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package org.apache.bcel.classfile;

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.bcel.Constants;

/** 
 * This class represents a constant pool reference to a method.
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @author  <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
 */
public final class ConstantMethodref extends ConstantCP {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -864296320352750967L;


    /**
     * Initialize from another object.
     */
    public ConstantMethodref(ConstantMethodref c) {
        super(Constants.CONSTANT_Methodref, c.getClassIndex(), c.getNameAndTypeIndex());
    }


    /**
     * Initialize instance from file data.
     *
     * @param file input stream
     * @throws IOException
     */
    ConstantMethodref(DataInputStream file) throws IOException {
        super(Constants.CONSTANT_Methodref, file);
    }


    /**
     * @param class_index Reference to the class containing the method
     * @param name_and_type_index and the method signature
     */
    public ConstantMethodref(int class_index, int name_and_type_index) {
        super(Constants.CONSTANT_Methodref, class_index, name_and_type_index);
    }


    /**
     * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely
     * defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods,
     * fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
     *
     * @param v Visitor object
     */
    @Override
    public void accept( Visitor v ) {
        v.visitConstantMethodref(this);
    }
}
