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Interface SootMethodRef

All Superinterfaces:

SootMethodInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolymorphicMethodRef, SootMethodRefImpl

public interface SootMethodRef
extends SootMethodInterface

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() Deprecated.
NumberedString	getSubSignature()
default boolean	isConstructor() Gets whether this method reference points to a constructor
String	name() Deprecated.
Type	parameterType(int i) Deprecated.
List<Type>	parameterTypes() Deprecated.
SootMethod	resolve() Resolves this method call, i.e., finds the method to which this reference points.
Type	returnType() Deprecated.
SootMethod	tryResolve() Tries to resolve this method call, i.e., tries to finds the method to which this reference points.

Methods inherited from interface soot.SootMethodInterface

getDeclaringClass, getName, getParameterType, getParameterTypes, getReturnType, getSignature, isStatic

Method Detail

declaringClass

@Deprecated
SootClass declaringClass()

Deprecated.

Use SootMethodInterface.getDeclaringClass() instead

name

@Deprecated
String name()

Deprecated.

Use SootMethodInterface.getName() instead

parameterTypes

@Deprecated
List<Type> parameterTypes()

Deprecated.

Use SootMethodInterface.getParameterTypes() instead

returnType

@Deprecated
Type returnType()

Deprecated.

Use SootMethodInterface.getReturnType() instead

parameterType

@Deprecated
Type parameterType(int i)

Deprecated.

Use SootMethodInterface.getParameterType(int) instead

isConstructor

default boolean isConstructor()

Gets whether this method reference points to a constructor

Returns:

True if this reference points to a constructor, false otherwise

getSubSignature

NumberedString getSubSignature()

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

Throws:

SootMethodRefImpl.ClassResolutionFailedException - (can be suppressed by Options.set_ignore_resolution_errors(boolean))

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