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java.lang.invoke
Interfaces
| MethodHandleInfo |
A symbolic reference obtained by cracking a direct method handle into its consitutent symbolic parts.
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| TypeDescriptor |
An entity that has a type descriptor.
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Classes
| CallSite |
A CallSite is a holder for a variable MethodHandle, which is called its target.
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| ConstantCallSite |
A ConstantCallSite is a CallSite whose target is permanent, and can never be changed.
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| MethodHandle |
A method handle is a typed, directly executable reference to an underlying method, constructor, field, or similar low-level operation, with optional transformations of arguments or return values.
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| MethodHandles |
This class consists exclusively of static methods that operate on or return method handles.
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| MethodType |
A method type represents the arguments and return type accepted and returned by a method handle, or the arguments and return type passed and expected by a method handle caller.
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| MutableCallSite |
A MutableCallSite is a CallSite whose target variable behaves like an ordinary field.
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| VarHandle |
A VarHandle is a dynamically strongly typed reference to a variable, or to a parametrically-defined family of variables, including static fields, non-static fields, array elements, or components of an off-heap data structure.
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| VolatileCallSite |
A VolatileCallSite is a CallSite whose target acts like a volatile variable.
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Exceptions
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