org.ow2.asm/asm/5.2 : org/objectweb/asm/TypeReference.java

TypeReference
http://asm.objectweb.org/asm/: A very small and fast Java bytecode manipulation framework (ObjectWeb)
Eric Bruneton
Eugene Kuleshov
Remi Forax
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package org.objectweb.asm;

A reference to a type appearing in a class, field or method declaration, or
on an instruction. Such a reference designates the part of the class where
the referenced type is appearing (e.g. an 'extends', 'implements' or 'throws'
clause, a 'new' instruction, a 'catch' clause, a type cast, a local variable
declaration, etc).
Author: Eric Bruneton/**
 * A reference to a type appearing in a class, field or method declaration, or
 * on an instruction. Such a reference designates the part of the class where
 * the referenced type is appearing (e.g. an 'extends', 'implements' or 'throws'
 * clause, a 'new' instruction, a 'catch' clause, a type cast, a local variable
 * declaration, etc).
 * 
 * @author Eric Bruneton
 */
public class TypeReference {

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic class. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * class. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER = 0x00;

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER = 0x01;

    The sort of type references that target the super class of a class or one of the interfaces it implements. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the super class of a class or one
     * of the interfaces it implements. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CLASS_EXTENDS = 0x10;

    The sort of type references that target a bound of a type parameter of a generic class. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a bound of a type parameter of a
     * generic class. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND = 0x11;

    The sort of type references that target a bound of a type parameter of a generic method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a bound of a type parameter of a
     * generic method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND = 0x12;

    The sort of type references that target the type of a field. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of a field. See
     * {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int FIELD = 0x13;

    The sort of type references that target the return type of a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the return type of a method. See
     * {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_RETURN = 0x14;

    The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a method.
     * See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_RECEIVER = 0x15;

    The sort of type references that target the type of a formal parameter of a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of a formal parameter of
     * a method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER = 0x16;

    The sort of type references that target the type of an exception declared in the throws clause of a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of an exception declared
     * in the throws clause of a method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int THROWS = 0x17;

    The sort of type references that target the type of a local variable in a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of a local variable in a
     * method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int LOCAL_VARIABLE = 0x40;

    The sort of type references that target the type of a resource variable in a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of a resource variable
     * in a method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int RESOURCE_VARIABLE = 0x41;

    The sort of type references that target the type of the exception of a 'catch' clause in a method. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of the exception of a
     * 'catch' clause in a method. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int EXCEPTION_PARAMETER = 0x42;

    The sort of type references that target the type declared in an 'instanceof' instruction. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type declared in an
     * 'instanceof' instruction. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int INSTANCEOF = 0x43;

    The sort of type references that target the type of the object created by a 'new' instruction. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type of the object created by
     * a 'new' instruction. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int NEW = 0x44;

    The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a constructor reference. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a
     * constructor reference. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE = 0x45;

    The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a method reference. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the receiver type of a method
     * reference. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_REFERENCE = 0x46;

    The sort of type references that target the type declared in an explicit or implicit cast instruction. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target the type declared in an explicit
     * or implicit cast instruction. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CAST = 0x47;

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic constructor in a constructor call. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * constructor in a constructor call. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT = 0x48;

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic method in a method call. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * method in a method call. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT = 0x49;

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic constructor in a constructor reference. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * constructor in a constructor reference. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT = 0x4A;

    The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic method in a method reference. See getSort. /**
     * The sort of type references that target a type parameter of a generic
     * method in a method reference. See {@link #getSort getSort}.
     */
    public final static int METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT = 0x4B;

    The type reference value in Java class file format.
/**
     * The type reference value in Java class file format.
     */
    private int value;

    Creates a new TypeReference.
Params: typeRef – 
           the int encoded value of the type reference, as received in a
           visit method related to type annotations, like
           visitTypeAnnotation./**
     * Creates a new TypeReference.
     * 
     * @param typeRef
     *            the int encoded value of the type reference, as received in a
     *            visit method related to type annotations, like
     *            visitTypeAnnotation.
     */
    public TypeReference(int typeRef) {
        this.value = typeRef;
    }

    Returns a type reference of the given sort.
Params: sort –  FIELD, METHOD_RETURN, METHOD_RECEIVER, LOCAL_VARIABLE, RESOURCE_VARIABLE, INSTANCEOF, NEW, CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE, or METHOD_REFERENCE.
Returns: a type reference of the given sort./**
     * Returns a type reference of the given sort.
     * 
     * @param sort
     *            {@link #FIELD FIELD}, {@link #METHOD_RETURN METHOD_RETURN},
     *            {@link #METHOD_RECEIVER METHOD_RECEIVER},
     *            {@link #LOCAL_VARIABLE LOCAL_VARIABLE},
     *            {@link #RESOURCE_VARIABLE RESOURCE_VARIABLE},
     *            {@link #INSTANCEOF INSTANCEOF}, {@link #NEW NEW},
     *            {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE}, or
     *            {@link #METHOD_REFERENCE METHOD_REFERENCE}.
     * @return a type reference of the given sort.
     */
    public static TypeReference newTypeReference(int sort) {
        return new TypeReference(sort << 24);
    }

    Returns a reference to a type parameter of a generic class or method.
Params: sort –  CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER or METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER.
paramIndex – 
           the type parameter index.
Returns: a reference to the given generic class or method type parameter./**
     * Returns a reference to a type parameter of a generic class or method.
     * 
     * @param sort
     *            {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER} or
     *            {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER}.
     * @param paramIndex
     *            the type parameter index.
     * @return a reference to the given generic class or method type parameter.
     */
    public static TypeReference newTypeParameterReference(int sort,
            int paramIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((sort << 24) | (paramIndex << 16));
    }

    Returns a reference to a type parameter bound of a generic class or
method.
Params: sort –  CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER or METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER.
paramIndex – 
           the type parameter index.
boundIndex – 
           the type bound index within the above type parameters.
Returns: a reference to the given generic class or method type parameter
        bound./**
     * Returns a reference to a type parameter bound of a generic class or
     * method.
     * 
     * @param sort
     *            {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER} or
     *            {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER}.
     * @param paramIndex
     *            the type parameter index.
     * @param boundIndex
     *            the type bound index within the above type parameters.
     * @return a reference to the given generic class or method type parameter
     *         bound.
     */
    public static TypeReference newTypeParameterBoundReference(int sort,
            int paramIndex, int boundIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((sort << 24) | (paramIndex << 16)
                | (boundIndex << 8));
    }

    Returns a reference to the super class or to an interface of the
'implements' clause of a class.
Params: itfIndex – 
           the index of an interface in the 'implements' clause of a
           class, or -1 to reference the super class of the class.
Returns: a reference to the given super type of a class./**
     * Returns a reference to the super class or to an interface of the
     * 'implements' clause of a class.
     * 
     * @param itfIndex
     *            the index of an interface in the 'implements' clause of a
     *            class, or -1 to reference the super class of the class.
     * @return a reference to the given super type of a class.
     */
    public static TypeReference newSuperTypeReference(int itfIndex) {
        itfIndex &= 0xFFFF;
        return new TypeReference((CLASS_EXTENDS << 24) | (itfIndex << 8));
    }

    Returns a reference to the type of a formal parameter of a method.
Params: paramIndex – 
           the formal parameter index.
Returns: a reference to the type of the given method formal parameter./**
     * Returns a reference to the type of a formal parameter of a method.
     * 
     * @param paramIndex
     *            the formal parameter index.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the type of the given method formal parameter.
     */
    public static TypeReference newFormalParameterReference(int paramIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER << 24)
                | (paramIndex << 16));
    }

    Returns a reference to the type of an exception, in a 'throws' clause of
a method.
Params: exceptionIndex – 
           the index of an exception in a 'throws' clause of a method.
Returns: a reference to the type of the given exception./**
     * Returns a reference to the type of an exception, in a 'throws' clause of
     * a method.
     * 
     * @param exceptionIndex
     *            the index of an exception in a 'throws' clause of a method.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the type of the given exception.
     */
    public static TypeReference newExceptionReference(int exceptionIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((THROWS << 24) | (exceptionIndex << 8));
    }

    Returns a reference to the type of the exception declared in a 'catch'
clause of a method.
Params: tryCatchBlockIndex – 
           the index of a try catch block (using the order in which they
           are visited with visitTryCatchBlock).
Returns: a reference to the type of the given exception./**
     * Returns a reference to the type of the exception declared in a 'catch'
     * clause of a method.
     * 
     * @param tryCatchBlockIndex
     *            the index of a try catch block (using the order in which they
     *            are visited with visitTryCatchBlock).
     * 
     * @return a reference to the type of the given exception.
     */
    public static TypeReference newTryCatchReference(int tryCatchBlockIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((EXCEPTION_PARAMETER << 24)
                | (tryCatchBlockIndex << 8));
    }

    Returns a reference to the type of a type argument in a constructor or
method call or reference.
Params: sort –  CAST, 
           CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, 
           METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, 
           CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT, or 
           METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT.
argIndex – 
           the type argument index.
Returns: a reference to the type of the given type argument./**
     * Returns a reference to the type of a type argument in a constructor or
     * method call or reference.
     * 
     * @param sort
     *            {@link #CAST CAST},
     *            {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *            CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     *            {@link #METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *            METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     *            {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *            CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}, or
     *            {@link #METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *            METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}.
     * @param argIndex
     *            the type argument index.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the type of the given type argument.
     */
    public static TypeReference newTypeArgumentReference(int sort, int argIndex) {
        return new TypeReference((sort << 24) | argIndex);
    }

    Returns the sort of this type reference.
Returns: CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER, METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER, CLASS_EXTENDS, CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND, METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND, FIELD, METHOD_RETURN, METHOD_RECEIVER, METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER, THROWS, LOCAL_VARIABLE, RESOURCE_VARIABLE, EXCEPTION_PARAMETER, INSTANCEOF, NEW, CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE, METHOD_REFERENCE, CAST, 
        CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, 
        METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, 
        CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT, or 
        METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT./**
     * Returns the sort of this type reference.
     * 
     * @return {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER},
     *         {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER},
     *         {@link #CLASS_EXTENDS CLASS_EXTENDS},
     *         {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND},
     *         {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND},
     *         {@link #FIELD FIELD}, {@link #METHOD_RETURN METHOD_RETURN},
     *         {@link #METHOD_RECEIVER METHOD_RECEIVER},
     *         {@link #METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER},
     *         {@link #THROWS THROWS}, {@link #LOCAL_VARIABLE LOCAL_VARIABLE},
     *         {@link #RESOURCE_VARIABLE RESOURCE_VARIABLE},
     *         {@link #EXCEPTION_PARAMETER EXCEPTION_PARAMETER},
     *         {@link #INSTANCEOF INSTANCEOF}, {@link #NEW NEW},
     *         {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE},
     *         {@link #METHOD_REFERENCE METHOD_REFERENCE}, {@link #CAST CAST},
     *         {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *         CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     *         {@link #METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *         METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     *         {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *         CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}, or
     *         {@link #METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     *         METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}.
     */
    public int getSort() {
        return value >>> 24;
    }

    Returns the index of the type parameter referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER, METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER, CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND or METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND. 
Returns: a type parameter index./**
     * Returns the index of the type parameter referenced by this type
     * reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort
     * is {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER},
     * {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER},
     * {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND} or
     * {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND}.
     * 
     * @return a type parameter index.
     */
    public int getTypeParameterIndex() {
        return (value & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
    }

    Returns the index of the type parameter bound, within the type parameter getTypeParameterIndex, referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND or METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND. 
Returns: a type parameter bound index./**
     * Returns the index of the type parameter bound, within the type parameter
     * {@link #getTypeParameterIndex}, referenced by this type reference. This
     * method must only be used for type references whose sort is
     * {@link #CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND} or
     * {@link #METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND}.
     * 
     * @return a type parameter bound index.
     */
    public int getTypeParameterBoundIndex() {
        return (value & 0x0000FF00) >> 8;
    }

    Returns the index of the "super type" of a class that is referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is CLASS_EXTENDS. 
Returns: the index of an interface in the 'implements' clause of a class,
        or -1 if this type reference references the type of the super
        class./**
     * Returns the index of the "super type" of a class that is referenced by
     * this type reference. This method must only be used for type references
     * whose sort is {@link #CLASS_EXTENDS CLASS_EXTENDS}.
     * 
     * @return the index of an interface in the 'implements' clause of a class,
     *         or -1 if this type reference references the type of the super
     *         class.
     */
    public int getSuperTypeIndex() {
        return (short) ((value & 0x00FFFF00) >> 8);
    }

    Returns the index of the formal parameter whose type is referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER. 
Returns: a formal parameter index./**
     * Returns the index of the formal parameter whose type is referenced by
     * this type reference. This method must only be used for type references
     * whose sort is {@link #METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER METHOD_FORMAL_PARAMETER}.
     * 
     * @return a formal parameter index.
     */
    public int getFormalParameterIndex() {
        return (value & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
    }

    Returns the index of the exception, in a 'throws' clause of a method, whose type is referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is THROWS. 
Returns: the index of an exception in the 'throws' clause of a method./**
     * Returns the index of the exception, in a 'throws' clause of a method,
     * whose type is referenced by this type reference. This method must only be
     * used for type references whose sort is {@link #THROWS THROWS}.
     * 
     * @return the index of an exception in the 'throws' clause of a method.
     */
    public int getExceptionIndex() {
        return (value & 0x00FFFF00) >> 8;
    }

    Returns the index of the try catch block (using the order in which they are visited with visitTryCatchBlock), whose 'catch' type is referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is EXCEPTION_PARAMETER . 
Returns: the index of an exception in the 'throws' clause of a method./**
     * Returns the index of the try catch block (using the order in which they
     * are visited with visitTryCatchBlock), whose 'catch' type is referenced by
     * this type reference. This method must only be used for type references
     * whose sort is {@link #EXCEPTION_PARAMETER EXCEPTION_PARAMETER} .
     * 
     * @return the index of an exception in the 'throws' clause of a method.
     */
    public int getTryCatchBlockIndex() {
        return (value & 0x00FFFF00) >> 8;
    }

    Returns the index of the type argument referenced by this type reference. This method must only be used for type references whose sort is CAST, 
CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT, 
CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT, or METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT. 
Returns: a type parameter index./**
     * Returns the index of the type argument referenced by this type reference.
     * This method must only be used for type references whose sort is
     * {@link #CAST CAST}, {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     * CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     * {@link #METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT},
     * {@link #CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT
     * CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}, or
     * {@link #METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT}.
     * 
     * @return a type parameter index.
     */
    public int getTypeArgumentIndex() {
        return value & 0xFF;
    }

    Returns the int encoded value of this type reference, suitable for use in
visit methods related to type annotations, like visitTypeAnnotation.
Returns: the int encoded value of this type reference./**
     * Returns the int encoded value of this type reference, suitable for use in
     * visit methods related to type annotations, like visitTypeAnnotation.
     * 
     * @return the int encoded value of this type reference.
     */
    public int getValue() {
        return value;
    }
}
Params:	sort – `FIELD`, `METHOD_RETURN`, `METHOD_RECEIVER`, `LOCAL_VARIABLE`, `RESOURCE_VARIABLE`, `INSTANCEOF`, `NEW`, `CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE`, or `METHOD_REFERENCE`.
Returns:	a type reference of the given sort.
Params:	sort – `CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER` or `METHOD_TYPE_PARAMETER`. paramIndex – the type parameter index.
Returns:	a reference to the given generic class or method type parameter.
Params:	itfIndex – the index of an interface in the 'implements' clause of a class, or -1 to reference the super class of the class.
Returns:	a reference to the given super type of a class.
Params:	paramIndex – the formal parameter index.
Returns:	a reference to the type of the given method formal parameter.
Params:	exceptionIndex – the index of an exception in a 'throws' clause of a method.
Returns:	a reference to the type of the given exception.
Params:	tryCatchBlockIndex – the index of a try catch block (using the order in which they are visited with visitTryCatchBlock).
Returns:	a reference to the type of the given exception.
Params:	sort – `CAST`, `CONSTRUCTOR_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT`, `METHOD_INVOCATION_TYPE_ARGUMENT`, `CONSTRUCTOR_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT`, or `METHOD_REFERENCE_TYPE_ARGUMENT`. argIndex – the type argument index.
Returns:	a reference to the type of the given type argument.
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