Class ObjectType


public class ObjectType extends ReferenceType
Denotes reference such as String.
  • Constructor Details

    • ObjectType

      public ObjectType(String className)
      Constructs a new instance.
      Parameters:
      className - fully qualified class name, e.g. String
  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static ObjectType getInstance(String className)
      Constructs a new instance.
      Parameters:
      className - fully qualified class name, e.g. java.lang.String
      Returns:
      a new instance.
      Since:
      6.0
    • accessibleTo

      public boolean accessibleTo(ObjectType accessor) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Java Virtual Machine Specification edition 2, � 5.4.4 Access Control
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class referenced by this type can't be found
    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object type)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Type
      Returns:
      true if both type objects refer to the same class.
    • getClassName

      public String getClassName()
      Overrides:
      getClassName in class Type
      Returns:
      name of referenced class
    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Type
      Returns:
      a hash code value for the object.
    • referencesClass

      @Deprecated public boolean referencesClass()
      Deprecated.
      (since 6.0) this method returns an inaccurate result if the class or interface referenced cannot be found: use referencesClassExact() instead
      If "this" doesn't reference a class, it references an interface or a non-existant entity.
    • referencesClassExact

      Return true if this type references a class, false if it references an interface.
      Returns:
      true if the type references a class, false if it references an interface
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class or interface referenced by this type can't be found
    • referencesInterface

      @Deprecated public boolean referencesInterface()
      Deprecated.
      (since 6.0) this method returns an inaccurate result if the class or interface referenced cannot be found: use referencesInterfaceExact() instead
      If "this" doesn't reference an interface, it references a class or a non-existant entity.
    • referencesInterfaceExact

      Return true if this type references an interface, false if it references a class.
      Returns:
      true if the type references an interface, false if it references a class
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if the class or interface referenced by this type can't be found
    • subclassOf

      public boolean subclassOf(ObjectType superclass) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Return true if this type is a subclass of given ObjectType.
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - if any of this class's superclasses can't be found