OpenJDK 27 · java.lang.classfile.attribute.SignatureAttribute

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public default ClassSignature	Returns: the class signature asClassSignature() Parses the signature string as a class signature.
public default MethodSignature	Returns: the method signature asMethodSignature() Parse the signature string as a method signature.
public default Signature	Returns: the type signature asTypeSignature() Parses the signature string as a Java type signature.
public static SignatureAttribute	Returns: a `Signature` attribute for a class of(ClassSignature the class signature classSignature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a class.
public static SignatureAttribute	Returns: a `Signature` attribute for a method of(MethodSignature the method signature methodSignature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a method.
public static SignatureAttribute	Returns: a `Signature` attribute for a field or a record component of(Signature the Java type signature signature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a field or a record component.
public static SignatureAttribute	Returns: a `Signature` attribute of(Utf8Entry the signature string signature) Returns a `Signature` attribute.
public Utf8Entry	Returns: the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component signature() Returns the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component.

Inherited from java.lang.classfile.Attribute:: attributeMapper attributeName

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public default ClassSignature asClassSignature() Parses the signature string as a class signature. Returns:ClassSignature the class signature Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the signature string is not a valid class signature string

asClassSignature

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public default ClassSignature asClassSignature()

Parses the signature string as a class signature.

Returns:ClassSignature

the class signature

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the signature string is not a valid class signature string

asMethodSignature	back to summary
public default MethodSignature asMethodSignature() Parse the signature string as a method signature. Returns:MethodSignature the method signature Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the signature string is not a valid method signature string

asMethodSignature

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public default MethodSignature asMethodSignature()

Parse the signature string as a method signature.

Returns:MethodSignature

the method signature

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the signature string is not a valid method signature string

asTypeSignature back to summary

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public default Signature asTypeSignature() Parses the signature string as a Java type signature. Returns:Signature the type signature Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the signature string is not a valid Java type signature string See Also `Field#getGenericType()`, `RecordComponent#getGenericType()`

public default Signature asTypeSignature()

Parses the signature string as a Java type signature.

Returns:Signature

the type signature

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the signature string is not a valid Java type signature string

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public static SignatureAttribute of(ClassSignature classSignature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a class. Parameters classSignature:ClassSignature the class signature Returns:SignatureAttribute a `Signature` attribute for a class

public static SignatureAttribute of(ClassSignature classSignature)

Returns a Signature attribute for a class.

Parameters

classSignature:ClassSignature: the class signature

Returns:SignatureAttribute

a Signature attribute for a class

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public static SignatureAttribute of(MethodSignature methodSignature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a method. Parameters methodSignature:MethodSignature the method signature Returns:SignatureAttribute a `Signature` attribute for a method

public static SignatureAttribute of(MethodSignature methodSignature)

Returns a Signature attribute for a method.

Parameters

methodSignature:MethodSignature: the method signature

Returns:SignatureAttribute

a Signature attribute for a method

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public static SignatureAttribute of(Signature signature) Returns a `Signature` attribute for a field or a record component. Parameters signature:Signature the Java type signature Returns:SignatureAttribute a `Signature` attribute for a field or a record component

public static SignatureAttribute of(Signature signature)

Returns a Signature attribute for a field or a record component.

Parameters

signature:Signature: the Java type signature

Returns:SignatureAttribute

a Signature attribute for a field or a record component

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public static SignatureAttribute of(Utf8Entry signature) Returns a `Signature` attribute. Parameters signature:Utf8Entry the signature string Returns:SignatureAttribute a `Signature` attribute

public static SignatureAttribute of(Utf8Entry signature)

Returns a Signature attribute.

Parameters

signature:Utf8Entry: the signature string

Returns:SignatureAttribute

a Signature attribute

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public Utf8Entry signature() Returns the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component. It is a class signature string if this attribute is on a class, a method signature string if this attribute is on a method, or a field signature string if this attribute is on a field or a record component. Returns:Utf8Entry the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component Java Virtual Machine Specification 4.7.9.1 Signatures

signature

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public Utf8Entry signature()

Returns the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component. It is a class signature string if this attribute is on a class, a method signature string if this attribute is on a method, or a field signature string if this attribute is on a field or a record component.

Returns:Utf8Entry: the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component
Java Virtual Machine Specification: 4.7.9.1 Signatures

public sealed Interface SignatureAttribute

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