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package org.apache.bcel.classfile;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

base class for annotations
Since:6.0
/** * base class for annotations * * @since 6.0 */
public abstract class Annotations extends Attribute { private AnnotationEntry[] annotation_table; private final boolean isRuntimeVisible;
Params:
  • annotation_type – the subclass type of the annotation
  • name_index – Index pointing to the name Code
  • length – Content length in bytes
  • input – Input stream
  • constant_pool – Array of constants
/** * @param annotation_type the subclass type of the annotation * @param name_index Index pointing to the name <em>Code</em> * @param length Content length in bytes * @param input Input stream * @param constant_pool Array of constants */
Annotations(final byte annotation_type, final int name_index, final int length, final DataInput input, final ConstantPool constant_pool, final boolean isRuntimeVisible) throws IOException { this(annotation_type, name_index, length, (AnnotationEntry[]) null, constant_pool, isRuntimeVisible); final int annotation_table_length = input.readUnsignedShort(); annotation_table = new AnnotationEntry[annotation_table_length]; for (int i = 0; i < annotation_table_length; i++) { annotation_table[i] = AnnotationEntry.read(input, constant_pool, isRuntimeVisible); } }
Params:
  • annotation_type – the subclass type of the annotation
  • name_index – Index pointing to the name Code
  • length – Content length in bytes
  • annotation_table – the actual annotations
  • constant_pool – Array of constants
/** * @param annotation_type the subclass type of the annotation * @param name_index Index pointing to the name <em>Code</em> * @param length Content length in bytes * @param annotation_table the actual annotations * @param constant_pool Array of constants */
public Annotations(final byte annotation_type, final int name_index, final int length, final AnnotationEntry[] annotation_table, final ConstantPool constant_pool, final boolean isRuntimeVisible) { super(annotation_type, name_index, length, constant_pool); this.annotation_table = annotation_table; this.isRuntimeVisible = isRuntimeVisible; }
Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
Params:
  • v – Visitor object
/** * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely defined by the contents of a Java class. * I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects. * * @param v Visitor object */
@Override public void accept(final Visitor v) { v.visitAnnotation(this); }
Params:
  • annotation_table – the entries to set in this annotation
/** * @param annotation_table the entries to set in this annotation */
public final void setAnnotationTable(final AnnotationEntry[] annotation_table) { this.annotation_table = annotation_table; }
returns the array of annotation entries in this annotation
/** * returns the array of annotation entries in this annotation */
public AnnotationEntry[] getAnnotationEntries() { return annotation_table; }
Returns:the number of annotation entries in this annotation
/** * @return the number of annotation entries in this annotation */
public final int getNumAnnotations() { if (annotation_table == null) { return 0; } return annotation_table.length; } public boolean isRuntimeVisible() { return isRuntimeVisible; } protected void writeAnnotations(final DataOutputStream dos) throws IOException { if (annotation_table == null) { return; } dos.writeShort(annotation_table.length); for (final AnnotationEntry element : annotation_table) { element.dump(dos); } } }