ReflectionCache.java

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package com.intellij.util;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * Contrary to the name, this class doesn't do any caching. So the usages may be safely dropped in favor of plain reflection calls.
 *
 * Consider caching higher-level things, if you see reflection in your snapshots.
 *
 * @deprecated
 * @author peter
 */
@Deprecated
public class ReflectionCache {
  @Deprecated
  public static boolean isAssignable(@NotNull Class ancestor, Class descendant) {
    return ancestor == descendant || ancestor.isAssignableFrom(descendant);
  }

  @Deprecated
  public static boolean isInstance(Object instance, @NotNull Class clazz) {
    return clazz.isInstance(instance);
  }
}