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<h3 class="code-ref">Class: classdecoratorfactory = new ClassDecoratorFactory()</h3>
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<p><p>Factory for class decorators</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">createDecorator(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : </h4>
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<p><p>Create a class decorator function</p>
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<p><p>Metadata key</p>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
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<p><p>Options for the decorator</p>
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<p><p>Base factory class for decorator functions</p>
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<a name=""></a>
<strong class="code-arg-name">TARGET</strong>
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<code>string</code>
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<p><p>A constant to reference the target of a decoration</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">constructor(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : DecoratorFactory</h4>
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<p><p>Construct a new class decorator factory</p>
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<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
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<code>string</code>
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<p><p>Metadata key</p>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
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<p><p>Metadata object from the decorator function</p>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
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<code><a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a></code>
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<p><p>Options for the decorator. Default to
<code>{allowInheritance: true}</code> if not provided</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">create() : D</h4>
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<p><p>Create a decorator function of the given type. Each sub class MUST
implement this method.</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">getTarget(spec: T) : any</h4>
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<p><p>Get the optional decoration target of a given spec</p>
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<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
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<code>T</code>
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<p><p>Metadata spec</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">withTarget(spec: T, target: <a href="#Object">Object</a>) : T</h4>
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<p><p>Set a reference to the target class or prototype for a given spec if
it's an object</p>
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<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
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<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
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<code>T</code>
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<p><p>Metadata spec</p>
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<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">target</strong>
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<code><a href="#Object">Object</a></code>
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<p><p>Target of the decoration. It is a class or the prototype of
a class.</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">cloneDeep(val: <a href="#Readonly">Readonly</a>) : V</h4>
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<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
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<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
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<strong class="code-arg-name">val</strong>
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<code><a href="#Readonly">Readonly</a></code>
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<p><p>Base factory class for decorator functions</p>
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<p></p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">getNumberOfParameters(target: <a href="#Object">Object</a>, member: undefined) : number</h4>
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<p><p>Get the number of parameters for a given constructor or method</p>
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<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
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<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
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<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">target</strong>
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<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#Object">Object</a></code>
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<p><p>Class or the prototype</p>
</p>
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</tr>
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<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">member</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
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<p></p>
<p><p>Method name</p>
</p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">getTargetName(target: <a href="#Object">Object</a>, member: undefined, descriptorOrIndex: undefined) : string</h4>
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<p><p><p>Get the qualified name of a decoration target. For example:</p></p>
<pre><code>class MyClass
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.constructor</span>[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] <span class="hljs-comment">// First parameter of the constructor</span>
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.myStaticProperty</span>
MyClass.myStaticMethod()
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.myStaticMethod</span>[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] <span class="hljs-comment">// First parameter of the myStaticMethod</span>
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.prototype</span><span class="hljs-selector-class">.myProperty</span>
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.prototype</span><span class="hljs-selector-class">.myMethod</span>()
MyClass<span class="hljs-selector-class">.prototype</span><span class="hljs-selector-class">.myMethod</span>[<span class="hljs-number">1</span>] <span class="hljs-comment">// Second parameter of myMethod</span>
</code></pre></p>
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<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
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<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">target</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#Object">Object</a></code>
</td>
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<p><p>Class or prototype of a class</p>
</p>
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</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">member</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Optional property/method name</p>
</p>
</div>
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</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">descriptorOrIndex</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
</td>
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<p><p>Optional method descriptor or parameter index</p>
</p>
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<h3 class="code-ref">Class: methoddecoratorfactory = new MethodDecoratorFactory()</h3>
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<p><p>Factory for method decorators</p>
</p>
<p></p>
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<h4 class="code-ref">create() : MethodDecorator</h4>
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<h4 class="code-ref">createDecorator(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : </h4>
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<p><p>Create a method decorator function</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>T</code>
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<p><p>Metadata object from the decorator function</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a></code>
</td>
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<p><p>Options for the decorator</p>
</p>
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</table>
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<a name="MethodParameterDecoratorFactory"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Class: methodparameterdecoratorfactory = new MethodParameterDecoratorFactory()</h3>
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<p><p>Factory for method level parameter decorator. For example, the following
code uses <code>@param</code> to declare two parameters for <code>greet()</code>.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-ts"><span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> MyController {
<span class="hljs-meta">@param</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'name'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment">// Parameter 0</span>
<span class="hljs-meta">@param</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'msg'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment">// Parameter 1</span>
greet() {}
}
</code></pre>
</p>
<p></p>
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<a name="279"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">create() : MethodDecorator</h4>
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<h4 class="code-ref">createDecorator(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : </h4>
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<p><p>Create a method decorator function</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>T</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata object from the decorator function</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Options for the decorator</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="ParameterDecoratorFactory"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Class: parameterdecoratorfactory = new ParameterDecoratorFactory()</h3>
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<p><p>Factory for parameter decorators</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
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<a name="238"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">create() : ParameterDecorator</h4>
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<h4 class="code-ref">createDecorator(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : </h4>
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<p><p>Create a parameter decorator function</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>T</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata object from the decorator function</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Options for the decorator</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="PropertyDecoratorFactory"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Class: propertydecoratorfactory = new PropertyDecoratorFactory()</h3>
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<p><p>Factory for property decorators</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
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<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="156"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">create() : PropertyDecorator</h4>
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<a name="158"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">createDecorator(key: string, spec: T, options: <a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a>) : </h4>
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<p><p>Create a property decorator function</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">spec</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>T</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata object from the decorator function</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">options</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#DecoratorOptions">DecoratorOptions</a></code>
</td>
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<p><p>Options for the decorator</p>
</p>
</div>
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<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="DecoratorOptions"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Interface: DecoratorOptions</h3>
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<p><p>Options for a decorator</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
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<section class="code-doc">
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Properties</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<a name=""></a>
<strong class="code-arg-name">allowInheritance</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Controls if inherited metadata will be honored. Default to <code>true</code>.</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<a name=""></a>
<strong class="code-arg-name">cloneInputSpec</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Controls if the value of <code>spec</code> argument will be cloned. Sometimes we
use shared spec for the decoration, but the decorator function might need
to mutate the object. Cloning the input spec makes it safe to use the same
spec (<code>template</code>) to decorate different members.</p>
</p>
<p><p>Default to <code>true</code>.</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="MetadataMap"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Interface: MetadataMap</h3>
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<p><p>An object mapping keys to corresponding metadata</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="MetadataInspector"></a>
<h3 class="code-ref">Class: metadatainspector = new MetadataInspector()</h3>
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<p><p>Inspector for metadata applied by decorators</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
</section>
<section class="code-doc">
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Properties</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<a name=""></a>
<strong class="code-arg-name">DesignTimeReflector</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#NamespacedReflect">NamespacedReflect</a></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Expose the reflector for TypeScript design-time metadata</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<a name=""></a>
<strong class="code-arg-name">Reflector</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#NamespacedReflect">NamespacedReflect</a></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Expose Reflector, which is a wrapper of <code>Reflect</code> and it uses <code>loopback</code>
as the namespace prefix for all metadata keys</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="337"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">defineMetadata(key: string, value: T, target: <a href="#Object">Object</a>, member: undefined) : void</h4>
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<p><p>Define metadata for the given target</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">value</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>T</code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata value</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">target</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#Object">Object</a></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Target for the metadata</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">member</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code></code>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-desc">
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<p><p>Optional property or method name</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="code-doc ">
<a name="344"></a>
<h4 class="code-ref">getAllMethodMetadata(key: string, target: <a href="#Object">Object</a>, options: <a href="#InspectionOptions">InspectionOptions</a>) : <a href="#MetadataMap">MetadataMap</a> | undefined</h4>
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<p><p>Get the metadata associated with the given key for all methods of the
target class or prototype</p>
</p>
<p></p>
</div>
<div class="code-arguments-hdr">Arguments</div>
<table class="params code-arguments">
<tr>
<th class="hdr-name">Name</th>
<th class="hdr-type">Type</th>
<th class="hdr-desc">Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">key</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code>string</code>
</td>
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<p></p>
<p><p>Metadata key</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong class="code-arg-name">target</strong>
</td>
<td class="code-arg-types">
<code><a href="#Object">Object</a></code>
</td>
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<p><p>Class for static methods or prototype for instance methods</p>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="code-arg">
<td>
<strong cl