Uses of Interface
java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc

Packages that use ConstantDesc

Package	Description
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.classfile	Provides classfile parsing, generation, and transformation library.
java.lang.classfile.attribute	Provides interfaces describing classfile attributes for the java.lang.classfilePREVIEW library.
java.lang.classfile.components	Provides specific components, transformations, and tools built on top of the java.lang.classfilePREVIEW library.
java.lang.classfile.constantpool	Provides interfaces describing classfile constant pool entries for the java.lang.classfilePREVIEW library.
java.lang.classfile.instruction	Provides interfaces describing code instructions for the java.lang.classfilePREVIEW library.
java.lang.constant	Classes and interfaces to represent nominal descriptors for run-time entities such as classes or method handles, and classfile entities such as constant pool entries or invokedynamic call sites.
java.lang.invoke	The java.lang.invoke package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang

Classes in java.lang that implement ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
final class	Double	The Double class wraps a value of the primitive type double in an object.
static final class	Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>	A nominal descriptor for an enum constant.
final class	Float	The Float class wraps a value of primitive type float in an object.
final class	Integer	The Integer class wraps a value of the primitive type int in an object.
final class	Long	The Long class wraps a value of the primitive type long in an object.
final class	String	The String class represents character strings.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.classfile^PREVIEW

Methods in java.lang.classfile^PREVIEW that return ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantDesc	AnnotationValue.OfConstant.constantValue()	Returns the constant.
ConstantDesc	Opcode.constantValue()	Returns constant value for constant instructions, or null otherwise.

Methods in java.lang.classfile^PREVIEW with parameters of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default CodeBuilderPREVIEW	CodeBuilder.constantInstruction(OpcodePREVIEW opcode, ConstantDesc value)	Generate an instruction pushing a constant onto the operand stack
default CodeBuilderPREVIEW	CodeBuilder.constantInstruction(ConstantDesc value)	Generate an instruction pushing a constant onto the operand stack
default CodeBuilderPREVIEW	CodeBuilder.ldc(ConstantDesc value)	Generate an instruction pushing an item from the run-time constant pool onto the operand stack

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.classfile.attribute^PREVIEW

Methods in java.lang.classfile.attribute^PREVIEW with parameters of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ConstantValueAttributePREVIEW	ConstantValueAttribute.of(ConstantDesc value)	Returns a ConstantValue attribute.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.classfile.components^PREVIEW

Methods in java.lang.classfile.components^PREVIEW that return ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantDesc	ClassPrinter.Node.name()	Printable name of the node.
ConstantDesc	ClassPrinter.LeafNode.value()	Printable node value

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.classfile.constantpool^PREVIEW

Methods in java.lang.classfile.constantpool^PREVIEW that return ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantDesc	AnnotationConstantValueEntry.constantValue()	Returns the constant value.
default ConstantDesc	ClassEntry.constantValue()
default ConstantDesc	ConstantDynamicEntry.constantValue()
ConstantDesc	ConstantValueEntry.constantValue()	Returns the constant value.
ConstantDesc	LoadableConstantEntry.constantValue()	Returns the constant described by this entry.
default ConstantDesc	MethodHandleEntry.constantValue()
default ConstantDesc	MethodTypeEntry.constantValue()

Methods in java.lang.classfile.constantpool^PREVIEW with parameters of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default AnnotationConstantValueEntryPREVIEW	ConstantPoolBuilder.annotationConstantValueEntry(ConstantDesc c)	Returns An AnnotationConstantValueEntryPREVIEW describing the provided constant.
default ConstantValueEntryPREVIEW	ConstantPoolBuilder.constantValueEntry(ConstantDesc c)	Returns A ConstantValueEntryPREVIEW descripbing the provided Integer, Long, Float, Double, or String constant.
default LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW	ConstantPoolBuilder.loadableConstantEntry(ConstantDesc c)	Returns A LoadableConstantEntryPREVIEW describing the provided constant.

Method parameters in java.lang.classfile.constantpool^PREVIEW with type arguments of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default BootstrapMethodEntryPREVIEW	ConstantPoolBuilder.bsmEntry(DirectMethodHandleDesc methodReference, List<ConstantDesc> arguments)	Returns a BootstrapMethodEntryPREVIEW describing the provided bootstrap method and static arguments.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.classfile.instruction^PREVIEW

Methods in java.lang.classfile.instruction^PREVIEW that return ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantDesc	ConstantInstruction.constantValue()	Returns the constant value.

Methods in java.lang.classfile.instruction^PREVIEW that return types with arguments of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default List<ConstantDesc>	InvokeDynamicInstruction.bootstrapArgs()	Returns the bootstrap arguments of the call site.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.constant

Subinterfaces of ConstantDesc in java.lang.constant

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	ClassDesc	A nominal descriptor for a Class constant.
interface	DirectMethodHandleDesc	A nominal descriptor for a direct MethodHandle.
interface	MethodHandleDesc	A nominal descriptor for a MethodHandle constant.
interface	MethodTypeDesc	A nominal descriptor for a MethodType constant.

Classes in java.lang.constant that implement ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	DynamicConstantDesc<T>	A nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant (one described in the constant pool with Constant_Dynamic_info.)

Fields in java.lang.constant declared as ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final ConstantDesc	ConstantDescs.NULL	Nominal descriptor representing the constant null

Methods in java.lang.constant that return ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConstantDesc[]	DynamicCallSiteDesc.bootstrapArgs()	Returns ConstantDescs describing the bootstrap arguments for the invokedynamic.
ConstantDesc[]	DynamicConstantDesc.bootstrapArgs()	Returns the bootstrap arguments for this constant.
static <T> ConstantDesc	DynamicConstantDesc.ofCanonical(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, String constantName, ClassDesc constantType, ConstantDesc[] bootstrapArgs)	Returns a nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant, transforming it into a more specific type if the constant bootstrap is a well-known one and a more specific nominal descriptor type (e.g., ClassDesc) is available.

Methods in java.lang.constant that return types with arguments of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<ConstantDesc>	DynamicConstantDesc.bootstrapArgsList()	Returns the bootstrap arguments for this constant as an immutable List.
Optional<? extends ConstantDesc>	Constable.describeConstable()	Returns an Optional containing the nominal descriptor for this instance, if one can be constructed, or an empty Optional if one cannot be constructed.

Methods in java.lang.constant with parameters of type ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static DynamicCallSiteDesc	DynamicCallSiteDesc.of(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, String invocationName, MethodTypeDesc invocationType, ConstantDesc... bootstrapArgs)	Creates a nominal descriptor for an invokedynamic call site.
static <T> DynamicConstantDesc<T>	DynamicConstantDesc.of(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, ConstantDesc... bootstrapArgs)	Returns a nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant whose name parameter is ConstantDescs.DEFAULT_NAME, and whose type parameter is always the same as the bootstrap method return type.
static <T> ConstantDesc	DynamicConstantDesc.ofCanonical(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, String constantName, ClassDesc constantType, ConstantDesc[] bootstrapArgs)	Returns a nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant, transforming it into a more specific type if the constant bootstrap is a well-known one and a more specific nominal descriptor type (e.g., ClassDesc) is available.
static <T> DynamicConstantDesc<T>	DynamicConstantDesc.ofNamed(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, String constantName, ClassDesc constantType, ConstantDesc... bootstrapArgs)	Returns a nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant.
DynamicCallSiteDesc	DynamicCallSiteDesc.withArgs(ConstantDesc... bootstrapArgs)	Returns a nominal descriptor for an invokedynamic call site whose bootstrap method, name, and invocation type are the same as this one, but with the specified bootstrap arguments.

Constructors in java.lang.constant with parameters of type ConstantDesc

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	DynamicConstantDesc(DirectMethodHandleDesc bootstrapMethod, String constantName, ClassDesc constantType, ConstantDesc... bootstrapArgs)	Creates a nominal descriptor for a dynamic constant.

Uses of ConstantDesc in java.lang.invoke

Classes in java.lang.invoke that implement ConstantDesc

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final class	VarHandle.VarHandleDesc	A nominal descriptor for a VarHandle constant.