- All Superinterfaces:
Mirror
- All Known Subinterfaces:
ArrayType,BooleanType,ByteType,CharType,ClassType,DoubleType,FloatType,IntegerType,InterfaceType,LongType,PrimitiveType,ReferenceType,ShortType,VoidType
The mirror for a type in the target VM.
This interface is the root of a type hierarchy encompassing primitive
types and reference types.
A Type may be used to represent a run-time type:
Value.type()
or a compile-time type:
Field.type()
Method.returnType()
Method.argumentTypes()
LocalVariable.type()
ArrayType.componentType()
The following tables illustrate which subinterfaces of Type are used to mirror types in the target VM --
| Type declared in target as | Is mirrored as an instance of |
|---|---|
boolean |
BooleanType |
byte |
ByteType |
char |
CharType |
double |
DoubleType |
float |
FloatType |
int |
IntegerType |
long |
LongType |
short |
ShortType |
void |
VoidType |
| Type declared in target as | For example | Is mirrored as an instance of |
|---|---|---|
| a class | Date |
ClassType |
| an interface | Runnable |
InterfaceType |
| an array | (any) | ArrayType |
int[] |
ArrayType whose
componentType() is
IntegerType |
|
Date[] |
ArrayType whose
componentType() is
ClassType |
|
Runnable[] |
ArrayType whose
componentType() is
InterfaceType |
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
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Method Summary
Methods declared in interface com.sun.jdi.Mirror
toString, virtualMachine
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Method Details
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signature
String signature()Returns the type signature for this type. The result is of the same form as the string returned byClass.descriptorString(). The returned string is a type descriptor conforming to JVMS 4.3.2 if this type can be described nominally. Otherwise, the returned string is not a type descriptor.- Returns:
- the type signature
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name
String name()Returns the name of this type. The result is of the same form as the name returned byClass.getName(). The returned name may not be a binary name.- Returns:
- the name of this type
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