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


import  com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.Constants;
import  java.io.*;

This class is derived from the abstract
Constant class
and represents a reference to a (external) class.
Author:
 M. Dahm
See Also:
Constant/**
 * This class is derived from the abstract
 * <A HREF="com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile.Constant.html">Constant</A> class
 * and represents a reference to a (external) class.
 *
 * @author  <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A>
 * @see     Constant
 */
public final class ConstantClass extends Constant implements ConstantObject {
  private int name_index; // Identical to ConstantString except for the name

  
Initialize from another object.
/**
   * Initialize from another object.
   */
  public ConstantClass(ConstantClass c) {
    this(c.getNameIndex());
  }

  
Initialize instance from file data.
Params:
file – Input stream
Throws:
IOException – /**
   * Initialize instance from file data.
   *
   * @param file Input stream
   * @throws IOException
   */
  ConstantClass(DataInputStream file) throws IOException
  {
    this(file.readUnsignedShort());
  }

  
Params:
name_index – Name index in constant pool.  Should refer to a
ConstantUtf8./**
   * @param name_index Name index in constant pool.  Should refer to a
   * ConstantUtf8.
   */
  public ConstantClass(int name_index) {
    super(Constants.CONSTANT_Class);
    this.name_index = name_index;
  }

  
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
   */
  public void accept(Visitor v) {
    v.visitConstantClass(this);
  }

  
Dump constant class to file stream in binary format.
Params:
file – Output file stream
Throws:
IOException – /**
   * Dump constant class to file stream in binary format.
   *
   * @param file Output file stream
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public final void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException
  {
    file.writeByte(tag);
    file.writeShort(name_index);
  }

  
Returns:
Name index in constant pool of class name./**
   * @return Name index in constant pool of class name.
   */
  public final int getNameIndex() { return name_index; }

  
@param
name_index./**
   * @param name_index.
   */
  public final void setNameIndex(int name_index) {
    this.name_index = name_index;
  }


  
Returns:
String object/** @return String object
   */
  public Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool cp) {
    Constant c = cp.getConstant(name_index, Constants.CONSTANT_Utf8);
    return ((ConstantUtf8)c).getBytes();
  }

  
Returns:
dereferenced string/** @return dereferenced string
   */
  public String getBytes(ConstantPool cp) {
    return (String)getConstantValue(cp);
  }

  
Returns:
String representation./**
   * @return String representation.
   */
  public final String toString() {
    return super.toString() + "(name_index = " + name_index + ")";
  }
}