Package serp.bytecode

Class UnknownAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:
BCEntity, VisitAcceptor

public class UnknownAttribute extends Attribute
An unrecognized attribute; class files are allowed to contain attributes that are not recognized, and the JVM must ignore them.
  • Field Details

    • _value

      private byte[] _value
  • Constructor Details

    • UnknownAttribute

      UnknownAttribute(int nameIndex, Attributes owner)
  • Method Details

    • getLength

      int getLength()
      Description copied from class: Attribute
      Return the length of the bytecode representation of this attribute in bytes, excluding the name index.
      Overrides:
      getLength in class Attribute
    • getValue

      public byte[] getValue()
      The value is of unknown content, so it is stored as a byte array.
    • setValue

      public void setValue(byte[] value)
      The value is of unknown content, so it is stored as a byte array.
    • acceptVisit

      public void acceptVisit(BCVisitor visit)
      Description copied from interface: VisitAcceptor
      Accept a visit from a BCVisitor, calling the appropriate methods to notify the visitor that it has entered this entity, and to provide it with the proper callbacks for each sub-entity owned by this one.
    • read

      void read(Attribute other)
      Description copied from class: Attribute
      Copy the information from the given attribute to this one. Does nothing by default.
      Overrides:
      read in class Attribute
    • read

      void read(DataInput in, int length) throws IOException
      Description copied from class: Attribute
      Read the attribute bytecode from the given stream, up to length bytes, excluding the name index. Does nothing by default.
      Overrides:
      read in class Attribute
      Throws:
      IOException
    • write

      void write(DataOutput out, int length) throws IOException
      Description copied from class: Attribute
      Write the attribute bytecode to the given stream, up to length bytes, excluding the name index. Does nothing by default.
      Overrides:
      write in class Attribute
      Throws:
      IOException