Package org.apache.bcel.classfile

This package contains the classes that describe the structure of a Java class file and a class file parser.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AttributeReader	Deprecated. Use UnknownAttributeReader instead
ConstantObject	This interface denotes those constants that have a "natural" value, such as ConstantLong, ConstantString, etc..
Node	Denote class to have an accept method();
UnknownAttributeReader	Unknown (non-standard) attributes may be read via user-defined factory objects that can be registered with the Attribute.addAttributeReader method.
Visitor	Interface to make use of the Visitor pattern programming style.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AccessFlags	Super class for all objects that have modifiers like private, final, ...
AnnotationDefault	Represents the default value of a annotation for a method info
AnnotationElementValue
AnnotationEntry	represents one annotation in the annotation table
Annotations	base class for annotations
ArrayElementValue
Attribute	Abstract super class for Attribute objects.
BootstrapMethod	This class represents a bootstrap method attribute, i.e., the bootstrap method ref, the number of bootstrap arguments and an array of the bootstrap arguments.
BootstrapMethods	This class represents a BootstrapMethods attribute.
ClassElementValue
ClassParser	Wrapper class that parses a given Java .class file.
Code	This class represents a chunk of Java byte code contained in a method.
CodeException	This class represents an entry in the exception table of the Code attribute and is used only there.
Constant	Abstract superclass for classes to represent the different constant types in the constant pool of a class file.
ConstantClass	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a (external) class.
ConstantCP	Abstract super class for Fieldref, Methodref, InterfaceMethodref and InvokeDynamic constants.
ConstantDouble	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a Double object.
ConstantDynamic	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a dynamically computed constant.
ConstantFieldref	This class represents a constant pool reference to a field.
ConstantFloat	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a float object.
ConstantInteger	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to an int object.
ConstantInterfaceMethodref	This class represents a constant pool reference to an interface method.
ConstantInvokeDynamic	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a invoke dynamic.
ConstantLong	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a long object.
ConstantMethodHandle	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a method handle.
ConstantMethodref	This class represents a constant pool reference to a method.
ConstantMethodType	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a method type.
ConstantModule	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a module.
ConstantNameAndType	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to the name and signature of a field or method.
ConstantPackage	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a package.
ConstantPool	This class represents the constant pool, i.e., a table of constants, of a parsed classfile.
ConstantString	This class is derived from the abstract Constant and represents a reference to a String object.
ConstantUtf8	Extends the abstract Constant to represent a reference to a UTF-8 encoded string.
ConstantValue	This class is derived from Attribute and represents a constant value, i.e., a default value for initializing a class field.
Deprecated	This class is derived from Attribute and denotes that this is a deprecated method.
DescendingVisitor	Traverses a JavaClass with another Visitor object 'piggy-backed' that is applied to all components of a JavaClass object.
ElementValue
ElementValuePair	an annotation's element value pair
EmptyVisitor	Visitor with empty method bodies, can be extended and used in conjunction with the DescendingVisitor class, e.g.
EnclosingMethod	This attribute exists for local or anonymous classes and ...
EnumElementValue
ExceptionTable	This class represents the table of exceptions that are thrown by a method.
Field	This class represents the field info structure, i.e., the representation for a variable in the class.
FieldOrMethod	Abstract super class for fields and methods.
InnerClass	This class represents a inner class attribute, i.e., the class indices of the inner and outer classes, the name and the attributes of the inner class.
InnerClasses	This class is derived from Attribute and denotes that this class is an Inner class of another.
JavaClass	Represents a Java class, i.e., the data structures, constant pool, fields, methods and commands contained in a Java .class file.
LineNumber	This class represents a (PC offset, line number) pair, i.e., a line number in the source that corresponds to a relative address in the byte code.
LineNumberTable	This class represents a table of line numbers for debugging purposes.
LocalVariable	This class represents a local variable within a method.
LocalVariableTable	This class represents colection of local variables in a method.
LocalVariableTypeTable
Method	This class represents the method info structure, i.e., the representation for a method in the class.
MethodParameter	Entry of the parameters table.
MethodParameters	This class represents a MethodParameters attribute.
Module	This class is derived from Attribute and represents the list of modules required, exported, opened or provided by a module.
ModuleExports	This class represents an entry in the exports table of the Module attribute.
ModuleMainClass	This class is derived from Attribute and indicates the main class of a module.
ModuleOpens	This class represents an entry in the opens table of the Module attribute.
ModulePackages	This class is derived from Attribute and represents the list of packages that are exported or opened by the Module attribute.
ModuleProvides	This class represents an entry in the provides table of the Module attribute.
ModuleRequires	This class represents an entry in the requires table of the Module attribute.
NestHost	This class is derived from Attribute and records the nest host of the nest to which the current class or interface claims to belong.
NestMembers	This class is derived from Attribute and records the classes and interfaces that are authorized to claim membership in the nest hosted by the current class or interface.
ParameterAnnotationEntry	represents one parameter annotation in the parameter annotation table
ParameterAnnotations	base class for parameter annotations
PMGClass	This class is derived from Attribute and represents a reference to a PMG attribute.
RuntimeInvisibleAnnotations	represents an annotation that is represented in the class file but is not provided to the JVM.
RuntimeInvisibleParameterAnnotations	Represents a parameter annotation that is represented in the class file but is not provided to the JVM.
RuntimeVisibleAnnotations	represents an annotation that is represented in the class file and is provided to the JVM.
RuntimeVisibleParameterAnnotations	Represents a parameter annotation that is represented in the class file and is provided to the JVM.
Signature	This class is derived from Attribute and represents a reference to a GJ attribute.
SimpleElementValue
SourceFile	This class is derived from Attribute and represents a reference to the source file of this class.
StackMap	This class represents a stack map attribute used for preverification of Java classes for the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME).
StackMapEntry	This class represents a stack map entry recording the types of local variables and the the of stack items at a given byte code offset.
StackMapType	This class represents the type of a local variable or item on stack used in the StackMap entries.
Synthetic	This class is derived from Attribute and declares this class as `synthetic', i.e., it needs special handling.
Unknown	This class represents a reference to an unknown (i.e., application-specific) attribute of a class.
Utility	Utility functions that do not really belong to any class in particular.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ClassFormatException	Thrown when the BCEL attempts to read a class file and determines that the file is malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a class file.