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org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend.constantpool

Class ConstantPool

  • java.lang.Object
    • org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend.constantpool.ConstantPool

  • public class ConstantPool
extends java.lang.Object
    The constant pool of a Java class. The constant pool is a collection of constants used in a Java class file. It stores strings, constant values, class names, method names, field names etc.
    See Also:
    The Java Virtual Machine Specification

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor and Description
      ConstantPool()
      Initialise the constant pool.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method and Description
      int addEntry(ConstantPoolEntry entry)
      Add an entry to the constant pool.
      int getClassEntry(java.lang.String className)
      Get the index of a given CONSTANT_CLASS entry in the constant pool.
      int getConstantEntry(java.lang.Object constantValue)
      Get the index of a given constant value entry in the constant pool.
      ConstantPoolEntry getEntry(int index)
      Get an constant pool entry at a particular index.
      int getFieldRefEntry(java.lang.String fieldClassName, java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.String fieldType)
      Get the index of a given CONSTANT_FIELDREF entry in the constant pool.
      int getInterfaceMethodRefEntry(java.lang.String interfaceMethodClassName, java.lang.String interfaceMethodName, java.lang.String interfaceMethodType)
      Get the index of a given CONSTANT_INTERFACEMETHODREF entry in the constant pool.
      int getMethodRefEntry(java.lang.String methodClassName, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.String methodType)
      Get the index of a given CONSTANT_METHODREF entry in the constant pool.
      int getNameAndTypeEntry(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type)
      Get the index of a given CONSTANT_NAMEANDTYPE entry in the constant pool.
      int getUTF8Entry(java.lang.String value)
      Get the index of a given UTF8 constant pool entry.
      void read(java.io.DataInputStream classStream)
      Read the constant pool from a class input stream.
      void resolve()
      Resolve the entries in the constant pool.
      int size()
      Get the size of the constant pool.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Dump the constant pool to a string.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

    • Constructor Detail

      • ConstantPool

        public ConstantPool()
        Initialise the constant pool.

    • Method Detail

      • read

        public void read(java.io.DataInputStream classStream)
          throws java.io.IOException
        Read the constant pool from a class input stream.
        Parameters:
        classStream - the DataInputStream of a class file.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a problem reading the constant pool from the stream

      • size

        public int size()
        Get the size of the constant pool.
        Returns:
        the size of the constant pool

      • addEntry

        public int addEntry(ConstantPoolEntry entry)
        Add an entry to the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        entry - the new entry to be added to the constant pool.
        Returns:
        the index into the constant pool at which the entry is stored.

      • resolve

        public void resolve()
        Resolve the entries in the constant pool. Resolution of the constant pool involves transforming indexes to other constant pool entries into the actual data for that entry.

      • getEntry

        public ConstantPoolEntry getEntry(int index)
        Get an constant pool entry at a particular index.
        Parameters:
        index - the index into the constant pool.
        Returns:
        the constant pool entry at that index.

      • getUTF8Entry

        public int getUTF8Entry(java.lang.String value)
        Get the index of a given UTF8 constant pool entry.
        Parameters:
        value - the string value of the UTF8 entry.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given string occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getClassEntry

        public int getClassEntry(java.lang.String className)
        Get the index of a given CONSTANT_CLASS entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        className - the name of the class for which the class entry index is required.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given class entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getConstantEntry

        public int getConstantEntry(java.lang.Object constantValue)
        Get the index of a given constant value entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        constantValue - the constant value for which the index is required.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given value entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getMethodRefEntry

        public int getMethodRefEntry(java.lang.String methodClassName,
                             java.lang.String methodName,
                             java.lang.String methodType)
        Get the index of a given CONSTANT_METHODREF entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        methodClassName - the name of the class which contains the method being referenced.
        methodName - the name of the method being referenced.
        methodType - the type descriptor of the method being referenced.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given method ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getInterfaceMethodRefEntry

        public int getInterfaceMethodRefEntry(java.lang.String interfaceMethodClassName,
                                      java.lang.String interfaceMethodName,
                                      java.lang.String interfaceMethodType)
        Get the index of a given CONSTANT_INTERFACEMETHODREF entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        interfaceMethodClassName - the name of the interface which contains the method being referenced.
        interfaceMethodName - the name of the method being referenced.
        interfaceMethodType - the type descriptor of the method being referenced.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given method ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getFieldRefEntry

        public int getFieldRefEntry(java.lang.String fieldClassName,
                            java.lang.String fieldName,
                            java.lang.String fieldType)
        Get the index of a given CONSTANT_FIELDREF entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        fieldClassName - the name of the class which contains the field being referenced.
        fieldName - the name of the field being referenced.
        fieldType - the type descriptor of the field being referenced.
        Returns:
        the index at which the given field ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • getNameAndTypeEntry

        public int getNameAndTypeEntry(java.lang.String name,
                               java.lang.String type)
        Get the index of a given CONSTANT_NAMEANDTYPE entry in the constant pool.
        Parameters:
        name - the name
        type - the type
        Returns:
        the index at which the given NameAndType entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Dump the constant pool to a string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        the constant pool entries as strings
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