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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 represents colection of local variables in a method. This attribute is contained in the Code attribute.
Author: M. Dahm
See Also:
/** * This class represents colection of local variables in a * method. This attribute is contained in the <em>Code</em> attribute. * * @author <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A> * @see Code * @see LocalVariable */
public class LocalVariableTable extends Attribute { private int local_variable_table_length; // Table of local private LocalVariable[] local_variable_table; // variables
Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same references (shallow copy). Use copy() for a physical copy.
/** * Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same * references (shallow copy). Use copy() for a physical copy. */
public LocalVariableTable(LocalVariableTable c) { this(c.getNameIndex(), c.getLength(), c.getLocalVariableTable(), c.getConstantPool()); }
Params:
  • name_index – Index in constant pool to `LocalVariableTable'
  • length – Content length in bytes
  • local_variable_table – Table of local variables
  • constant_pool – Array of constants
/** * @param name_index Index in constant pool to `LocalVariableTable' * @param length Content length in bytes * @param local_variable_table Table of local variables * @param constant_pool Array of constants */
public LocalVariableTable(int name_index, int length, LocalVariable[] local_variable_table, ConstantPool constant_pool) { super(Constants.ATTR_LOCAL_VARIABLE_TABLE, name_index, length, constant_pool); setLocalVariableTable(local_variable_table); }
Construct object from file stream.
Params:
  • name_index – Index in constant pool
  • length – Content length in bytes
  • file – Input stream
  • constant_pool – Array of constants
Throws:
/** * Construct object from file stream. * @param name_index Index in constant pool * @param length Content length in bytes * @param file Input stream * @param constant_pool Array of constants * @throws IOException */
LocalVariableTable(int name_index, int length, DataInputStream file, ConstantPool constant_pool) throws IOException { this(name_index, length, (LocalVariable[])null, constant_pool); local_variable_table_length = (file.readUnsignedShort()); local_variable_table = new LocalVariable[local_variable_table_length]; for(int i=0; i < local_variable_table_length; i++) local_variable_table[i] = new LocalVariable(file, constant_pool); }
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.visitLocalVariableTable(this); }
Dump local variable table attribute to file stream in binary format.
Params:
  • file – Output file stream
Throws:
/** * Dump local variable table attribute to file stream in binary format. * * @param file Output file stream * @throws IOException */
public final void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException { super.dump(file); file.writeShort(local_variable_table_length); for(int i=0; i < local_variable_table_length; i++) local_variable_table[i].dump(file); }
Returns:Array of local variables of method.
/** * @return Array of local variables of method. */
public final LocalVariable[] getLocalVariableTable() { return local_variable_table; }
Returns:first matching variable using index
/** @return first matching variable using index */
public final LocalVariable getLocalVariable(int index) { for(int i=0; i < local_variable_table_length; i++) if(local_variable_table[i].getIndex() == index) return local_variable_table[i]; return null; } public final void setLocalVariableTable(LocalVariable[] local_variable_table) { this.local_variable_table = local_variable_table; local_variable_table_length = (local_variable_table == null)? 0 : local_variable_table.length; }
Returns:String representation.
/** * @return String representation. */
public final String toString() { StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(""); for(int i=0; i < local_variable_table_length; i++) { buf.append(local_variable_table[i].toString()); if(i < local_variable_table_length - 1) buf.append('\n'); } return buf.toString(); }
Returns:deep copy of this attribute
/** * @return deep copy of this attribute */
public Attribute copy(ConstantPool constant_pool) { LocalVariableTable c = (LocalVariableTable)clone(); c.local_variable_table = new LocalVariable[local_variable_table_length]; for(int i=0; i < local_variable_table_length; i++) c.local_variable_table[i] = local_variable_table[i].copy(); c.constant_pool = constant_pool; return c; } public final int getTableLength() { return local_variable_table_length; } }