org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.depend.constantpool

Class ConstantPool


public class ConstantPool
extends java.lang.Object

The constant pool of a Java class. The constant pool is a collection of constants used in a Java class file. It stores strings, constant values, class names, method names, field names etc.
See Also:
The Java Virtual Machine Specification

Constructor Summary

ConstantPool()
Initialise the constant pool.

Method Summary

int
addEntry(ConstantPoolEntry entry)
Add an entry to the constant pool.
int
getClassEntry(String className)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_CLASS entry in the constant pool.
int
getConstantEntry(Object constantValue)
Get the index of a given constant value entry in the constant pool.
ConstantPoolEntry
getEntry(int index)
Get an constant pool entry at a particular index.
int
getFieldRefEntry(String fieldClassName, String fieldName, String fieldType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_FIELDREF entry in the constant pool.
int
getInterfaceMethodRefEntry(String interfaceMethodClassName, String interfaceMethodName, String interfaceMethodType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_INTERFACEMETHODREF entry in the constant pool.
int
getMethodRefEntry(String methodClassName, String methodName, String methodType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_METHODREF entry in the constant pool.
int
getNameAndTypeEntry(String name, String type)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_NAMEANDTYPE entry in the constant pool.
int
getUTF8Entry(String value)
Get the index of a given UTF8 constant pool entry.
void
read(DataInputStream classStream)
Read the constant pool from a class input stream.
void
resolve()
Resolve the entries in the constant pool.
int
size()
Get the size of the constant pool.
String
toString()
Dump the constant pool to a string.

Constructor Details

ConstantPool

public ConstantPool()
Initialise the constant pool.

Method Details

addEntry

public int addEntry(ConstantPoolEntry entry)
Add an entry to the constant pool.
Parameters:
entry - the new entry to be added to the constant pool.
Returns:
the index into the constant pool at which the entry is stored.

getClassEntry

public int getClassEntry(String className)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_CLASS entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
className - the name of the class for which the class entry index is required.
Returns:
the index at which the given class entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getConstantEntry

public int getConstantEntry(Object constantValue)
Get the index of a given constant value entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
constantValue - the constant value for which the index is required.
Returns:
the index at which the given value entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getEntry

public ConstantPoolEntry getEntry(int index)
Get an constant pool entry at a particular index.
Parameters:
index - the index into the constant pool.
Returns:
the constant pool entry at that index.

getFieldRefEntry

public int getFieldRefEntry(String fieldClassName,
                            String fieldName,
                            String fieldType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_FIELDREF entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
fieldClassName - the name of the class which contains the field being referenced.
fieldName - the name of the field being referenced.
fieldType - the type descriptor of the field being referenced.
Returns:
the index at which the given field ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getInterfaceMethodRefEntry

public int getInterfaceMethodRefEntry(String interfaceMethodClassName,
                                      String interfaceMethodName,
                                      String interfaceMethodType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_INTERFACEMETHODREF entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
interfaceMethodClassName - the name of the interface which contains the method being referenced.
interfaceMethodName - the name of the method being referenced.
interfaceMethodType - the type descriptor of the method being referenced.
Returns:
the index at which the given method ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getMethodRefEntry

public int getMethodRefEntry(String methodClassName,
                             String methodName,
                             String methodType)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_METHODREF entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
methodClassName - the name of the class which contains the method being referenced.
methodName - the name of the method being referenced.
methodType - the type descriptor of the method being referenced.
Returns:
the index at which the given method ref entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getNameAndTypeEntry

public int getNameAndTypeEntry(String name,
                               String type)
Get the index of a given CONSTANT_NAMEANDTYPE entry in the constant pool.
Parameters:
name - the name
type - the type
Returns:
the index at which the given NameAndType entry occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

getUTF8Entry

public int getUTF8Entry(String value)
Get the index of a given UTF8 constant pool entry.
Parameters:
value - the string value of the UTF8 entry.
Returns:
the index at which the given string occurs in the constant pool or -1 if the value does not occur.

read

public void read(DataInputStream classStream)
            throws IOException
Read the constant pool from a class input stream.
Parameters:
classStream - the DataInputStream of a class file.

resolve

public void resolve()
Resolve the entries in the constant pool. Resolution of the constant pool involves transforming indexes to other constant pool entries into the actual data for that entry.

size

public int size()
Get the size of the constant pool.
Returns:
the size of the constant pool

toString

public String toString()
Dump the constant pool to a string.
Returns:
the constant pool entries as strings

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