org.apache.bcel.generic

Class ArrayType

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bcel.generic.Type

org.apache.bcel.generic.ReferenceType

org.apache.bcel.generic.ArrayType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class ArrayType
extends ReferenceType

Denotes array type, such as int[][]

Version:

$Id: ArrayType.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $

Author:

M. Dahm

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.bcel.generic.Type

BOOLEAN, BYTE, CHAR, CLASS, DOUBLE, FLOAT, INT, LONG, NO_ARGS, NULL, OBJECT, SHORT, signature, STRING, STRINGBUFFER, THROWABLE, type, UNKNOWN, VOID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ArrayType(byte type, int dimensions) Convenience constructor for array type, e.g.
ArrayType(String class_name, int dimensions) Convenience constructor for reference array type, e.g.
ArrayType(Type type, int dimensions) Constructor for array of given type

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object _type)
Type	getBasicType()
int	getDimensions()
Type	getElementType()
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.bcel.generic.ReferenceType

firstCommonSuperclass, getFirstCommonSuperclass, isAssignmentCompatibleWith, isCastableTo

Methods inherited from class org.apache.bcel.generic.Type

getArgumentTypes, getMethodSignature, getReturnType, getSignature, getSignature, getSize, getType, getType, getType, getTypes, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ArrayType

public ArrayType(byte type,
         int dimensions)

Convenience constructor for array type, e.g. int[]

Parameters:

type - array type, e.g. T_INT

ArrayType

public ArrayType(String class_name,
         int dimensions)

Convenience constructor for reference array type, e.g. Object[]

Parameters:

class_name - complete name of class (java.lang.String, e.g.)

ArrayType

public ArrayType(Type type,
         int dimensions)

Constructor for array of given type

Parameters:

type - type of array (may be an array itself)

Method Detail

getBasicType

public Type getBasicType()

Returns:

basic type of array, i.e., for int[][][] the basic type is int

getElementType

public Type getElementType()

Returns:

element type of array, i.e., for int[][][] the element type is int[][]

getDimensions

public int getDimensions()

Returns:

number of dimensions of array

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Type

Returns:

a hash code value for the object.

equals

public boolean equals(Object _type)

Overrides:

equals in class Type

Returns:

true if both type objects refer to the same array type.