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package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.Const;
import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.util.BCELComparator;

Abstract superclass for classes to represent the different constant types in the constant pool of a class file. The classes keep closely to the JVM specification.
Version:$Id: Constant.java 1749603 2016-06-21 20:50:19Z ggregory $
/** * Abstract superclass for classes to represent the different constant types in * the constant pool of a class file. The classes keep closely to the JVM * specification. * * @version $Id: Constant.java 1749603 2016-06-21 20:50:19Z ggregory $ */
public abstract class Constant implements Cloneable, Node { private static BCELComparator bcelComparator = new BCELComparator() { @Override public boolean equals(final Object o1, final Object o2) { final Constant THIS = (Constant) o1; final Constant THAT = (Constant) o2; return THIS.toString().equals(THAT.toString()); } @Override public int hashCode(final Object o) { final Constant THIS = (Constant) o; return THIS.toString().hashCode(); } }; /* In fact this tag is redundant since we can distinguish different * `Constant' objects by their type, i.e., via `instanceof'. In some * places we will use the tag for switch()es anyway. * * First, we want match the specification as closely as possible. Second we * need the tag as an index to select the corresponding class name from the * `CONSTANT_NAMES' array. */ private byte tag; Constant(final byte tag) { this.tag = tag; }
Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
Params:
  • v – Visitor object
/** * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely * defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, * fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects. * * @param v Visitor object */
@Override public abstract void accept(Visitor v); public abstract void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException;
Returns:Tag of constant, i.e., its type. No setTag() method to avoid confusion.
/** * @return Tag of constant, i.e., its type. No setTag() method to avoid * confusion. */
public final byte getTag() { return tag; }
Returns:String representation.
/** * @return String representation. */
@Override public String toString() { return Const.getConstantName(tag) + "[" + tag + "]"; }
Returns:deep copy of this constant
/** * @return deep copy of this constant */
public Constant copy() { try { return (Constant) super.clone(); } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException e) { // TODO should this throw? } return null; } @Override public Object clone() { try { return super.clone(); } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException e) { throw new Error("Clone Not Supported"); // never happens } }
Read one constant from the given input, the type depends on a tag byte.
Params:
  • input – Input stream
Returns:Constant object
Since:6.0 made public
/** * Read one constant from the given input, the type depends on a tag byte. * * @param input Input stream * @return Constant object * @since 6.0 made public */
public static Constant readConstant(final DataInput input) throws IOException, ClassFormatException { final byte b = input.readByte(); // Read tag byte switch (b) { case Const.CONSTANT_Class: return new ConstantClass(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Fieldref: return new ConstantFieldref(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Methodref: return new ConstantMethodref(input); case Const.CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref: return new ConstantInterfaceMethodref(input); case Const.CONSTANT_String: return new ConstantString(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Integer: return new ConstantInteger(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Float: return new ConstantFloat(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Long: return new ConstantLong(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Double: return new ConstantDouble(input); case Const.CONSTANT_NameAndType: return new ConstantNameAndType(input); case Const.CONSTANT_Utf8: return ConstantUtf8.getInstance(input); case Const.CONSTANT_MethodHandle: return new ConstantMethodHandle(input); case Const.CONSTANT_MethodType: return new ConstantMethodType(input); case Const.CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic: return new ConstantInvokeDynamic(input); default: throw new ClassFormatException("Invalid byte tag in constant pool: " + b); } }
Returns:Comparison strategy object
/** * @return Comparison strategy object */
public static BCELComparator getComparator() { return bcelComparator; }
Params:
  • comparator – Comparison strategy object
/** * @param comparator Comparison strategy object */
public static void setComparator(final BCELComparator comparator) { bcelComparator = comparator; }
Return value as defined by given BCELComparator strategy. By default two Constant objects are said to be equal when the result of toString() is equal.
See Also:
  • equals.equals(Object)
/** * Return value as defined by given BCELComparator strategy. By default two * Constant objects are said to be equal when the result of toString() is * equal. * * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object) */
@Override public boolean equals(final Object obj) { return bcelComparator.equals(this, obj); }
Return value as defined by given BCELComparator strategy. By default return the hashcode of the result of toString().
See Also:
  • hashCode.hashCode()
/** * Return value as defined by given BCELComparator strategy. By default * return the hashcode of the result of toString(). * * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode() */
@Override public int hashCode() { return bcelComparator.hashCode(this); } }