JavaConstant

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaConstant.Dynamic, JavaConstant.MethodHandle, JavaConstant.MethodType
```
public interface JavaConstant
```
Returns a Java instance of an object that has a special meaning to the Java virtual machine and that is not available to Java in versions 6.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`JavaConstant.Dynamic`	Represents a dynamically resolved constant pool entry of a class file.
`static class`	`JavaConstant.MethodHandle`	Represents a `java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle` object.
`static class`	`JavaConstant.MethodType`	Represents a `java.lang.invoke.MethodType` object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`asConstantPoolValue()`	Returns the represented instance as a constant pool value.
`TypeDescription`	`getType()`	Returns a description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.

- Method Detail
  - asConstantPoolValue
```
java.lang.Object asConstantPoolValue()
```
    Returns the represented instance as a constant pool value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The constant pool value in a format that can be written by ASM.
  - getType
```
TypeDescription getType()
```
    Returns a description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.
    
    Returns:
    
    A description of the type of the represented instance or at least a stub.