polyglot.types
Interface ArrayType

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Copy, Qualifier, ReferenceType, java.io.Serializable, Type, TypeObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayType_c

public interface ArrayType
extends ReferenceType

An ArrayType represents an array of other types.

Method Summary

Type	base() Base type of the array.
ArrayType	base(Type base) Set the base type of the array, returning a new type.
MethodInstance	cloneMethod() The array's clone() method.
int	dims() Return the number of dimensions in this array type.
FieldInstance	lengthField() The array's length field.
Type	ultimateBase() The ultimate base of the array.

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.ReferenceType

fieldNamed, fields, hasMethod, hasMethodImpl, interfaces, methods, methods, methodsNamed, superType

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.Type

arrayOf, arrayOf, descendsFrom, descendsFromImpl, isArray, isBoolean, isByte, isCastValid, isCastValidImpl, isChar, isClass, isComparable, isDouble, isFloat, isImplicitCastValid, isImplicitCastValidImpl, isInt, isIntOrLess, isLong, isLongOrLess, isNull, isNumeric, isPrimitive, isReference, isShort, isSubtype, isSubtypeImpl, isThrowable, isUncheckedException, isVoid, numericConversionValid, numericConversionValid, numericConversionValidImpl, numericConversionValidImpl, toArray, toClass, toNull, toPrimitive, toReference, toString, translate

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.Qualifier

isPackage, isType, toPackage, toType

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.types.TypeObject

equalsImpl, isCanonical, position, typeSystem

Methods inherited from interface polyglot.util.Copy

copy

Method Detail

base

Type base()

Base type of the array.

base

ArrayType base(Type base)

Set the base type of the array, returning a new type.

ultimateBase

Type ultimateBase()

The ultimate base of the array. Guaranteed not to be an array type.

lengthField

FieldInstance lengthField()

The array's length field.

cloneMethod

MethodInstance cloneMethod()

The array's clone() method.

dims

int dims()

Return the number of dimensions in this array type. e.g., for A[], return 1; for A[][], return 2, etc.