Direct Known Subclasses:

AnnotationDefaultAttr, CodeAttr, ConstantValueAttr, EnclosingMethodAttr, ExceptionsAttr, InnerClassesAttr, LineNumbersAttr, LocalVarsAttr, MiscAttr, RuntimeAnnotationsAttr, SignatureAttr, SourceDebugExtAttr, SourceFileAttr
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public abstract class Attribute
extends Object
```
Represents an Attribute of an AttrContainer.
Various sub-classses are used for standard attributes, or you can use MiscAttr for a generic attribute.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Attribute(String name)
Create a new Attribute.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addToFrontOf(AttrContainer container)`	Add this to (the front of) of the specified attribute container.
`static void`	`assignConstants(AttrContainer container, ClassType cl)`	Add any needed constant pool entries for all attributes in a container.
`void`	`assignConstants(ClassType cl)`	Add any needed constant pool entries for this Attribute.
`static int`	`count(AttrContainer container)`
`static Attribute`	`get(AttrContainer container, String name)`	Find an Attribute by name, in an attribute cointainer.
`ConstantPool`	`getConstants()`
`AttrContainer`	`getContainer()`	Return the Attribute container that contains this Attribute.
`abstract int`	`getLength()`	Return the length of the attribute in bytes.
`static int`	`getLengthAll(AttrContainer container)`	Return the length of all the attributes (with headers) in bytes.
`String`	`getName()`
`int`	`getNameIndex()`
`Attribute`	`getNext()`	Get the next Attribute belonging to getContainer().
`boolean`	`isSkipped()`	Returns true if this attribute should be skipped on output.
`void`	`print(ClassTypeWriter dst)`
`void`	`setContainer(AttrContainer container)`
`void`	`setName(String name)`
`void`	`setNameIndex(int index)`
`void`	`setNext(Attribute next)`	Set the next Attribute in the chain belonging to getContainer().
`void`	`setSkipped()`	Cause this attributed to be skipped on output.
`void`	`setSkipped(boolean skip)`	Iff skip, cause this attributed to be skipped on output.
`abstract void`	`write(DataOutputStream dstr)`	Write out the contents of the Attribute.
`static void`	`writeAll(AttrContainer container, DataOutputStream dstr)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Attribute
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public Attribute(String name)
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    Create a new Attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - - an interned String that names the Attribute.
- Method Detail
  - getContainer
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public final AttrContainer getContainer()
```
    Return the Attribute container that contains this Attribute.
  - setContainer
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public final void setContainer(AttrContainer container)
```
  - getNext
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public final Attribute getNext()
```
    Get the next Attribute belonging to getContainer().
  - setNext
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public final void setNext(Attribute next)
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    Set the next Attribute in the chain belonging to getContainer().
  - getConstants
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public ConstantPool getConstants()
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  - addToFrontOf
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public void addToFrontOf(AttrContainer container)
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    Add this to (the front of) of the specified attribute container.
  - isSkipped
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public final boolean isSkipped()
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    Returns true if this attribute should be skipped on output.
  - setSkipped
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public final void setSkipped(boolean skip)
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    Iff skip, cause this attributed to be skipped on output.
  - setSkipped
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public final void setSkipped()
```
    Cause this attributed to be skipped on output.
  - getName
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public final String getName()
```
  - setName
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public final void setName(String name)
```
  - getNameIndex
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public final int getNameIndex()
```
  - setNameIndex
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public final void setNameIndex(int index)
```
  - get
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public static Attribute get(AttrContainer container,
                            String name)
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    Find an Attribute by name, in an attribute cointainer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    container - the attribute container to search
    
    name - the (interned) name of the attribute we are seeking
    
    Returns:
    
    the matching Attribute, or null if the search failed.
  - assignConstants
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public void assignConstants(ClassType cl)
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    Add any needed constant pool entries for this Attribute. Overridden by sub-classes. Do any other cleanup needed before writing out a .class file.
  - assignConstants
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public static void assignConstants(AttrContainer container,
                                   ClassType cl)
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    Add any needed constant pool entries for all attributes in a container. Do any other cleanup needed before writing out a .class file.
  - getLength
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public abstract int getLength()
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    Return the length of the attribute in bytes. Does not include the 6-byte header (for the name_index and the length).
  - getLengthAll
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public static int getLengthAll(AttrContainer container)
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    Return the length of all the attributes (with headers) in bytes.
  - write
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public abstract void write(DataOutputStream dstr)
                    throws IOException
```
    Write out the contents of the Attribute. Does not write the 6-byte attribute header.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - count
```
public static int count(AttrContainer container)
```
  - writeAll
```
public static void writeAll(AttrContainer container,
                            DataOutputStream dstr)
                     throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - print
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public void print(ClassTypeWriter dst)
```

Class Attribute

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Attribute

Method Detail

getContainer

setContainer

getNext

setNext

getConstants

addToFrontOf

isSkipped

setSkipped

setSkipped

getName

setName

getNameIndex

setNameIndex

get

assignConstants

assignConstants

getLength

getLengthAll

write

count

writeAll

print