Package com.sun.tools.javac.util

Class Constants

java.lang.Object

com.sun.tools.javac.util.Constants

public class Constants
extends Object

Utilities for operating on constant values.

This is NOT part of any supported API. If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk. This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or deletion without notice.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Constants()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	decode(Object value, Type type) Converts a constant in internal representation (in which boolean, char, byte, short, and int are each represented by an Integer) into standard representation.
static String	format(Object value) Returns a string representation of a constant value (given in standard wrapped representation), quoted and formatted as in Java source.
static String	format(Object value, Type type) Returns a string representation of a constant value (given in internal representation), quoted and formatted as in Java source.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Constants

public Constants()

Method Detail

decode

public static Object decode(Object value,
                            Type type)

Converts a constant in internal representation (in which boolean, char, byte, short, and int are each represented by an Integer) into standard representation. Other values (including null) are returned unchanged.

format

public static String format(Object value,
                            Type type)

Returns a string representation of a constant value (given in internal representation), quoted and formatted as in Java source.

format

public static String format(Object value)

Returns a string representation of a constant value (given in standard wrapped representation), quoted and formatted as in Java source.