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Class Overview
This class serves as a parameter block to the Instrumentation.redefineClasses method.
Serves to bind the Class that needs redefining together with the new class file bytes.
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Summary
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Creates a new
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Returns the class.
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Returns the array of bytes that contains the new class file.
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From class
java.lang.Object
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Public Constructors
public ClassDefinition (Class<?> theClass, byte[] theClassFile)
Creates a new ClassDefinition binding using the supplied
class and class file bytes. Does not copy the supplied buffer, just captures a reference to it.
Parameters
| theClass | the Class that needs redefining |
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| theClassFile | the new class file bytes |
Throws
| NullPointerException | if the supplied class or array is null.
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Public Methods
public byte[] getDefinitionClassFile ()
Returns the array of bytes that contains the new class file.
Returns
- the class file bytes.