java.lang.instrument

Class ClassDefinition

java.lang.Object

java.lang.instrument.ClassDefinition

public final class ClassDefinition
extends Object

This class binds a class that will be redefined with a new class file.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassDefinition(Class<?> theClass, byte[] theClassFile)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	getDefinitionClass()
byte[]	getDefinitionClassFile()

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)

Parameters:

theClass - the Class that will be redefined

theClassFile - the new class file

Throws:

NullPointerException - if one of the argument is null

Method Detail

getDefinitionClass

public Class<?> getDefinitionClass()

Returns:

the Class

getDefinitionClassFile

public byte[] getDefinitionClassFile()

Returns:

the bytes