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How can I get the generic information of class using BCEL?

I would like to get the generic information (Counter class) of my CounterPersistence class using BCEL 6.0-SNAPSHOT. The signature is like this:

public interface CounterPersistence extends BasePersistence<Counter> {
....
}

I'm using the following code to read the bytecode

JavaClass javaClass = ...;
Attribute[] attributes = javaClass.getAttributes();
for (Attribute attribute : attributes) {
    if (attribute instanceof Signature) {
        Signature signature = (Signature) attribute;
        //put the code here that get the Counter class from the signature
    }
}

But I'm failing to write a code that parse the signature and allow me to get the type Counter. Thoughts?

Solution

  • You can use BCEL utilities from FindBugs, e.g. GenericUtilities.getTypeParameters(...) method or better switch to ASM framework.