MethodHandles.Lookup.FindStaticGetter(Class, String, Class) Method

Definition

Produces a method handle giving read access to a static field.

[Android.Runtime.Register("findStaticGetter", "(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Class;)Ljava/lang/invoke/MethodHandle;", "", ApiSince=26)]
public Java.Lang.Invoke.MethodHandle FindStaticGetter (Java.Lang.Class refc, string name, Java.Lang.Class type);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("findStaticGetter", "(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Class;)Ljava/lang/invoke/MethodHandle;", "", ApiSince=26)>]
member this.FindStaticGetter : Java.Lang.Class * string * Java.Lang.Class -> Java.Lang.Invoke.MethodHandle

Parameters

refc
Class

the class or interface from which the method is accessed

name
String

the field's name

type
Class

the field's type

Returns

a method handle which can load values from the field

Attributes

Remarks

Produces a method handle giving read access to a static field. The type of the method handle will have a return type of the field's value type. The method handle will take no arguments. Access checking is performed immediately on behalf of the lookup class.

If the returned method handle is invoked, the field's class will be initialized, if it has not already been initialized.

Java documentation for java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.findStaticGetter(java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.String, java.lang.Class<?>).

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Applies to