Module io.github.dmlloyd.classfile

Package io.github.dmlloyd.classfile.constantpool

Interface StringEntry

All Superinterfaces:

ConstantValueEntry, LoadableConstantEntry, PoolEntry

public sealed interface StringEntry
extends ConstantValueEntry

Models a CONSTANT_String_info structure, or a string constant, in the constant pool of a class file.

The use of a StringEntry is represented by a String. Conversions are through ConstantPoolBuilder.stringEntry(String) and stringValue().

A string entry is composite:

StringEntry(Utf8Entry utf8)

Since:

24

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface io.github.dmlloyd.classfile.constantpool.PoolEntry

TAG_CLASS, TAG_DOUBLE, TAG_DYNAMIC, TAG_FIELDREF, TAG_FLOAT, TAG_INTEGER, TAG_INTERFACE_METHODREF, TAG_INVOKE_DYNAMIC, TAG_LONG, TAG_METHOD_HANDLE, TAG_METHOD_TYPE, TAG_METHODREF, TAG_MODULE, TAG_NAME_AND_TYPE, TAG_PACKAGE, TAG_STRING, TAG_UTF8

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equalsString(String value)	Returns whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string.
String	stringValue()	Returns the string value for this entry.
Utf8Entry	utf8()	Returns the UTF constant pool entry describing the string contents.

Methods inherited from interface io.github.dmlloyd.classfile.constantpool.ConstantValueEntry

constantValue

Methods inherited from interface io.github.dmlloyd.classfile.constantpool.LoadableConstantEntry

typeKind

Methods inherited from interface io.github.dmlloyd.classfile.constantpool.PoolEntry

constantPool, index, tag, width

Method Details

utf8

Utf8Entry utf8()

Returns the UTF constant pool entry describing the string contents.

Returns:

the UTF constant pool entry describing the string contents

See Also:

• ConstantPoolBuilder.stringEntry(Utf8Entry)

stringValue

String stringValue()

Returns the string value for this entry.

Returns:

the string value for this entry

See Also:

• ConstantPoolBuilder.stringEntry(String)

equalsString

boolean equalsString(String value)

Returns whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string.

Parameters:

value - the string to compare to

Returns:

whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string

Since:

25