AnnotationValue.OfConstant (Java SE 24 & JDK 24 [build 26])

All Superinterfaces:: AnnotationValue

All Known Subinterfaces:: AnnotationValue.OfBoolean, AnnotationValue.OfByte, AnnotationValue.OfChar, AnnotationValue.OfDouble, AnnotationValue.OfFloat, AnnotationValue.OfInt, AnnotationValue.OfLong, AnnotationValue.OfShort, AnnotationValue.OfString

Enclosing interface:: AnnotationValue

public static sealed interface AnnotationValue.OfConstant extends AnnotationValue permits AnnotationValue.OfString, AnnotationValue.OfDouble, AnnotationValue.OfFloat, AnnotationValue.OfLong, AnnotationValue.OfInt, AnnotationValue.OfShort, AnnotationValue.OfChar, AnnotationValue.OfByte, AnnotationValue.OfBoolean

Models a constant value of an element-value pair.

Sealed Class Hierarchy Graph:
Since:: 24

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface java.lang.classfile.AnnotationValue
AnnotationValue.OfAnnotation, AnnotationValue.OfArray, AnnotationValue.OfBoolean, AnnotationValue.OfByte, AnnotationValue.OfChar, AnnotationValue.OfClass, AnnotationValue.OfConstant, AnnotationValue.OfDouble, AnnotationValue.OfEnum, AnnotationValue.OfFloat, AnnotationValue.OfInt, AnnotationValue.OfLong, AnnotationValue.OfShort, AnnotationValue.OfString
Field Summary

Fields declared in interface java.lang.classfile.AnnotationValue
TAG_ANNOTATION, TAG_ARRAY, TAG_BOOLEAN, TAG_BYTE, TAG_CHAR, TAG_CLASS, TAG_DOUBLE, TAG_ENUM, TAG_FLOAT, TAG_INT, TAG_LONG, TAG_SHORT, TAG_STRING
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

AnnotationConstantValueEntry

constant()

Returns the constant pool entry backing this constant element.

Constable

resolvedValue()

Returns the resolved live constant value, as an object.

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.AnnotationValue
tag

Method Details
- constant
  
  AnnotationConstantValueEntry constant()
  
  Returns the constant pool entry backing this constant element.
  
  API Note:
  
  Different types of constant values may share the same type of entry because they have the same computational type. For example, AnnotationValue.OfInt and AnnotationValue.OfChar are both backed by IntegerEntry. Use resolvedValue() for a value of accurate type.
  
  Returns:
  
  the constant pool entry backing this constant element
- resolvedValue
  
  Constable resolvedValue()
  
  Returns the resolved live constant value, as an object. The type of the returned value may be a wrapper class or String.
  
  API Note:
  
  The returned object, despite being Constable, may not describe the right constant for encoding the annotation value in a class file. For example, Character returned by AnnotationValue.OfChar describes itself as a DynamicConstantPoolEntry, but it is actually backed by IntegerEntry in annotation format. Use constant() for a correct constant pool representation.
  
  Returns:
  
  the resolved live constant value, as an object