java.lang.classfile.attribute

public sealed Interface SourceDebugExtensionAttribute

Known Direct Implementers: jdk.internal.classfile.impl.BoundAttribute.BoundSourceDebugExtensionAttribute, jdk.internal.classfile.impl.UnboundAttribute.UnboundSourceDebugExtensionAttribute
Imports: java.io.DataInput, java.lang.classfile.Attribute, .AttributeMapper, .AttributeMapper.AttributeStability, .Attributes, .ClassElement, .ClassFile, jdk.internal.classfile.impl.BoundAttribute, .UnboundAttribute

Models the SourceDebugExtension attribute (JVMS 4.7.11), which stores arbitrary modified UTF-8 data.

This attribute only appears on classes, and does not permit multiple instances in a class. It has no data dependency.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 5.0, major version 49.

Since: 24
Java Virtual Machine Specification: 4.7.11 The SourceDebugExtension Attribute
See Also: Attributes#sourceDebugExtension()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public byte[]	Returns: the debug extension payload contents() Returns the debug extension payload.
public static SourceDebugExtensionAttribute	Returns: a `SourceDebugExtension` attribute of(byte[] the extension contents contents) Returns a `SourceDebugExtension` attribute.

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

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public byte[] contents() Returns the debug extension payload. The payload may denote a string longer than that which can be represented with a `String`. Returns:byte[] the debug extension payload

public byte[] contents()

Returns the debug extension payload. The payload may denote a string longer than that which can be represented with a String.

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public static SourceDebugExtensionAttribute of(byte[] contents) Returns a `SourceDebugExtension` attribute. Parameters contents:byte[] the extension contents Returns:SourceDebugExtensionAttribute a `SourceDebugExtension` attribute

public static SourceDebugExtensionAttribute of(byte[] contents)

Returns a SourceDebugExtension attribute.

Parameters

a SourceDebugExtension attribute