serp.bytecode

Class Annotation

java.lang.Object

serp.bytecode.Annotation

All Implemented Interfaces:

BCEntity, VisitAcceptor

public class Annotation
extends java.lang.Object
implements BCEntity, VisitAcceptor

A declared annotation.

Author:

Abe White

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Annotation.Property An annotation property.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	acceptVisit(BCVisitor visit) Accept a visit from a BCVisitor, calling the appropriate methods to notify the visitor that it has entered this entity, and to provide it with the proper callbacks for each sub-entity owned by this one.
Annotation.Property	addProperty(Annotation.Property p) Import a property from another instance.
Annotation.Property	addProperty(java.lang.String name) Add a new property.
void	clearProperties() Clear all annotation properties.
java.lang.ClassLoader	getClassLoader() Return the class loader to use when loading related classes.
BCEntity	getOwner() Annotations are stored in an Annotations table or as part of an Annotation property value.
ConstantPool	getPool() Return the constant pool of the current class.
Project	getProject() Return the project of the current class.
Annotation.Property[]	getProperties() All declared properties.
Annotation.Property	getProperty(java.lang.String name) Return the property with the given name, or null if none.
java.lang.Class	getType() The Class object for this annotation's type.
BCClass	getTypeBC() The bytecode for the type of this annotation.
int	getTypeIndex() The index in the class ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the type of this annotation.
java.lang.String	getTypeName() The name of this annotation's type.
boolean	isValid() Return false if this entity has been removed from its parent; in this case the results of any operations on the entity are undefined.
boolean	removeProperty(Annotation.Property prop) Remove the given property.
boolean	removeProperty(java.lang.String name) Remove the property with the given name.
void	setProperties(Annotation.Property[] props) Set the annotation properties.
void	setType(BCClass type) This annotation's type.
void	setType(java.lang.Class type) This annotation's type.
void	setType(java.lang.String type) This annotation's type.
void	setTypeIndex(int index) The index in the class ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the type of this annotation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getOwner

public BCEntity getOwner()

Annotations are stored in an Annotations table or as part of an Annotation property value.

getTypeIndex

public int getTypeIndex()

The index in the class ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the type of this annotation.

setTypeIndex

public void setTypeIndex(int index)

The index in the class ConstantPool of the UTF8Entry holding the type of this annotation.

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

The name of this annotation's type.

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()

The Class object for this annotation's type.

getTypeBC

public BCClass getTypeBC()

The bytecode for the type of this annotation.

setType

public void setType(java.lang.String type)

This annotation's type.

setType

public void setType(java.lang.Class type)

This annotation's type.

setType

public void setType(BCClass type)

This annotation's type.

getProperties

public Annotation.Property[] getProperties()

All declared properties.

setProperties

public void setProperties(Annotation.Property[] props)

Set the annotation properties. This method is useful when importing properties from another instance.

getProperty

public Annotation.Property getProperty(java.lang.String name)

Return the property with the given name, or null if none.

addProperty

public Annotation.Property addProperty(Annotation.Property p)

Import a property from another instance.

Returns:

the newly added property

addProperty

public Annotation.Property addProperty(java.lang.String name)

Add a new property.

clearProperties

public void clearProperties()

Clear all annotation properties.

removeProperty

public boolean removeProperty(Annotation.Property prop)

Remove the given property.

Returns:

true if an property was removed, false otherwise

removeProperty

public boolean removeProperty(java.lang.String name)

Remove the property with the given name.

Returns:

true if a property was removed, false otherwise

getProject

public Project getProject()

Description copied from interface: BCEntity

Return the project of the current class.

Specified by:

getProject in interface BCEntity

getPool

public ConstantPool getPool()

Description copied from interface: BCEntity

Return the constant pool of the current class.

Specified by:

getPool in interface BCEntity

getClassLoader

public java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Description copied from interface: BCEntity

Return the class loader to use when loading related classes.

Specified by:

getClassLoader in interface BCEntity

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Description copied from interface: BCEntity

Return false if this entity has been removed from its parent; in this case the results of any operations on the entity are undefined.

Specified by:

isValid in interface BCEntity

acceptVisit

public void acceptVisit(BCVisitor visit)

Description copied from interface: VisitAcceptor

Accept a visit from a BCVisitor, calling the appropriate methods to notify the visitor that it has entered this entity, and to provide it with the proper callbacks for each sub-entity owned by this one.

Specified by:

acceptVisit in interface VisitAcceptor