xtc.type
Class StringReference

java.lang.Object
  xtc.type.Reference
      xtc.type.StringReference

public class StringReference
extends Reference

Representation of a reference to a constant string. A string reference neither has a base nor an offset.

Version:

$Revision: 1.9 $

Author:

Robert Grimm

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class xtc.type.Reference

type

Constructor Summary

StringReference(java.lang.String literal, Type type)
Create a new string reference.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
java.lang.String	getLiteral() Get this string reference's literal.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isConstant() Determine whether this reference represents a compile-time constant memory location.
boolean	isString() Determine whether this reference is a string reference.
void	write(java.lang.Appendable out) Write a human readable representation to the specified appendable.

Methods inherited from class xtc.type.Reference

add, add, difference, getBase, getField, getIndex, getLocation, getType, hasBase, hasField, hasIndex, hasLocation, indirect, isCast, isDynamic, isIndirect, isNull, isPrefix, isStatic, isVariable, subtract, subtract, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringReference

public StringReference(java.lang.String literal,
                       Type type)

Create a new string reference. The specified type must be a valid character type.

Parameters:

literal - The string literal.

type - The literal's declared type.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Signals that the type is not a string type.

Method Detail

isString

public boolean isString()

Description copied from class: Reference

Determine whether this reference is a string reference.

Overrides:

isString in class Reference

Returns:

true if this reference is a string reference.

See Also:

StringReference

getLiteral

public java.lang.String getLiteral()

Get this string reference's literal.

Returns:

The literal.

isConstant

public boolean isConstant()

Description copied from class: Reference

Determine whether this reference represents a compile-time constant memory location.

Overrides:

isConstant in class Reference

Returns:

true if this reference represents a compile-time memory location.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

write

public void write(java.lang.Appendable out)
           throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from class: Reference

Write a human readable representation to the specified appendable.

Specified by:

write in class Reference

Parameters:

out - The appendable.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Signals an I/O error.