Interface PackageDesc

Method Details

• of

  static PackageDesc of(String name)

  Returns a PackageDesc for a package, given the name of the package, such as "java.lang".

  Parameters:

  name - the fully qualified (dot-separated) package name

  Returns:

  a PackageDesc describing the desired package

  Throws:

  NullPointerException - if the argument is null

  IllegalArgumentException - if the name string is not in the correct format

  See Java Language Specification:

  6.5.3 Module Names and Package Names
  

  See Also:

  • ofInternalName(String)

• ofInternalName

  static PackageDesc ofInternalName(String name)

  Returns a PackageDesc for a package, given the name of the package in internal form, such as "java/lang".

  Parameters:

  name - the fully qualified package name, in internal (slash-separated) form

  Returns:

  a PackageDesc describing the desired package

  Throws:

  NullPointerException - if the argument is null

  IllegalArgumentException - if the name string is not in the correct format

  See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

  4.2.1 Binary Class and Interface Names
  4.2.3 Module and Package Names
  

  See Also:

  • of(String)

• internalName

  String internalName()

  Returns the fully qualified (slash-separated) package name in internal form of this PackageDesc.

  Returns:

  the package name in internal form, or the empty string for the unnamed package

  See Also:

  • name()

• name

  default String name()

  Returns the fully qualified (dot-separated) package name of this PackageDesc.

  Returns:

  the package name, or the empty string for the unnamed package

  See Also:

  • internalName()

• equals

  boolean equals(Object o)

  Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality. Returns true if and only if the specified object is also a PackageDesc and both describe the same package.

  Overrides:

  equals in class Object

  Parameters:

  o - the other object

  Returns:

  whether this descriptor is equal to the other object

  See Also:

  • Object.hashCode()
  • HashMap