Package org.eclipse.jdt.core.util

Interface IConstantPoolEntry2

All Superinterfaces:

IConstantPoolEntry

All Known Subinterfaces:

IConstantPoolEntry3

public interface IConstantPoolEntry2
extends IConstantPoolEntry

Description of the new constant pool entry as described in the JVM specifications added for Java 7 support. Its contents is initialized according to its kind. This interface may be implemented by clients.

Since:

3.8

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getBootstrapMethodAttributeIndex()	Returns the bootstrap method attribute index.
int	getDescriptorIndex()	Returns the descriptor index.
int	getReferenceIndex()	Returns the reference index.
int	getReferenceKind()	Returns the reference kind.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jdt.core.util.IConstantPoolEntry

getClassIndex, getClassInfoName, getClassInfoNameIndex, getClassName, getDoubleValue, getFieldDescriptor, getFieldName, getFloatValue, getIntegerValue, getKind, getLongValue, getMethodDescriptor, getMethodName, getNameAndTypeIndex, getNameAndTypeInfoDescriptorIndex, getNameAndTypeInfoNameIndex, getStringIndex, getStringValue, getUtf8Length, getUtf8Value

Method Details

getDescriptorIndex

int getDescriptorIndex()

Returns the descriptor index. This value is set only when decoding a MethodType entry. The value is unspecified otherwise. The corresponding UTF8 value can be retrieved by using IConstantPoolEntry.getMethodDescriptor().

Returns:

the descriptor index. This value is set only when decoding a MethodType entry.

See Also:

• IConstantPoolConstant.CONSTANT_MethodType

getReferenceKind

int getReferenceKind()

Returns the reference kind. This value is set only when decoding a MethodHandle entry. The value is unspecified otherwise.

Returns:

the reference kind. This value is set only when decoding a MethodHandle entry.

See Also:

• IConstantPoolConstant.CONSTANT_MethodHandle

getReferenceIndex

int getReferenceIndex()

Returns the reference index. This value is set only when decoding a MethodHandle entry. The value is unspecified otherwise.

Returns:

the reference kind. This value is set only when decoding a MethodHandle entry.

See Also:

• IConstantPoolConstant.CONSTANT_MethodHandle

getBootstrapMethodAttributeIndex

int getBootstrapMethodAttributeIndex()

Returns the bootstrap method attribute index. This value is set only when decoding a InvokeDynamic entry. The value is unspecified otherwise.

Returns:

the reference kind. This value is set only when decoding a MethodHandle entry.

See Also:

• IConstantPoolConstant.CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic
• IConstantPoolConstant.CONSTANT_Dynamic