# Finding all available methods from a component

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**Created:** [February 6, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/finding-all-available-methods-from-a-component/9670 "2015-02-06T13:18:00Z")\
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The introspection script has evolved over time, particularly to return a string result instead of just printing. I found that useful for introspection in gateway scope using runScript() in an expression tag. Or to set the .text property of a scrollable text edit field for convenience. This is what it looks like today:

```auto
# Introspection for Jython/Java
#
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# OF SUCH DAMAGE.

#------------
def introspect(obj):
	"""Describe the methods and properties available in the given object,
	from both the jython perspective, and the java perspective."""
	from java.lang import reflect
	result = "Python Type: %s\n" % type(obj)
	c = obj.getClass()
	basetype = str(c)
	result += "Java Type: %s\n" % basetype
	skips = []
	for m in c.getMethods():
		try:
			newtype = str(m.getDeclaringClass())
			if newtype != basetype:
				basetype = newtype
				result += "\nFrom Type: %s\n" % basetype
			mods = []
			if m.getModifiers() & reflect.Member.PUBLIC:
				mods.append('public')
			for a in m.getTypeParameters():
				mods.append(str(a))
			rt = str(m.getReturnType())
			if len(rt)<30:
				mods.append(rt)
			mods.append(m.getName())
			pt = []
			for p in m.getParameterTypes():
				pt.append(str(p))
			skips.append(m.getName())
			result += " M: %s(%s)\n" % (" ".join(mods), ",".join(pt))
			if len(rt)>=30:
				result += " returns %s\n" % rt
		except Exception:
			pass
	for f in c.getFields():
		try:
			newtype = str(f.getDeclaringClass())
			if newtype != basetype:
				basetype = newtype
				result += "\nFrom Type: %s\n" % basetype
			anno = []
			for a in f.getAnnotations():
				anno.append(str(a))
			anno.append(str(f.getType()))
			anno.append(f.getName())
			skips.append(f.getName())
			result += " F: %s\n" % (" ".join(anno))
		except Exception:
			pass
	result += "\nFrom python dir():\n"
	for x in dir(obj):
		if x not in skips:
			try:
				if callable(getattr(obj,x)):
					result += " Method %s %s\n" % (x, type(getattr(obj,x)))
				else:
					y = getattr(obj, x)
					result += " Property %s %s %s\n" % (x, type(y), y)
			except:
				result += " Unreadable %s\n" % x
	return result

```

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