GenericAttribute

java.lang.Object
- EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.Attribute
- - EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.GenericAttribute

```
public class GenericAttribute
extends Attribute
```
The Java Virtual Machine Specification allows implementors to invent their own attributes. GenericAttribute models attributes whose name BLOAT does not recognize.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.Attribute
  length, nameIndex

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GenericAttribute(java.io.DataInputStream in, int nameIndex, int length)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`clone()`
`void`	`writeData(java.io.DataOutputStream out)`	Write the attribute to a data stream.

Methods inherited from class EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.Attribute
length, nameIndex, toString

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

- Constructor Detail
  - GenericAttribute
```
public GenericAttribute(java.io.DataInputStream in,
                        int nameIndex,
                        int length)
                 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Constructor. Create an attribute from a data stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - The data stream of the class file.
    
    nameIndex - The index into the constant pool of the name of the attribute.
    
    length - The length of the attribute, excluding the header.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - If an error occurs while reading.
- Method Detail
  - writeData
```
public void writeData(java.io.DataOutputStream out)
               throws java.io.IOException
```
    Write the attribute to a data stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeData in class Attribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - The data stream of the class file.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - If an error occurs while writing.
  - clone
```
public java.lang.Object clone()
```
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Attribute