Uses of Interface java.lang.constant.MethodHandleDesc (Java SE 13 & JDK 13 )
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.lang.constant, interface: MethodHandleDesc

# Uses of Interface
java.lang.constant.MethodHandleDesc

Packages that use MethodHandleDesc
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.lang.constant | Classes and interfaces to represent nominal descriptors for run-time entities such as classes or method handles, and classfile entities such as constant pool entries or `invokedynamic` call sites.
java.lang.invoke | The `java.lang.invoke` package provides low-level primitives for interacting with the Java Virtual Machine.

- ## Uses of MethodHandleDesc in java.lang.constant

  Subinterfaces of MethodHandleDesc in java.lang.constant
  Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `interface` | `DirectMethodHandleDesc` | A nominal descriptor for a direct `MethodHandle`.

  Methods in java.lang.constant that return MethodHandleDesc
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `default MethodHandleDesc` | MethodHandleDesc.`asType​(MethodTypeDesc type)` | Returns a MethodHandleDesc that describes this method handle adapted to a different type, as if by `MethodHandle.asType(MethodType)`.
  `MethodHandleDesc` | DynamicCallSiteDesc.`bootstrapMethod()` | Returns a `MethodHandleDesc` describing the bootstrap method for the `invokedynamic`.

- ## Uses of MethodHandleDesc in java.lang.invoke

  Methods in java.lang.invoke that return types with arguments of type MethodHandleDesc
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `Optional<MethodHandleDesc>` | MethodHandle.`describeConstable()` | Return a nominal descriptor for this instance, if one can be constructed, or an empty `Optional` if one cannot be.