JavaConstant

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaConstant.Dynamic, JavaConstant.MethodHandle, JavaConstant.MethodType, JavaConstant.Simple, JavaConstant.Simple.OfTrivialValue, JavaConstant.Simple.OfTypeDescription
```
public interface JavaConstant
```
Returns a Java instance of an object that has a special meaning to the Java virtual machine and that is not available to Java in versions 6.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`JavaConstant.Dynamic`	Represents a dynamically resolved constant pool entry of a class file.
`static class`	`JavaConstant.MethodHandle`	Represents a `java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle` object.
`static class`	`JavaConstant.MethodType`	Represents a `java.lang.invoke.MethodType` object.
`static class`	`JavaConstant.Simple<T>`	Represents a simple Java constant, either a primitive constant, a `String` or a `Class`.
`static interface`	`JavaConstant.Visitor<T>`	A visitor to resolve a `JavaConstant` based on its implementation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> T`	`accept(JavaConstant.Visitor<T> visitor)`	Applies the supplied visitor to this constant type with its respective callback.
`TypeDescription`	`getTypeDescription()`	Returns a description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.
`java.lang.Object`	`toDescription()`	Returns this constant as a Java `java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc` if the current VM is of at least version 12.

- Method Detail
  - toDescription
```
java.lang.Object toDescription()
```
    Returns this constant as a Java java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc if the current VM is of at least version 12. If the current VM is of an older version and does not support the type, an exception is thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    This constant as a Java java.lang.constant.ConstantDesc.
  - getTypeDescription
```
TypeDescription getTypeDescription()
```
    Returns a description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.
    
    Returns:
    
    A description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.
  - accept
```
<T> T accept(JavaConstant.Visitor<T> visitor)
```
    Applies the supplied visitor to this constant type with its respective callback.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The type of the value that is returned by the visitor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - The visitor to dispatch.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value that is returned by the supplied visitor.