TypeDescriptor
public
interface
TypeDescriptor
An entity that has a type descriptor.
Summary
Nested classes | |
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interface |
TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends OfField<F>>
An entity that has a field type descriptor. |
interface |
TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F extends OfField<F>, M extends OfMethod<F, M>>
An entity that has a method type descriptor Method descriptors conforming to JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3} can be described |
Public methods | |
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abstract
String
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descriptorString()
Returns the descriptor string for this |
Public methods
descriptorString
public abstract String descriptorString ()
Returns the descriptor string for this TypeDescriptor object.
If this TypeDescriptor object can be described in nominal form,
then this method returns a type descriptor as specified in JVMS {@jvms 4.3}.
The result descriptor string can be used to produce
a java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc nominal descriptor.
Otherwise, the result string is not a type descriptor.
No java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc nominal descriptor
can be produced from the result string.
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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.