1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 1998, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
4 *
5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this
8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
10 *
11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
15 * accompanied this code).
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
20 *
21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
116 * Returns the loaded reference types that
117 * match a given name. The name must be fully qualified
118 * (for example, java.lang.String). The returned list
119 * will contain a {@link ReferenceType} for each class
120 * or interface found with the given name. The search
121 * is confined to loaded classes only; no attempt is made
122 * to load a class of the given name.
123 * <P>
124 * The returned list will include reference types
125 * loaded at least to the point of preparation and
126 * types (like array) for which preparation is
127 * not defined.
128 *
129 * @param className the class/interface name to search for
130 * @return a list of {@link ReferenceType} objects, each
131 * mirroring a type in the target VM with the given name.
132 */
133 List<ReferenceType> classesByName(String className);
134
135 /**
136 * Returns all loaded types. For each loaded type in the target
137 * VM a {@link ReferenceType} will be placed in the returned list.
138 * The list will include ReferenceTypes which mirror classes,
139 * interfaces, and array types.
140 * <P>
141 * The returned list will include reference types
142 * loaded at least to the point of preparation and
143 * types (like array) for which preparation is
144 * not defined.
145 *
146 * @return a list of {@link ReferenceType} objects, each mirroring
147 * a loaded type in the target VM.
148 */
149 List<ReferenceType> allClasses();
150
151 /**
152 * All classes given are redefined according to the
153 * definitions supplied. A method in a redefined class
154 * is called 'equivalent' (to the old version of the
155 * method) if
156 * <UL>
157 * <LI>their bytecodes are the same except for indicies into
158 * the constant pool, and
159 * <LI>the referenced constants are equal.
160 * </UL>
161 * Otherwise, the new method is called 'non-equivalent'.
162 * If a redefined method has active stack frames, those active
163 * frames continue to run the bytecodes of the previous version of the
164 * method. If the new version of such a method is non-equivalent,
165 * then a method from one of these active frames is called 'obsolete' and
166 * {@link Method#isObsolete Method.isObsolete()}
167 * will return true when called on one of these methods.
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1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 1998, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
4 *
5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this
8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
10 *
11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
15 * accompanied this code).
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
20 *
21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
116 * Returns the loaded reference types that
117 * match a given name. The name must be fully qualified
118 * (for example, java.lang.String). The returned list
119 * will contain a {@link ReferenceType} for each class
120 * or interface found with the given name. The search
121 * is confined to loaded classes only; no attempt is made
122 * to load a class of the given name.
123 * <P>
124 * The returned list will include reference types
125 * loaded at least to the point of preparation and
126 * types (like array) for which preparation is
127 * not defined.
128 *
129 * @param className the class/interface name to search for
130 * @return a list of {@link ReferenceType} objects, each
131 * mirroring a type in the target VM with the given name.
132 */
133 List<ReferenceType> classesByName(String className);
134
135 /**
136 * Returns all {@linkplain ReferenceType loaded types} in the target VM.
137 * <p>
138 * A class or interface creation can be triggered by one of the following:
139 * <ul>
140 * <li>by loading and deriving a class from a `class` file representation
141 * using class loader (see JVMS {@jvms 5.3}).
142 * <li>by invoking {@link java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup#defineHiddenClass(byte[], boolean, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.ClassOption...)
143 * Lookup::defineHiddenClass} that creates a {@link Class#isHidden
144 * hidden class or interface} from a {@code class} file representation.
145 * <li>by invoking methods in certain Java SE Platform API such as reflection.
146 * </ul>
147 * <p>
148 * An array class is created directly by Java virtual machine. An array
149 * class creation can be triggered by using class loaders or by invoking
150 * methods in certain Java SE Platform API such as reflection.
151 * <p>
152 * The returned list will include all reference types, including
153 * {@link Class#isHidden hidden classes or interfaces}, loaded
154 * at least to the point of preparation and types (like array)
155 * for which preparation is not defined.
156 *
157 * @return a list of {@link ReferenceType} objects, each mirroring
158 * a loaded type in the target VM.
159 * @jvms 5.3 Creation and Loading
160 */
161 List<ReferenceType> allClasses();
162
163 /**
164 * All classes given are redefined according to the
165 * definitions supplied. A method in a redefined class
166 * is called 'equivalent' (to the old version of the
167 * method) if
168 * <UL>
169 * <LI>their bytecodes are the same except for indicies into
170 * the constant pool, and
171 * <LI>the referenced constants are equal.
172 * </UL>
173 * Otherwise, the new method is called 'non-equivalent'.
174 * If a redefined method has active stack frames, those active
175 * frames continue to run the bytecodes of the previous version of the
176 * method. If the new version of such a method is non-equivalent,
177 * then a method from one of these active frames is called 'obsolete' and
178 * {@link Method#isObsolete Method.isObsolete()}
179 * will return true when called on one of these methods.
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