bcel API: Class Constant
org.apache.bcel.classfile
Class Constant
java.lang.Object
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+--org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant
All Implemented Interfaces: java.lang.Cloneable, Node
Direct Known Subclasses: ConstantClass , ConstantCP , ConstantDouble , ConstantFloat , ConstantInteger , ConstantLong , ConstantNameAndType , ConstantString , ConstantUtf8
public abstract class Constant extends java.lang.Objectimplements java.lang.Cloneable, Node
Abstract superclass for classes to represent the different constant types
in the constant pool of a class file. The classes keep closely to
the JVM specification.
Version: $Id: Constant.java,v 1.1.1.1 2001/10/29 19:59:58 jvanzyl Exp $
Author: M. Dahm
Field Summary
protected byte
tag
Method Summary
abstract void
accept (Visitor v)
Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely
defined by the contents of a Java class.
java.lang.Object
clone ()
Constant
copy ()
abstract void
dump (java.io.DataOutputStream file)
byte
getTag ()
java.lang.String
toString ()
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
tag
protected byte tag
accept
public abstract 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.
Specified by: accept
in interface Node
Parameters: v
- Visitor object
dump
public abstract void dump (java.io.DataOutputStream file)
throws java.io.IOException
getTag
public final byte getTag ()
Returns: Tag of constant, i.e., its type. No setTag() method to avoid
confusion.
toString
public java.lang.String toString ()
Overrides: toString
in class java.lang.Object
Returns: String representation.
copy
public Constant copy ()
Returns: deep copy of this constant
clone
public java.lang.Object clone ()
throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
Overrides: clone
in class java.lang.Object