Class ConstantValue

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bcel.classfile.Attribute

org.apache.bcel.classfile.ConstantValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Node

public final class ConstantValue
extends Attribute

This class is derived from Attribute and represents a constant value, that is, a default value for initializing a class field. This class is instantiated by the Attribute.readAttribute() method.

ConstantValue_attribute {
  u2 attribute_name_index;
  u4 attribute_length;
  u2 constantvalue_index;
}

See Also:

• Attribute

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Attribute

constant_pool, EMPTY_ARRAY, length, name_index, tag

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConstantValue(int nameIndex, int length, int constantValueIndex, ConstantPool constantPool)	Constructs a ConstantValue.
ConstantValue(ConstantValue c)	Initialize from another object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	accept(Visitor v)	Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitly defined by the contents of a Java class.
Attribute	copy(ConstantPool constantPool)	Creates a deep copy of this attribute.
void	dump(DataOutputStream file)	Dumps constant value attribute to file stream on binary format.
int	getConstantValueIndex()	Gets the index in constant pool of constant value.
void	setConstantValueIndex(int constantValueIndex)	Sets the constant value index.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Attribute

addAttributeReader, addAttributeReader, clone, getConstantPool, getLength, getName, getNameIndex, getTag, println, readAttribute, readAttribute, removeAttributeReader, setConstantPool, setLength, setNameIndex

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ConstantValue

public ConstantValue(ConstantValue c)

Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same references (shallow copy). Use clone() for a physical copy.

Parameters:

c - Source to copy.

ConstantValue

public ConstantValue(int nameIndex,
 int length,
 int constantValueIndex,
 ConstantPool constantPool)

Constructs a ConstantValue.

Parameters:

nameIndex - Name index in constant pool.

length - Content length in bytes.

constantValueIndex - Index in constant pool.

constantPool - Array of constants.

Method Details

accept

public void accept(Visitor v)

Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitly defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.

Specified by:

accept in interface Node

Specified by:

accept in class Attribute

Parameters:

v - Visitor object.

copy

public Attribute copy(ConstantPool constantPool)

Creates a deep copy of this attribute.

Specified by:

copy in class Attribute

Parameters:

constantPool - the constant pool.

Returns:

deep copy of this attribute.

dump

public void dump(DataOutputStream file)
          throws IOException

Dumps constant value attribute to file stream on binary format.

Overrides:

dump in class Attribute

Parameters:

file - Output file stream.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

getConstantValueIndex

public int getConstantValueIndex()

Gets the index in constant pool of constant value.

Returns:

Index in constant pool of constant value.

setConstantValueIndex

public void setConstantValueIndex(int constantValueIndex)

Sets the constant value index.

Parameters:

constantValueIndex - the index info the constant pool of this constant value.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Attribute

Returns:

String representation of constant value.