polyglot.types.reflect
Class Constant

java.lang.Object
  polyglot.types.reflect.Constant

public class Constant
extends java.lang.Object

A Constant is used to represent an item in the constant pool of a class.

Author:

Nate Nystrom (nystrom@cs.purdue.edu)

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Check if an object is equal to this constant.
int	hashCode() Hash the constant.
java.lang.Object	value() Get the value of the constant.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

value

public final java.lang.Object value()

Get the value of the constant.

Returns:

The value.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Hash the constant.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The hash code.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Check if an object is equal to this constant.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - The object to compare against.

Returns:

true if equal, false if not.