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Utility.java

package de.fub.bytecode.classfile;

import de.fub.bytecode.Constants;
import de.fub.bytecode.util.ByteSequence;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * Utility functions that do not really belong to any class in particular.
 *
 * @version $Id: Utility.java,v 1.1.1.1 2002/01/24 03:44:00 pserver Exp $
 * @author  <A HREF="http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/~dahm">M. Dahm</A>
 */
public abstract class Utility implements Constants {
  private static int consumed_chars; /* How many chars have been consumed
                      * during parsing in signatureToString().
                      * Read by methodSignatureToString().
                      * Set by side effect,but only internally.
                      */
  private static boolean wide=false; /* The `WIDE' instruction is used in the
                      * byte code to allow 16-bit wide indices
                      * for local variables. This opcode
                      * precedes an `ILOAD', e.g.. The opcode
                      * immediately following takes an extra
                      * byte which is combined with the
                      * following byte to form a
                      * 16-bit value.
                      */
  /**
   * Convert bit field of flags into string such as `static final'.
   *
   * @param  access_flags Access flags
   * @return String representation of flags
   */
  public static final String accessToString(int access_flags)
  {
    return accessToString(access_flags, false);
  }  
  /**
   * Convert bit field of flags into string such as `static final'.
   *
   * Special case: Classes compiled with new compilers and with the
   * `ACC_SUPER' flag would be said to be "synchronized". This is
   * because SUN used the same value for the flags `ACC_SUPER' and
   * `ACC_SYNCHRONIZED'. 
   *
   * @param  access_flags Access flags
   * @param  for_class access flags are for class qualifiers ?
   * @return String representation of flags
   */
  public static final String accessToString(int access_flags, 
                        boolean for_class)
  {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();

    int p = 0;
    for(int i=0; p < MAX_ACC_FLAG; i++) { // Loop through known flags
      p = pow2(i);

      if((access_flags & p) != 0) {
    /* Special case: Classes compiled with new compilers and with the
     * `ACC_SUPER' flag would be said to be "synchronized". This is
     * because SUN used the same value for the flags `ACC_SUPER' and
     * `ACC_SYNCHRONIZED'.
     */
    if(for_class && ((p == ACC_SUPER) || (p == ACC_INTERFACE)))
      continue;     

    buf.append(ACCESS_NAMES[i] + " ");
      }
    }

    return buf.toString().trim();
  }  
  /**
   * Convert (signed) byte to (unsigned) short value, i.e. all negative
   * values become positive.
   */
  private static final short byteToShort(byte b) {
    return (b < 0)? (short)(256 + b) : (short)b;
  }  
  /**
   * @return "class" or "interface", depending on the ACC_INTERFACE flag
   */
  public static final String classOrInterface(int access_flags) {
    return ((access_flags & ACC_INTERFACE) != 0)? "interface" : "class";
  }  
  /**
   * @return `flag' with bit `i' set to 0
   */
  public static final int clearBit(int flag, int i) {
    int bit = pow2(i); 
    return (flag & bit) == 0? flag : flag ^ bit; 
  }  
  public static final String codeToString(byte[] code, 
                      ConstantPool constant_pool, 
                      int index, int length) {
    return codeToString(code, constant_pool, index, length, true);
  }  
  /**
   * Disassemble a byte array of JVM byte codes starting from code line 
   * `index' and return the dissambled string representation. Decode only
   * `num' opcodes (including their operands), use -1 if you want to
   * decompile everything.
   *
   * @param  code byte code array
   * @param  constant_pool Array of constants
   * @param  index offset in `code' array
   * <EM>(number of opcodes, not bytes!)</EM>
   * @param  length number of opcodes to decompile, -1 for all
   * @param  verbose be verbose, e.g. print constant pool index
   * @return String representation of byte codes
   */
  public static final String codeToString(byte[] code, 
                      ConstantPool constant_pool, 
                      int index, int length, boolean verbose)
  {
    StringBuffer buf    = new StringBuffer(code.length * 20); // Should be sufficient
    ByteSequence stream = new ByteSequence(code);

    try {
      for(int i=0; i < index; i++) // Skip `index' lines of code
    codeToString(stream, constant_pool, verbose);

      for(int i=0; stream.available() > 0; i++) {
    if((length < 0) || (i < length)) {
      String indices = fillup(stream.getIndex() + ":", 6, true, ' ');
      buf.append(indices + codeToString(stream, constant_pool, verbose) + '\n');
    }
      }
    } catch(IOException e) {
      System.out.println(buf.toString());
      e.printStackTrace();
      throw new ClassFormatError("Byte code error: " + e);
    }

    return buf.toString();
  }  
  public static final String codeToString(ByteSequence bytes, ConstantPool constant_pool)
    throws IOException
  {
    return codeToString(bytes, constant_pool, true);
  }  
  /**
   * Disassemble a stream of byte codes and return the
   * string representation.
   *
   * @param  stream data input stream
   * @param  constant_pool Array of constants
   * @param  verbose be verbose, e.g. print constant pool index
   * @return String representation of byte code
   */
  public static final String codeToString(ByteSequence bytes,
                      ConstantPool constant_pool, boolean verbose)
       throws IOException
  {
    short        opcode = (short)bytes.readUnsignedByte();
    int          default_offset=0, low, high, npairs;
    int          index, vindex, constant;
    int[]        match, jump_table;
    int          no_pad_bytes=0, offset;
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(OPCODE_NAMES[opcode]);

    /* Special case: Skip (0-3) padding bytes, i.e. the
     * following bytes are 4-byte-aligned
     */
    if((opcode == TABLESWITCH) || (opcode == LOOKUPSWITCH)) {
      int remainder = bytes.getIndex() % 4;
      no_pad_bytes  = (remainder == 0)? 0 : 4 - remainder;

      for(int i=0; i < no_pad_bytes; i++) {
    byte b;

    if((b=bytes.readByte()) != 0)
      System.err.println("Ooops. Padding byte != 0 " + b);
      }

      // Both cases have a field default_offset in common
      default_offset = bytes.readInt();
    }

    switch(opcode) {
      /* Table switch has variable length arguments.
       */
    case TABLESWITCH:
      low  = bytes.readInt();
      high = bytes.readInt();

      offset = bytes.getIndex() - 12 - no_pad_bytes - 1;
      default_offset += offset;

      buf.append("\tdefault = " + default_offset + ", low = " + low + 
         ", high = " + high + "(");

      jump_table = new int[high - low + 1];
      for(int i=0; i < jump_table.length; i++) {
    jump_table[i] = offset + bytes.readInt();
    buf.append(jump_table[i]);

    if(i < jump_table.length - 1)
      buf.append(", ");
      }
      buf.append(")");

      break;

      /* Lookup switch has variable length arguments.
       */
    case LOOKUPSWITCH: {

      npairs = bytes.readInt();
      offset = bytes.getIndex() - 8 - no_pad_bytes - 1;
      
      match      = new int[npairs];
      jump_table = new int[npairs];
      default_offset += offset;

      buf.append("\tdefault = " + default_offset + ", npairs = " + npairs +
         " (");

      for(int i=0; i < npairs; i++) {
    match[i]      = bytes.readInt();

    jump_table[i] = offset + bytes.readInt();

    buf.append("(" + match[i] + ", " + jump_table[i] + ")");

    if(i < npairs - 1)
      buf.append(", ");
      }
      buf.append(")");
    }
    break;

    /* Two address bytes + offset from start of byte stream form the
     * jump target
     */
    case GOTO:      case IFEQ:      case IFGE:      case IFGT:
    case IFLE:      case IFLT:      case JSR: case IFNE:
    case IFNONNULL: case IFNULL:    case IF_ACMPEQ:
    case IF_ACMPNE: case IF_ICMPEQ: case IF_ICMPGE: case IF_ICMPGT:
    case IF_ICMPLE: case IF_ICMPLT: case IF_ICMPNE:
      buf.append("\t\t#" + ((bytes.getIndex() - 1) + bytes.readShort()));
      break;
      
      /* 32-bit wide jumps
       */
    case GOTO_W: case JSR_W:
      buf.append("\t\t#" + ((bytes.getIndex() - 1) + bytes.readInt()));
      break;

      /* Index byte references local variable (register)
       */
    case ALOAD:  case ASTORE: case DLOAD:  case DSTORE: case FLOAD:
    case FSTORE: case ILOAD:  case ISTORE: case LLOAD:  case LSTORE:
    case RET: 
      if(wide) {
    vindex = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
    wide=false; // Clear flag
      }
      else
    vindex = bytes.readUnsignedByte();

      buf.append("\t\t%" + vindex);
      break;

      /*
       * Remember wide byte which is used to form a 16-bit address in the
       * following instruction. Relies on that the method is called again with
       * the following opcode.
       */
    case WIDE:
      wide      = true;
      buf.append("\t(wide)");
      break;

      /* Array of basic type.
       */
    case NEWARRAY:
      buf.append("\t\t<" + TYPE_NAMES[bytes.readByte()] + ">");
      break;

      /* Access object/class fields.
       */
    case GETFIELD: case GETSTATIC: case PUTFIELD: case PUTSTATIC:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      buf.append("\t\t" +
         constant_pool.constantToString(index, CONSTANT_Fieldref) +
         (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
      break;
      
      /* Operands are references to classes in constant pool
       */
    case NEW:
    case CHECKCAST: case INSTANCEOF:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      buf.append("\t\t<" + constant_pool.constantToString(index,
                            CONSTANT_Class) +
         ">" + (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
      break;

      /* Operands are references to methods in constant pool
       */
    case INVOKESPECIAL: case INVOKESTATIC: case INVOKEVIRTUAL:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      buf.append("\t" + constant_pool.constantToString(index,
                               CONSTANT_Methodref) +
         (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
      break;

    case INVOKEINTERFACE:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      int nargs = bytes.readUnsignedByte(); // historical, redundant
      buf.append("\t" + 
         constant_pool.constantToString(index,
                        CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref) +
         (verbose? " (" + index + ")\t" : "") + nargs + "\t" + 
         bytes.readUnsignedByte()); // Last byte is a reserved space
      break;
    
      /* Operands are references to items in constant pool
       */
    case LDC_W: case LDC2_W:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();

      buf.append("\t\t" + constant_pool.constantToString
         (index, constant_pool.getConstant(index).getTag()) +
         (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
      break;

    case LDC:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedByte();

      buf.append("\t\t" + 
         constant_pool.constantToString
         (index, constant_pool.getConstant(index).getTag()) +
         (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
      break;
    
      /* Array of references.
       */
    case ANEWARRAY:
      index = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      
      buf.append("\t\t<" + compactClassName(constant_pool.getConstantString
                      (index, CONSTANT_Class), false) +
         ">" + (verbose? " (" + index + ")": ""));
      break;
    
      /* Multidimensional array of references.
       */
    case MULTIANEWARRAY: {
      index          = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
      int dimensions = bytes.readUnsignedByte();

      buf.append("\t<" + compactClassName(constant_pool.getConstantString
                      (index, CONSTANT_Class), false) +
         ">\t" + dimensions + (verbose? " (" + index + ")" : ""));
    }
    break;

    /* Increment local variable.
     */
    case IINC:
      if(wide) {
    vindex   = bytes.readUnsignedShort();
    constant = bytes.readShort();
    wide     = false;
      }
      else {
    vindex   = bytes.readUnsignedByte();
    constant = bytes.readByte();
      }
      buf.append("\t\t%" + vindex + "\t" + constant);
      break;

    default:
      if(NO_OF_OPERANDS[opcode] > 0) {
    for(int i=0; i < TYPE_OF_OPERANDS[opcode].length; i++) {
      buf.append("\t\t");
      switch(TYPE_OF_OPERANDS[opcode][i]) {
      case T_BYTE:  buf.append(bytes.readByte()); break;
      case T_SHORT: buf.append(bytes.readShort());       break;
      case T_INT:   buf.append(bytes.readInt());         break;
                          
      default: // Never reached
        System.err.println("Unreachable default case reached!");
        System.exit(-1);
      }
    }
      }
    }

    return buf.toString();
  }  
  /**
   * Shorten long class names, <em>java/lang/String</em> becomes 
   * <em>String</em>.
   *
   * @param str The long class name
   * @return Compacted class name
   */
  public static final String compactClassName(String str) {
    return compactClassName(str, true);
  }  
  /**
   * Shorten long class name <em>str</em>, i.e. chop off the <em>prefix</em>,
   * if the
   * class name starts with this string and the flag <em>chopit</em> is true.
   * Slashes <em>/</em> are converted to dots <em>.</em>.
   *
   * @param str The long class name
   * @param prefix The prefix the get rid off
   * @param chopit Flag that determines whether chopping is executed or not
   * @return Compacted class name
   */
  public static final String compactClassName(String str, 
                          String prefix,
                          boolean chopit)
  {
    int len = prefix.length();

    str = str.replace('/', '.'); // Is `/' on all systems, even DOS

    if(chopit) {
      // If string starts with `prefix' and contains no further dots
      if(str.startsWith(prefix) &&
     (str.substring(len).indexOf('.') == -1))
    str = str.substring(len);
    }
    
    return str;
  }  
  /**
   * Shorten long class names, <em>java/lang/String</em> becomes 
   * <em>java.lang.String</em>,
   * e.g.. If <em>chopit</em> is <em>true</em> the prefix <em>java.lang</em>
   * is also removed.
   *
   * @param str The long class name
   * @param chopit Flag that determines whether chopping is executed or not
   * @return Compacted class name
   */
  public static final String compactClassName(String str, boolean chopit) {
    return compactClassName(str, "java.lang.", chopit);
  }  
  static final boolean equals(byte[] a, byte[] b) {
    int size;

    if((size=a.length) != b.length)
      return false;

    for(int i=0; i < size; i++)
      if(a[i] != b[i])
    return false;

    return true;
  }  
  /**
   * Fillup char with up to length characters with char `fill' and justify it left or right.
   *
   * @param str string to format
   * @param length length of desired string
   * @param left format left or right
   * @param fill fill character
   * @return formatted string
   */
  public static final String fillup(String str, int length, boolean left_justify, char fill) {
    int    len = length - str.length();
    char[] buf = new char[(len < 0)? 0 : len];

    for(int j=0; j < buf.length; j++)
      buf[j] = fill;

    if(left_justify)
      return str + new String(buf);    
    else
      return new String(buf) + str;
  }  
  /**
   * Return a string for an integer justified left or right and filled up with
   * `fill' characters if necessary.
   *
   * @param i integer to format
   * @param length length of desired string
   * @param left format left or right
   * @param fill fill character
   * @return formatted int
   */
  public static final String format(int i, int length, boolean left_justify, char fill) {
    return fillup(Integer.toString(i), length, left_justify, fill);
  }  
  private static final boolean is_digit(char ch) {
    return (ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9');
  }  
  private static final boolean is_space(char ch) {
    return (ch == ' ') || (ch == '\t') || (ch == '\r') || (ch == '\n');
  }  
  /**
   * @return true, if bit `i' in `flag' is set
   */
  public static final boolean isSet(int flag, int i) {
    return (flag & pow2(i)) != 0;
  }  
  /**
   * @param  signature    Method signature
   * @return Array of argument types
   * @throw  ClassFormatError  
   */
  public static final String[] methodSignatureArgumentTypes(String signature)
    throws ClassFormatError 
  {
    return methodSignatureArgumentTypes(signature, true);
  }  
  /**
   * @param  signature    Method signature
   * @param chopit Shorten class names ?
   * @return Array of argument types
   * @throw  ClassFormatError  
   */
  public static final String[] methodSignatureArgumentTypes(String signature,
                                boolean chopit)
    throws ClassFormatError
  {
    Vector   vec = new Vector();
    int      index;
    String[] types;

    try { // Read all declarations between for `(' and `)'
      if(signature.charAt(0) != '(')
    throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);

      index = 1; // current string position

      while(signature.charAt(index) != ')') {
    vec.addElement(signatureToString(signature.substring(index), chopit));
    index += consumed_chars; // update position
      }
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Should never occur
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
    }
    
    types = new String[vec.size()];
    vec.copyInto(types);
    return types;
  }  
  /**
   * @param  signature    Method signature
   * @return return type of method
   * @throw  ClassFormatError  
   */
  public static final String methodSignatureReturnType(String signature)
       throws ClassFormatError 
  {
    return methodSignatureReturnType(signature, true);
  }  
  /**
   * @param  signature    Method signature
   * @param chopit Shorten class names ?
   * @return return type of method
   * @throw  ClassFormatError  
   */
  public static final String methodSignatureReturnType(String signature,
                               boolean chopit)
       throws ClassFormatError
  {
    int    index;
    String type;

    try {
      // Read return type after `)'
      index = signature.lastIndexOf(')') + 1; 
      type = signatureToString(signature.substring(index), chopit);
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Should never occur
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
    }

    return type;
  }  
  /**
   * Converts method signature to string with all class names compacted.
   *
   * @param signature to convert
   * @param name of method
   * @param access flags of method
   * @return Human readable signature
   */
  public static final String methodSignatureToString(String signature,
                             String name,
                             String access) {
    return methodSignatureToString(signature, name, access, true);
  }  
  /**
   * A return­type signature represents the return value from a method.
   * It is a series of bytes in the following grammar:
   *
   * <return_signature> ::= <field_type> | V
   *
   * The character V indicates that the method returns no value. Otherwise, the
   * signature indicates the type of the return value.
   * An argument signature represents an argument passed to a method:
   *
   * <argument_signature> ::= <field_type>
   *
   * A method signature represents the arguments that the method expects, and
   * the value that it returns.
   * <method_signature> ::= (<arguments_signature>) <return_signature>
   * <arguments_signature>::= <argument_signature>*
   *
   * This method converts such a string into a Java type declaration like
   * `void main(String[])' and throws a `ClassFormatError' when the parsed 
   * type is invalid.
   *
   * @param  signature    Method signature
   * @param  name         Method name
   * @param  access       Method access rights
   * @return Java type declaration
   * @throw  ClassFormatError  
   */
  public static final String methodSignatureToString(String signature,
                             String name,
                             String access,
                             boolean chopit)
       throws ClassFormatError
  {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("(");
    String       type;
    int          index;

    try { // Read all declarations between for `(' and `)'
      if(signature.charAt(0) != '(')
    throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);

      index = 1; // current string position

      while(signature.charAt(index) != ')') {
    buf.append(signatureToString(signature.substring(index), chopit) +
           ", ");
    index += consumed_chars; // update position
      }

      index++; // update position

      // Read return type after `)'
      type = signatureToString(signature.substring(index), chopit);

    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Should never occur
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
    }

    if(buf.length() > 1)               // Tack off the extra ", "
      buf.setLength(buf.length() - 2);

    buf.append(")");

    return access + ((access.length() > 0)?" " : "") + // May be an empty string
      type + " " + name + buf.toString();
  }  
  /**
   * Converts string containing the method return and argument types 
   * to a byte code method signature.
   *
   * @param  ret Return type of method
   * @param  argv Types of method arguments
   * @return Byte code representation of method type
   */
  public final static String methodTypeToSignature(String ret, String[] argv)
    throws ClassFormatError
  {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("(");
    String       str;

    if(argv != null)
      for(int i=0; i < argv.length; i++) {
    str = typeToSignature(argv[i]);

    if(str.endsWith("V")) // void can't be a method argument
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid type: " + argv[i]);

    buf.append(str);
      }

    str = typeToSignature(ret);

    buf.append(")" + str);

    return buf.toString();
  }  
  // Guess what this does
  private static final int pow2(int n) {
    return 1 << n;
  }  
  public static final String printArray(Object[] obj) {
    return printArray(obj, true);
  }  
  public static final String printArray(Object[] obj, boolean braces) {
    if(obj == null)
      return null;

    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    if(braces)
      buf.append('{');

    for(int i=0; i < obj.length; i++) {
      if(obj[i] != null)
    buf.append(obj[i].toString());
      else
    buf.append("null");

      if(i < obj.length - 1)
    buf.append(", ");
    }

    if(braces)
      buf.append('}');

    return buf.toString();
  }  
  public static final void printArray(PrintStream out, Object[] obj) {
    out.println(printArray(obj, true));
  }  
  public static final void printArray(PrintWriter out, Object[] obj) {
    out.println(printArray(obj, true));
  }  
  /**
   * Replace all occurences of <em>old</em> in <em>str</em> with <em>new</em>.
   *
   * @param str String to permute
   * @param old String to be replaced
   * @param new Replacement string
   * @return new String object
   */
  public static final String replace(String str, String old, String new_) {
    int          index, old_index;
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();

    try {
      if((index = str.indexOf(old)) != -1) { // `old' found in str
    old_index = 0;                       // String start offset
      
    // While we have something to replace
    while((index = str.indexOf(old, old_index)) != -1) {
      buf.append(str.substring(old_index, index)); // append prefix
      buf.append(new_);                            // append replacement
          
      old_index = index + old.length(); // Skip `old'.length chars
    }

    buf.append(str.substring(old_index)); // append rest of string
    str = buf.toString();   
      }
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Should not occur
      System.err.println(e);
    }

    return str;
  }  
  /**
   * @return `flag' with bit `i' set to 1
   */
  public static final int setBit(int flag, int i) {
    return flag | pow2(i); 
  }  
  /**
   * Converts signature to string with all class names compacted.
   *
   * @param signature to convert
   * @return Human readable signature
   */
  public static final String signatureToString(String signature) {
    return signatureToString(signature, true);
  }  
  /**
   * The field signature represents the value of an argument to a function or 
   * the value of a variable. It is a series of bytes generated by the 
   * following grammar:
   *
   * <PRE>
   * <field_signature> ::= <field_type>
   * <field_type>      ::= <base_type>|<object_type>|<array_type>
   * <base_type>       ::= B|C|D|F|I|J|S|Z
   * <object_type>     ::= L<fullclassname>;
   * <array_type>      ::= [<field_type>
   *
   * The meaning of the base types is as follows:
   * B byte signed byte
   * C char character
   * D double double precision IEEE float
   * F float single precision IEEE float
   * I int integer
   * J long long integer
   * L<fullclassname>; ... an object of the given class
   * S short signed short
   * Z boolean true or false
   * [<field sig> ... array
   * </PRE>
   *
   * This method converts this string into a Java type declaration such as
   * `String[]' and throws a `ClassFormatError' when the parsed type is 
   * invalid.
   *
   * @param  signature    Class signature
   * @return Java type declaration
   * @throw  ClassFormatError
   */
  public static final String signatureToString(String signature,
                           boolean chopit)
       throws ClassFormatError
  {
    consumed_chars = 1; // This is the default, read just one char like `B'

    try {
      switch(signature.charAt(0)) {
      case 'B' : return "byte";
      case 'C' : return "char";
      case 'D' : return "double";
      case 'F' : return "float";
      case 'I' : return "int";
      case 'J' : return "long";

      case 'L' : { // Full class name
    int    index = signature.indexOf(';'); // Look for closing `;'

    if(index < 0)
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid signature: " + signature);
    
    consumed_chars = index + 1; // "Lblabla;" `L' and `;' are removed

    return compactClassName(signature.substring(1, index), chopit);
      }

      case 'S' : return "short";
      case 'Z' : return "boolean";

      case '[' : { // Array declaration
    int          n;
    StringBuffer buf, brackets;
    String       type;
    char         ch;
    int          consumed_chars; // Shadows global var

    brackets = new StringBuffer(); // Accumulate []'s

    // Count opening brackets and look for optional size argument
    for(n=0; signature.charAt(n) == '['; n++)
      brackets.append("[]");

    consumed_chars = n; // Remember value

    // The rest of the string denotes a `<field_type>'
    type = signatureToString(signature.substring(n), chopit);
    
    Utility.consumed_chars += consumed_chars;
    return type + brackets.toString();
      }

      case 'V' : return "void";

      default  : throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid signature: `" +
                        signature + "'");
      }
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { // Should never occur
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid signature: " + e + ":" + signature);
    }
  }  
  /*
   * @return bytes as hexidecimal string, e.g. 00 FA 12 ...
   */
  public static final String toHexString(byte[] bytes) {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();

    for(int i=0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
      short  b   = byteToShort(bytes[i]);
      String hex = Integer.toString(b, 0x10);

      if(b < 0x10) // just one digit, prepend '0'
    buf.append('0');

      buf.append(hex);

      if(i < bytes.length - 1)
    buf.append(' ');
    }

    return buf.toString();
  }  
  /**
   * Return type of method signature as a byte value as defined in <em>Constants</em>
   *
   * @param  signature in format described above
   * @return type of method signature
   * @see    Constants
   */
  public static final byte typeOfMethodSignature(String signature)
    throws ClassFormatError
  {
    int index;

    try {
      if(signature.charAt(0) != '(')
    throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);

      index = signature.lastIndexOf(')') + 1;
      return typeOfSignature(signature.substring(index));
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
    }
  }  
  /**
   * Return type of signature as a byte value as defined in <em>Constants</em>
   *
   * @param  signature in format described above
   * @return type of signature
   * @see    Constants
   */
  public static final byte typeOfSignature(String signature)
    throws ClassFormatError
  {
    try {
      switch(signature.charAt(0)) {
      case 'B' : return T_BYTE;
      case 'C' : return T_CHAR;
      case 'D' : return T_DOUBLE;
      case 'F' : return T_FLOAT;
      case 'I' : return T_INT;
      case 'J' : return T_LONG;
      case 'L' : return T_REFERENCE;
      case '[' : return T_ARRAY;
      case 'V' : return T_VOID;
      case 'Z' : return T_BOOLEAN;
      case 'S' : return T_SHORT;
      default:  
    throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
      }
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid method signature: " + signature);
    }
  }  
  /**
   * Gets Java conformant type like `String[]' and returns a string containing
   * the type in byte code format, i.e. String[] becomes [Ljava/lang/String;
   *
   * @param  str Type string like int[][]
   * @return Byte code representation of type like [[I
   */
  public final static String typeToSignature(String str)
    throws ClassFormatError
  {
    int    index = str.indexOf('[');
    String type, array=null, code=null;

    try {
      if(index > -1) { // Is an array?
    type  = str.substring(0, index);
    array = str.substring(index);
      }
      else
    type = str;

      if(array == null) // Not an array
    array = "";
      else {
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    char ch, lastchar='X';

    for(int i=0; i < array.length(); i++) {
      ch = array.charAt(i);

      if(ch == '[') 
        buf.append('[');
      else if((ch == ']') || is_space(ch)) // Ignore
        ;
      else if(is_digit(ch)) {
        if((lastchar == '[') || is_digit(lastchar)) // Then it's OK
          buf.append(ch);
        else
          throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid type: " + str);
      }
      else
        throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid type: " + str);

      lastchar = ch;
    }

    array = buf.toString();
      }
    } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
      throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid type: " + str);
    }

    int i;
    for(i=T_BOOLEAN; i <= T_VOID; i++) {
      if(type.equals(TYPE_NAMES[i])) {
    code = SHORT_TYPE_NAMES[i];
    break;
      }
    }

    if(i == T_VOID) {
      if(array.startsWith("[")) // Array of void !?
    throw new ClassFormatError("Invalid type: " + str);
    }
    else if(i > T_VOID) // Interpret as class name
      code = "L" + type.replace('.', '/') + ";";

    return array + code;
  }  
}

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