Interface TypeDescriptor
- All Known Subinterfaces:
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ClassDesc,MethodTypeDesc,TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>,TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F,M>
- All Known Implementing Classes:
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Class,MethodType
public interface TypeDescriptor
An entity that has a type descriptor.
- Since:
- 12
Nested Class Summary
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|
static interface |
TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>> |
An entity that has a field type descriptor. |
static interface |
TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>, |
An entity that has a method type descriptor Method descriptors conforming to JVMS 4.3.3 can be described nominally via MethodType::describeConstable; otherwise they cannot be described nominally. |
Method Summary
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
String |
descriptorString() |
Returns the descriptor string for this TypeDescriptor object. |
Method Details
descriptorString
String descriptorString()
Returns the descriptor string for this
TypeDescriptor object. If this TypeDescriptor object can be described in nominal form, then this method returns a type descriptor as specified in JVMS 4.3. The result descriptor string can be used to produce a nominal descriptor. Otherwise, the result string is not a type descriptor. No nominal descriptor can be produced from the result string.- Returns:
- the descriptor string for this
TypeDescriptorobject - See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
- 4.3.2 Field Descriptors
4.3.3 Method Descriptors
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