Meaning of reflect on | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To think carefully about (something), and give it due consideration.
   transitive
2. To access details of (a data type, etc.) at run-time using reflection.
   transitive
3. To give an impression of (used with an adverb).

Examples

“She reflected on her country's role in history.”

“The Leicester Daily Mercury reflected on how these concerns were the result of changing ways of getting around: "It might sound a bit crazy or just a little revolting that at Christmas works parties, some should drink themselves into a near-insensible state... This was not serious when they used public transport, but today more men and women use their own cars."”

“It is sometimes useful to be able to reflect on class or interface types in native code as well.”

“Load-time MOPs reflect on the bytecode and make use of a modified class loader.”

“To define attribute classes and reflect on them at runtime, you have to consider a few more issues.”

“The recent spate of vandalism by pupils does not reflect well on the school.”

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