org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile

Class JavaClass

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile.JavaClass

public class JavaClass
extends Object

Represents a Java class, i.e., the data structures, constant pool, fields, methods and commands contained in a Java .class file. See JVM specification for details. The intent of this class is to represent a parsed or otherwise existing class file. Those interested in programatically generating classes should see the ClassGen class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getAccessFlags()
AnnotationEntry[]	getAnnotationEntries() Return annotations entries from "RuntimeVisibleAnnotations" attribute on the class, if there is any.
String	getClassName()
String[]	getInterfaceNames()
String	getSuperclassName() returns the super class name of this class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAccessFlags

public final int getAccessFlags()

Returns:

Access flags of the object aka. "modifiers".

getAnnotationEntries

public AnnotationEntry[] getAnnotationEntries()

Return annotations entries from "RuntimeVisibleAnnotations" attribute on the class, if there is any.

Returns:

An array of entries or null

getClassName

public String getClassName()

Returns:

Class name.

getInterfaceNames

public String[] getInterfaceNames()

Returns:

Names of implemented interfaces.

getSuperclassName

public String getSuperclassName()

returns the super class name of this class. In the case that this class is java.lang.Object, it will return itself (java.lang.Object). This is probably incorrect but isn't fixed at this time to not break existing clients.

Returns:

Superclass name.