Class Method
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- AnnotatedElement,- GenericDeclaration,- Member
Method provides information about, and access to, a single method
 on a class or interface.  The reflected method may be a class method
 or an instance method (including an abstract method).
 A Method permits widening conversions to occur when matching the
 actual parameters to invoke with the underlying method's formal
 parameters, but it throws an IllegalArgumentException if a
 narrowing conversion would occur.
- Since:
- 1.1
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Field Summary
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionbooleanCompares thisMethodagainst the specified object.Returns anAnnotatedTypeobject that represents the use of a type to specify the return type of the method/constructor represented by this Executable.<T extends Annotation>
 TgetAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.Class<?> Returns theClassobject representing the class or interface that declares the method represented by this object.Returns the default value for the annotation member represented by thisMethodinstance.Class<?>[]Returns an array ofClassobjects that represent the types of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying executable represented by this object.Type[]Returns an array ofTypeobjects that represent the exceptions declared to be thrown by this executable object.Type[]Returns an array ofTypeobjects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object.Returns aTypeobject that represents the formal return type of the method represented by thisMethodobject.intReturns the Java language modifiers for the executable represented by this object.getName()Returns the name of the method represented by thisMethodobject, as aString.Annotation[][]Returns an array of arrays ofAnnotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of theExecutablerepresented by this object.intReturns the number of formal parameters (whether explicitly declared or implicitly declared or neither) for the executable represented by this object.Class<?>[]Returns an array ofClassobjects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object.Class<?> Returns aClassobject that represents the formal return type of the method represented by thisMethodobject.Returns an array ofTypeVariableobjects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by thisGenericDeclarationobject, in declaration order.inthashCode()Returns a hashcode for thisMethod.Invokes the underlying method represented by thisMethodobject, on the specified object with the specified parameters.booleanisBridge()Returnstrueif this method is a bridge method; returnsfalseotherwise.booleanReturnstrueif this method is a default method; returnsfalseotherwise.booleanReturnstrueif this executable is a synthetic construct; returnsfalseotherwise.booleanReturnstrueif this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returnsfalseotherwise.voidsetAccessible(boolean flag) Set theaccessibleflag for this reflected object to the indicated boolean value.Returns a string describing thisMethod, including type parameters.toString()Returns a string describing thisMethod.Methods declared in class java.lang.reflect.ExecutableaccessFlags, getAnnotatedExceptionTypes, getAnnotatedParameterTypes, getAnnotatedReceiverType, getAnnotationsByType, getParametersMethods declared in class java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObjectcanAccess, getAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAccessible, isAnnotationPresent, setAccessible, trySetAccessibleMethods declared in class java.lang.Objectclone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, waitMethods declared in interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElementgetAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAnnotationPresent
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Method Details- 
setAccessiblepublic void setAccessible(boolean flag) Description copied from class:AccessibleObjectSet theaccessibleflag for this reflected object to the indicated boolean value. A value oftrueindicates that the reflected object should suppress checks for Java language access control when it is used. A value offalseindicates that the reflected object should enforce checks for Java language access control when it is used, with the variation noted in the class description.This method may be used by a caller in class Cto enable access to amemberofdeclaring classDif any of the following hold:-  CandDare in the same module.
-  The member is publicandDispublicin a package that the module containingDexportsto at least the module containingC.
-  The member is protectedstatic,Dispublicin a package that the module containingDexports to at least the module containingC, andCis a subclass ofD.
-  Dis in a package that the module containingDopensto at least the module containingC. All packages in unnamed and open modules are open to all modules and so this method always succeeds whenDis in an unnamed or open module.
 This method may be used by JNI code with no caller class on the stack to enable access to a memberofdeclaring classDif and only if:-  The member is publicandDispublicin a package that the module containingDexportsunconditionally.
 This method cannot be used to enable access to private members, members with default (package) access, protected instance members, or protected constructors when the declaring class is in a different module to the caller and the package containing the declaring class is not open to the caller's module. This method cannot be used to enable write access to a non-modifiable final field. The following fields are non-modifiable: - static final fields declared in any class or interface
- final fields declared in a hidden class
- final fields declared in a record
 The accessibleflag whentruesuppresses Java language access control checks to only enable read access to these non-modifiable final fields.- Overrides:
- setAccessiblein class- AccessibleObject
- Parameters:
- flag- the new value for the- accessibleflag
- Throws:
- InaccessibleObjectException- if access cannot be enabled
- External Specifications
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getDeclaringClassReturns theClassobject representing the class or interface that declares the method represented by this object.- Specified by:
- getDeclaringClassin interface- Member
- Specified by:
- getDeclaringClassin class- Executable
- Returns:
- an object representing the declaring class of the underlying member
 
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getNameReturns the name of the method represented by thisMethodobject, as aString.- Specified by:
- getNamein interface- Member
- Specified by:
- getNamein class- Executable
- Returns:
- the simple name of the underlying member
 
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getModifierspublic int getModifiers()Returns the Java language modifiers for the executable represented by this object.- Specified by:
- getModifiersin interface- Member
- Specified by:
- getModifiersin class- Executable
- Returns:
- the Java language modifiers for the executable represented by this object
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.3 Method Modifiers
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getTypeParametersReturns an array ofTypeVariableobjects that represent the type variables declared by the generic declaration represented by thisGenericDeclarationobject, in declaration order. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying generic declaration declares no type variables.- Specified by:
- getTypeParametersin interface- GenericDeclaration
- Specified by:
- getTypeParametersin class- Executable
- Returns:
- an array of TypeVariableobjects that represent the type variables declared by this generic declaration
- Throws:
- GenericSignatureFormatError- if the generic signature of this generic declaration does not conform to the format specified in The Java Virtual Machine Specification
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.4 Generic Methods
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- 1.5
 
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getReturnTypeReturns aClassobject that represents the formal return type of the method represented by thisMethodobject.- Returns:
- the return type for the method this object represents
 
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getGenericReturnTypeReturns aTypeobject that represents the formal return type of the method represented by thisMethodobject.If the return type is a parameterized type, the Typeobject returned must accurately reflect the actual type arguments used in the source code.If the return type is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved. - Returns:
- a Typeobject that represents the formal return type of the underlying method
- Throws:
- GenericSignatureFormatError- if the generic method signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java Virtual Machine Specification
- TypeNotPresentException- if the underlying method's return type refers to a non-existent class or interface declaration
- MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if the underlying method's return type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
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- 1.5
 
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getParameterTypesReturns an array ofClassobjects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying executable takes no parameters. Note that the constructors of some inner classes may have an implicitly declared parameter in addition to explicitly declared ones. Also note that compact constructors of a record class may have implicitly declared parameters.- Specified by:
- getParameterTypesin class- Executable
- Returns:
- the parameter types for the executable this object represents
 
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getParameterCountpublic int getParameterCount()Returns the number of formal parameters (whether explicitly declared or implicitly declared or neither) for the executable represented by this object.- Specified by:
- getParameterCountin class- Executable
- Returns:
- The number of formal parameters for the executable this object represents
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- 1.8
 
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getGenericParameterTypesReturns an array ofTypeobjects that represent the formal parameter types, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object. An array of length 0 is returned if the underlying executable takes no parameters. Note that the constructors of some inner classes may have an implicitly declared parameter in addition to explicitly declared ones. Compact constructors of a record class may also have implicitly declared parameters, but they are a special case and thus considered as if they had been explicitly declared in the source. Finally note that as amodeling artifact, the number of returned parameters can differ depending on whether or not generic information is present. If generic information is present, parameters explicitly present in the source or parameters of compact constructors of a record class will be returned. Note that parameters of compact constructors of a record class are a special case, as they are not explicitly present in the source, and its type will be returned regardless of the parameters being implicitly declared or not. If generic information is not present, implicit and synthetic parameters may be returned as well.If a formal parameter type is a parameterized type, the Typeobject returned for it must accurately reflect the actual type arguments used in the source code. This assertion also applies to the parameters of compact constructors of a record class, independently of them being implicitly declared or not.If a formal parameter type is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved. - Overrides:
- getGenericParameterTypesin class- Executable
- Returns:
- an array of Types that represent the formal parameter types of the underlying executable, in declaration order
- Throws:
- GenericSignatureFormatError- if the generic method signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java Virtual Machine Specification
- TypeNotPresentException- if any of the parameter types of the underlying executable refers to a non-existent type declaration
- MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if any of the underlying executable's parameter types refer to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
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- 1.5
 
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getExceptionTypesReturns an array ofClassobjects that represent the types of exceptions declared to be thrown by the underlying executable represented by this object. Returns an array of length 0 if the executable declares no exceptions in itsthrowsclause.- Specified by:
- getExceptionTypesin class- Executable
- Returns:
- the exception types declared as being thrown by the executable this object represents
 
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getGenericExceptionTypesReturns an array ofTypeobjects that represent the exceptions declared to be thrown by this executable object. Returns an array of length 0 if the underlying executable declares no exceptions in itsthrowsclause.If an exception type is a type variable or a parameterized type, it is created. Otherwise, it is resolved. - Overrides:
- getGenericExceptionTypesin class- Executable
- Returns:
- an array of Types that represent the exception types thrown by the underlying executable
- Throws:
- GenericSignatureFormatError- if the generic method signature does not conform to the format specified in The Java Virtual Machine Specification
- TypeNotPresentException- if the underlying executable's- throwsclause refers to a non-existent type declaration
- MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if the underlying executable's- throwsclause refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
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- 1.5
 
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equalsCompares thisMethodagainst the specified object. Returns true if the objects are the same. TwoMethodsare the same if they were declared by the same class and have the same name and formal parameter types and return type.
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hashCode
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toStringReturns a string describing thisMethod. The string is formatted as the method access modifiers, if any, followed by the method return type, followed by a space, followed by the class declaring the method, followed by a period, followed by the method name, followed by a parenthesized, comma-separated list of the method's formal parameter types. If the method throws checked exceptions, the parameter list is followed by a space, followed by the word "throws" followed by a comma-separated list of the thrown exception types. For example:public boolean java.lang.Object.equals(java.lang.Object)The access modifiers are placed in canonical order as specified by "The Java Language Specification". This is public,protectedorprivatefirst, and then other modifiers in the following order:abstract,default,static,final,synchronized,native,strictfp.- Overrides:
- toStringin class- Object
- Returns:
- a string describing this Method
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.3 Method Modifiers
 9.4 Method Declarations
 9.6.1 Annotation Interface Elements
 
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toGenericStringReturns a string describing thisMethod, including type parameters. The string is formatted as the method access modifiers, if any, followed by an angle-bracketed comma-separated list of the method's type parameters, if any, including informative bounds of the type parameters, if any, followed by the method's generic return type, followed by a space, followed by the class declaring the method, followed by a period, followed by the method name, followed by a parenthesized, comma-separated list of the method's generic formal parameter types. If this method was declared to take a variable number of arguments, instead of denoting the last parameter as "Type[]", it is denoted as "Type...". A space is used to separate access modifiers from one another and from the type parameters or return type. If there are no type parameters, the type parameter list is elided; if the type parameter list is present, a space separates the list from the class name. If the method is declared to throw exceptions, the parameter list is followed by a space, followed by the word "throws" followed by a comma-separated list of the generic thrown exception types.The access modifiers are placed in canonical order as specified by "The Java Language Specification". This is public,protectedorprivatefirst, and then other modifiers in the following order:abstract,default,static,final,synchronized,native,strictfp.- Specified by:
- toGenericStringin class- Executable
- Returns:
- a string describing this Method, include type parameters
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.3 Method Modifiers
 9.4 Method Declarations
 9.6.1 Annotation Interface Elements
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invokepublic Object invoke(Object obj, Object... args) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException Invokes the underlying method represented by thisMethodobject, on the specified object with the specified parameters. Individual parameters are automatically unwrapped to match primitive formal parameters, and both primitive and reference parameters are subject to method invocation conversions as necessary.If the underlying method is static, then the specified objargument is ignored. It may be null.If the number of formal parameters required by the underlying method is 0, the supplied argsarray may be of length 0 or null.If the underlying method is an instance method, it is invoked using dynamic method lookup as documented in The Java Language Specification, section 15.12.4.4; in particular, overriding based on the runtime type of the target object may occur. If the underlying method is static, the class that declared the method is initialized if it has not already been initialized. If the method completes normally, the value it returns is returned to the caller of invoke; if the value has a primitive type, it is first appropriately wrapped in an object. However, if the value has the type of an array of a primitive type, the elements of the array are not wrapped in objects; in other words, an array of primitive type is returned. If the underlying method return type is void, the invocation returns null. - Parameters:
- obj- the object the underlying method is invoked from
- args- the arguments used for the method call
- Returns:
- the result of dispatching the method represented by
 this object on objwith parametersargs
- Throws:
- IllegalAccessException- if this- Methodobject is enforcing Java language access control and the underlying method is inaccessible.
- IllegalArgumentException- if the method is an instance method and the specified object argument is not an instance of the class or interface declaring the underlying method (or of a subclass or implementor thereof); if the number of actual and formal parameters differ; if an unwrapping conversion for primitive arguments fails; or if, after possible unwrapping, a parameter value cannot be converted to the corresponding formal parameter type by a method invocation conversion.
- InvocationTargetException- if the underlying method throws an exception.
- NullPointerException- if the specified object is null and the method is an instance method.
- ExceptionInInitializerError- if the initialization provoked by this method fails.
 
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isBridgepublic boolean isBridge()Returnstrueif this method is a bridge method; returnsfalseotherwise.- API Note:
- A bridge method is a synthetic method
 created by a Java compiler alongside a method originating from
 the source code. Bridge methods are used by Java compilers in
 various circumstances to span differences in Java programming
 language semantics and JVM semantics.
 One example use of bridge methods is as a technique for a Java compiler to support covariant overrides, where a subclass overrides a method and gives the new method a more specific return type than the method in the superclass. While the Java language specification forbids a class declaring two methods with the same parameter types but a different return type, the virtual machine does not. A common case where covariant overrides are used is for a Cloneableclass where theclonemethod inherited fromjava.lang.Objectis overridden and declared to return the type of the class. For example,Objectdeclares
 andprotected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {...}EnumSet<E>declares its language-level covariant override
 If this technique was being used, the resulting class file forpublic EnumSet<E> clone() {...}EnumSetwould have twoclonemethods, one returningEnumSet<E>and the second a bridge method returningObject. The bridge method is a JVM-level override ofObject.clone(). The body of theclonebridge method calls its non-bridge counterpart and returns its result.
- Returns:
- trueif this method is a bridge method; returns- falseotherwise
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.8.3 Requirements in Overriding and Hiding
 15.12.4.5 Create Frame, Synchronize, Transfer Control
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4.6 Methods
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isVarArgspublic boolean isVarArgs()Returnstrueif this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returnsfalseotherwise.- Overrides:
- isVarArgsin class- Executable
- Returns:
- trueif this executable was declared to take a variable number of arguments; returns- falseotherwise
- See Java Language Specification:
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8.4.1 Formal Parameters
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isSyntheticpublic boolean isSynthetic()Returnstrueif this executable is a synthetic construct; returnsfalseotherwise.- Specified by:
- isSyntheticin interface- Member
- Overrides:
- isSyntheticin class- Executable
- Returns:
- true if and only if this executable is a synthetic construct as defined by The Java Language Specification.
- See Java Language Specification:
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13.1 The Form of a Binary
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4.6 Methods
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isDefaultpublic boolean isDefault()Returnstrueif this method is a default method; returnsfalseotherwise. A default method is a public non-abstract instance method, that is, a non-static method with a body, declared in an interface.- Returns:
- true if and only if this method is a default method as defined by the Java Language Specification.
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9.4 Method Declarations
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getDefaultValueReturns the default value for the annotation member represented by thisMethodinstance. If the member is of a primitive type, an instance of the corresponding wrapper type is returned. Returns null if no default is associated with the member, or if the method instance does not represent a declared member of an annotation type.- Returns:
- the default value for the annotation member represented
     by this Methodinstance.
- Throws:
- TypeNotPresentException- if the annotation is of type- Classand no definition can be found for the default class value.
- See Java Language Specification:
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9.6.2 Defaults for Annotation Interface Elements
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getAnnotationReturns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.Note that any annotation returned by this method is a declaration annotation. - Specified by:
- getAnnotationin interface- AnnotatedElement
- Overrides:
- getAnnotationin class- Executable
- Type Parameters:
- T- the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
- Parameters:
- annotationClass- the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
- Returns:
- this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this element, else null
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if the given annotation class is null
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- 1.5
 
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getDeclaredAnnotationsReturns annotations that are directly present on this element. This method ignores inherited annotations. If there are no annotations directly present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.Note that any annotations returned by this method are declaration annotations. - Specified by:
- getDeclaredAnnotationsin interface- AnnotatedElement
- Overrides:
- getDeclaredAnnotationsin class- AccessibleObject
- Returns:
- annotations directly present on this element
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- 1.5
 
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getParameterAnnotationsReturns an array of arrays ofAnnotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of theExecutablerepresented by this object. Synthetic and mandated parameters (see explanation below), such as the outer "this" parameter to an inner class constructor will be represented in the returned array. If the executable has no parameters (meaning no formal, no synthetic, and no mandated parameters), a zero-length array will be returned. If theExecutablehas one or more parameters, a nested array of length zero is returned for each parameter with no annotations. The annotation objects contained in the returned arrays are serializable. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned arrays; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers. A compiler may add extra parameters that are implicitly declared in source ("mandated"), as well as parameters that are neither implicitly nor explicitly declared in source ("synthetic") to the parameter list for a method. SeeParameterfor more information.Note that any annotations returned by this method are declaration annotations. - Specified by:
- getParameterAnnotationsin class- Executable
- Returns:
- an array of arrays that represent the annotations on the formal and implicit parameters, in declaration order, of the executable represented by this object
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- 1.5
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getAnnotatedReturnTypeReturns anAnnotatedTypeobject that represents the use of a type to specify the return type of the method/constructor represented by this Executable. If thisExecutableobject represents a constructor, theAnnotatedTypeobject represents the type of the constructed object. If thisExecutableobject represents a method, theAnnotatedTypeobject represents the use of a type to specify the return type of the method.- Specified by:
- getAnnotatedReturnTypein class- Executable
- Returns:
- an object representing the return type of the method
 or constructor represented by this Executable
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- 1.8
 
 
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