Interface ExceptionsAttribute

All Superinterfaces:: Attribute<ExceptionsAttribute>, ClassFileElement, MethodElement

public sealed interface ExceptionsAttribute extends Attribute<ExceptionsAttribute>, MethodElement

Models the Exceptions attribute (JVMS 4.7.5), which records the exceptions declared to be thrown by this method.

This attribute only appears on methods, and does not permit multiple instances in a method. It has a data dependency on the constant pool.

The attribute was introduced in the Java Platform version 1.0.2, major version 45.

API Note:

Generic exceptions types thrown by a method and potentially annotated use of those types are defined by SignatureAttribute and RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute respectively, which requires this attribute to be present.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.5 The Exceptions Attribute

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<ClassEntry>`	`exceptions()`	Returns the exceptions declared to be thrown by this method.
`static ExceptionsAttribute`	`of(ClassEntry... exceptions)`	Returns an `Exceptions` attribute.
`static ExceptionsAttribute`	`of(List<ClassEntry> exceptions)`	Returns an `Exceptions` attribute.
`static ExceptionsAttribute`	`ofSymbols(ClassDesc... exceptions)`	Returns an `Exceptions` attribute.
`static ExceptionsAttribute`	`ofSymbols(List<ClassDesc> exceptions)`	Returns an `Exceptions` attribute.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Method Details

exceptions

List<ClassEntry> exceptions()

Returns the exceptions declared to be thrown by this method.

Returns:

the exceptions declared to be thrown by this method

See Also:

of

static ExceptionsAttribute of(List<ClassEntry> exceptions)

Returns an Exceptions attribute.

Parameters:: exceptions - the exceptions that may be thrown from this method
Returns:: an Exceptions attribute

of

static ExceptionsAttribute of(ClassEntry... exceptions)

Returns an Exceptions attribute.

Parameters:: exceptions - the exceptions that may be thrown from this method
Returns:: an Exceptions attribute

ofSymbols

static ExceptionsAttribute ofSymbols(List<ClassDesc> exceptions)

Returns an Exceptions attribute.

Parameters:: exceptions - the exceptions that may be thrown from this method
Returns:: an Exceptions attribute

ofSymbols

static ExceptionsAttribute ofSymbols(ClassDesc... exceptions)

Returns an Exceptions attribute.

Parameters:: exceptions - the exceptions that may be thrown from this method
Returns:: an Exceptions attribute

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