Re: java.lang.Class inner class methods

[reali]

> Does anyone have a hint as to how the inner class methods of
> java.lang.Class (getDeclaringClass, getClasses, etc.) would be implemented
> by a JVM?  Don't they depend on how the Java compiler implements inner
> classes?  AFAIK the JVM isn't aware of inner classes at all.

The inner class "Y" of class "X" is compiled as "X$Y".
So if a class name contains "$", it must be an innerclass.


This is documentend in the Innerclass specification,
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/innerclasses/spec/innerclasses.doc.html
in section "Class Name Transformation"
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/innerclasses/spec/innerclasses.doc7.html

-Patrik



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