Interface NestHostAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
AttributePREVIEW<NestHostAttributePREVIEW>, ClassElementPREVIEW, ClassFileElementPREVIEW

public sealed interface NestHostAttribute extends AttributePREVIEW<NestHostAttributePREVIEW>, ClassElementPREVIEW
NestHostAttribute is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use NestHostAttribute 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 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 ClassElementPREVIEW when traversing the elements of a ClassModelPREVIEW.

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:
22
  • Method Details

    • nestHost

      ClassEntryPREVIEW 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

      Returns a NestHost attribute.
      Parameters:
      nestHost - the host class of the nest
      Returns:
      a NestHost attribute
    • of

      static NestHostAttributePREVIEW 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