net.bytebuddy.description

Interface ByteCodeElement

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedCodeElement, DeclaredInType, ModifierReviewable, NamedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

FieldDescription, InstrumentedType, MethodDescription, TypeDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldDescription.AbstractFieldDescription, FieldDescription.ForLoadedField, FieldDescription.Latent, InlineInstrumentedType, InstrumentedType.AbstractBase, InstrumentedType.AbstractBase.FieldToken, InstrumentedType.AbstractBase.MethodToken, MethodDescription.AbstractMethodDescription, MethodDescription.ForLoadedConstructor, MethodDescription.ForLoadedMethod, MethodDescription.Latent, MethodLookupEngine.ConflictingInterfaceMethod, MethodLookupEngine.OverriddenClassMethod, SubclassInstrumentedType, TypeDescription.AbstractTypeDescription, TypeDescription.AbstractTypeDescription.OfSimpleType, TypeDescription.ArrayProjection, TypeDescription.ForLoadedType, TypeDescription.Latent, TypePool.LazyTypeDescription

public interface ByteCodeElement
extends NamedElement, ModifierReviewable, DeclaredInType, AnnotatedCodeElement

Implementations describe an element represented in byte code, i.e. a type, a field or a method or a constructor.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.ModifierReviewable

ModifierReviewable.AbstractModifierReviewable

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement

EMPTY_NAME

Fields inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.ModifierReviewable

EMPTY_MASK

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDescriptor() Returns the descriptor of this byte code element.
String	getGenericSignature() Returns the generic signature of this byte code element.
boolean	isVisibleTo(TypeDescription typeDescription) Checks if this element is visible from a given type.

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement

getInternalName, getName, getSourceCodeName

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.ModifierReviewable

getModifiers, isAbstract, isAnnotation, isBridge, isDeprecated, isEnum, isFinal, isInterface, isMandated, isNative, isPackagePrivate, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, isStrict, isSuper, isSynchronized, isSynthetic, isTransient, isVarArgs, isVolatile

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.type.DeclaredInType

getDeclaringType

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotatedCodeElement

getDeclaredAnnotations

Method Detail

getDescriptor

String getDescriptor()

Returns the descriptor of this byte code element.

Returns:

The descriptor of this byte code element.

getGenericSignature

String getGenericSignature()

Returns the generic signature of this byte code element.

Returns:

The generic signature or null if this element is not generic.

isVisibleTo

boolean isVisibleTo(TypeDescription typeDescription)

Checks if this element is visible from a given type.

Parameters:

typeDescription - The type which is checked for its access of this element.

Returns:

true if this element is visible for typeDescription.