Module java.base

Package java.lang.classfile^PREVIEW

Interface MethodSignature

public sealed interface MethodSignature

MethodSignature is a preview API of the Java platform.

Programs can only use MethodSignature when preview features are enabled.

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

Models the generic signature of a method, as defined by 4.7.9.

Since:

22

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<SignaturePREVIEW>	arguments()	Returns the signatures of the parameters of this method.
static MethodSignaturePREVIEW	of(SignaturePREVIEW result, SignaturePREVIEW... arguments)	Returns a method signature.
static MethodSignaturePREVIEW	of(MethodTypeDesc methodDescriptor)	Returns a method signature for a raw (no generic information) method descriptor.
static MethodSignaturePREVIEW	of(List<Signature.TypeParamPREVIEW> typeParameters, List<Signature.ThrowableSigPREVIEW> exceptions, SignaturePREVIEW result, SignaturePREVIEW... arguments)	Returns a method signature.
static MethodSignaturePREVIEW	parseFrom(String methodSignature)	Parses a raw method signature string into a MethodSignaturePREVIEW
SignaturePREVIEW	result()	Returns the signatures of the return value of this method.
String	signatureString()	Returns the raw signature string.
List<Signature.ThrowableSigPREVIEW>	throwableSignatures()	Returns the signatures of the exceptions thrown by this method.
List<Signature.TypeParamPREVIEW>	typeParameters()	Returns the type parameters of this method.

Method Details

typeParameters

List<Signature.TypeParamPREVIEW> typeParameters()

Returns the type parameters of this method.

Returns:

the type parameters of this method

arguments

List<SignaturePREVIEW> arguments()

Returns the signatures of the parameters of this method.

Returns:

the signatures of the parameters of this method

result

SignaturePREVIEW result()

Returns the signatures of the return value of this method.

Returns:

the signatures of the return value of this method

throwableSignatures

List<Signature.ThrowableSigPREVIEW> throwableSignatures()

Returns the signatures of the exceptions thrown by this method.

Returns:

the signatures of the exceptions thrown by this method

signatureString

String signatureString()

Returns the raw signature string.

Returns:

the raw signature string

of

static MethodSignaturePREVIEW of(MethodTypeDesc methodDescriptor)

Returns a method signature for a raw (no generic information) method descriptor.

Parameters:

methodDescriptor - the method descriptor

Returns:

a method signature for a raw (no generic information) method descriptor

of

static MethodSignaturePREVIEW of(SignaturePREVIEW result,
 SignaturePREVIEW... arguments)

Returns a method signature.

Parameters:

result - signature for the return type

arguments - signatures for the method arguments

Returns:

a method signature

of

static MethodSignaturePREVIEW of(List<Signature.TypeParamPREVIEW> typeParameters,
 List<Signature.ThrowableSigPREVIEW> exceptions,
 SignaturePREVIEW result,
 SignaturePREVIEW... arguments)

Returns a method signature.

Parameters:

typeParameters - signatures for the type parameters

exceptions - signatures for the exceptions

result - signature for the return type

arguments - signatures for the method arguments

Returns:

a method signature

parseFrom

static MethodSignaturePREVIEW parseFrom(String methodSignature)

Parses a raw method signature string into a MethodSignature^PREVIEW

Parameters:

methodSignature - the raw method signature string

Returns:

method signature