soot.util.annotations

Class AnnotationInstanceCreator

java.lang.Object

soot.util.annotations.AnnotationInstanceCreator

public class AnnotationInstanceCreator
extends java.lang.Object

A simple helper class with the ability to create an instance of Proxy implementing the annotation interface represented by the given AnnotationTag.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AnnotationInstanceCreator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	create(AnnotationTag tag) Creates an instance of the Annotation represented by tag.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnnotationInstanceCreator

public AnnotationInstanceCreator()

Method Detail

create

public java.lang.Object create(AnnotationTag tag)

Creates an instance of the Annotation represented by tag.

Parameters:

tag - the soot internal representation of the annotation to be created.

Returns:

an Object extending Proxy and implementing the type of tag

Throws:

java.lang.RuntimeException - if

• the class defined in AnnotationTag.getType() of tag could not be loaded.
• tag does not define all required methods of the annotation loaded.
• a class defined within a AnnotationElem could not be loaded.
• the enum defined in AnnotationEnumElem is no instance of Enum.