Class IClass

Method Details

• getITypeVariables

  public final ITypeVariable[] getITypeVariables() throws CompileException

  Returns:

  Zero-length array if this IClass declares no type variables

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getITypeVariables2

  protected abstract ITypeVariable[] getITypeVariables2() throws CompileException

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

  Throws:

  CompileException

• 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). For covariant methods, only the method with the most derived return type is included.

  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 (or its superclass or the interfaces it implements) has an IClass.IMethod with the given name and parameter types

  Throws:

  CompileException

• findIMethod

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

  Returns:

  The IClass.IMethod declared in this IClass (or its superclass or the interfaces it implements) with the given name and parameter types, or null if an applicable method could not be found

  Throws:

  CompileException

• findIConstructor

  @Nullable public final IClass.IConstructor findIConstructor(IClass[] parameterTypes) throws CompileException

  Returns:

  The IClass.IConstructor declared in this IClass with the given parameter types, or null if an applicable constructor could not be found

  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

  @Nullable 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()

  Clears the cache of declared fields which this class maintains in order to minimize the invocations of getDeclaredIFields2().

• 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

  Returns:

  The member types of this type

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaringIClass

  @Nullable public final IClass getDeclaringIClass() throws CompileException

  Returns:

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

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getDeclaringIClass2

  @Nullable protected abstract IClass getDeclaringIClass2() throws CompileException

  Returns:

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

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getOuterIClass

  @Nullable 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

  Returns:

  The outer class of this type, or null

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getOuterIClass2

  @Nullable protected abstract IClass getOuterIClass2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

  See Also:

  • getOuterIClass()

• getSuperclass

  @Nullable 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

  @Nullable protected abstract IClass getSuperclass2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

  See Also:

  • getSuperclass()

• getAccess

  public abstract Access getAccess()

  Returns:

  The accessibility of this type

• 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, respectively the superinterfaces of the interface, respectively { Cloneable, Serializable } for arrays.

  Returns an empty array for primitive types and void.

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getInterfaces2

  protected abstract IClass[] getInterfaces2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

  See Also:

  • getInterfaces()

• 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. This method is fast.

• getDescriptor2

  protected abstract String getDescriptor2()

  Returns:

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

• getDescriptors

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

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

  See Also:

  • getDescriptor()

• isEnum

  public abstract boolean isEnum()

  Returns:

  Whether this type represents an enum

• isInterface

  public abstract boolean isInterface()

  Returns:

  Whether this type represents an interface

• isArray

  public abstract boolean isArray()

  Returns:

  Whether this type represents an array

• isPrimitive

  public abstract boolean isPrimitive()

  Returns:

  Whether this type represents a primitive type or void

• isPrimitiveNumeric

  public abstract boolean isPrimitiveNumeric()

  Returns:

  Whether this type represents byte, short, int, long, char, float or double

• getComponentType

  @Nullable public final IClass getComponentType()

  Returns:

  The component type of the array, or null for classes, interfaces, primitive types and void

• getComponentType2

  @Nullable protected abstract IClass getComponentType2()

  See Also:

  • getComponentType()

• toString

  public String toString()

  Overrides:

  toString in class Object

• isAssignableFrom

  public boolean isAssignableFrom(IClass that) throws CompileException

  Determines if this is assignable from that. This is true if this is identical with that (JLS7 5.1.1), or if that is widening-primitive-convertible to this (JLS7 5.1.2), or if that is widening-reference-convertible to this (JLS7 5.1.5).

  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

• getIAnnotations

  public final IClass.IAnnotation[] getIAnnotations() throws CompileException

  Returns:

  The annotations of this type (possibly the empty array)

  Throws:

  CompileException

• getIAnnotations2

  protected IClass.IAnnotation[] getIAnnotations2() throws CompileException

  Throws:

  CompileException

• invalidateMethodCaches

  public void invalidateMethodCaches()

  This class caches the declared methods in order to minimize the invocations of getDeclaredIMethods2().

• rawTypeOf

  public static IClass rawTypeOf(IType type)