Interface NestHostAttribute

All Superinterfaces:

Attribute<NestHostAttribute>, ClassElement, ClassFileElement

public sealed interface NestHostAttribute
extends Attribute<NestHostAttribute>, ClassElement

Models the NestHost attribute (JVMS 4.7.28), which can appear on classes to indicate that this class is a member of a nest. Delivered as a ClassElement when traversing the elements of a ClassModel.

The attribute does not permit multiple instances in a given location. Subsequent occurrence of the attribute takes precedence during the attributed element build or transformation.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 11.

Since:

24

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ClassEntry	nestHost()	Returns the host class of the nest to which this class belongs.
static NestHostAttribute	of(ClassEntry nestHost)	Returns a NestHost attribute.
static NestHostAttribute	of(ClassDesc nestHost)	Returns a NestHost attribute.

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Method Details

nestHost

ClassEntry nestHost()

Returns the host class of the nest to which this class belongs.

Returns:

the host class of the nest to which this class belongs

of

static NestHostAttribute of(ClassEntry nestHost)

Returns a NestHost attribute.

Parameters:

nestHost - the host class of the nest

Returns:

a NestHost attribute

of

static NestHostAttribute of(ClassDesc nestHost)

Returns a NestHost attribute.

Parameters:

nestHost - the host class of the nest

Returns:

a NestHost attribute

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if nestHost represents a primitive type