libart/src/main/java/dalvik/system/ClassExt.java

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package dalvik.system;

/**
 * Holder class for extraneous Class data.
 *
 * This class holds data for Class objects that is either rarely useful, only necessary for
 * debugging purposes or both. This allows us to extend the Class class without impacting memory
 * use.
 *
 * @hide For internal runtime use only.
 */
public final class ClassExt {
    /**
     * An array of all obsolete DexCache objects that are needed for obsolete methods.
     *
     * These entries are associated with the obsolete ArtMethod pointers at the same indexes in the
     * obsoleteMethods array.
     *
     * This field has native components and is a logical part of the 'Class' type.
     */
    private Object[] obsoleteDexCaches;

    /**
     * An array of all native obsolete ArtMethod pointers.
     *
     * These are associated with their DexCaches at the same index in the obsoleteDexCaches array.
     *
     * This field is actually either an int[] or a long[] depending on size of a pointer.
     *
     * This field contains native pointers and is a logical part of the 'Class' type.
     */
    private Object obsoleteMethods;

    /**
     * If set, the bytes, native pointer (as a java.lang.Long), or DexCache of the original dex-file
     * associated with the related class.
     *
     * In this instance 'original' means either (1) the dex-file loaded for this class when it was
     * first loaded after all non-retransformation capable transformations had been performed but
     * before any retransformation capable ones had been done or (2) the most recent dex-file bytes
     * given for a class redefinition.
     *
     * Needed in order to implement retransformation of classes.
     *
     * This field is a logical part of the 'Class' type.
     */
    private Object originalDexFile;

    /**
     * If class verify fails, we must return same error on subsequent tries. We may store either
     * the class of the error, or an actual instance of Throwable here.
     *
     * This field is a logical part of the 'Class' type.
     */
    private Object verifyError;

    /**
    * Private constructor.
    *
    * Only created by the runtime.
    */
    private ClassExt() {}
}