Interface Signature.ArrayTypeSig

All Superinterfaces:: Signature, Signature.RefTypeSig

Enclosing interface:: Signature

public static sealed interface Signature.ArrayTypeSig extends Signature.RefTypeSig

Models the signature of an array type.

See Java Language Specification:

10.1 Array Types

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.9.1 Signatures

Since:

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface Signature

Signature.ArrayTypeSig, Signature.BaseTypeSig, Signature.ClassTypeSig, Signature.RefTypeSig, Signature.ThrowableSig, Signature.TypeArg, Signature.TypeParam, Signature.TypeVarSig

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`Signature.ArrayTypeSig`	Models the signature of an array type.
`static interface`	`Signature.BaseTypeSig`	Models the signature of a primitive type (JLS Â§4.2) or void.
`static interface`	`Signature.ClassTypeSig`	Models the signature of a possibly-parameterized class or interface type.
`static interface`	`Signature.RefTypeSig`	Models the signature of a reference type, which may be a class, interface, type variable, or array type.
`static interface`	`Signature.ThrowableSig`	Marker interface for a signature for a throwable type.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeArg`	Models a type argument, an argument to a type parameter.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeParam`	Models a signature for a type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor, which introduces a type variable.
`static interface`	`Signature.TypeVarSig`	Models the signature of a type variable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Signature`	`componentSignature()`	Returns the signature of the component type.
`static Signature.ArrayTypeSig`	`of(int dims, Signature componentSignature)`	Returns a signature for an array type.
`static Signature.ArrayTypeSig`	`of(Signature componentSignature)`	Returns an array type with the given component type.

Methods declared in interface Signature

signatureString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`signatureString()`	Returns the raw signature string.

Method Details

componentSignature

Signature componentSignature()

Returns the signature of the component type.

Returns:: the signature of the component type

of

static Signature.ArrayTypeSig of(Signature componentSignature)

Returns an array type with the given component type.

Parameters:: componentSignature - the component type
Returns:: an array type with the given component type
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the component type is void

of

static Signature.ArrayTypeSig of(int dims, Signature componentSignature)

Returns a signature for an array type.

Parameters:: dims - the dimension of the array; componentSignature - the component type
Returns:: a signature for an array type
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if dims < 1 or the resulting array type exceeds 255 dimensions or the component type is void

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