Interface ModuleDesc

public sealed interface ModuleDesc

A nominal descriptor for a Module constant.

To create a ModuleDesc for a module, use the of(String) method.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:: 4.4.11 The CONSTANT_Module_info Structure
Since:: 21

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality.
`String`	`name()`	Returns the module name of this `ModuleDesc`.
`static ModuleDesc`	`of(String name)`	Returns a `ModuleDesc` for a module, given the name of the module.

Method Details

of

static ModuleDesc of(String name)

Returns a ModuleDesc for a module, given the name of the module.

Parameters:: name - the module name
Returns:: a ModuleDesc describing the desired module
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the argument is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the name string is not in the correct format
See Java Virtual Machine Specification:: 4.2.3 Module and Package Names

name

String name()

Returns the module name of this ModuleDesc.

Returns:: the module name

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality. Returns true if and only if the specified object is also a ModuleDesc and both describe the same module.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the other object

Returns:

whether this descriptor is equal to the other object

See Also:

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