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Interface SourceFileAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
Attribute<SourceFileAttribute>, ClassElement, ClassFileElement
public sealed interface SourceFileAttribute extends Attribute<SourceFileAttribute>, ClassElement
Models the SourceFile attribute (JVMS 4.7.10), which indicates the name of the source file from which this class file was compiled.

This attribute only appears on classes, and does not permit multiple instances in a class. It has a data dependency on the constant pool.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 5.0, major version 49.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
4.7.10 The SourceFile Attribute
Since:
24
See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
static SourceFileAttribute of(Utf8Entry sourceFile)
Returns a source file attribute.
static SourceFileAttribute of(String sourceFile)
Returns a source file attribute.
Utf8Entry sourceFile()
Returns the name of the source file from which this class was compiled.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Method Details

sourceFile

Utf8Entry sourceFile()
Returns the name of the source file from which this class was compiled.
Returns:
the name of the source file from which this class was compiled

of

static SourceFileAttribute of(String sourceFile)
Returns a source file attribute.
Parameters:
sourceFile - the source file name
Returns:
a source file attribute

of

static SourceFileAttribute of(Utf8Entry sourceFile)
Returns a source file attribute.
Parameters:
sourceFile - the source file name
Returns:
a source file attribute

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