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bcel API: Class ConstantClass

org.apache.bcel.classfile
Class ConstantClass

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant
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        +--org.apache.bcel.classfile.ConstantClass
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, ConstantObject, Node

public final class ConstantClass
extends Constant
implements ConstantObject

This class is derived from the abstract Constant class and represents a reference to a (external) class.

Version:
$Id: ConstantClass.java,v 1.1.1.1 2001/10/29 19:59:58 jvanzyl Exp $
Author:
M. Dahm
See Also:
Constant

Fields inherited from class org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant
tag
 
Constructor Summary
ConstantClass(ConstantClass c)
          Initialize from another object.
ConstantClass(int name_index)
           
 
Method Summary
 void accept(Visitor v)
          Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class.
 void dump(java.io.DataOutputStream file)
          Dump constant class to file stream in binary format.
 java.lang.String getBytes(ConstantPool cp)
           
 java.lang.Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool cp)
           
 int getNameIndex()
           
 void setNameIndex(int name_index)
           
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant
clone, copy, getTag
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ConstantClass

public ConstantClass(ConstantClass c)
Initialize from another object.

ConstantClass

public ConstantClass(int name_index)
Parameters:
name_index - Name index in constant pool
Method Detail

accept

public void accept(Visitor v)
Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
Overrides:
accept in class Constant
Parameters:
v - Visitor object

dump

public final void dump(java.io.DataOutputStream file)
                throws java.io.IOException
Dump constant class to file stream in binary format.
Overrides:
dump in class Constant
Parameters:
file - Output file stream

getNameIndex

public final int getNameIndex()
Returns:
Name index in constant pool of class name.

setNameIndex

public final void setNameIndex(int name_index)
Parameters:
name_index. -  

getConstantValue

public java.lang.Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool cp)
Specified by:
getConstantValue in interface ConstantObject
Returns:
String object

getBytes

public java.lang.String getBytes(ConstantPool cp)
Returns:
dereferenced string

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class Constant
Returns:
String representation.