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Interface SootMethodRef

All Known Implementing Classes:

SootMethodRefImpl

public interface SootMethodRef

Representation of a reference to a method as it appears in a class file. Note that the method directly referred to may not actually exist; the actual target of the reference is determined according to the resolution procedure in the Java Virtual Machine Specification, 2nd ed, section 5.4.3.3.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SootClass	declaringClass()
java.lang.String	getSignature()
NumberedString	getSubSignature()
boolean	isStatic()
java.lang.String	name()
Type	parameterType(int i)
java.util.List<Type>	parameterTypes()
SootMethod	resolve() Resolves this method call, i.e., finds the method to which this reference points.
Type	returnType()
SootMethod	tryResolve() Tries to resolve this method call, i.e., tries to finds the method to which this reference points.

Method Detail

declaringClass

SootClass declaringClass()

name

java.lang.String name()

parameterTypes

java.util.List<Type> parameterTypes()

returnType

Type returnType()

isStatic

boolean isStatic()

getSubSignature

NumberedString getSubSignature()

getSignature

java.lang.String getSignature()

parameterType

Type parameterType(int i)

resolve

SootMethod resolve()

Resolves this method call, i.e., finds the method to which this reference points. This method does not handle virtual dispatch, it just gives the immediate target, which can also be an abstract method.

Returns:

The immediate target if this method reference

tryResolve

SootMethod tryResolve()

Tries to resolve this method call, i.e., tries to finds the method to which this reference points. This method does not handle virtual dispatch, it just gives the immediate target, which can also be an abstract method. This method is different from resolve() in the following ways: (1) This method does not fail when the target method does not exist and phantom references are not allowed. In that case, it returns null. (2) While resolve() creates fake methods that throw exceptions when a target method does not exist and phantom references are allowed, this method returns null.

Returns:

The immediate target if this method reference if available, null otherwise