Uses of Class java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

Packages that use MethodHandle
Package	Description
java.lang.invoke	The `java.lang.invoke` package contains dynamic language support provided directly by the Java core class libraries and virtual machine.

Uses of MethodHandle in java.lang.invoke

Methods in java.lang.invoke that return MethodHandle
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`arrayElementGetter(Class<?> arrayClass)` Produces a method handle giving read access to elements of an array.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`arrayElementSetter(Class<?> arrayClass)` Produces a method handle giving write access to elements of an array.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandle.`asCollector(Class<?> arrayType, int arrayLength)` Makes an adapter which accepts a given number of trailing positional arguments and collects them into an array argument.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandle.`asSpreader(Class<?> arrayType, int arrayLength)` Makes an adapter which accepts a trailing array argument and spreads its elements as positional arguments.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandle.`asType(MethodType newType)` Produces an adapter method handle which adapts the type of the current method handle to a new type.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandle.`asVarargsCollector(Class<?> arrayType)` Makes a variable arity adapter which is able to accept any number of trailing positional arguments and collect them into an array argument.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`bind(Object receiver, String name, MethodType type)` Produces an early-bound method handle for a non-static method.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandle.`bindTo(Object x)` Binds a value `x` to the first argument of a method handle, without invoking it.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`catchException(MethodHandle target, Class<? extends Throwable> exType, MethodHandle handler)` Makes a method handle which adapts a target method handle, by running it inside an exception handler.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`constant(Class<?> type, Object value)` Produces a method handle of the requested return type which returns the given constant value every time it is invoked.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`convertArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType)` Produces a method handle which adapts the type of the given method handle to a new type by pairwise argument conversion.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`dropArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, Class<?>... valueTypes)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle, after dropping the given argument(s) at the given position.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`dropArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, List<Class<?>> valueTypes)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle, after dropping the given argument(s) at the given position.
`MethodHandle`	VolatileCallSite.`dynamicInvoker()` Produces a method handle equivalent to an invokedynamic instruction which has been linked to this call site.
`MethodHandle`	MutableCallSite.`dynamicInvoker()` Produces a method handle equivalent to an invokedynamic instruction which has been linked to this call site.
`MethodHandle`	ConstantCallSite.`dynamicInvoker()` Returns this call site's permanent target.
`abstract MethodHandle`	CallSite.`dynamicInvoker()` Produces a method handle equivalent to an invokedynamic instruction which has been linked to this call site.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`exactInvoker(MethodType type)` Produces a special invoker method handle which can be used to invoke any method handle of the given type, as if by `invokeExact`.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`explicitCastArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType)` Produces a method handle which adapts the type of the given method handle to a new type by pairwise argument conversion.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`filterArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, MethodHandle... filters)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by pre-processing one or more of its arguments, each with its own unary filter function, and then calling the target with each pre-processed argument replaced by the result of its corresponding filter function.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`filterReturnValue(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle filter)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by post-processing its return value with a unary filter function.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findConstructor(Class<?> refc, MethodType type)` Produces a method handle which creates an object and initializes it, using the constructor of the specified type.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findGetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)` Produces a method handle giving read access to a non-static field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findSetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)` Produces a method handle giving write access to a non-static field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findSpecial(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type, Class<?> specialCaller)` Produces an early-bound method handle for a virtual method, as if called from an `invokespecial` instruction from `caller`.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findStatic(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type)` Produces a method handle for a static method.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findStaticGetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)` Produces a method handle giving read access to a static field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findStaticSetter(Class<?> refc, String name, Class<?> type)` Produces a method handle giving write access to a static field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`findVirtual(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type)` Produces a method handle for a virtual method.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`foldArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle combiner)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by pre-processing some of its arguments, and then calling the target with the result of the pre-processing, plus all original arguments.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`genericInvoker(MethodType type)` Produces a special invoker method handle which can be used to invoke any method handle of the given type, as if by `invokeGeneric`.
`MethodHandle`	VolatileCallSite.`getTarget()` Returns the target method of the call site, which behaves like a `volatile` field of the `VolatileCallSite`.
`MethodHandle`	MutableCallSite.`getTarget()` Returns the target method of the call site, which behaves like a normal field of the `MutableCallSite`.
`MethodHandle`	ConstantCallSite.`getTarget()` Returns the target method of the call site, which behaves like a `final` field of the `ConstantCallSite`.
`abstract MethodHandle`	CallSite.`getTarget()` Returns the target method of the call site, according to the behavior defined by this call site's specific class.
`MethodHandle`	SwitchPoint.`guardWithTest(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle fallback)` Returns a method handle which always delegates either to the target or the fallback.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`guardWithTest(MethodHandle test, MethodHandle target, MethodHandle fallback)` Makes a method handle which adapts a target method handle, by guarding it with a test, a boolean-valued method handle.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`identity(Class<?> type)` Produces a method handle which returns its sole argument when invoked.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`insertArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, Object... values)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle `target`, after inserting the given argument(s) at the given position.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`permuteArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType, int... reorder)` Produces a method handle which adapts the calling sequence of the given method handle to a new type, by reordering the arguments.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`spreadInvoker(MethodType type, int objectArgCount)` Produces a method handle which will invoke any method handle of the given `type` on a standard set of `Object` type arguments and a single trailing `Object[]` array.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`throwException(Class<?> returnType, Class<? extends Throwable> exType)` Produces a method handle which will throw exceptions of the given `exType`.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`unreflect(Method m)` Makes a direct method handle to m, if the lookup class has permission.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`unreflectConstructor(Constructor c)` Produces a method handle for a reflected constructor.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`unreflectGetter(Field f)` Produces a method handle giving read access to a reflected field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`unreflectSetter(Field f)` Produces a method handle giving write access to a reflected field.
`MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.Lookup.`unreflectSpecial(Method m, Class<?> specialCaller)` Produces a method handle for a reflected method.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`wrapperInstanceTarget(Object x)` Produces or recovers a target method handle which is behaviorally equivalent to the unique method of this wrapper instance.

Methods in java.lang.invoke with parameters of type MethodHandle
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static <T> T`	MethodHandles.`asInstance(MethodHandle target, Class<T> smType)` Produces an instance of the given single-method interface which redirects its calls to the given method handle.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`catchException(MethodHandle target, Class<? extends Throwable> exType, MethodHandle handler)` Makes a method handle which adapts a target method handle, by running it inside an exception handler.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`convertArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType)` Produces a method handle which adapts the type of the given method handle to a new type by pairwise argument conversion.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`dropArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, Class<?>... valueTypes)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle, after dropping the given argument(s) at the given position.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`dropArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, List<Class<?>> valueTypes)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle, after dropping the given argument(s) at the given position.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`explicitCastArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType)` Produces a method handle which adapts the type of the given method handle to a new type by pairwise argument conversion.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`filterArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, MethodHandle... filters)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by pre-processing one or more of its arguments, each with its own unary filter function, and then calling the target with each pre-processed argument replaced by the result of its corresponding filter function.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`filterArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, MethodHandle... filters)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by pre-processing one or more of its arguments, each with its own unary filter function, and then calling the target with each pre-processed argument replaced by the result of its corresponding filter function.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`filterReturnValue(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle filter)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by post-processing its return value with a unary filter function.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`foldArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle combiner)` Adapts a target method handle `target` by pre-processing some of its arguments, and then calling the target with the result of the pre-processing, plus all original arguments.
`MethodHandle`	SwitchPoint.`guardWithTest(MethodHandle target, MethodHandle fallback)` Returns a method handle which always delegates either to the target or the fallback.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`guardWithTest(MethodHandle test, MethodHandle target, MethodHandle fallback)` Makes a method handle which adapts a target method handle, by guarding it with a test, a boolean-valued method handle.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`insertArguments(MethodHandle target, int pos, Object... values)` Produces a method handle which calls the original method handle `target`, after inserting the given argument(s) at the given position.
`static MethodHandle`	MethodHandles.`permuteArguments(MethodHandle target, MethodType newType, int... reorder)` Produces a method handle which adapts the calling sequence of the given method handle to a new type, by reordering the arguments.
`void`	VolatileCallSite.`setTarget(MethodHandle newTarget)` Updates the target method of this call site, as a volatile variable.
`void`	MutableCallSite.`setTarget(MethodHandle newTarget)` Updates the target method of this call site, as a normal variable.
`void`	ConstantCallSite.`setTarget(MethodHandle ignore)` Always throws an `UnsupportedOperationException`.
`abstract void`	CallSite.`setTarget(MethodHandle newTarget)` Updates the target method of this call site, according to the behavior defined by this call site's specific class.

Constructors in java.lang.invoke with parameters of type MethodHandle
Constructor and Description
`ConstantCallSite(MethodHandle target)` Creates a call site with a permanent target.
`MutableCallSite(MethodHandle target)` Creates a call site object with an initial target method handle.
`VolatileCallSite(MethodHandle target)` Creates a call site with a volatile binding to its target.

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Uses of Classjava.lang.invoke.MethodHandle

Uses of MethodHandle in java.lang.invoke

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