Class ConstantClass

java.lang.Object
org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant
org.apache.bcel.classfile.ConstantClass
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, ConstantObject, Node
public final class ConstantClass extends Constant implements ConstantObject
This class is derived from the abstract Constant class and represents a reference to a (external) class.
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • ConstantClass

      public ConstantClass(ConstantClass c)
      Initialize from another object.

    • ConstantClass

      public ConstantClass(int name_index)
      Parameters:
      name_index - Name index in constant pool. Should refer to a ConstantUtf8.

  • Method Details

    • accept

      public void accept(Visitor v)
      Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
      Specified by:
      accept in interface Node
      Specified by:
      accept in class Constant
      Parameters:
      v - Visitor object

    • dump

      public final void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException
      Dump constant class to file stream in binary format.
      Specified by:
      dump in class Constant
      Parameters:
      file - Output file stream
      Throws:
      IOException

    • getNameIndex

      public final int getNameIndex()
      Returns:
      Name index in constant pool of class name.

    • setNameIndex

      public final void setNameIndex(int name_index)
      Parameters:
      name_index - the name index in the constant pool of this Constant Class

    • getConstantValue

      public Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool cp)
      Specified by:
      getConstantValue in interface ConstantObject
      Returns:
      String object

    • getBytes

      public String getBytes(ConstantPool cp)
      Returns:
      dereferenced string

    • toString

      public final String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Constant
      Returns:
      String representation.