Interface BootstrapMethodsAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
AttributePREVIEW<BootstrapMethodsAttributePREVIEW>, ClassFileElementPREVIEW, WritableElementPREVIEW<BootstrapMethodsAttributePREVIEW>

public sealed interface BootstrapMethodsAttribute extends AttributePREVIEW<BootstrapMethodsAttributePREVIEW>
BootstrapMethodsAttribute is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use BootstrapMethodsAttribute 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 BootstrapMethods attribute 4.7.23, which serves as an extension to the constant pool of a classfile. Elements of the bootstrap method table are accessed through ConstantPoolPREVIEW.

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 7.

Since:
22
  • Method Details

    • bootstrapMethods

      List<BootstrapMethodEntryPREVIEW> bootstrapMethods()
      Returns the elements of the bootstrap method table.
      Returns:
      the elements of the bootstrap method table
    • bootstrapMethodsSize

      int bootstrapMethodsSize()
      Returns the size of the bootstrap methods table.. Calling this method does not necessarily inflate the entire table.
      Returns:
      the size of the bootstrap methods table