Package org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile

Class Constant

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.bcel.classfile.Constant

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConstantClass, ConstantDouble, ConstantFloat, ConstantInteger, ConstantLong, ConstantUtf8

public abstract class Constant
extends Object

Abstract superclass for classes to represent the different constant types in the constant pool of a class file. The classes keep closely to the JVM specification.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final byte	getTag()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getTag

public final byte getTag()

Returns:

Tag of constant, i.e., its type. No setTag() method to avoid confusion.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object