ConstantDynamicEntry (Java SE 22)

All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement^PREVIEW, DynamicConstantPoolEntry^PREVIEW, LoadableConstantEntry^PREVIEW, PoolEntry^PREVIEW, WritableElement^PREVIEW<PoolEntry^PREVIEW>

public sealed interface ConstantDynamicEntry extends DynamicConstantPoolEntry^PREVIEW, LoadableConstantEntry^PREVIEW

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

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 TypeKind^PREVIEW

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

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.WritableElement^PREVIEW
writeTo

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 LoadableConstantEntry^PREVIEW
  
  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 TypeKind^PREVIEW typeKind()
  
  Returns the type of the constant.
  
  Specified by:
  
  typeKind in interface LoadableConstantEntry^PREVIEW
  
  Returns:
  
  the type of the constant