Interface ModulePackagesAttribute

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

public sealed interface ModulePackagesAttribute extends Attribute<ModulePackagesAttribute>, ClassElement

Models the ModulePackages attribute (JVMS Â§4.7.26), which can appear on classes that represent module descriptors to indicate packages in the module used by the module descriptor.

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 9, major version 53.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.26 The ModulePackages Attribute

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static ModulePackagesAttribute`	`of(PackageEntry... packages)`	Returns a `ModulePackages` attribute.
`static ModulePackagesAttribute`	`of(List<PackageEntry> packages)`	Returns a `ModulePackages` attribute.
`static ModulePackagesAttribute`	`ofNames(PackageDesc... packages)`	Returns a `ModulePackages` attribute.
`static ModulePackagesAttribute`	`ofNames(List<PackageDesc> packages)`	Returns a `ModulePackages` attribute.
`List<PackageEntry>`	`packages()`	Returns the packages used by the module descriptor.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

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

Method Details

packages

List<PackageEntry> packages()

Returns the packages used by the module descriptor. This must include all packages opened or exported by the module, as well as the packages of any service providers, and the package for the main class.

Returns:: the packages used by the module descriptor

of

static ModulePackagesAttribute of(List<PackageEntry> packages)

Returns a ModulePackages attribute.

Parameters:: packages - the packages
Returns:: a ModulePackages attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of packages exceeds the limit of u2

of

static ModulePackagesAttribute of(PackageEntry... packages)

Returns a ModulePackages attribute.

Parameters:: packages - the packages
Returns:: a ModulePackages attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of packages exceeds the limit of u2

ofNames

static ModulePackagesAttribute ofNames(List<PackageDesc> packages)

Returns a ModulePackages attribute.

Parameters:: packages - the packages
Returns:: a ModulePackages attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of packages exceeds the limit of u2

ofNames

static ModulePackagesAttribute ofNames(PackageDesc... packages)

Returns a ModulePackages attribute.

Parameters:: packages - the packages
Returns:: a ModulePackages attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of packages exceeds the limit of u2

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