Uses of Interface java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler

- Packages that use InvocationHandler
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.beans | Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
  java.lang.reflect | Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
  java.rmi.server | Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
  javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
  javax.management.openmbean | Provides the open data types and Open MBean descriptor classes.

- - ### Uses of InvocationHandler in java.beans

    Classes in java.beans that implement InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `EventHandler` The `EventHandler` class provides support for dynamically generating event listeners whose methods execute a simple statement involving an incoming event object and a target object.

  - ### Uses of InvocationHandler in java.lang.reflect

    Fields in java.lang.reflect declared as InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected InvocationHandler` | Proxy.`h` the invocation handler for this proxy instance.

    Methods in java.lang.reflect that return InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static InvocationHandler` | Proxy.`getInvocationHandler(Object proxy)` Returns the invocation handler for the specified proxy instance.

    Methods in java.lang.reflect with parameters of type InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Object` | Proxy.`newProxyInstance(ClassLoader loader, Class<?>[] interfaces, InvocationHandler h)` Returns an instance of a proxy class for the specified interfaces that dispatches method invocations to the specified invocation handler.

    Constructors in java.lang.reflect with parameters of type InvocationHandler
    Constructor and Description
    `Proxy(InvocationHandler h)` Constructs a new `Proxy` instance from a subclass (typically, a dynamic proxy class) with the specified value for its invocation handler.

  - ### Uses of InvocationHandler in java.rmi.server

    Classes in java.rmi.server that implement InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `RemoteObjectInvocationHandler` An implementation of the `InvocationHandler` interface for use with Java Remote Method Invocation (Java RMI).

  - ### Uses of InvocationHandler in javax.management

    Classes in javax.management that implement InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MBeanServerInvocationHandler` `InvocationHandler` that forwards methods in an MBean's management interface through the MBean server to the MBean.

  - ### Uses of InvocationHandler in javax.management.openmbean

    Classes in javax.management.openmbean that implement InvocationHandler
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `CompositeDataInvocationHandler` An `InvocationHandler` that forwards getter methods to a `CompositeData`.

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