---
key: para/reflective
kind: paradigm
name: "Reflective"
url: https://plangs.page/paradigm/reflective
---

# Reflective

Allows a program to inspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.

## Facts

- Homepage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflective_programming

## Relationships

### Plangs

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- [Common Lisp](https://plangs.page/common-lisp)
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- [Emacs Lisp](https://plangs.page/emacs-lisp)
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- [Julia](https://plangs.page/julia)
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- [Lisp](https://plangs.page/lisp)
- [Lua](https://plangs.page/lua)
- [MoonScript](https://plangs.page/moonscript)
- [Objective-C](https://plangs.page/objective-c)
- [PHP](https://plangs.page/php)
- [PowerShell](https://plangs.page/powershell)
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- [Smalltalk](https://plangs.page/smalltalk)
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