All Superinterfaces:

SootMethodInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolymorphicMethodRef, SootMethodRefImpl
```
public interface SootMethodRef
extends SootMethodInterface
```
Representation of a reference to a method as it appears in a class file. Note that the method directly referred to may not actually exist; the actual target of the reference is determined according to the resolution procedure in the Java Virtual Machine Specification, 2nd ed, section 5.4.3.3.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SootClass`	`declaringClass()`	Deprecated.
`NumberedString`	`getSubSignature()`
`default boolean`	`isConstructor()`	Gets whether this method reference points to a constructor
`String`	`name()`	Deprecated.
`Type`	`parameterType(int i)`	Deprecated.
`List<Type>`	`parameterTypes()`	Deprecated.
`SootMethod`	`resolve()`	Resolves this method call, i.e., finds the method to which this reference points.
`Type`	`returnType()`	Deprecated.
`SootMethod`	`tryResolve()`	Tries to resolve this method call, i.e., tries to finds the method to which this reference points.

Methods inherited from interface soot.SootMethodInterface
getDeclaringClass, getName, getParameterType, getParameterTypes, getReturnType, getSignature, isStatic

- Method Detail
  - declaringClass
```
@Deprecated
SootClass declaringClass()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Use SootMethodInterface.getDeclaringClass() instead
  - name
```
@Deprecated
String name()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Use SootMethodInterface.getName() instead
  - parameterTypes
```
@Deprecated
List<Type> parameterTypes()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Use SootMethodInterface.getParameterTypes() instead
  - returnType
```
@Deprecated
Type returnType()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Use SootMethodInterface.getReturnType() instead
  - parameterType
```
@Deprecated
Type parameterType(int i)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Use SootMethodInterface.getParameterType(int) instead
  - isConstructor
```
default boolean isConstructor()
```
    Gets whether this method reference points to a constructor
    
    Returns:
    
    True if this reference points to a constructor, false otherwise
  - getSubSignature
```
NumberedString getSubSignature()
```
  - resolve
```
SootMethod resolve()
```
    Resolves this method call, i.e., finds the method to which this reference points. This method does not handle virtual dispatch, it just gives the immediate target, which can also be an abstract method.
    
    Returns:
    
    The immediate target if this method reference
    
    Throws:
    
    SootMethodRefImpl.ClassResolutionFailedException - (can be suppressed by Options.set_ignore_resolution_errors(boolean))
  - tryResolve
```
SootMethod tryResolve()
```
    Tries to resolve this method call, i.e., tries to finds the method to which this reference points. This method does not handle virtual dispatch, it just gives the immediate target, which can also be an abstract method. This method is different from resolve() in the following ways: (1) This method does not fail when the target method does not exist and phantom references are not allowed. In that case, it returns null. (2) While resolve() creates fake methods that throw exceptions when a target method does not exist and phantom references are allowed, this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The immediate target if this method reference if available, null otherwise

Interface SootMethodRef

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface soot.SootMethodInterface

Method Detail

declaringClass

name

parameterTypes

returnType

parameterType

isConstructor

getSubSignature

resolve

tryResolve