Module java.base

Package java.lang.invoke

Interface TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>>

Type Parameters:

F - the class implementing TypeDescriptor.OfField

All Superinterfaces:

TypeDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassDesc

All Known Implementing Classes:

Class

Enclosing interface:

TypeDescriptor

public static interface TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>>
extends TypeDescriptor

An entity that has a field type descriptor. Field descriptors conforming to JVMS 4.3.2 can be described nominally via Class::describeConstable; otherwise they cannot be described nominally.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.3.2 Field Descriptors

Since:

12

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface java.lang.invoke.TypeDescriptor

TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>>, TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>,M extends TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F,M>>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
F	arrayType()	Return a descriptor for the array type whose component type is described by this descriptor
F	componentType()	If this field descriptor describes an array type, return a descriptor for its component type, otherwise return null.
boolean	isArray()	Does this field descriptor describe an array type?
boolean	isPrimitive()	Does this field descriptor describe a primitive type (including void.)

Methods declared in interface java.lang.invoke.TypeDescriptor

descriptorString

Method Details

isArray

boolean isArray()

Does this field descriptor describe an array type?

Returns:

whether this field descriptor describes an array type

isPrimitive

boolean isPrimitive()

Does this field descriptor describe a primitive type (including void.)

Returns:

whether this field descriptor describes a primitive type

componentType

F componentType()

If this field descriptor describes an array type, return a descriptor for its component type, otherwise return null.

Returns:

the component type, or null if this field descriptor does not describe an array type

arrayType

F arrayType()

Return a descriptor for the array type whose component type is described by this descriptor

Returns:

the descriptor for the array type