pType, (InterimParameterizedType) superInterfaces[i], signature, startPoint);
+                    }
+                    genericInterfaces[i] = (Type) pType; 
+                } else if (superInterfaces[i] instanceof InterimClassType) {
+                    try {
+                        if(c.getClass().getClassLoader() != null){
+                            //FIXME: any potential issue to change findClass->loadClass
+                            genericInterfaces[i] = (Type) c.getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(AuxiliaryFinder.transform(((InterimClassType)superInterfaces[i]).classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'))); // XXX: should we propagate the class loader of initial user's request (Field.getGenericType()) or use this one?
+                        } else {
+                            genericInterfaces[i] = (Type) AuxiliaryLoader.ersatzLoader.findClass(AuxiliaryFinder.transform(((InterimClassType)superInterfaces[i]).classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'))); // XXX: should we propagate the class loader of initial user's request (Field.getGenericType()) or use this one?
+                        }
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        throw new TypeNotPresentException(((InterimClassType)superInterfaces[i]).classTypeName.substring(1).replace('/', '.'), e);
+                    } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError e) {
+                    } catch (LinkageError e) {
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Internal Error
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return genericInterfaces;
+    }
+}