Module java.base

Package java.lang.constant

Interface ModuleDesc

public sealed interface ModuleDesc

A nominal descriptor for a Module constant.

To create a ModuleDesc for a module, use the of(String) method.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.4.11 The CONSTANT_Module_info Structure

Since:

21

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object o)	Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality.
String	name()	Returns the module name of this ModuleDesc.
static ModuleDesc	of(String name)	Returns a ModuleDesc for a module, given the name of the module.

Method Details

of

static ModuleDesc of(String name)

Returns a ModuleDesc for a module, given the name of the module.

Parameters:

name - the module name

Returns:

a ModuleDesc describing the desired module

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

IllegalArgumentException - if the name string is not in the correct format

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.2.3 Module and Package Names

name

String name()

Returns the module name of this ModuleDesc.

Returns:

the module name

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Compare the specified object with this descriptor for equality. Returns true if and only if the specified object is also a ModuleDesc and both describe the same module.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the other object

Returns:

whether this descriptor is equal to the other object

See Also:

• Object.hashCode()
• HashMap