Interface LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute

All Superinterfaces:: Attribute<LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute>, ClassFileElement

public sealed interface LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute extends Attribute<LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute>

Models the LocalVariableTypeTable attribute (JVMS Â§4.7.14), which records debug information about local variables with generic types. Its entries are delivered as LocalVariableTypes when traversing the elements of a CodeModel, which can be toggled by ClassFile.DebugElementsOption.

This attribute only appears on Code attributes, and permits multiple instances in a Code attribute. It has a data dependency on labels.

This attribute cannot be sent to a CodeBuilder; its entries can be constructed with LocalVariableType, resulting in at most one attribute instance in the built Code attribute.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 5.0, major version 49.

API Note:

Only local variables that have generic field types need to be described by this attribute. If a local variable is described in a


LocalVariableTypeTable

attribute, it must also be described in a LocalVariableTable attribute.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.14 The LocalVariableTypeTable Attribute

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<LocalVariableTypeInfo>`	`localVariableTypes()`	Returns debug information for the local variables with generic types in this method.
`static LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute`	`of(List<LocalVariableTypeInfo> locals)`	Returns a `LocalVariableTypeTable` attribute.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AttributeMapper<LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute>`	`attributeMapper()`	Returns the `AttributeMapper` associated with this attribute.
`Utf8Entry`	`attributeName()`	Returns the name of the attribute.

Method Details

localVariableTypes

List<LocalVariableTypeInfo> localVariableTypes()

Returns debug information for the local variables with generic types in this method.

Returns:: debug information for the local variables with generic types in this method

of

static LocalVariableTypeTableAttribute of(List<LocalVariableTypeInfo> locals)

Returns a LocalVariableTypeTable attribute.

Parameters:: locals - the local variable descriptions
Returns:: a LocalVariableTypeTable attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of descriptions exceeds the limit of u2

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