Module java.base
Package java.lang.invoke

Class ConstantCallSite

java.lang.Object
java.lang.invoke.CallSite
java.lang.invoke.ConstantCallSite

public classConstantCallSiteextendsCallSite
AConstantCallSite is aCallSite whose target is permanent, and can never be changed. Aninvokedynamic instruction linked to aConstantCallSite is permanently bound to the call site's target.
Since:
1.7
  • Constructor Details

    • ConstantCallSite

      public ConstantCallSite(MethodHandle target)
      Creates a call site with a permanent target.
      Parameters:
      target - the target to be permanently associated with this call site
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the proposed target is null
    • ConstantCallSite

      protected ConstantCallSite(MethodType targetType,MethodHandle createTargetHook) throwsThrowable
      Creates a call site with a permanent target, possibly bound to the call site itself.

      During construction of the call site, thecreateTargetHook is invoked to produce the actual target, as if by a call of the form(MethodHandle) createTargetHook.invoke(this).

      Note that user code cannot perform such an action directly in a subclass constructor, since the target must be fixed before theConstantCallSite constructor returns.

      The hook is said to bind the call site to a target method handle, and a typical action would besomeTarget.bindTo(this). However, the hook is free to take any action whatever, including ignoring the call site and returning a constant target.

      The result returned by the hook must be a method handle of exactly the same type as the call site.

      While the hook is being called, the newConstantCallSite object is in a partially constructed state. In this state, a call togetTarget, or any other attempt to use the target, will result in anIllegalStateException. It is legal at all times to obtain the call site's type using thetype method.

      Parameters:
      targetType - the type of the method handle to be permanently associated with this call site
      createTargetHook - a method handle to invoke (on the call site) to produce the call site's target
      Throws:
      WrongMethodTypeException - if the hook cannot be invoked on the required arguments, or if the target returned by the hook is not of the giventargetType
      NullPointerException - if the hook returns a null value
      ClassCastException - if the hook returns something other than aMethodHandle
      Throwable - anything else thrown by the hook function
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