org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model

Class FieldDescriptor

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.model.FieldDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Field

public class FieldDescriptor
extends Object
implements Serializable

Describes a field of an object, i.e. its name and signature.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldDescriptor(String name, int type) Create a field for a class - just contains the field name and type, not the value

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Gets the field name
int	getType() Gets the type as a number.
String	getVerboseSignature() Returns the type of the field.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of the field.
void	setType(int type) Sets the type of the field.
String	toString() A readable representation of the field descriptor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FieldDescriptor

public FieldDescriptor(String name,
                       int type)

Create a field for a class - just contains the field name and type, not the value

Parameters:

name - field name

type - field type from IObject.Type

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the field name

Returns:

the actual field name

getType

public int getType()

Gets the type as a number.

Returns:

as IObject.Type

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the name of the field. Normally the name should not be changed.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field.

No Reference:

setType

public void setType(int type)

Sets the type of the field. Normally the type should not be changed.

Parameters:

type - the type of the field as IObject.Type

No Reference:

getVerboseSignature

public String getVerboseSignature()

Returns the type of the field. Used for example by the object inspector pane.

Returns:

ref byte short int long boolean char float double

toString

public String toString()

A readable representation of the field descriptor. Do not rely on the format of the result.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a description of this field descriptor.