Class IClass

Method Details

• getDeclaredIConstructors

  public final IClass.IConstructor[] getDeclaredIConstructors()

  Returns all the constructors declared by the class represented by the type. If the class has a default constructor, it is included.

  Returns an array with zero elements for an interface, array, primitive type or "void".

• getDeclaredIConstructors2

  protected abstract IClass.IConstructor[] getDeclaredIConstructors2()

  The uncached version of getDeclaredIConstructors() which must be implemented by derived classes.

• getDeclaredIMethods

  public final IClass.IMethod[] getDeclaredIMethods()

  Returns the methods of the class or interface (but not inherited methods).
  Returns an empty array for an array, primitive type or "void".

• getDeclaredIMethods2

  protected abstract IClass.IMethod[] getDeclaredIMethods2()

  The uncached version of getDeclaredIMethods() which must be implemented by derived classes.

• getDeclaredIMethods

  public final IClass.IMethod[] getDeclaredIMethods(String methodName)

  Returns all methods with the given name declared in the class or interface (but not inherited methods).
  Returns an empty array if no methods with that name are declared.

  Returns:

  an array of IClass.IMethods that must not be modified

• getIMethods

  public final IClass.IMethod[] getIMethods() throws CompileException

  Returns all methods declared in the class or interface, its superclasses and its superinterfaces.
  

  Returns:

  an array of IClass.IMethods that must not be modified

  Throws:

  CompileException

• hasIMethod

  public final boolean hasIMethod(String methodName, IClass[] parameterTypes) throws CompileException

  Returns:

  Whether this IClass does declare an IClass.IMethod with the given name and parameter types

  Throws:

  CompileException

• findIMethod

  public final IClass.IMethod findIMethod(String methodName, IClass[] parameterTypes) throws CompileException

  Returns:

  The IClass.IMethod declared in this IClass with the given name and parameter types

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaredIFields

  public final IClass.IField[] getDeclaredIFields()

  Returns the IClass.IFields declared in this IClass (but not inherited fields).

  Returns:

  An empty array for an array, primitive type or "void"

• getDeclaredIField

  public final IClass.IField getDeclaredIField(String name)

  Returns the named IClass.IField declared in this IClass (does not work for inherited fields).

  Returns:

  null iff this IClass does not declare an IClass.IField with that name

• clearIFieldCaches

  protected void clearIFieldCaches()

• getDeclaredIFields2

  protected abstract IClass.IField[] getDeclaredIFields2()

  Uncached version of getDeclaredIFields().

• getSyntheticIFields

  public IClass.IField[] getSyntheticIFields()

  Returns the synthetic fields of an anonymous or local class, in the order in which they are passed to all constructors.

• getDeclaredIClasses

  public final IClass[] getDeclaredIClasses() throws CompileException

  Returns the classes and interfaces declared as members of the class (but not inherited classes and interfaces).
  Returns an empty array for an array, primitive type or "void".

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaredIClasses2

  protected abstract IClass[] getDeclaredIClasses2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaringIClass

  public final IClass getDeclaringIClass() throws CompileException

  If this class is a member class, return the declaring class, otherwise return null.

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaringIClass2

  protected abstract IClass getDeclaringIClass2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getOuterIClass

  public final IClass getOuterIClass() throws CompileException

  The following types have an "outer class":

  • Anonymous classes declared in a non-static method of a class
  • Local classes declared in a non-static method of a class
  • Non-static member classes

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getOuterIClass2

  protected abstract IClass getOuterIClass2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getSuperclass

  public final IClass getSuperclass() throws CompileException

  Returns the superclass of the class.
  Returns "null" for class "Object", interfaces, arrays, primitive types and "void".

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getSuperclass2

  protected abstract IClass getSuperclass2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getAccess

  public abstract Access getAccess()

• isFinal

  public abstract boolean isFinal()

  Whether subclassing is allowed (JVMS 4.1 access_flags)

  Returns:

  true if subclassing is prohibited

• getInterfaces

  public final IClass[] getInterfaces() throws CompileException

  Returns the interfaces implemented by the class.
  Returns the superinterfaces of the interface.
  Returns "Cloneable" and "Serializable" for arrays.
  Returns an empty array for primitive types and "void".

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getInterfaces2

  protected abstract IClass[] getInterfaces2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• isAbstract

  public abstract boolean isAbstract()

  Whether the class may be instantiated (JVMS 4.1 access_flags)

  Returns:

  true if instantiation is prohibited

• getDescriptor

  public final String getDescriptor()

  Returns the field descriptor for the type as defined by JVMS 4.3.2.

• getDescriptor2

  protected abstract String getDescriptor2()

• getDescriptors

  public static String[] getDescriptors(IClass[] iClasses)

  Convenience method that determines the field descriptors of an array of IClasses.

  See Also:

  • getDescriptor()

• isInterface

  public abstract boolean isInterface()

  Returns "true" if this type represents an interface.

• isArray

  public abstract boolean isArray()

  Returns "true" if this type represents an array.

• isPrimitive

  public abstract boolean isPrimitive()

  Returns "true" if this type represents a primitive type or "void".

• isPrimitiveNumeric

  public abstract boolean isPrimitiveNumeric()

  Returns "true" if this type represents "byte", "short", "int", "long", "char", "float" or "double".

• getComponentType

  public final IClass getComponentType()

  Returns the component type of the array.
  Returns "null" for classes, interfaces, primitive types and "void".

• getComponentType2

  protected abstract IClass getComponentType2()

• toString

  public String toString()

  Overrides:

  toString in class Object

• isAssignableFrom

  public boolean isAssignableFrom(IClass that) throws CompileException

  Determine if "this" is assignable from "that". This is true if "this" is identical with "that" (JLS2 5.1.1), or if "that" is widening-primitive-convertible to "this" (JLS2 5.1.2), or if "that" is widening-reference-convertible to "this" (JLS2 5.1.4).

  Throws:

  CompileException

• isSubclassOf

  public boolean isSubclassOf(IClass that) throws CompileException

  Returns true if this class is an immediate or non-immediate subclass of that class.

  Throws:

  CompileException

• implementsInterface

  public boolean implementsInterface(IClass that) throws CompileException

  If this represents a class: Return true if this class directly or indirectly implements that interface.

  If this represents an interface: Return true if this interface directly or indirectly extends that interface.

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getArrayIClass

  public IClass getArrayIClass(int n, IClass objectType)

  Get an IClass that represents an n-dimensional array of this type.

  Parameters:

  n - dimension count

  objectType - Required because the superclass of an array class is Object by definition

• getArrayIClass

  public IClass getArrayIClass(IClass objectType)

  Get an IClass that represents an array of this type.

  Parameters:

  objectType - Required because the superclass of an array class is Object by definition

• invalidateMethodCaches

  public void invalidateMethodCaches()