org.eclipse.jdt.core.util
Interface IClassFileAttribute

All Known Subinterfaces:

ICodeAttribute, IConstantValueAttribute, IExceptionAttribute, IInnerClassesAttribute, ILineNumberAttribute, ILocalVariableAttribute, ISourceAttribute

public interface IClassFileAttribute

This class represents a generic class file attribute. It is intended to be extended for any new attribute.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

long	getAttributeLength() Answer back the attribute length as specified in the JVM specifications.
char[]	getAttributeName() Answer back the attribute name as specified in the JVM specifications.
int	getAttributeNameIndex() Answer back the attribute name index in the constant pool as specified in the JVM specifications.

Method Detail

getAttributeNameIndex

public int getAttributeNameIndex()

Answer back the attribute name index in the constant pool as specified in the JVM specifications.

Returns:

the attribute name index in the constant pool

getAttributeName

public char[] getAttributeName()

Answer back the attribute name as specified in the JVM specifications.

Returns:

the attribute name

getAttributeLength

public long getAttributeLength()

Answer back the attribute length as specified in the JVM specifications.

Returns:

the attribute length