Index: java/lang/Class.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/java/lang/Class.java,v
retrieving revision 1.22.2.11
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.22.2.11 Class.java
--- java/lang/Class.java	21 Mar 2005 12:10:17 -0000	1.22.2.11
+++ java/lang/Class.java	4 Apr 2005 22:11:26 -0000
@@ -1094,11 +1094,11 @@ public final class Class<T> 
    * @throws ExceptionInInitializerError if class initialization caused by
    *         this call fails with an exception
    */
-  public Object newInstance()
+  public T newInstance()
     throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException
   {
     memberAccessCheck(Member.PUBLIC);
-    Constructor constructor;
+    Constructor<T> constructor;
     synchronized(this)
       {
 	constructor = this.constructor;
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ public final class Class<T> 
       }
     try
       {
-        return constructor.newInstance(null);
+        return constructor.newInstance();
       }
     catch (InvocationTargetException e)
       {
@@ -1393,7 +1393,28 @@ public final class Class<T> 
    */
   public boolean isEnum()
   {
-    return getSuperclass() == Enum.class;
+    return VMClass.isEnum(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this class is a synthetic class, generated by
+   * the compiler.
+   *
+   * @return true if this is a synthetic class.
+   */
+  public boolean isSynthetic()
+  {
+    return VMClass.isSynthetic(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this class is an <code>Annotation</code>.
+   *
+   * @return true if this is an annotation class.
+   */
+  public boolean isAnnotation()
+  {
+    return VMClass.isAnnotation(this);
   }
 
 }
Index: vm/reference/java/lang/VMClass.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/vm/reference/java/lang/VMClass.java,v
retrieving revision 1.10.2.2
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.10.2.2 VMClass.java
--- vm/reference/java/lang/VMClass.java	7 Jan 2005 03:42:30 -0000	1.10.2.2
+++ vm/reference/java/lang/VMClass.java	4 Apr 2005 22:11:27 -0000
@@ -296,4 +296,30 @@ final class VMClass 
    * Downcast object to the class' type.
    */
   static native <K> K cast(Object obj, Class<K> k);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this class is a synthetic class, generated by the
+   * compiler.
+   *
+   * @param klass the Class object that's calling us
+   * @return whether this class is synthetic or not
+   */
+  static native boolean isSynthetic(Class klass);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this class represents an annotation.
+   *
+   * @param klass the Class object that's calling us
+   * @return whether this class is an annotation or not
+   */
+  static native boolean isAnnotation(Class klass);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if this class was declared as an enum.
+   *
+   * @param klass the Class object that's calling us
+   * @return whether this class is an enumeration or not
+   */
+  static native boolean isEnum(Class klass);
+
 } // class VMClass
Index: vm/reference/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/vm/reference/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java,v
retrieving revision 1.11.2.2
diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.11.2.2 Constructor.java
--- vm/reference/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java	1 Nov 2004 15:57:08 -0000	1.11.2.2
+++ vm/reference/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.java	4 Apr 2005 22:11:27 -0000
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public final class Constructor<T>
    * @throws ExceptionInInitializerError if construction triggered class
    *         initialization, which then failed
    */
-  public T newInstance(Object args[])
+  public T newInstance(Object... args)
     throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException,
            InvocationTargetException
   {