org.netbeans.modules.classfile

Class Variable

java.lang.Object

org.netbeans.modules.classfile.Field

org.netbeans.modules.classfile.Variable

public final class Variable
extends Field

A Java field. Unfortunately, the word "field" is generally used in the Java documentation to mean either a variable, or both variables and methods. This class only describes variables.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getConstantValue() Returns the value object of this variable if it is a constant, otherwise null.
String	getDeclaration() Return a string in the form " ".
Object	getValue() Deprecated. replaced by Object getConstantValue().
boolean	isConstant() Returns true if the variable is a constant; that is, a final static variable.
boolean	isEnumConstant() Returns true if this field defines an enum constant.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.netbeans.modules.classfile.Field

getAccess, getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAttributes, getClassFile, getDescriptor, getName, getTypeSignature, isAnnotationPresent, isDeprecated, isPackagePrivate, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, isSynthetic

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isConstant

public final boolean isConstant()

Returns true if the variable is a constant; that is, a final static variable.

See Also:

Variable.getConstantValue()

getValue

@Deprecated
public final Object getValue()

Deprecated. replaced by Object getConstantValue().

Returns the value object of this variable if it is a constant, otherwise null.

getConstantValue

public final Object getConstantValue()

Returns the value object of this variable if it is a constant, otherwise null.

See Also:

Variable.isConstant()

getDeclaration

public final String getDeclaration()

Return a string in the form " ". Class types are shown in a "short" form; i.e. "Object" instead of "java.lang.Object"j.

Specified by:

getDeclaration in class Field

Returns:

string describing the variable and its type.

isEnumConstant

public final boolean isEnumConstant()

Returns true if this field defines an enum constant.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Field