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52
53 package com.go.trove.classfile;
54
55 /******************************************************************************
56  * This class represents a descriptor. See section 4.3 of
57  * <i>The Java Virtual Machine Specification</i>.
58  *
59  * @author Brian S O'Neill
60  * @version
61  * <!--$$Revision:--> 19 <!-- $-->, <!--$$JustDate:--> 9/07/00 <!-- $-->
62  */
63 public abstract class Descriptor {
64     /**
65      * Returns the descriptor string.
66      */
67     public abstract String JavaDoc toString();
68
69     public static Descriptor parse(String JavaDoc desc)
70         throws IllegalArgumentException JavaDoc {
71         
72         if (desc != null && desc.startsWith("(")) {
73             return MethodDescriptor.parseMethodDesc(desc);
74         }
75         else {
76             return TypeDescriptor.parseTypeDesc(desc);
77         }
78     }
79 }
80
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