Interface LoadableConstantEntry

All Superinterfaces:: PoolEntry

All Known Subinterfaces:: ClassEntry, ConstantDynamicEntry, ConstantValueEntry, DoubleEntry, FloatEntry, IntegerEntry, LongEntry, MethodHandleEntry, MethodTypeEntry, StringEntry

public sealed interface LoadableConstantEntry extends PoolEntry permits ClassEntry, ConstantDynamicEntry, ConstantValueEntry, MethodHandleEntry, MethodTypeEntry

Marker interface for constant pool entries suitable for loading via the ldc instructions.

The use of a LoadableConstantEntry is modeled by a ConstantDesc. Conversions are through ConstantPoolBuilder.loadableConstantEntry(ConstantDesc) and constantValue().

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.4 The Constant Pool

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Since:

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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
`ConstantDesc`	`constantValue()`	Returns a symbolic descriptor of this constant.
`default TypeKind`	`typeKind()`	Returns the data type of this constant.

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

constantValue

ConstantDesc constantValue()

Returns a symbolic descriptor of this constant.

Returns:

a symbolic descriptor of this constant

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typeKind

default TypeKind typeKind()

Returns the data type of this constant.

If the data type is of category 2, this constant must be loaded with ldc2_w; otherwise, the data type is of category 1, and this constant must be loaded with ldc or ldc_w.

Returns:: the data type of this constant

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