Module java.base

Package java.lang.invoke

Interface TypeDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassDesc, MethodTypeDesc, TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>, TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F,M>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Class, MethodType

public interface TypeDescriptor

An entity that has a type descriptor.

Since:

12

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	TypeDescriptor.OfField<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>>	An entity that has a field type descriptor.
static interface	TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F extends TypeDescriptor.OfField<F>,M extends TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<F,M>>	An entity that has a method type descriptor Method descriptors conforming to JVMS can be described nominally via MethodType::describeConstable; otherwise they cannot be described nominally.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	descriptorString()	Returns the descriptor string for this TypeDescriptor object.

Method Details

descriptorString

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 . The result descriptor string can be used to produce a nominal descriptor. Otherwise, the result string is not a type descriptor. No nominal descriptor can be produced from the result string.

Returns:

the descriptor string for this TypeDescriptor object