Interface TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>>

Type Parameters:
F - the class implementing TypeDescriptor.OfField
All Superinterfaces:
TypeDescriptor
All Known Subinterfaces:
ClassDesc
All Known Implementing Classes:
Class
Enclosing interface:
TypeDescriptor
public static interface TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>> extends TypeDescriptor
An entity that has a field type descriptor. Field descriptors conforming to JVMS 4.3.2 can be described nominally via Class::describeConstable; otherwise they cannot be described nominally.
See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
4.3.2 Field Descriptors
Since:
12

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface TypeDescriptor

    TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>, TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F,M>

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    F
    arrayType()
    Return a descriptor for the array type whose component type is described by this descriptor
    F
    componentType()
    If this field descriptor describes an array type, return a descriptor for its component type, otherwise return null.
    boolean
    isArray()
    Does this field descriptor describe an array type?
    boolean
    isPrimitive()
    Does this field descriptor describe a primitive type (including void.)

    Methods declared in interface TypeDescriptor

    descriptorString

  • Method Details

    • isArray

      boolean isArray()
      Does this field descriptor describe an array type?
      Returns:
      whether this field descriptor describes an array type

    • isPrimitive

      boolean isPrimitive()
      Does this field descriptor describe a primitive type (including void.)
      Returns:
      whether this field descriptor describes a primitive type

    • componentType

      F componentType()
      If this field descriptor describes an array type, return a descriptor for its component type, otherwise return null.
      Returns:
      the component type, or null if this field descriptor does not describe an array type

    • arrayType

      F arrayType()
      Return a descriptor for the array type whose component type is described by this descriptor
      Returns:
      the descriptor for the array type