Introduction to Object Oriented Programming, 3rd Ed

Timothy A. Budd

Chapter 25

Reflection and Introspection

Outline

1. Roadmap
2. Class Objects
   1. Things you can do with a Class Object
   2. Getting the Class from a String
   3. Testing if an Object is an Instance of a Class
3. Methods as Objects
   1. Using a Method
   2. Dynamic Execution
4. Class Loading
5. Metaclasses -- Strange Loops
   1. Rational for MetaClasses
6. Relation to Components

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