Interface DirectMethodHandleDesc
- All Superinterfaces:
ConstantDesc, MethodHandleDesc
public sealed interface DirectMethodHandleDesc extends MethodHandleDesc
A nominal descriptor for a direct
MethodHandle. A DirectMethodHandleDesc corresponds to a Constant_MethodHandle_info entry in the constant pool of a classfile.- Since:
- 12
Nested Class Summary
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|
static enum |
DirectMethodHandleDesc.Kind |
Kinds of method handles that can be described with DirectMethodHandleDesc. |
Method Summary
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
boolean |
isOwnerInterface() |
Indicates if the method is declared by an interface |
DirectMethodHandleDesc.Kind |
kind() |
Returns the kind of the method handle described by this nominal descriptor. |
String |
lookupDescriptor() |
Returns the lookup descriptor of the method handle described by this descriptor, after adjusting for the invocation mode. |
String |
methodName() |
Returns the name of the method or field described by this nominal descriptor. |
ClassDesc |
owner() |
Returns a ClassDesc describing the class declaring the method or field described by this nominal descriptor. |
int |
refKind() |
Returns the refKind of the method handle described by this nominal reference, as defined by MethodHandleInfo. |
Methods declared in interface MethodHandleDesc
asType, equals, invocationType, resolveConstantDesc
Method Details
kind
DirectMethodHandleDesc.Kind kind()
Returns the
kind of the method handle described by this nominal descriptor.- Returns:
- the
DirectMethodHandleDesc.Kind
refKind
int refKind()
Returns the
refKind of the method handle described by this nominal reference, as defined by MethodHandleInfo.- Returns:
- the reference kind
isOwnerInterface
boolean isOwnerInterface()
Indicates if the method is declared by an interface
- Returns:
- true if the method is declared by an interface
owner
ClassDesc owner()
Returns a
ClassDesc describing the class declaring the method or field described by this nominal descriptor.- Returns:
- the class declaring the method or field
methodName
String methodName()
Returns the name of the method or field described by this nominal descriptor. For constructors, returns the reserved name "<init>".
- Returns:
- the name of the method or field
lookupDescriptor
String lookupDescriptor()
Returns the lookup descriptor of the method handle described by this descriptor, after adjusting for the invocation mode. This will correspond to either a method type descriptor string (for methods and constructors), or a field descriptor string (for field access method handles). The lookup descriptor string is in the same format as accepted by
MethodHandleDesc.of(Kind, ClassDesc, String, String).- Returns:
- the lookup descriptor string
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