Class LambdaMetafactory
- java.lang.Object
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- java.lang.invoke.LambdaMetafactory
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public class LambdaMetafactory extends Object
Methods to facilitate the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a provided
MethodHandle
, possibly after type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments. These methods are typically used as bootstrap methods forinvokedynamic
call sites, to support the lambda expression and method reference expression features of the Java Programming Language.Indirect access to the behavior specified by the provided
MethodHandle
proceeds in order through three phases:- Linkage occurs when the methods in this class are invoked. They take as arguments an interface to be implemented (typically a functional interface, one with a single abstract method), a name and signature of a method from that interface to be implemented, a method handle describing the desired implementation behavior for that method, and possibly other additional metadata, and produce a
CallSite
whose target can be used to create suitable function objects. Linkage may involve dynamically loading a new class that implements the target interface. TheCallSite
can be considered a "factory" for function objects and so these linkage methods are referred to as "metafactories". - Capture occurs when the
CallSite
's target is invoked, typically through aninvokedynamic
call site, producing a function object. This may occur many times for a single factoryCallSite
. Capture may involve allocation of a new function object, or may return an existing function object. The behaviorMethodHandle
may have additional parameters beyond those of the specified interface method; these are referred to as captured parameters, which must be provided as arguments to theCallSite
target, and which may be early-bound to the behaviorMethodHandle
. The number of captured parameters and their types are determined during linkage. - Invocation occurs when an implemented interface method is invoked on a function object. This may occur many times for a single function object. The method referenced by the behavior
MethodHandle
is invoked with the captured arguments and any additional arguments provided on invocation, as if byMethodHandle.invoke(Object...)
.
It is sometimes useful to restrict the set of inputs or results permitted at invocation. For example, when the generic interface
Predicate<T>
is parameterized asPredicate<String>
, the input must be aString
, even though the method to implement allows anyObject
. At linkage time, an additionalMethodType
parameter describes the "instantiated" method type; on invocation, the arguments and eventual result are checked against thisMethodType
.This class provides two forms of linkage methods: a standard version (
metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)
) using an optimized protocol, and an alternate versionaltMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)
). The alternate version is a generalization of the standard version, providing additional control over the behavior of the generated function objects via flags and additional arguments. The alternate version adds the ability to manage the following attributes of function objects:- Bridging. It is sometimes useful to implement multiple variations of the method signature, involving argument or return type adaptation. This occurs when multiple distinct VM signatures for a method are logically considered to be the same method by the language. The flag
FLAG_BRIDGES
indicates that a list of additionalMethodType
s will be provided, each of which will be implemented by the resulting function object. These methods will share the same name and instantiated type. - Multiple interfaces. If needed, more than one interface can be implemented by the function object. (These additional interfaces are typically marker interfaces with no methods.) The flag
FLAG_MARKERS
indicates that a list of additional interfaces will be provided, each of which should be implemented by the resulting function object. - Serializability. The generated function objects do not generally support serialization. If desired,
FLAG_SERIALIZABLE
can be used to indicate that the function objects should be serializable. Serializable function objects will use, as their serialized form, instances of the classSerializedLambda
, which requires additional assistance from the capturing class (the class described by theMethodHandles.Lookup
parametercaller
); seeSerializedLambda
for details.
Assume the linkage arguments are as follows:
invokedType
(describing theCallSite
signature) has K parameters of types (D1..Dk) and return type Rd;samMethodType
(describing the implemented method type) has N parameters, of types (U1..Un) and return type Ru;implMethod
(theMethodHandle
providing the implementation has M parameters, of types (A1..Am) and return type Ra (if the method describes an instance method, the method type of this method handle already includes an extra first argument corresponding to the receiver);instantiatedMethodType
(allowing restrictions on invocation) has N parameters, of types (T1..Tn) and return type Rt.
Then the following linkage invariants must hold:
- Rd is an interface
implMethod
is a direct method handlesamMethodType
andinstantiatedMethodType
have the same arity N, and for i=1..N, Ti and Ui are the same type, or Ti and Ui are both reference types and Ti is a subtype of Ui- Either Rt and Ru are the same type, or both are reference types and Rt is a subtype of Ru
- K + N = M
- For i=1..K, Di = Ai
- For i=1..N, Ti is adaptable to Aj, where j=i+k
- The return type Rt is void, or the return type Ra is not void and is adaptable to Rt
Further, at capture time, if
implMethod
corresponds to an instance method, and there are any capture arguments (K > 0
), then the first capture argument (corresponding to the receiver) must be non-null.A type Q is considered adaptable to S as follows:
Q S Link-time checks Invocation-time checks Primitive Primitive Q can be converted to S via a primitive widening conversion None Primitive Reference S is a supertype of the Wrapper(Q) Cast from Wrapper(Q) to S Reference Primitive for parameter types: Q is a primitive wrapper and Primitive(Q) can be widened to S
for return types: If Q is a primitive wrapper, check that Primitive(Q) can be widened to SIf Q is not a primitive wrapper, cast Q to the base Wrapper(S); for example Number for numeric types Reference Reference for parameter types: S is a supertype of Q
for return types: noneCast from Q to S - API Note:
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These linkage methods are designed to support the evaluation of lambda expressions and method references in the Java Language. For every lambda expressions or method reference in the source code, there is a target type which is a functional interface. Evaluating a lambda expression produces an object of its target type. The recommended mechanism for evaluating lambda expressions is to desugar the lambda body to a method, invoke an invokedynamic call site whose static argument list describes the sole method of the functional interface and the desugared implementation method, and returns an object (the lambda object) that implements the target type. (For method references, the implementation method is simply the referenced method; no desugaring is needed.)
The argument list of the implementation method and the argument list of the interface method(s) may differ in several ways. The implementation methods may have additional arguments to accommodate arguments captured by the lambda expression; there may also be differences resulting from permitted adaptations of arguments, such as casting, boxing, unboxing, and primitive widening. (Varargs adaptations are not handled by the metafactories; these are expected to be handled by the caller.)
Invokedynamic call sites have two argument lists: a static argument list and a dynamic argument list. The static argument list is stored in the constant pool; the dynamic argument is pushed on the operand stack at capture time. The bootstrap method has access to the entire static argument list (which in this case, includes information describing the implementation method, the target interface, and the target interface method(s)), as well as a method signature describing the number and static types (but not the values) of the dynamic arguments and the static return type of the invokedynamic site.
- Implementation Note:
- The implementation method is described with a method handle. In theory, any method handle could be used. Currently supported are direct method handles representing invocation of virtual, interface, constructor and static methods.
- Linkage occurs when the methods in this class are invoked. They take as arguments an interface to be implemented (typically a functional interface, one with a single abstract method), a name and signature of a method from that interface to be implemented, a method handle describing the desired implementation behavior for that method, and possibly other additional metadata, and produce a
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description static int
FLAG_BRIDGES
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object requires additional bridge methodsstatic int
FLAG_MARKERS
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object implements other marker interfaces besides Serializablestatic int
FLAG_SERIALIZABLE
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object must be serializable
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description LambdaMetafactory()
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description static CallSite
altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, Object... args)
Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a providedMethodHandle
, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.static CallSite
metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, MethodType samMethodType, MethodHandle implMethod, MethodType instantiatedMethodType)
Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a providedMethodHandle
, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments.
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Field Detail
FLAG_SERIALIZABLE
public static final int FLAG_SERIALIZABLE
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object must be serializable- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
FLAG_MARKERS
public static final int FLAG_MARKERS
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object implements other marker interfaces besides Serializable- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
FLAG_BRIDGES
public static final int FLAG_BRIDGES
Flag for alternate metafactories indicating the lambda object requires additional bridge methods- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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Method Detail
metafactory
public static CallSite metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, MethodType samMethodType, MethodHandle implMethod, MethodType instantiatedMethodType) throws LambdaConversionException
Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a providedMethodHandle
, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments. Typically used as a bootstrap method forinvokedynamic
call sites, to support the lambda expression and method reference expression features of the Java Programming Language.This is the standard, streamlined metafactory; additional flexibility is provided by
altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)
. A general description of the behavior of this method is providedabove
.When the target of the
CallSite
returned from this method is invoked, the resulting function objects are instances of a class which implements the interface named by the return type ofinvokedType
, declares a method with the name given byinvokedName
and the signature given bysamMethodType
. It may also override additional methods fromObject
.- Parameters:
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caller
- Represents a lookup context with the accessibility privileges of the caller. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is stacked automatically by the VM. -
invokedName
- The name of the method to implement. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is provided by theNameAndType
of theInvokeDynamic
structure and is stacked automatically by the VM. -
invokedType
- The expected signature of theCallSite
. The parameter types represent the types of capture variables; the return type is the interface to implement. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is provided by theNameAndType
of theInvokeDynamic
structure and is stacked automatically by the VM. In the event that the implementation method is an instance method and this signature has any parameters, the first parameter in the invocation signature must correspond to the receiver. -
samMethodType
- Signature and return type of method to be implemented by the function object. -
implMethod
- A direct method handle describing the implementation method which should be called (with suitable adaptation of argument types, return types, and with captured arguments prepended to the invocation arguments) at invocation time. -
instantiatedMethodType
- The signature and return type that should be enforced dynamically at invocation time. This may be the same assamMethodType
, or may be a specialization of it. - Returns:
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a CallSite whose target can be used to perform capture, generating instances of the interface named by
invokedType
- Throws:
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LambdaConversionException
- If any of the linkage invariants describedabove
are violated
altMetafactory
public static CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, Object... args) throws LambdaConversionException
Facilitates the creation of simple "function objects" that implement one or more interfaces by delegation to a providedMethodHandle
, after appropriate type adaptation and partial evaluation of arguments. Typically used as a bootstrap method forinvokedynamic
call sites, to support the lambda expression and method reference expression features of the Java Programming Language.This is the general, more flexible metafactory; a streamlined version is provided by
metafactory(java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)
. A general description of the behavior of this method is providedabove
.The argument list for this method includes three fixed parameters, corresponding to the parameters automatically stacked by the VM for the bootstrap method in an
invokedynamic
invocation, and anObject[]
parameter that contains additional parameters. The declared argument list for this method is:CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, Object... args)
but it behaves as if the argument list is as follows:
CallSite altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup caller, String invokedName, MethodType invokedType, MethodType samMethodType, MethodHandle implMethod, MethodType instantiatedMethodType, int flags, int markerInterfaceCount, // IF flags has MARKERS set Class... markerInterfaces, // IF flags has MARKERS set int bridgeCount, // IF flags has BRIDGES set MethodType... bridges // IF flags has BRIDGES set )
Arguments that appear in the argument list for
metafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, MethodType, MethodHandle, MethodType)
have the same specification as in that method. The additional arguments are interpreted as follows:flags
indicates additional options; this is a bitwise OR of desired flags. Defined flags areFLAG_BRIDGES
,FLAG_MARKERS
, andFLAG_SERIALIZABLE
.markerInterfaceCount
is the number of additional interfaces the function object should implement, and is present if and only if theFLAG_MARKERS
flag is set.markerInterfaces
is a variable-length list of additional interfaces to implement, whose length equalsmarkerInterfaceCount
, and is present if and only if theFLAG_MARKERS
flag is set.bridgeCount
is the number of additional method signatures the function object should implement, and is present if and only if theFLAG_BRIDGES
flag is set.bridges
is a variable-length list of additional methods signatures to implement, whose length equalsbridgeCount
, and is present if and only if theFLAG_BRIDGES
flag is set.
Each class named by
markerInterfaces
is subject to the same restrictions asRd
, the return type ofinvokedType
, as describedabove
. EachMethodType
named bybridges
is subject to the same restrictions assamMethodType
, as describedabove
.When FLAG_SERIALIZABLE is set in
flags
, the function objects will implementSerializable
, and will have awriteReplace
method that returns an appropriateSerializedLambda
. Thecaller
class must have an appropriate$deserializeLambda$
method, as described inSerializedLambda
.When the target of the
CallSite
returned from this method is invoked, the resulting function objects are instances of a class with the following properties:- The class implements the interface named by the return type of
invokedType
and any interfaces named bymarkerInterfaces
- The class declares methods with the name given by
invokedName
, and the signature given bysamMethodType
and additional signatures given bybridges
- The class may override methods from
Object
, and may implement methods related to serialization.
- Parameters:
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caller
- Represents a lookup context with the accessibility privileges of the caller. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is stacked automatically by the VM. -
invokedName
- The name of the method to implement. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is provided by theNameAndType
of theInvokeDynamic
structure and is stacked automatically by the VM. -
invokedType
- The expected signature of theCallSite
. The parameter types represent the types of capture variables; the return type is the interface to implement. When used withinvokedynamic
, this is provided by theNameAndType
of theInvokeDynamic
structure and is stacked automatically by the VM. In the event that the implementation method is an instance method and this signature has any parameters, the first parameter in the invocation signature must correspond to the receiver. -
args
- AnObject[]
array containing the required argumentssamMethodType
,implMethod
,instantiatedMethodType
,flags
, and any optional arguments, as describedaltMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)
above} - Returns:
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a CallSite whose target can be used to perform capture, generating instances of the interface named by
invokedType
- Throws:
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LambdaConversionException
- If any of the linkage invariants describedabove
are violated
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