Interface SignatureAttribute
- All Superinterfaces:
- Attribute<SignatureAttribute>,- ClassElement,- ClassFileElement,- FieldElement,- MethodElement
public sealed interface SignatureAttribute
extends Attribute<SignatureAttribute>, ClassElement, MethodElement, FieldElement
Models the 
Signature attribute (JVMS 4.7.9), which indicates the generic signature of this structure.
 This attribute appears on classes, fields, methods, and record components, and does not permit multiple instances in one structure. It has a data dependency on the constant pool.
The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 5.0, major version 49.
- See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
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4.7.9 The SignatureAttribute
- Since:
- 24
- See Also:
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptiondefault ClassSignatureParses the signature string as a class signature.default MethodSignatureParse the signature string as a method signature.default SignatureParses the signature string as a Java type signature.static SignatureAttributeof(ClassSignature classSignature) Returns aSignatureattribute for a class.static SignatureAttributeReturns aSignatureattribute.static SignatureAttributeof(MethodSignature methodSignature) Returns aSignatureattribute for a method.static SignatureAttributeReturns aSignatureattribute for a field or a record component.Returns the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component.Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.AttributeattributeMapper, attributeName
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Method Details- 
signatureUtf8Entry 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:
- the signature string for the class, method, field, or record component
- See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
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4.7.9.1 Signatures
 
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asClassSignatureParses the signature string as a class signature.- Returns:
- the class signature
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if the signature string is not a valid class signature string
 
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asMethodSignatureParse the signature string as a method signature.- Returns:
- the method signature
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if the signature string is not a valid method signature string
 
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asTypeSignatureParses the signature string as a Java type signature.- Returns:
- the type signature
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if the signature string is not a valid Java type signature string
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ofReturns aSignatureattribute for a class.- Parameters:
- classSignature- the class signature
- Returns:
- a Signatureattribute for a class
 
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ofReturns aSignatureattribute for a method.- Parameters:
- methodSignature- the method signature
- Returns:
- a Signatureattribute for a method
 
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ofReturns aSignatureattribute for a field or a record component.- Parameters:
- signature- the Java type signature
- Returns:
- a Signatureattribute for a field or a record component
 
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ofReturns aSignatureattribute.- Parameters:
- signature- the signature string
- Returns:
- a Signatureattribute
 
 
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