Class ConstantClass

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

public final class ConstantClass extends Constant implements ConstantObject
This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a (external) class.
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • ConstantClass

      Initialize from another object.
      Parameters:
      c - Source to copy.
    • ConstantClass

      public ConstantClass(int nameIndex)
      Parameters:
      nameIndex - Name index in constant pool. Should refer to a ConstantUtf8.
  • Method Details

    • accept

      public void accept(Visitor v)
      Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitly 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
      Specified by:
      accept in class Constant
      Parameters:
      v - Visitor object
    • dump

      public void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException
      Dumps constant class to file stream in binary format.
      Specified by:
      dump in class Constant
      Parameters:
      file - Output file stream
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs writing to the DataOutputStream.
    • getBytes

      Returns:
      dereferenced string
    • getConstantValue

      Description copied from interface: ConstantObject
      Gets the object representing the constant, e.g., Long for ConstantLong.
      Specified by:
      getConstantValue in interface ConstantObject
      Parameters:
      cp - the constant.
      Returns:
      String object
    • getNameIndex

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

      public void setNameIndex(int nameIndex)
      Parameters:
      nameIndex - the name index in the constant pool of this Constant Class
    • toString

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