Interface ConstantDynamicEntry

All Superinterfaces:

DynamicConstantPoolEntryPREVIEW, LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW, PoolEntryPREVIEW

public sealed interface ConstantDynamicEntry
extends DynamicConstantPoolEntryPREVIEW, LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW

ConstantDynamicEntry is a preview API of the Java platform.

Programs can only use ConstantDynamicEntry when preview features are enabled.

Preview features may be removed in a future release, or upgraded to permanent features of the Java platform.

Models a CONSTANT_Dynamic_info constant in the constant pool of a classfile.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.4.10 The CONSTANT_Dynamic_info and CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic_info Structures

Since:

22

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface java.lang.classfile.constantpool.PoolEntry^PREVIEW

TAG_CLASS, TAG_DOUBLE, TAG_DYNAMIC, TAG_FIELDREF, TAG_FLOAT, TAG_INTEGER, TAG_INTERFACE_METHODREF, TAG_INVOKE_DYNAMIC, TAG_LONG, TAG_METHOD_HANDLE, TAG_METHOD_TYPE, TAG_METHODREF, TAG_MODULE, TAG_NAME_AND_TYPE, TAG_PACKAGE, TAG_STRING, TAG_UTF8

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default DynamicConstantDesc<?>	asSymbol()	Returns the symbolic descriptor for the invokedynamic constant.
default ConstantDesc	constantValue()	Returns the constant described by this entry.
default TypeKindPREVIEW	typeKind()	Returns the type of the constant.
default ClassDesc	typeSymbol()	Returns a symbolic descriptor for the dynamic constant's type.

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.constantpool.DynamicConstantPoolEntry^PREVIEW

bootstrap, bootstrapMethodIndex, name, nameAndType, type

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.constantpool.PoolEntry^PREVIEW

constantPool, index, tag, width

Method Details

typeSymbol

default ClassDesc typeSymbol()

Returns a symbolic descriptor for the dynamic constant's type.

Returns:

a symbolic descriptor for the dynamic constant's type

constantValue

default ConstantDesc constantValue()

Description copied from interface: LoadableConstantEntry

Returns the constant described by this entry.

Specified by:

constantValue in interface LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW

Returns:

the constant described by this entry

asSymbol

default DynamicConstantDesc<?> asSymbol()

Returns the symbolic descriptor for the invokedynamic constant.

Returns:

the symbolic descriptor for the invokedynamic constant

typeKind

default TypeKindPREVIEW typeKind()

Returns the type of the constant.

Specified by:

typeKind in interface LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW

Returns:

the type of the constant