Class ConstantValue

java.lang.Object

EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.Attribute

EDU.purdue.cs.bloat.file.ConstantValue

public class ConstantValue
extends Attribute

The ConstantValue attribute stores an index into the constant pool that represents constant value. A class's static fields have constant value attributes.

See Also:

• Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Attribute

length, nameIndex

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConstantValue(DataInputStream in, int nameIndex, int length)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()
int	constantValueIndex()	Returns the index into the constant pool of the constant value.
void	setConstantValueIndex(int index)	Set the index into the constant pool of the constant value.
String	toString()	Converts the attribute to a string.
void	writeData(DataOutputStream out)	Write the attribute to a data stream.

Methods inherited from class Attribute

length, nameIndex

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ConstantValue

public ConstantValue(DataInputStream in,
 int nameIndex,
 int length)
              throws IOException

Constructor. Create a ConstantValue 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:

IOException - If an error occurs while reading.

Method Details

writeData

public void writeData(DataOutputStream out)
               throws IOException

Write the attribute to a data stream.

Specified by:

writeData in class Attribute

Parameters:

out - The data stream of the class file.

Throws:

IOException

constantValueIndex

public int constantValueIndex()

Returns the index into the constant pool of the constant value.

setConstantValueIndex

public void setConstantValueIndex(int index)

Set the index into the constant pool of the constant value.

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Attribute

toString

public String toString()

Converts the attribute to a string.

Overrides:

toString in class Attribute