Class ConstantString

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

  • Constructor Details

    • ConstantString

      public ConstantString(ConstantString c)
      Initialize from another object.

    • ConstantString

      public ConstantString(int string_index)
      Parameters:
      string_index - Index of Constant_Utf8 in constant pool

  • 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 field reference to file stream in binary format.
      Specified by:
      dump in class Constant
      Parameters:
      file - Output file stream
      Throws:
      IOException

    • getStringIndex

      public final int getStringIndex()
      Returns:
      Index in constant pool of the string (ConstantUtf8).

    • setStringIndex

      public final void setStringIndex(int string_index)
      Parameters:
      string_index - the index into the constant of the string value

    • toString

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

    • getConstantValue

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

    • getBytes

      public String getBytes(ConstantPool cp)
      Returns:
      dereferenced string