ReflectionService¶

Not yet Class Services NotCreatable NotReplicated Service

A service that allows scripts to query the engine's API at runtime for information about classes, properties, methods, and events.

Not implemented yet

This class exists in the current Roblox API but is not implemented in Nova yet. Scripts that reference it will fail at runtime.

0 Nova members · 13 modern Roblox members not implemented yet

Description¶

ReflectionService allows scripts to query the engine for details about its API, including required security permissions, functionality, and inheritance structure. You can use this service to dynamically inspect classes and their properties, methods, and events, which can be useful for debugging, tooling, or creating dynamic behaviors based on the engine's capabilities.

The following is an example script that inspects classes and their properties:

Inheritance¶

Object → Instance → ReflectionService

Methods¶

Member	Signature	Summary
`GetClass`	`ReflectionService:GetClass(className: string, filter: Dictionary = nil): Dictionary?`	Returns information about a class when given its name, assuming that class is accessible.
`GetClasses`	`ReflectionService:GetClasses(filter: Dictionary = nil): Array`	Returns a list of all classes accessible with filters applied.
`GetEventsOfClass`	`ReflectionService:GetEventsOfClass(className: string, filter: Dictionary = nil): Array`	Returns a list of events for a given class with filters applied.
`GetMethodsOfClass`	`ReflectionService:GetMethodsOfClass(className: string, filter: Dictionary = nil): Array`	Returns a list of methods for a given class with filters applied.
`GetPropertiesOfClass`	`ReflectionService:GetPropertiesOfClass(className: string, filter: Dictionary = nil): Array`	Returns a list of properties for a given class with filters applied.
`GetPropertyNames`	`ReflectionService:GetPropertyNames(name: string): Array`	—
`GetStyledPropertyNames`	`ReflectionService:GetStyledPropertyNames(name: string): Array`	—

Roblox reference: ReflectionService

Generated from Nova's API dump and Roblox creator-docs. Nova-only members come from the engine's reflection metadata.