Interface ModuleRequireInfo

public sealed interface ModuleRequireInfo

Models a single "requires" declaration in the ModuleAttribute.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.25 The Module Attribute

Since:

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default boolean`	`has(AccessFlag flag)`	Returns whether the specific access flag is set.
`static ModuleRequireInfo`	`of(ModuleEntry requires, int requiresFlags, Utf8Entry requiresVersion)`	Returns a module requirement description.
`static ModuleRequireInfo`	`of(ModuleEntry requires, Collection<AccessFlag> requiresFlags, Utf8Entry requiresVersion)`	Returns a module requirement description.
`static ModuleRequireInfo`	`of(ModuleDesc requires, int requiresFlags, String requiresVersion)`	Returns a module requirement description.
`static ModuleRequireInfo`	`of(ModuleDesc requires, Collection<AccessFlag> requiresFlags, String requiresVersion)`	Returns a module requirement description.
`ModuleEntry`	`requires()`	Returns The module on which the current module depends.
`default Set<AccessFlag>`	`requiresFlags()`	Returns the flags associated with this require declaration, as a set of flag enums.
`int`	`requiresFlagsMask()`	Returns the flags associated with this require declaration, as a bit mask.
`Optional<Utf8Entry>`	`requiresVersion()`	Returns the required version of the required module, if present.

Method Details

requires

ModuleEntry requires()

Returns The module on which the current module depends.

Returns:: The module on which the current module depends

requiresFlagsMask

int requiresFlagsMask()

Returns the flags associated with this require declaration, as a bit mask. It is in the range of unsigned short, [0, 0xFFFF].

Returns:

the flags associated with this require declaration, as a bit mask

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requiresFlags

default Set<AccessFlag> requiresFlags()

Returns the flags associated with this require declaration, as a set of flag enums.

Returns:

the flags associated with this require declaration, as a set of flag enums

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the flags mask has any undefined bit set

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requiresVersion

Optional<Utf8Entry> requiresVersion()

Returns the required version of the required module, if present.

Returns:

the required version of the required module, if present

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has

default boolean has(AccessFlag flag)

Returns whether the specific access flag is set.

Parameters:

flag - the access flag

Returns:

whether the specific access flag is set

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of

static ModuleRequireInfo of(ModuleEntry requires, int requiresFlags, Utf8Entry requiresVersion)

Returns a module requirement description.

Parameters:: requires - the required module; requiresFlags - the require-specific flags; requiresVersion - the required version, may be null
Returns:: a module requirement description

of

static ModuleRequireInfo of(ModuleEntry requires, Collection<AccessFlag> requiresFlags, Utf8Entry requiresVersion)

Returns a module requirement description.

Parameters:: requires - the required module; requiresFlags - the require-specific flags; requiresVersion - the required version, may be null
Returns:: a module requirement description
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if any flag cannot be applied to the AccessFlag.Location.MODULE_REQUIRES location

of

static ModuleRequireInfo of(ModuleDesc requires, int requiresFlags, String requiresVersion)

Returns a module requirement description.

Parameters:: requires - the required module; requiresFlags - the require-specific flags; requiresVersion - the required version, may be null
Returns:: a module requirement description

of

static ModuleRequireInfo of(ModuleDesc requires, Collection<AccessFlag> requiresFlags, String requiresVersion)

Returns a module requirement description.

Parameters:: requires - the required module; requiresFlags - the require-specific flags; requiresVersion - the required version, may be null
Returns:: a module requirement description
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if any flag cannot be applied to the AccessFlag.Location.MODULE_REQUIRES location

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