Package com.tonic.parser.attribute

Class SyntheticAttribute

java.lang.Object

com.tonic.parser.attribute.Attribute

com.tonic.parser.attribute.SyntheticAttribute

public class SyntheticAttribute
extends Attribute

The Synthetic attribute: a zero-length marker that the element was compiler-generated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SyntheticAttribute(String name, ClassFile parent, int nameIndex, int length)	Creates the attribute shell for parsing, attached to a class.
SyntheticAttribute(String name, MemberEntry parent, int nameIndex, int length)	Creates the attribute shell for parsing, attached to a member.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	read(ClassFile classFile, int length)	Reads the attribute data from the class file.
String	toString()
void	updateLength()	Recomputes the attribute length field from the current in-memory content.

Methods inherited from class com.tonic.parser.attribute.Attribute

get, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SyntheticAttribute

public SyntheticAttribute(String name,
                          MemberEntry parent,
                          int nameIndex,
                          int length)

Creates the attribute shell for parsing, attached to a member.

Parameters:

name - the attribute name

parent - the member the attribute belongs to

nameIndex - constant-pool index of the name Utf8

length - the attribute length in bytes

SyntheticAttribute

public SyntheticAttribute(String name,
                          ClassFile parent,
                          int nameIndex,
                          int length)

Creates the attribute shell for parsing, attached to a class.

Parameters:

name - the attribute name

parent - the class the attribute belongs to

nameIndex - constant-pool index of the name Utf8

length - the attribute length in bytes

Method Detail

read

public void read(ClassFile classFile,
                 int length)

Description copied from class: Attribute

Reads the attribute data from the class file.

Specified by:

read in class Attribute

Parameters:

classFile - The ClassFile utility to read data.

length - The length of the attribute.

updateLength

public void updateLength()

Description copied from class: Attribute

Recomputes the attribute length field from the current in-memory content.

Specified by:

updateLength in class Attribute

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Attribute