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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2004 Brian S O'Neill
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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7  *
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9  *
10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15  */
16
17 package org.cojen.classfile;
18
19 /**
20  * This class represents a descriptor. See section 4.3 of
21  * <i>The Java Virtual Machine Specification</i>.
22  *
23  * @author Brian S O'Neill
24  */
25 public abstract class Descriptor {
26     /**
27      * Returns a descriptor string, excluding generics.
28      */
29     public abstract String JavaDoc getDescriptor();
30
31     /**
32      * Returns a descriptor string, including any generics.
33      */
34     // TODO
35 //public abstract String getGenericDescriptor();
36
37     public static Descriptor parse(String JavaDoc desc)
38         throws IllegalArgumentException JavaDoc {
39         
40         if (desc != null && desc.startsWith("(")) {
41             return MethodDesc.forDescriptor(desc);
42         } else {
43             return TypeDesc.forDescriptor(desc);
44         }
45     }
46 }
47
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