Interface NestHostAttribute

All Superinterfaces:: Attribute<NestHostAttribute>, ClassElement, ClassFileElement

public sealed interface NestHostAttribute extends Attribute<NestHostAttribute>, ClassElement

Models the NestHost attribute (JVMS 4.7.28), which indicates this class is a member of a nest and the host class of the nest.

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

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 11, major version 55.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.28 The NestHost Attribute

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ClassEntry`	`nestHost()`	Returns the host class of the nest to which this class belongs.
`static NestHostAttribute`	`of(ClassEntry nestHost)`	Returns a `NestHost` attribute.
`static NestHostAttribute`	`of(ClassDesc nestHost)`	Returns a `NestHost` attribute.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Method Details

nestHost

ClassEntry nestHost()

Returns the host class of the nest to which this class belongs.

Returns:

the host class of the nest to which this class belongs

See Also:

of

static NestHostAttribute of(ClassEntry nestHost)

Returns a NestHost attribute.

Parameters:: nestHost - the host class of the nest
Returns:: a NestHost attribute

of

static NestHostAttribute of(ClassDesc nestHost)

Returns a NestHost attribute.

Parameters:: nestHost - the host class of the nest
Returns:: a NestHost attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if nestHost represents a primitive type

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