Interface ClassSignature

public sealed interface ClassSignature

Models the generic signature of a class or interface, as defined by JVMS Â§4.7.9.1.

See Java Language Specification:

8.1 Class Declarations
9.1 Interface Declarations

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.9.1 Signatures

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static ClassSignature`	`of(Signature.ClassTypeSig superclassSignature, Signature.ClassTypeSig... superinterfaceSignatures)`	Returns a class signature with no type parameter declaration.
`static ClassSignature`	`of(List<Signature.TypeParam> typeParameters, Signature.ClassTypeSig superclassSignature, Signature.ClassTypeSig... superinterfaceSignatures)`	Returns a class signature.
`static ClassSignature`	`parseFrom(String classSignature)`	Parses a raw class signature string into a Signature.
`String`	`signatureString()`	Returns the raw signature string.
`Signature.ClassTypeSig`	`superclassSignature()`	Returns the instantiation of the superclass in this signature.
`List<Signature.ClassTypeSig>`	`superinterfaceSignatures()`	Returns the instantiation of the interfaces in this signature, may be empty.
`List<Signature.TypeParam>`	`typeParameters()`	Returns the type parameters of this class or interface, may be empty.

Method Details

typeParameters

List<Signature.TypeParam> typeParameters()

Returns the type parameters of this class or interface, may be empty.

Returns:

the type parameters of this class or interface, may be empty

See Java Language Specification:

8.1.2 Generic Classes and Type Parameters
9.1.2 Generic Interfaces and Type Parameters

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superclassSignature

Signature.ClassTypeSig superclassSignature()

Returns the instantiation of the superclass in this signature. Interfaces return a signature representing the Object class.

Returns:

the instantiation of the superclass in this signature

See Java Language Specification:

8.1.4 Superclasses and Subclasses

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superinterfaceSignatures

List<Signature.ClassTypeSig> superinterfaceSignatures()

Returns the instantiation of the interfaces in this signature, may be empty.

Returns:

the instantiation of the interfaces in this signature, may be empty

See Java Language Specification:

8.1.5 Superinterfaces
9.1.3 Superinterfaces and Subinterfaces

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signatureString

String signatureString()

Returns the raw signature string.

Returns:: the raw signature string

of

static ClassSignature of(Signature.ClassTypeSig superclassSignature, Signature.ClassTypeSig... superinterfaceSignatures)

Returns a class signature with no type parameter declaration.

Parameters:: superclassSignature - the superclass; superinterfaceSignatures - the interfaces
Returns:: a class signature with no type parameter declaration

of

static ClassSignature of(List<Signature.TypeParam> typeParameters, Signature.ClassTypeSig superclassSignature, Signature.ClassTypeSig... superinterfaceSignatures)

Returns a class signature.

Parameters:: typeParameters - the type parameters, may be empty; superclassSignature - the superclass; superinterfaceSignatures - the interfaces
Returns:: a class signature

parseFrom

static ClassSignature parseFrom(String classSignature)

Parses a raw class signature string into a Signature.

Parameters:: classSignature - the raw class signature string
Returns:: class signature
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the string is not a valid class signature string

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