Interface MethodHandleInfo
public interface MethodHandleInfo
A symbolic reference obtained by cracking a direct method handle into its consitutent symbolic parts. To crack a direct method handle, call Lookup.revealDirect
.
Direct Method Handles
A direct method handle represents a method, constructor, or field without any intervening argument bindings or other transformations. The method, constructor, or field referred to by a direct method handle is called its underlying member. Direct method handles may be obtained in any of these ways:- By executing an
ldc
instruction on aCONSTANT_MethodHandle
constant. (See the Java Virtual Machine Specification, sections 4.4.8 and 5.4.3.) - By calling one of the Lookup Factory Methods, such as
Lookup.findVirtual
, to resolve a symbolic reference into a method handle. A symbolic reference consists of a class, name string, and type. - By calling the factory method
Lookup.unreflect
orLookup.unreflectSpecial
to convert aMethod
into a method handle. - By calling the factory method
Lookup.unreflectConstructor
to convert aConstructor
into a method handle. - By calling the factory method
Lookup.unreflectGetter
orLookup.unreflectSetter
to convert aField
into a method handle.
Restrictions on Cracking
Given a suitableLookup
object, it is possible to crack any direct method handle to recover a symbolic reference for the underlying method, constructor, or field. Cracking must be done via a Lookup
object equivalent to that which created the target method handle, or which has enough access permissions to recreate an equivalent method handle.
If the underlying method is caller sensitive, the direct method handle will have been "bound" to a particular caller class, the lookup class of the lookup object used to create it. Cracking this method handle with a different lookup class will fail even if the underlying method is public (like Class.forName
).
The requirement of lookup object matching provides a "fast fail" behavior for programs which may otherwise trust erroneous revelation of a method handle with symbolic information (or caller binding) from an unexpected scope. Use MethodHandles.reflectAs(java.lang.Class<T>, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle)
to override this limitation.
Reference kinds
The Lookup Factory Methods correspond to all major use cases for methods, constructors, and fields. These use cases may be distinguished using small integers as follows:reference kind | descriptive name | scope | member | behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
REF_getField |
class | FT f; |
(T) this.f; |
2 |
REF_getStatic |
class or interface
|
static FT f;
|
(T) C.f; |
3 |
REF_putField |
class | FT f; |
this.f = x; |
4 |
REF_putStatic |
class |
static FT f;
|
C.f = arg; |
5 |
REF_invokeVirtual |
class | T m(A*); |
(T) this.m(arg*); |
6 |
REF_invokeStatic |
class or interface
|
static T m(A*);
|
(T) C.m(arg*); |
7 |
REF_invokeSpecial |
class or interface
| T m(A*); |
(T) super.m(arg*); |
8 |
REF_newInvokeSpecial |
class | C(A*); |
new C(arg*); |
9 |
REF_invokeInterface |
interface | T m(A*); |
(T) this.m(arg*); |
- Since:
- 1.8
Field Summary
Modifier and Type | Field | Description |
---|---|---|
static int | REF_getField | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_getStatic | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_invokeInterface | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_invokeSpecial | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_invokeStatic | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_invokeVirtual | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_newInvokeSpecial | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_putField | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
static int | REF_putStatic | A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
Method Summary
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
Class<?> | getDeclaringClass() | Returns the class in which the cracked method handle's underlying member was defined. |
MethodType | getMethodType() | Returns the nominal type of the cracked symbolic reference, expressed as a method type. |
int | getModifiers() | Returns the access modifiers of the underlying member. |
String | getName() | Returns the name of the cracked method handle's underlying member. |
int | getReferenceKind() | Returns the reference kind of the cracked method handle, which in turn determines whether the method handle's underlying member was a constructor, method, or field. |
default boolean | isVarArgs() | Determines if the underlying member was a variable arity method or constructor. |
static String | referenceKindToString(int referenceKind) | Returns the descriptive name of the given reference kind, as defined in the table above. |
<T extends Member> | reflectAs(Class<T> expected,
MethodHandles.Lookup lookup) | Reflects the underlying member as a method, constructor, or field object. |
static String | toString(int kind,
Class<?> defc,
String name,
MethodType type) | Returns a string representation for a |
Field Detail
REF_getField
static final int REF_getField
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_getStatic
static final int REF_getStatic
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_putField
static final int REF_putField
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_putStatic
static final int REF_putStatic
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_invokeVirtual
static final int REF_invokeVirtual
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_invokeStatic
static final int REF_invokeStatic
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_invokeSpecial
static final int REF_invokeSpecial
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_newInvokeSpecial
static final int REF_newInvokeSpecial
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
REF_invokeInterface
static final int REF_invokeInterface
A direct method handle reference kind, as defined in the table above.
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
Method Detail
getReferenceKind
int getReferenceKind()
Returns the reference kind of the cracked method handle, which in turn determines whether the method handle's underlying member was a constructor, method, or field. See the table above for definitions.
- Returns:
- the integer code for the kind of reference used to access the underlying member
getDeclaringClass
Class<?> getDeclaringClass()
Returns the class in which the cracked method handle's underlying member was defined.
- Returns:
- the declaring class of the underlying member
getName
String getName()
Returns the name of the cracked method handle's underlying member. This is "<init>"
if the underlying member was a constructor, else it is a simple method name or field name.
- Returns:
- the simple name of the underlying member
getMethodType
MethodType getMethodType()
Returns the nominal type of the cracked symbolic reference, expressed as a method type. If the reference is to a constructor, the return type will be void
. If it is to a non-static method, the method type will not mention the this
parameter. If it is to a field and the requested access is to read the field, the method type will have no parameters and return the field type. If it is to a field and the requested access is to write the field, the method type will have one parameter of the field type and return void
.
Note that original direct method handle may include a leading this
parameter, or (in the case of a constructor) will replace the void
return type with the constructed class. The nominal type does not include any this
parameter, and (in the case of a constructor) will return void
.
- Returns:
- the type of the underlying member, expressed as a method type
reflectAs
<T extends Member> T reflectAs(Class<T> expected, MethodHandles.Lookup lookup)
Reflects the underlying member as a method, constructor, or field object. If the underlying member is public, it is reflected as if by getMethod
, getConstructor
, or getField
. Otherwise, it is reflected as if by getDeclaredMethod
, getDeclaredConstructor
, or getDeclaredField
. The underlying member must be accessible to the given lookup object.
- Type Parameters:
-
T
- the desired type of the result, eitherMember
or a subtype - Parameters:
-
expected
- a class object representing the desired result typeT
-
lookup
- the lookup object that created this MethodHandleInfo, or one with equivalent access privileges - Returns:
- a reference to the method, constructor, or field object
- Throws:
-
ClassCastException
- if the member is not of the expected type -
NullPointerException
- if either argument isnull
-
IllegalArgumentException
- if the underlying member is not accessible to the given lookup object
getModifiers
int getModifiers()
Returns the access modifiers of the underlying member.
- Returns:
- the Java language modifiers for underlying member, or -1 if the member cannot be accessed
- See Also:
-
Modifier
,reflectAs(java.lang.Class<T>, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup)
isVarArgs
default boolean isVarArgs()
Determines if the underlying member was a variable arity method or constructor. Such members are represented by method handles that are varargs collectors.
- Implementation Requirements:
- This produces a result equivalent to:
getReferenceKind() >= REF_invokeVirtual && Modifier.isTransient(getModifiers())
- Returns:
-
true
if and only if the underlying member was declared with variable arity.
referenceKindToString
static String referenceKindToString(int referenceKind)
Returns the descriptive name of the given reference kind, as defined in the table above. The conventional prefix "REF_" is omitted.
- Parameters:
-
referenceKind
- an integer code for a kind of reference used to access a class member - Returns:
- a mixed-case string such as
"getField"
- Throws:
-
IllegalArgumentException
- if the argument is not a valid reference kind number
toString
static String toString(int kind, Class<?> defc, String name, MethodType type)
Returns a string representation for a MethodHandleInfo
, given the four parts of its symbolic reference. This is defined to be of the form "RK C.N:MT"
, where RK
is the reference kind string for kind
, C
is the name of defc
N
is the name
, and MT
is the type
. These four values may be obtained from the reference kind, declaring class, member name, and method type of a MethodHandleInfo
object.
- Implementation Requirements:
- This produces a result equivalent to:
String.format("%s %s.%s:%s", referenceKindToString(kind), defc.getName(), name, type)
- Parameters:
-
kind
- the reference kind part of the symbolic reference -
defc
- the declaring class part of the symbolic reference -
name
- the member name part of the symbolic reference -
type
- the method type part of the symbolic reference - Returns:
- a string of the form
"RK C.N:MT"
- Throws:
-
IllegalArgumentException
- if the first argument is not a valid reference kind number -
NullPointerException
- if any reference argument isnull