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added API method for parsing a valid Method Descriptor string (JVMS 4.3.3) into a Signature object
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1 /*
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2 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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20 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
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21 * questions.
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22 */
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23 package com.oracle.graal.api.meta;
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25 /**
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26 * Represents a method signature provided by the runtime.
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27 *
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28 * @see <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.3.3">Method Descriptors</a>
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29 */
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30 public interface Signature {
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32 /**
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33 * Returns the number of parameters in this signature, adding 1 for a receiver if requested.
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34 *
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35 * @param receiver true if 1 is to be added to the result for a receiver
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36 * @return the number of parameters; + 1 iff {@code receiver == true}
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37 */
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38 int getParameterCount(boolean receiver);
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40 /**
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41 * Gets the parameter type at the specified position. This method returns a {@linkplain ResolvedJavaType resolved}
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42 * type if possible but without triggering any class loading or resolution.
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43 *
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44 * @param index the index into the parameters, with {@code 0} indicating the first parameter
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45 * @param accessingClass the context of the type lookup. If accessing class is provided, its class loader is used to
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46 * retrieve an existing resolved type. This value can be {@code null} if the caller does not care for a
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47 * resolved type.
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48 * @return the {@code index}'th parameter type
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49 */
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50 JavaType getParameterType(int index, ResolvedJavaType accessingClass);
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52 /**
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53 * Gets the parameter kind at the specified position. This is the same as calling {@link #getParameterType}.
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54 * {@link JavaType#getKind getKind}.
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55 *
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56 * @param index the index into the parameters, with {@code 0} indicating the first parameter
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57 * @return the kind of the parameter at the specified position
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58 */
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59 Kind getParameterKind(int index);
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61 /**
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62 * Gets the return type of this signature. This method will return a {@linkplain ResolvedJavaType resolved} type if
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63 * possible but without triggering any class loading or resolution.
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64 *
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65 * @param accessingClass the context of the type lookup. If accessing class is provided, its class loader is used to
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66 * retrieve an existing resolved type. This value can be {@code null} if the caller does not care for a
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67 * resolved type.
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68 * @return the return type
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69 */
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70 JavaType getReturnType(ResolvedJavaType accessingClass);
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72 /**
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73 * Gets the return kind of this signature. This is the same as calling {@link #getReturnType}.
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74 * {@link JavaType#getKind getKind}.
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75 */
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76 Kind getReturnKind();
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78 /**
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79 * Gets the size, in Java slots, of the parameters to this signature.
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80 *
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81 * @param withReceiver {@code true} if to add a slot for a receiver object; {@code false} not to include the
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82 * receiver
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83 * @return the size of the parameters in slots
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84 */
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85 int getParameterSlots(boolean withReceiver);
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87 /**
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88 * Gets the <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.3.3">method
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89 * descriptor</a> corresponding to this signature.
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90 * For example:
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91 *
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92 * <pre>(ILjava/lang/String;D)V</pre>.
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93 *
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94 * @return the signature as a string
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95 */
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96 String getMethodDescriptor();
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97 }