Package org.apache.bcel.generic

Class ObjectType

    • Constructor Detail

      • ObjectType

        public ObjectType​(java.lang.String className)
        Constructs a new instance.
        Parameters:
        className - fully qualified class name, for example String.

    • Method Detail

      • getInstance

        public static ObjectType getInstance​(java.lang.String className)
        Constructs a new instance.
        Parameters:
        className - fully qualified class name, for example String.
        Returns:
        A new instance.
        Since:
        6.0

      • accessibleTo

        public boolean accessibleTo​(ObjectType accessor)
                     throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
        Java Virtual Machine Specification edition 2, 5.4.4 Access Control.
        Parameters:
        accessor - The accessing type.
        Returns:
        true if accessible.
        Throws:
        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - Thrown if the class referenced by this type can't be found.

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object type)
        Overrides:
        equals in class Type
        Returns:
        true if both type objects refer to the same class.

      • getClassName

        public java.lang.String getClassName()
        Description copied from class: Type
        Gets the class name.
        Overrides:
        getClassName in class Type
        Returns:
        name of referenced class.

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Gets the hash code.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Type
        Returns:
        A hash code value for the object.

      • referencesClass

        @Deprecated
public boolean referencesClass()
        Deprecated.
        (since 6.0) this method returns an inaccurate result if the class or interface referenced cannot be found: use referencesClassExact() instead
        If "this" doesn't reference a class, it references an interface or a non-existant entity.
        Returns:
        true if it references a class, false otherwise.

      • referencesClassExact

        public boolean referencesClassExact()
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
        Return true if this type references a class, false if it references an interface.
        Returns:
        true if the type references a class, false if it references an interface.
        Throws:
        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - Thrown if the class or interface referenced by this type can't be found

      • referencesInterface

        @Deprecated
public boolean referencesInterface()
        Deprecated.
        (since 6.0) this method returns an inaccurate result if the class or interface referenced cannot be found: use referencesInterfaceExact() instead
        If "this" doesn't reference an interface, it references a class or a non-existant entity.
        Returns:
        true if it references an interface, false otherwise.

      • referencesInterfaceExact

        public boolean referencesInterfaceExact()
                                 throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
        Return true if this type references an interface, false if it references a class.
        Returns:
        true if the type references an interface, false if it references a class.
        Throws:
        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - Thrown if the class or interface referenced by this type can't be found

      • subclassOf

        public boolean subclassOf​(ObjectType superclass)
                   throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
        Return true if this type is a subclass of given ObjectType.
        Parameters:
        superclass - The superclass to check against.
        Returns:
        true if this is a subclass.
        Throws:
        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - Thrown if any of this class's superclasses can't be found.