public final class ClassDefinition
extends Object 

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Instrumentation.redefineClasses(java.lang.instrument.ClassDefinition...)

• Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  ClassDefinition (Class<?> theClass, byte[] theClassFile)	Creates a new ClassDefinition binding using the supplied class and class file bytes.

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  Class<?>	getDefinitionClass ()	Returns the class.
  byte[]	getDefinitionClassFile ()	Returns the array of bytes that contains the new class file.

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

• Constructor Detail

  • ClassDefinition

    public ClassDefinition(Class<?> theClass,
     byte[] theClassFile)

    Creates a new ClassDefinition binding using the supplied class and class file bytes. Does not copy the supplied buffer, just captures a reference to it.

    Parameters:

    theClass - the Class that needs redefining

    theClassFile - the new class file bytes

    Throws:

    NullPointerException - if the supplied class or array is null.

• Method Detail

  • getDefinitionClass

    public Class<?> getDefinitionClass()

    Returns the class.

    Returns:

    the Class object referred to.

  • getDefinitionClassFile

    public byte[] getDefinitionClassFile()

    Returns the array of bytes that contains the new class file.

    Returns:

    the class file bytes.