at.dms.classfile
Class GenericAttribute

java.lang.Object
  at.dms.classfile.Attribute
      at.dms.classfile.GenericAttribute

public class GenericAttribute
extends Attribute

This is an opaque attribute that lets you add an uninterpreted stream of bytes into an attribute in a class file. This can be used (for instance) to embed versioning or signatures into the class file or method.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class at.dms.classfile.Attribute

EMPTY

Constructor Summary

GenericAttribute(AsciiConstant name, DataInput in, ConstantPool cp)
Make up a new attribute

GenericAttribute(String name, byte[] data)
Make up a new attribute

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class at.dms.classfile.Attribute

read, readCodeInfoAttribute, readInterfaceOnly

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericAttribute

public GenericAttribute(String name,
                        byte[] data)

Make up a new attribute

Parameters:

name - Name to be associated with the attribute

data - stream of bytes to be placed with the attribute

GenericAttribute

public GenericAttribute(AsciiConstant name,
                        DataInput in,
                        ConstantPool cp)
                 throws IOException

Make up a new attribute

Parameters:

name - the attribute's name

in - the stream to read from

cp - the constant pool

Throws:

IOException - an io problem has occured