Interface InvokeDynamicEntry

All Superinterfaces:: DynamicConstantPoolEntry, PoolEntry

public sealed interface InvokeDynamicEntry extends DynamicConstantPoolEntry

Models a CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info structure, or the symbolic reference to a dynamically-computed call site, in the constant pool of a class file.

The use of a InvokeDynamicEntry is modeled by a DynamicCallSiteDesc symbolic descriptor. It can be obtained from InvokeDynamicEntry::asSymbol and converted back to a constant pool entry through ConstantPoolBuilder::invokeDynamicEntry.

An invoke dynamic entry is composite:

InvokeDynamicEntry(
    BootstrapMethodEntry bootstrap,
    NameAndTypeEntry nameAndType
)

where the type in the nameAndType is a method descriptor string.

API Note:

A dynamically-computed call site is frequently called a dynamic call site, or an indy, from the abbreviation of "invoke dynamic".

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.4.10 The CONSTANT_Dynamic_info and


             CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info

Structures

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Field Summary

Fields declared in interface PoolEntry

TAG_CLASS, TAG_DOUBLE, TAG_DYNAMIC, TAG_FIELDREF, TAG_FLOAT, TAG_INTEGER, TAG_INTERFACE_METHODREF, TAG_INVOKE_DYNAMIC, TAG_LONG, TAG_METHOD_HANDLE, TAG_METHOD_TYPE, TAG_METHODREF, TAG_MODULE, TAG_NAME_AND_TYPE, TAG_PACKAGE, TAG_STRING, TAG_UTF8

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`TAG_CLASS`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Class` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_DOUBLE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Double` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_DYNAMIC`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Dynamic` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_FIELDREF`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Fieldref` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_FLOAT`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Float` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_INTEGER`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Integer` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_INTERFACE_METHODREF`	The tag for `CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_INVOKE_DYNAMIC`	The tag for `CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_LONG`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Long` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_METHOD_HANDLE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_MethodHandle` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_METHOD_TYPE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_MethodType` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_METHODREF`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Methodref` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_MODULE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Module` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_NAME_AND_TYPE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_NameAndType` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_PACKAGE`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Package` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_STRING`	The tag for `CONSTANT_String` constant kind.
`static final int`	`TAG_UTF8`	The tag for `CONSTANT_Utf8` constant kind.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default DynamicCallSiteDesc`	`asSymbol()`	Returns a symbolic descriptor for this dynamic call site.
`default MethodTypeDesc`	`typeSymbol()`	Returns a symbolic descriptor for the invocation type of this dynamic call site.

Methods declared in interface DynamicConstantPoolEntry

bootstrap, bootstrapMethodIndex, name, nameAndType, type

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BootstrapMethodEntry`	`bootstrap()`	Returns the entry in the bootstrap method table for this constant.
`int`	`bootstrapMethodIndex()`	Returns index of the entry in the bootstrap method table for this constant.
`default Utf8Entry`	`name()`	Returns the name indicated by this symbolic reference.
`NameAndTypeEntry`	`nameAndType()`	Returns the name and the descriptor string indicated by this symbolic reference.
`default Utf8Entry`	`type()`	Returns the descriptor string indicated by this symbolic reference.

Methods declared in interface PoolEntry

constantPool, index, tag, width

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConstantPool`	`constantPool()`	Returns the constant pool this entry is from.
`int`	`index()`	Returns the index within the constant pool corresponding to this entry.
`int`	`tag()`	Returns the constant pool tag that describes the type of this entry.
`int`	`width()`	Returns the number of constant pool slots this entry consumes.

Method Details

typeSymbol

default MethodTypeDesc typeSymbol()

Returns a symbolic descriptor for the invocation type of this dynamic call site.

Returns:: a symbolic descriptor for the invocation type of this dynamic call site

asSymbol

default DynamicCallSiteDesc asSymbol()

Returns a symbolic descriptor for this dynamic call site.

Returns:

a symbolic descriptor for this dynamic call site

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