serp.bytecode
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  extended by serp.bytecode.Attributes
      extended by serp.bytecode.Attribute
All Implemented Interfaces:
BCEntity, VisitAcceptor
Direct Known Subclasses:
Annotations, Code, ConstantValue, Deprecated, Exceptions, InnerClasses, LineNumberTable, LocalTable, SourceFile, Synthetic, UnknownAttribute

public abstract class Attribute
extends Attributes
implements VisitAcceptor

In bytecode attributes are used to represent anything that is not part of the class structure. This includes the source file name, code of methods, the line number table, etc. All attributes contain at a minimum an immutable name that also determines the attribute's type.

Author:
Abe White

Method Summary
 ClassLoader getClassLoader()
          Return the class loader to use when loading related classes.
 String getName()
          Return the name of this attribute.
 int getNameIndex()
          Return the index in the ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the name of this attribute.
 Attributes getOwner()
          Return the Attributes that owns this attribute.
 ConstantPool getPool()
          Return the constant pool of the current class.
 Project getProject()
          Return the project of the current class.
 boolean isValid()
          Return false if this entity has been removed from its parent; in this case the results of any operations on the entity are undefined.
 
Methods inherited from class serp.bytecode.Attributes
addAttribute, addAttribute, clearAttributes, getAttribute, getAttributes, getAttributes, removeAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttributes
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface serp.bytecode.visitor.VisitAcceptor
acceptVisit
 

Method Detail

getOwner

public Attributes getOwner()
Return the Attributes that owns this attribute. The entity might be a BCClass, BCField, BCMethod, or other attribute.


getNameIndex

public int getNameIndex()
Return the index in the ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the name of this attribute.


getName

public String getName()
Return the name of this attribute.


getProject

public Project getProject()
Description copied from interface: BCEntity
Return the project of the current class.

Specified by:
getProject in interface BCEntity

getPool

public ConstantPool getPool()
Description copied from interface: BCEntity
Return the constant pool of the current class.

Specified by:
getPool in interface BCEntity

getClassLoader

public ClassLoader getClassLoader()
Description copied from interface: BCEntity
Return the class loader to use when loading related classes.

Specified by:
getClassLoader in interface BCEntity

isValid

public boolean isValid()
Description copied from interface: BCEntity
Return false if this entity has been removed from its parent; in this case the results of any operations on the entity are undefined.

Specified by:
isValid in interface BCEntity


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