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  25 
  26 package java.lang.invoke;
  27 
  28 import java.lang.constant.ClassDesc;
  29 import java.lang.constant.Constable;
  30 import java.lang.constant.MethodTypeDesc;
  31 import java.lang.ref.Reference;
  32 import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
  33 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
  34 import java.util.Arrays;
  35 import java.util.ArrayList;
  36 import java.util.Collections;
  37 import java.util.function.Supplier;
  38 import java.util.HashMap;
  39 import java.util.Iterator;
  40 import java.util.List;
  41 import java.util.Map;
  42 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
  43 import java.util.Objects;
  44 import java.util.Optional;
  45 import java.util.StringJoiner;
  46 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
  47 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
  48 import java.util.stream.Stream;
  49 
  50 import jdk.internal.misc.CDS;
  51 import jdk.internal.util.ReferencedKeySet;
  52 import jdk.internal.util.ReferenceKey;
  53 import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Stable;
  54 import sun.invoke.util.BytecodeDescriptor;
  55 import sun.invoke.util.VerifyType;
  56 import sun.invoke.util.Wrapper;
  57 import sun.security.util.SecurityConstants;
  58 
  59 import static java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleStatics.UNSAFE;
  60 import static java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleStatics.newIllegalArgumentException;
  61 
  62 /**
  63  * A method type represents the arguments and return type accepted and
  64  * returned by a method handle, or the arguments and return type passed
  65  * and expected  by a method handle caller.  Method types must be properly
  66  * matched between a method handle and all its callers,
  67  * and the JVM's operations enforce this matching at, specifically
  68  * during calls to {@link MethodHandle#invokeExact MethodHandle.invokeExact}
  69  * and {@link MethodHandle#invoke MethodHandle.invoke}, and during execution
  70  * of {@code invokedynamic} instructions.
  71  * <p>
  72  * The structure is a return type accompanied by any number of parameter types.
  73  * The types (primitive, {@code void}, and reference) are represented by {@link Class} objects.
  74  * (For ease of exposition, we treat {@code void} as if it were a type.
  75  * In fact, it denotes the absence of a return type.)
  76  * <p>
  77  * All instances of {@code MethodType} are immutable.
  78  * Two instances are completely interchangeable if they compare equal.
  79  * Equality depends on pairwise correspondence of the return and parameter types and on nothing else.
  80  * <p>
  81  * This type can be created only by factory methods.
  82  * All factory methods may cache values, though caching is not guaranteed.
  83  * Some factory methods are static, while others are virtual methods which
  84  * modify precursor method types, e.g., by changing a selected parameter.
  85  * <p>
  86  * Factory methods which operate on groups of parameter types
  87  * are systematically presented in two versions, so that both Java arrays and
  88  * Java lists can be used to work with groups of parameter types.
  89  * The query methods {@code parameterArray} and {@code parameterList}
  90  * also provide a choice between arrays and lists.
  91  * <p>
  92  * {@code MethodType} objects are sometimes derived from bytecode instructions
  93  * such as {@code invokedynamic}, specifically from the type descriptor strings associated
  94  * with the instructions in a class file's constant pool.
  95  * <p>
  96  * Like classes and strings, method types can also be represented directly
  97  * in a class file's constant pool as constants.
  98  * A method type may be loaded by an {@code ldc} instruction which refers
  99  * to a suitable {@code CONSTANT_MethodType} constant pool entry.
 100  * The entry refers to a {@code CONSTANT_Utf8} spelling for the descriptor string.
 101  * (For full details on method type constants, see sections {@jvms
 102  * 4.4.8} and {@jvms 5.4.3.5} of the Java Virtual Machine
 103  * Specification.)
 104  * <p>
 105  * When the JVM materializes a {@code MethodType} from a descriptor string,
 106  * all classes named in the descriptor must be accessible, and will be loaded.
 107  * (But the classes need not be initialized, as is the case with a {@code CONSTANT_Class}.)
 108  * This loading may occur at any time before the {@code MethodType} object is first derived.
 109  * <p>
 110  * <b><a id="descriptor">Nominal Descriptors</a></b>
 111  * <p>
 112  * A {@code MethodType} can be described in {@linkplain MethodTypeDesc nominal form}
 113  * if and only if all of the parameter types and return type can be described
 114  * with a {@link Class#describeConstable() nominal descriptor} represented by
 115  * {@link ClassDesc}.  If a method type can be described nominally, then:
 116  * <ul>
 117  * <li>The method type has a {@link MethodTypeDesc nominal descriptor}
 118  *     returned by {@link #describeConstable() MethodType::describeConstable}.</li>
 119  * <li>The descriptor string returned by
 120  *     {@link #descriptorString() MethodType::descriptorString} or
 121  *     {@link #toMethodDescriptorString() MethodType::toMethodDescriptorString}
 122  *     for the method type is a method descriptor (JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3}).</li>
 123  * </ul>
 124  * <p>
 125  * If any of the parameter types or return type cannot be described
 126  * nominally, i.e. {@link Class#describeConstable() Class::describeConstable}
 127  * returns an empty optional for that type,
 128  * then the method type cannot be described nominally:
 129  * <ul>
 130  * <li>The method type has no {@link MethodTypeDesc nominal descriptor} and
 131  *     {@link #describeConstable() MethodType::describeConstable} returns
 132  *     an empty optional.</li>
 133  * <li>The descriptor string returned by
 134  *     {@link #descriptorString() MethodType::descriptorString} or
 135  *     {@link #toMethodDescriptorString() MethodType::toMethodDescriptorString}
 136  *     for the method type is not a type descriptor.</li>
 137  * </ul>
 138  *
 139  * @author John Rose, JSR 292 EG
 140  * @since 1.7
 141  */
 142 public final
 143 class MethodType
 144         implements Constable,
 145                    TypeDescriptor.OfMethod<Class<?>, MethodType>,
 146                    java.io.Serializable {
 147     @java.io.Serial
 148     private static final long serialVersionUID = 292L;  // {rtype, {ptype...}}
 149 
 150     // The rtype and ptypes fields define the structural identity of the method type:
 151     private final @Stable Class<?>   rtype;
 152     private final @Stable Class<?>[] ptypes;
 153 
 154     // The remaining fields are caches of various sorts:
 155     private @Stable MethodTypeForm form; // erased form, plus cached data about primitives
 156     private @Stable Object wrapAlt;  // alternative wrapped/unwrapped version and
 157                                      // private communication for readObject and readResolve
 158     private @Stable Invokers invokers;   // cache of handy higher-order adapters
 159     private @Stable String methodDescriptor;  // cache for toMethodDescriptorString
 160 
 161     private final boolean checkArchivable = CDS.isDumpingArchive();
 162     /**
 163      * Constructor that performs no copying or validation.
 164      * Should only be called from the factory method makeImpl
 165      */
 166     private MethodType(Class<?> rtype, Class<?>[] ptypes) {
 167         if (checkArchivable) {
 168             MethodHandleNatives.checkArchivable(rtype);
 169             for (var p : ptypes) {
 170                 MethodHandleNatives.checkArchivable(p);
 171             }
 172         }
 173 
 174         this.rtype = rtype;
 175         this.ptypes = ptypes;
 176     }
 177 
 178     /*trusted*/ MethodTypeForm form() { return form; }
 179     /*trusted*/ Class<?> rtype() { return rtype; }
 180     /*trusted*/ Class<?>[] ptypes() { return ptypes; }
 181 
 182     void setForm(MethodTypeForm f) { form = f; }
 183 
 184     /** This number, mandated by the JVM spec as 255,
 185      *  is the maximum number of <em>slots</em>
 186      *  that any Java method can receive in its argument list.
 187      *  It limits both JVM signatures and method type objects.
 188      *  The longest possible invocation will look like
 189      *  {@code staticMethod(arg1, arg2, ..., arg255)} or
 190      *  {@code x.virtualMethod(arg1, arg2, ..., arg254)}.
 191      */
 192     /*non-public*/
 193     static final int MAX_JVM_ARITY = 255;  // this is mandated by the JVM spec.
 194 
 195     /** This number is the maximum arity of a method handle, 254.
 196      *  It is derived from the absolute JVM-imposed arity by subtracting one,
 197      *  which is the slot occupied by the method handle itself at the
 198      *  beginning of the argument list used to invoke the method handle.
 199      *  The longest possible invocation will look like
 200      *  {@code mh.invoke(arg1, arg2, ..., arg254)}.
 201      */
 202     // Issue:  Should we allow MH.invokeWithArguments to go to the full 255?
 203     /*non-public*/
 204     static final int MAX_MH_ARITY = MAX_JVM_ARITY-1;  // deduct one for mh receiver
 205 
 206     /** This number is the maximum arity of a method handle invoker, 253.
 207      *  It is derived from the absolute JVM-imposed arity by subtracting two,
 208      *  which are the slots occupied by invoke method handle, and the
 209      *  target method handle, which are both at the beginning of the argument
 210      *  list used to invoke the target method handle.
 211      *  The longest possible invocation will look like
 212      *  {@code invokermh.invoke(targetmh, arg1, arg2, ..., arg253)}.
 213      */
 214     /*non-public*/
 215     static final int MAX_MH_INVOKER_ARITY = MAX_MH_ARITY-1;  // deduct one more for invoker
 216 
 217     /** Return number of extra slots (count of long/double args). */
 218     private static int checkPtypes(Class<?>[] ptypes) {
 219         int slots = 0;
 220         for (Class<?> ptype : ptypes) {
 221             Objects.requireNonNull(ptype);
 222             if (ptype == void.class)
 223                 throw newIllegalArgumentException("parameter type cannot be void");
 224             if (ptype == double.class || ptype == long.class) {
 225                 slots++;
 226             }
 227         }
 228         checkSlotCount(ptypes.length + slots);
 229         return slots;
 230     }
 231 
 232     static {
 233         // MAX_JVM_ARITY must be power of 2 minus 1 for following code trick to work:
 234         assert((MAX_JVM_ARITY & (MAX_JVM_ARITY+1)) == 0);
 235     }
 236     static void checkSlotCount(int count) {
 237         if ((count & MAX_JVM_ARITY) != count)
 238             throw newIllegalArgumentException("bad parameter count "+count);
 239     }
 240     private static IndexOutOfBoundsException newIndexOutOfBoundsException(Object num) {
 241         if (num instanceof Integer)  num = "bad index: "+num;
 242         return new IndexOutOfBoundsException(num.toString());
 243     }
 244 
 245     static final ReferencedKeySet<MethodType> internTable =
 246         ReferencedKeySet.create(false, true, new Supplier<>() {
 247             @Override
 248             public Map<ReferenceKey<MethodType>, ReferenceKey<MethodType>> get() {
 249                 return new ConcurrentHashMap<>(512);
 250             }
 251         });
 252 
 253     static final Class<?>[] NO_PTYPES = {};
 254 
 255     private static Object[] archivedObjects;
 256 
 257     private static @Stable HashMap<MethodType,MethodType> archivedMethodTypes;
 258 
 259     private static @Stable MethodType[] objectOnlyTypes;
 260 
 261     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 262     static void doit() {
 263         CDS.initializeFromArchive(MethodType.class);
 264         if (archivedObjects != null) {
 265             archivedMethodTypes = (HashMap<MethodType,MethodType>)archivedObjects[0];
 266             objectOnlyTypes = (MethodType[])archivedObjects[1];
 267         } else {
 268             objectOnlyTypes = new MethodType[20];
 269         }
 270     }
 271     static {
 272         doit();
 273     }
 274 
 275     /**
 276      * Finds or creates an instance of the given method type.
 277      * @param rtype  the return type
 278      * @param ptypes the parameter types
 279      * @return a method type with the given components
 280      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptypes} or any element of {@code ptypes} is null
 281      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypes} is {@code void.class}
 282      */
 283     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, Class<?>[] ptypes) {
 284         return methodType(rtype, ptypes, false);
 285     }
 286 
 287     /**
 288      * Finds or creates a method type with the given components.
 289      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 290      * @param rtype  the return type
 291      * @param ptypes the parameter types
 292      * @return a method type with the given components
 293      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptypes} or any element of {@code ptypes} is null
 294      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypes} is {@code void.class}
 295      */
 296     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, List<Class<?>> ptypes) {
 297         boolean notrust = false;  // random List impl. could return evil ptypes array
 298         return methodType(rtype, listToArray(ptypes), notrust);
 299     }
 300 
 301     private static Class<?>[] listToArray(List<Class<?>> ptypes) {
 302         // sanity check the size before the toArray call, since size might be huge
 303         checkSlotCount(ptypes.size());
 304         return ptypes.toArray(NO_PTYPES);
 305     }
 306 
 307     /**
 308      * Finds or creates a method type with the given components.
 309      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 310      * The leading parameter type is prepended to the remaining array.
 311      * @param rtype  the return type
 312      * @param ptype0 the first parameter type
 313      * @param ptypes the remaining parameter types
 314      * @return a method type with the given components
 315      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptype0} or {@code ptypes} or any element of {@code ptypes} is null
 316      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code ptype0} or {@code ptypes} or any element of {@code ptypes} is {@code void.class}
 317      */
 318     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, Class<?> ptype0, Class<?>... ptypes) {
 319         int len = ptypes.length;
 320         if (rtype == Object.class && ptype0 == Object.class) {
 321             if (len == 0) {
 322                 return genericMethodType(1, false);
 323             }
 324             if (isAllObject(ptypes, len - 1)) {
 325                 Class<?> lastParam = ptypes[len - 1];
 326                 if (lastParam == Object.class) {
 327                     return genericMethodType(len + 1, false);
 328                 } else if (lastParam == Object[].class) {
 329                     return genericMethodType(len, true);
 330                 }
 331             }
 332         }
 333         Class<?>[] ptypes1 = new Class<?>[1 + len];
 334         ptypes1[0] = ptype0;
 335         System.arraycopy(ptypes, 0, ptypes1, 1, len);
 336         return makeImpl(rtype, ptypes1, true);
 337     }
 338 
 339     /**
 340      * Finds or creates a method type with the given components.
 341      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 342      * The resulting method has no parameter types.
 343      * @param rtype  the return type
 344      * @return a method type with the given return value
 345      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} is null
 346      */
 347     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype) {
 348         if (rtype == Object.class) {
 349             return genericMethodType(0, false);
 350         }
 351         return makeImpl(rtype, NO_PTYPES, true);
 352     }
 353 
 354     /**
 355      * Finds or creates a method type with the given components.
 356      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 357      * The resulting method has the single given parameter type.
 358      * @param rtype  the return type
 359      * @param ptype0 the parameter type
 360      * @return a method type with the given return value and parameter type
 361      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptype0} is null
 362      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code ptype0} is {@code void.class}
 363      */
 364     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, Class<?> ptype0) {
 365         if (rtype == Object.class) {
 366             if (ptype0 == Object.class) {
 367                 return genericMethodType(1, false);
 368             } else if (ptype0 == Object[].class) {
 369                 return genericMethodType(0, true);
 370             }
 371         }
 372         return makeImpl(rtype, new Class<?>[]{ ptype0 }, true);
 373     }
 374 
 375     /**
 376      * Finds or creates a method type with the given components.
 377      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 378      * The resulting method has the same parameter types as {@code ptypes},
 379      * and the specified return type.
 380      * @param rtype  the return type
 381      * @param ptypes the method type which supplies the parameter types
 382      * @return a method type with the given components
 383      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptypes} is null
 384      */
 385     public static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, MethodType ptypes) {
 386         return methodType(rtype, ptypes.ptypes, true);
 387     }
 388 
 389     private static boolean isAllObject(Class<?>[] ptypes, int to) {
 390         for (int i = 0; i < to; i++) {
 391             if (ptypes[i] != Object.class) {
 392                 return false;
 393             }
 394         }
 395         return true;
 396     }
 397 
 398     /*trusted*/
 399     static MethodType methodType(Class<?> rtype, Class<?>[] ptypes, boolean trusted) {
 400         if (rtype == Object.class) {
 401             int last = ptypes.length - 1;
 402             if (last < 0) {
 403                 return genericMethodType(0, false);
 404             }
 405             if (isAllObject(ptypes, last)) {
 406                 Class<?> lastParam = ptypes[last];
 407                 if (lastParam == Object.class) {
 408                     return genericMethodType(last + 1, false);
 409                 } else if (lastParam == Object[].class) {
 410                     return genericMethodType(last, true);
 411                 }
 412             }
 413         }
 414         return makeImpl(rtype, ptypes, trusted);
 415     }
 416 
 417     /**
 418      * Sole factory method to find or create an interned method type. Will perform
 419      * input validation on behalf of factory methods
 420      *
 421      * @param rtype desired return type
 422      * @param ptypes desired parameter types
 423      * @param trusted whether the ptypes can be used without cloning
 424      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code rtype} or {@code ptypes} or any element of {@code ptypes} is null
 425      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypes} is {@code void.class}
 426      * @return the unique method type of the desired structure
 427      */
 428     private static MethodType makeImpl(Class<?> rtype, Class<?>[] ptypes, boolean trusted) {
 429         if (ptypes.length == 0) {
 430             ptypes = NO_PTYPES; trusted = true;
 431         }
 432         MethodType primordialMT = new MethodType(rtype, ptypes);
 433         if (archivedMethodTypes != null) {
 434             MethodType mt = archivedMethodTypes.get(primordialMT);
 435             if (mt != null) {
 436                 return mt;
 437             }
 438         }
 439 
 440         MethodType mt = internTable.get(primordialMT);
 441         if (mt != null)
 442             return mt;
 443 
 444         // promote the object to the Real Thing, and reprobe
 445         Objects.requireNonNull(rtype);
 446         if (trusted) {
 447             MethodType.checkPtypes(ptypes);
 448             mt = primordialMT;
 449         } else {
 450             // Make defensive copy then validate
 451             ptypes = Arrays.copyOf(ptypes, ptypes.length);
 452             MethodType.checkPtypes(ptypes);
 453             mt = new MethodType(rtype, ptypes);
 454         }
 455         mt.form = MethodTypeForm.findForm(mt);
 456         return internTable.intern(mt);
 457     }
 458 
 459     /**
 460      * Finds or creates a method type whose components are {@code Object} with an optional trailing {@code Object[]} array.
 461      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 462      * All parameters and the return type will be {@code Object},
 463      * except the final array parameter if any, which will be {@code Object[]}.
 464      * @param objectArgCount number of parameters (excluding the final array parameter if any)
 465      * @param finalArray whether there will be a trailing array parameter, of type {@code Object[]}
 466      * @return a generally applicable method type, for all calls of the given fixed argument count and a collected array of further arguments
 467      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code objectArgCount} is negative or greater than 255 (or 254, if {@code finalArray} is true)
 468      * @see #genericMethodType(int)
 469      */
 470     public static MethodType genericMethodType(int objectArgCount, boolean finalArray) {
 471         MethodType mt;
 472         checkSlotCount(objectArgCount);
 473         int ivarargs = (!finalArray ? 0 : 1);
 474         int ootIndex = objectArgCount*2 + ivarargs;
 475         if (ootIndex < objectOnlyTypes.length) {
 476             mt = objectOnlyTypes[ootIndex];
 477             if (mt != null)  return mt;
 478         }
 479         Class<?>[] ptypes = new Class<?>[objectArgCount + ivarargs];
 480         Arrays.fill(ptypes, Object.class);
 481         if (ivarargs != 0)  ptypes[objectArgCount] = Object[].class;
 482         mt = makeImpl(Object.class, ptypes, true);
 483         if (ootIndex < objectOnlyTypes.length) {
 484             objectOnlyTypes[ootIndex] = mt;     // cache it here also!
 485         }
 486         return mt;
 487     }
 488 
 489     /**
 490      * Finds or creates a method type whose components are all {@code Object}.
 491      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 492      * All parameters and the return type will be Object.
 493      * @param objectArgCount number of parameters
 494      * @return a generally applicable method type, for all calls of the given argument count
 495      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code objectArgCount} is negative or greater than 255
 496      * @see #genericMethodType(int, boolean)
 497      */
 498     public static MethodType genericMethodType(int objectArgCount) {
 499         return genericMethodType(objectArgCount, false);
 500     }
 501 
 502     /**
 503      * Finds or creates a method type with a single different parameter type.
 504      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 505      * @param num    the index (zero-based) of the parameter type to change
 506      * @param nptype a new parameter type to replace the old one with
 507      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter changed
 508      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code num} is not a valid index into {@code parameterArray()}
 509      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code nptype} is {@code void.class}
 510      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code nptype} is null
 511      */
 512     public MethodType changeParameterType(int num, Class<?> nptype) {
 513         if (parameterType(num) == nptype)  return this;
 514         Class<?>[] nptypes = ptypes.clone();
 515         nptypes[num] = nptype;
 516         return makeImpl(rtype, nptypes, true);
 517     }
 518 
 519     /**
 520      * Finds or creates a method type with additional parameter types.
 521      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 522      * @param num    the position (zero-based) of the inserted parameter type(s)
 523      * @param ptypesToInsert zero or more new parameter types to insert into the parameter list
 524      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) inserted
 525      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code num} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 526      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypesToInsert} is {@code void.class}
 527      *                                  or if the resulting method type would have more than 255 parameter slots
 528      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ptypesToInsert} or any of its elements is null
 529      */
 530     public MethodType insertParameterTypes(int num, Class<?>... ptypesToInsert) {
 531         int len = ptypes.length;
 532         if (num < 0 || num > len)
 533             throw newIndexOutOfBoundsException(num);
 534         int ins = checkPtypes(ptypesToInsert);
 535         checkSlotCount(parameterSlotCount() + ptypesToInsert.length + ins);
 536         int ilen = ptypesToInsert.length;
 537         if (ilen == 0)  return this;
 538         Class<?>[] nptypes = new Class<?>[len + ilen];
 539         if (num > 0) {
 540             System.arraycopy(ptypes, 0, nptypes, 0, num);
 541         }
 542         System.arraycopy(ptypesToInsert, 0, nptypes, num, ilen);
 543         if (num < len) {
 544             System.arraycopy(ptypes, num, nptypes, num+ilen, len-num);
 545         }
 546         return makeImpl(rtype, nptypes, true);
 547     }
 548 
 549     /**
 550      * Finds or creates a method type with additional parameter types.
 551      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 552      * @param ptypesToInsert zero or more new parameter types to insert after the end of the parameter list
 553      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) appended
 554      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypesToInsert} is {@code void.class}
 555      *                                  or if the resulting method type would have more than 255 parameter slots
 556      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ptypesToInsert} or any of its elements is null
 557      */
 558     public MethodType appendParameterTypes(Class<?>... ptypesToInsert) {
 559         return insertParameterTypes(parameterCount(), ptypesToInsert);
 560     }
 561 
 562     /**
 563      * Finds or creates a method type with additional parameter types.
 564      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 565      * @param num    the position (zero-based) of the inserted parameter type(s)
 566      * @param ptypesToInsert zero or more new parameter types to insert into the parameter list
 567      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) inserted
 568      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code num} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 569      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypesToInsert} is {@code void.class}
 570      *                                  or if the resulting method type would have more than 255 parameter slots
 571      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ptypesToInsert} or any of its elements is null
 572      */
 573     public MethodType insertParameterTypes(int num, List<Class<?>> ptypesToInsert) {
 574         return insertParameterTypes(num, listToArray(ptypesToInsert));
 575     }
 576 
 577     /**
 578      * Finds or creates a method type with additional parameter types.
 579      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 580      * @param ptypesToInsert zero or more new parameter types to insert after the end of the parameter list
 581      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) appended
 582      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypesToInsert} is {@code void.class}
 583      *                                  or if the resulting method type would have more than 255 parameter slots
 584      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ptypesToInsert} or any of its elements is null
 585      */
 586     public MethodType appendParameterTypes(List<Class<?>> ptypesToInsert) {
 587         return insertParameterTypes(parameterCount(), ptypesToInsert);
 588     }
 589 
 590     /**
 591      * Finds or creates a method type with modified parameter types.
 592      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 593      * @param start  the position (zero-based) of the first replaced parameter type(s)
 594      * @param end    the position (zero-based) after the last replaced parameter type(s)
 595      * @param ptypesToInsert zero or more new parameter types to insert into the parameter list
 596      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) replaced
 597      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code start} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 598      *                                  or if {@code end} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 599      *                                  or if {@code start} is greater than {@code end}
 600      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element of {@code ptypesToInsert} is {@code void.class}
 601      *                                  or if the resulting method type would have more than 255 parameter slots
 602      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ptypesToInsert} or any of its elements is null
 603      */
 604     /*non-public*/
 605     MethodType replaceParameterTypes(int start, int end, Class<?>... ptypesToInsert) {
 606         if (start == end)
 607             return insertParameterTypes(start, ptypesToInsert);
 608         int len = ptypes.length;
 609         if (!(0 <= start && start <= end && end <= len))
 610             throw newIndexOutOfBoundsException("start="+start+" end="+end);
 611         int ilen = ptypesToInsert.length;
 612         if (ilen == 0)
 613             return dropParameterTypes(start, end);
 614         return dropParameterTypes(start, end).insertParameterTypes(start, ptypesToInsert);
 615     }
 616 
 617     /** Replace the last arrayLength parameter types with the component type of arrayType.
 618      * @param arrayType any array type
 619      * @param pos position at which to spread
 620      * @param arrayLength the number of parameter types to change
 621      * @return the resulting type
 622      */
 623     /*non-public*/
 624     MethodType asSpreaderType(Class<?> arrayType, int pos, int arrayLength) {
 625         assert(parameterCount() >= arrayLength);
 626         int spreadPos = pos;
 627         if (arrayLength == 0)  return this;  // nothing to change
 628         if (arrayType == Object[].class) {
 629             if (isGeneric())  return this;  // nothing to change
 630             if (spreadPos == 0) {
 631                 // no leading arguments to preserve; go generic
 632                 MethodType res = genericMethodType(arrayLength);
 633                 if (rtype != Object.class) {
 634                     res = res.changeReturnType(rtype);
 635                 }
 636                 return res;
 637             }
 638         }
 639         Class<?> elemType = arrayType.getComponentType();
 640         assert(elemType != null);
 641         for (int i = spreadPos; i < spreadPos + arrayLength; i++) {
 642             if (ptypes[i] != elemType) {
 643                 Class<?>[] fixedPtypes = ptypes.clone();
 644                 Arrays.fill(fixedPtypes, i, spreadPos + arrayLength, elemType);
 645                 return methodType(rtype, fixedPtypes);
 646             }
 647         }
 648         return this;  // arguments check out; no change
 649     }
 650 
 651     /** Return the leading parameter type, which must exist and be a reference.
 652      *  @return the leading parameter type, after error checks
 653      */
 654     /*non-public*/
 655     Class<?> leadingReferenceParameter() {
 656         Class<?> ptype;
 657         if (ptypes.length == 0 ||
 658             (ptype = ptypes[0]).isPrimitive())
 659             throw newIllegalArgumentException("no leading reference parameter");
 660         return ptype;
 661     }
 662 
 663     /** Delete the last parameter type and replace it with arrayLength copies of the component type of arrayType.
 664      * @param arrayType any array type
 665      * @param pos position at which to insert parameters
 666      * @param arrayLength the number of parameter types to insert
 667      * @return the resulting type
 668      */
 669     /*non-public*/
 670     MethodType asCollectorType(Class<?> arrayType, int pos, int arrayLength) {
 671         assert(parameterCount() >= 1);
 672         assert(pos < ptypes.length);
 673         assert(ptypes[pos].isAssignableFrom(arrayType));
 674         MethodType res;
 675         if (arrayType == Object[].class) {
 676             res = genericMethodType(arrayLength);
 677             if (rtype != Object.class) {
 678                 res = res.changeReturnType(rtype);
 679             }
 680         } else {
 681             Class<?> elemType = arrayType.getComponentType();
 682             assert(elemType != null);
 683             res = methodType(rtype, Collections.nCopies(arrayLength, elemType));
 684         }
 685         if (ptypes.length == 1) {
 686             return res;
 687         } else {
 688             // insert after (if need be), then before
 689             if (pos < ptypes.length - 1) {
 690                 res = res.insertParameterTypes(arrayLength, Arrays.copyOfRange(ptypes, pos + 1, ptypes.length));
 691             }
 692             return res.insertParameterTypes(0, Arrays.copyOf(ptypes, pos));
 693         }
 694     }
 695 
 696     /**
 697      * Finds or creates a method type with some parameter types omitted.
 698      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 699      * @param start  the index (zero-based) of the first parameter type to remove
 700      * @param end    the index (greater than {@code start}) of the first parameter type after not to remove
 701      * @return the same type, except with the selected parameter(s) removed
 702      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code start} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 703      *                                  or if {@code end} is negative or greater than {@code parameterCount()}
 704      *                                  or if {@code start} is greater than {@code end}
 705      */
 706     public MethodType dropParameterTypes(int start, int end) {
 707         int len = ptypes.length;
 708         if (!(0 <= start && start <= end && end <= len))
 709             throw newIndexOutOfBoundsException("start="+start+" end="+end);
 710         if (start == end)  return this;
 711         Class<?>[] nptypes;
 712         if (start == 0) {
 713             if (end == len) {
 714                 // drop all parameters
 715                 nptypes = NO_PTYPES;
 716             } else {
 717                 // drop initial parameter(s)
 718                 nptypes = Arrays.copyOfRange(ptypes, end, len);
 719             }
 720         } else {
 721             if (end == len) {
 722                 // drop trailing parameter(s)
 723                 nptypes = Arrays.copyOfRange(ptypes, 0, start);
 724             } else {
 725                 int tail = len - end;
 726                 nptypes = Arrays.copyOfRange(ptypes, 0, start + tail);
 727                 System.arraycopy(ptypes, end, nptypes, start, tail);
 728             }
 729         }
 730         return methodType(rtype, nptypes, true);
 731     }
 732 
 733     /**
 734      * Finds or creates a method type with a different return type.
 735      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 736      * @param nrtype a return parameter type to replace the old one with
 737      * @return the same type, except with the return type change
 738      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code nrtype} is null
 739      */
 740     public MethodType changeReturnType(Class<?> nrtype) {
 741         if (returnType() == nrtype)  return this;
 742         return methodType(nrtype, ptypes, true);
 743     }
 744 
 745     /**
 746      * Reports if this type contains a primitive argument or return value.
 747      * The return type {@code void} counts as a primitive.
 748      * @return true if any of the types are primitives
 749      */
 750     public boolean hasPrimitives() {
 751         return form.hasPrimitives();
 752     }
 753 
 754     /**
 755      * Reports if this type contains a wrapper argument or return value.
 756      * Wrappers are types which box primitive values, such as {@link Integer}.
 757      * The reference type {@code java.lang.Void} counts as a wrapper,
 758      * if it occurs as a return type.
 759      * @return true if any of the types are wrappers
 760      */
 761     public boolean hasWrappers() {
 762         return unwrap() != this;
 763     }
 764 
 765     /**
 766      * Erases all reference types to {@code Object}.
 767      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 768      * All primitive types (including {@code void}) will remain unchanged.
 769      * @return a version of the original type with all reference types replaced
 770      */
 771     public MethodType erase() {
 772         return form.erasedType();
 773     }
 774 
 775     /**
 776      * Erases all reference types to {@code Object}, and all subword types to {@code int}.
 777      * This is the reduced type polymorphism used by private methods
 778      * such as {@link MethodHandle#invokeBasic invokeBasic}.
 779      * @return a version of the original type with all reference and subword types replaced
 780      */
 781     /*non-public*/
 782     MethodType basicType() {
 783         return form.basicType();
 784     }
 785 
 786     private static final @Stable Class<?>[] METHOD_HANDLE_ARRAY
 787             = new Class<?>[] { MethodHandle.class };
 788 
 789     /**
 790      * @return a version of the original type with MethodHandle prepended as the first argument
 791      */
 792     /*non-public*/
 793     MethodType invokerType() {
 794         return insertParameterTypes(0, METHOD_HANDLE_ARRAY);
 795     }
 796 
 797     /**
 798      * Converts all types, both reference and primitive, to {@code Object}.
 799      * Convenience method for {@link #genericMethodType(int) genericMethodType}.
 800      * The expression {@code type.wrap().erase()} produces the same value
 801      * as {@code type.generic()}.
 802      * @return a version of the original type with all types replaced
 803      */
 804     public MethodType generic() {
 805         return genericMethodType(parameterCount());
 806     }
 807 
 808     /*non-public*/
 809     boolean isGeneric() {
 810         return this == erase() && !hasPrimitives();
 811     }
 812 
 813     /**
 814      * Converts all primitive types to their corresponding wrapper types.
 815      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 816      * All reference types (including wrapper types) will remain unchanged.
 817      * A {@code void} return type is changed to the type {@code java.lang.Void}.
 818      * The expression {@code type.wrap().erase()} produces the same value
 819      * as {@code type.generic()}.
 820      * @return a version of the original type with all primitive types replaced
 821      */
 822     public MethodType wrap() {
 823         return hasPrimitives() ? wrapWithPrims(this) : this;
 824     }
 825 
 826     /**
 827      * Converts all wrapper types to their corresponding primitive types.
 828      * Convenience method for {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
 829      * All primitive types (including {@code void}) will remain unchanged.
 830      * A return type of {@code java.lang.Void} is changed to {@code void}.
 831      * @return a version of the original type with all wrapper types replaced
 832      */
 833     public MethodType unwrap() {
 834         MethodType noprims = !hasPrimitives() ? this : wrapWithPrims(this);
 835         return unwrapWithNoPrims(noprims);
 836     }
 837 
 838     private static MethodType wrapWithPrims(MethodType pt) {
 839         assert(pt.hasPrimitives());
 840         MethodType wt = (MethodType)pt.wrapAlt;
 841         if (wt == null) {
 842             // fill in lazily
 843             wt = MethodTypeForm.canonicalize(pt, MethodTypeForm.WRAP);
 844             assert(wt != null);
 845             pt.wrapAlt = wt;
 846         }
 847         return wt;
 848     }
 849 
 850     private static MethodType unwrapWithNoPrims(MethodType wt) {
 851         assert(!wt.hasPrimitives());
 852         MethodType uwt = (MethodType)wt.wrapAlt;
 853         if (uwt == null) {
 854             // fill in lazily
 855             uwt = MethodTypeForm.canonicalize(wt, MethodTypeForm.UNWRAP);
 856             if (uwt == null)
 857                 uwt = wt;    // type has no wrappers or prims at all
 858             wt.wrapAlt = uwt;
 859         }
 860         return uwt;
 861     }
 862 
 863     /**
 864      * Returns the parameter type at the specified index, within this method type.
 865      * @param num the index (zero-based) of the desired parameter type
 866      * @return the selected parameter type
 867      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code num} is not a valid index into {@code parameterArray()}
 868      */
 869     public Class<?> parameterType(int num) {
 870         return ptypes[num];
 871     }
 872     /**
 873      * Returns the number of parameter types in this method type.
 874      * @return the number of parameter types
 875      */
 876     public int parameterCount() {
 877         return ptypes.length;
 878     }
 879     /**
 880      * Returns the return type of this method type.
 881      * @return the return type
 882      */
 883     public Class<?> returnType() {
 884         return rtype;
 885     }
 886 
 887     /**
 888      * Presents the parameter types as a list (a convenience method).
 889      * The list will be immutable.
 890      * @return the parameter types (as an immutable list)
 891      */
 892     public List<Class<?>> parameterList() {
 893         return List.of(ptypes);
 894     }
 895 
 896     /**
 897      * Returns the last parameter type of this method type.
 898      * If this type has no parameters, the sentinel value
 899      * {@code void.class} is returned instead.
 900      * @apiNote
 901      * <p>
 902      * The sentinel value is chosen so that reflective queries can be
 903      * made directly against the result value.
 904      * The sentinel value cannot be confused with a real parameter,
 905      * since {@code void} is never acceptable as a parameter type.
 906      * For variable arity invocation modes, the expression
 907      * {@link Class#getComponentType lastParameterType().getComponentType()}
 908      * is useful to query the type of the "varargs" parameter.
 909      * @return the last parameter type if any, else {@code void.class}
 910      * @since 10
 911      */
 912     public Class<?> lastParameterType() {
 913         int len = ptypes.length;
 914         return len == 0 ? void.class : ptypes[len-1];
 915     }
 916 
 917     /**
 918      * Presents the parameter types as an array (a convenience method).
 919      * Changes to the array will not result in changes to the type.
 920      * @return the parameter types (as a fresh copy if necessary)
 921      */
 922     public Class<?>[] parameterArray() {
 923         return ptypes.clone();
 924     }
 925 
 926     /**
 927      * Compares the specified object with this type for equality.
 928      * That is, it returns {@code true} if and only if the specified object
 929      * is also a method type with exactly the same parameters and return type.
 930      * @param x object to compare
 931      * @see Object#equals(Object)
 932      */
 933     @Override
 934     public boolean equals(Object x) {
 935         if (this == x) {
 936             return true;
 937         }
 938         if (x instanceof MethodType mt) {
 939             return equals(mt);
 940         }
 941         return false;
 942     }
 943 
 944     private boolean equals(MethodType that) {
 945         return this.rtype == that.rtype
 946             && Arrays.equals(this.ptypes, that.ptypes);
 947     }
 948 
 949     /**
 950      * Returns the hash code value for this method type.
 951      * It is defined to be the same as the hashcode of a List
 952      * whose elements are the return type followed by the
 953      * parameter types.
 954      * @return the hash code value for this method type
 955      * @see Object#hashCode()
 956      * @see #equals(Object)
 957      * @see List#hashCode()
 958      */
 959     @Override
 960     public int hashCode() {
 961         int hashCode = 31 + rtype.hashCode();
 962         for (Class<?> ptype : ptypes)
 963             hashCode = 31 * hashCode + ptype.hashCode();
 964         return hashCode;
 965     }
 966 
 967     /**
 968      * Returns a string representation of the method type,
 969      * of the form {@code "(PT0,PT1...)RT"}.
 970      * The string representation of a method type is a
 971      * parenthesis enclosed, comma separated list of type names,
 972      * followed immediately by the return type.
 973      * <p>
 974      * Each type is represented by its
 975      * {@link java.lang.Class#getSimpleName simple name}.
 976      */
 977     @Override
 978     public String toString() {
 979         StringJoiner sj = new StringJoiner(",", "(",
 980                 ")" + rtype.getSimpleName());
 981         for (int i = 0; i < ptypes.length; i++) {
 982             sj.add(ptypes[i].getSimpleName());
 983         }
 984         return sj.toString();
 985     }
 986 
 987     /** True if my parameter list is effectively identical to the given full list,
 988      *  after skipping the given number of my own initial parameters.
 989      *  In other words, after disregarding {@code skipPos} parameters,
 990      *  my remaining parameter list is no longer than the {@code fullList}, and
 991      *  is equal to the same-length initial sublist of {@code fullList}.
 992      */
 993     /*non-public*/
 994     boolean effectivelyIdenticalParameters(int skipPos, List<Class<?>> fullList) {
 995         int myLen = ptypes.length, fullLen = fullList.size();
 996         if (skipPos > myLen || myLen - skipPos > fullLen)
 997             return false;
 998         List<Class<?>> myList = Arrays.asList(ptypes);
 999         if (skipPos != 0) {
1000             myList = myList.subList(skipPos, myLen);
1001             myLen -= skipPos;
1002         }
1003         if (fullLen == myLen)
1004             return myList.equals(fullList);
1005         else
1006             return myList.equals(fullList.subList(0, myLen));
1007     }
1008 
1009     /** True if the old return type can always be viewed (w/o casting) under new return type,
1010      *  and the new parameters can be viewed (w/o casting) under the old parameter types.
1011      */
1012     /*non-public*/
1013     boolean isViewableAs(MethodType newType, boolean keepInterfaces) {
1014         if (!VerifyType.isNullConversion(returnType(), newType.returnType(), keepInterfaces))
1015             return false;
1016         if (form == newType.form && form.erasedType == this)
1017             return true;  // my reference parameters are all Object
1018         if (ptypes == newType.ptypes)
1019             return true;
1020         int argc = parameterCount();
1021         if (argc != newType.parameterCount())
1022             return false;
1023         for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
1024             if (!VerifyType.isNullConversion(newType.parameterType(i), parameterType(i), keepInterfaces))
1025                 return false;
1026         }
1027         return true;
1028     }
1029     /*non-public*/
1030     boolean isConvertibleTo(MethodType newType) {
1031         MethodTypeForm oldForm = this.form();
1032         MethodTypeForm newForm = newType.form();
1033         if (oldForm == newForm)
1034             // same parameter count, same primitive/object mix
1035             return true;
1036         if (!canConvert(returnType(), newType.returnType()))
1037             return false;
1038         Class<?>[] srcTypes = newType.ptypes;
1039         Class<?>[] dstTypes = ptypes;
1040         if (srcTypes == dstTypes)
1041             return true;
1042         int argc;
1043         if ((argc = srcTypes.length) != dstTypes.length)
1044             return false;
1045         if (argc <= 1) {
1046             if (argc == 1 && !canConvert(srcTypes[0], dstTypes[0]))
1047                 return false;
1048             return true;
1049         }
1050         if ((!oldForm.hasPrimitives() && oldForm.erasedType == this) ||
1051             (!newForm.hasPrimitives() && newForm.erasedType == newType)) {
1052             // Somewhat complicated test to avoid a loop of 2 or more trips.
1053             // If either type has only Object parameters, we know we can convert.
1054             assert(canConvertParameters(srcTypes, dstTypes));
1055             return true;
1056         }
1057         return canConvertParameters(srcTypes, dstTypes);
1058     }
1059 
1060     /** Returns true if MHs.explicitCastArguments produces the same result as MH.asType.
1061      *  If the type conversion is impossible for either, the result should be false.
1062      */
1063     /*non-public*/
1064     boolean explicitCastEquivalentToAsType(MethodType newType) {
1065         if (this == newType)  return true;
1066         if (!explicitCastEquivalentToAsType(rtype, newType.rtype)) {
1067             return false;
1068         }
1069         Class<?>[] srcTypes = newType.ptypes;
1070         Class<?>[] dstTypes = ptypes;
1071         if (dstTypes == srcTypes) {
1072             return true;
1073         }
1074         assert(dstTypes.length == srcTypes.length);
1075         for (int i = 0; i < dstTypes.length; i++) {
1076             if (!explicitCastEquivalentToAsType(srcTypes[i], dstTypes[i])) {
1077                 return false;
1078             }
1079         }
1080         return true;
1081     }
1082 
1083     /** Reports true if the src can be converted to the dst, by both asType and MHs.eCE,
1084      *  and with the same effect.
1085      *  MHs.eCA has the following "upgrades" to MH.asType:
1086      *  1. interfaces are unchecked (that is, treated as if aliased to Object)
1087      *     Therefore, {@code Object->CharSequence} is possible in both cases but has different semantics
1088      *  2. the full matrix of primitive-to-primitive conversions is supported
1089      *     Narrowing like {@code long->byte} and basic-typing like {@code boolean->int}
1090      *     are not supported by asType, but anything supported by asType is equivalent
1091      *     with MHs.eCE.
1092      *  3a. unboxing conversions can be followed by the full matrix of primitive conversions
1093      *  3b. unboxing of null is permitted (creates a zero primitive value)
1094      * Other than interfaces, reference-to-reference conversions are the same.
1095      * Boxing primitives to references is the same for both operators.
1096      */
1097     private static boolean explicitCastEquivalentToAsType(Class<?> src, Class<?> dst) {
1098         if (src == dst || dst == Object.class || dst == void.class)  return true;
1099         if (src.isPrimitive()) {
1100             // Could be a prim/prim conversion, where casting is a strict superset.
1101             // Or a boxing conversion, which is always to an exact wrapper class.
1102             return canConvert(src, dst);
1103         } else if (dst.isPrimitive()) {
1104             // Unboxing behavior is different between MHs.eCA & MH.asType (see 3b).
1105             return false;
1106         } else {
1107             // R->R always works, but we have to avoid a check-cast to an interface.
1108             return !dst.isInterface() || dst.isAssignableFrom(src);
1109         }
1110     }
1111 
1112     private boolean canConvertParameters(Class<?>[] srcTypes, Class<?>[] dstTypes) {
1113         for (int i = 0; i < srcTypes.length; i++) {
1114             if (!canConvert(srcTypes[i], dstTypes[i])) {
1115                 return false;
1116             }
1117         }
1118         return true;
1119     }
1120 
1121     /*non-public*/
1122     static boolean canConvert(Class<?> src, Class<?> dst) {
1123         // short-circuit a few cases:
1124         if (src == dst || src == Object.class || dst == Object.class)  return true;
1125         // the remainder of this logic is documented in MethodHandle.asType
1126         if (src.isPrimitive()) {
1127             // can force void to an explicit null, a la reflect.Method.invoke
1128             // can also force void to a primitive zero, by analogy
1129             if (src == void.class)  return true;  //or !dst.isPrimitive()?
1130             Wrapper sw = Wrapper.forPrimitiveType(src);
1131             if (dst.isPrimitive()) {
1132                 // P->P must widen
1133                 return Wrapper.forPrimitiveType(dst).isConvertibleFrom(sw);
1134             } else {
1135                 // P->R must box and widen
1136                 return dst.isAssignableFrom(sw.wrapperType());
1137             }
1138         } else if (dst.isPrimitive()) {
1139             // any value can be dropped
1140             if (dst == void.class)  return true;
1141             Wrapper dw = Wrapper.forPrimitiveType(dst);
1142             // R->P must be able to unbox (from a dynamically chosen type) and widen
1143             // For example:
1144             //   Byte/Number/Comparable/Object -> dw:Byte -> byte.
1145             //   Character/Comparable/Object -> dw:Character -> char
1146             //   Boolean/Comparable/Object -> dw:Boolean -> boolean
1147             // This means that dw must be cast-compatible with src.
1148             if (src.isAssignableFrom(dw.wrapperType())) {
1149                 return true;
1150             }
1151             // The above does not work if the source reference is strongly typed
1152             // to a wrapper whose primitive must be widened.  For example:
1153             //   Byte -> unbox:byte -> short/int/long/float/double
1154             //   Character -> unbox:char -> int/long/float/double
1155             if (Wrapper.isWrapperType(src) &&
1156                 dw.isConvertibleFrom(Wrapper.forWrapperType(src))) {
1157                 // can unbox from src and then widen to dst
1158                 return true;
1159             }
1160             // We have already covered cases which arise due to runtime unboxing
1161             // of a reference type which covers several wrapper types:
1162             //   Object -> cast:Integer -> unbox:int -> long/float/double
1163             //   Serializable -> cast:Byte -> unbox:byte -> byte/short/int/long/float/double
1164             // An marginal case is Number -> dw:Character -> char, which would be OK if there were a
1165             // subclass of Number which wraps a value that can convert to char.
1166             // Since there is none, we don't need an extra check here to cover char or boolean.
1167             return false;
1168         } else {
1169             // R->R always works, since null is always valid dynamically
1170             return true;
1171         }
1172     }
1173 
1174     /// Queries which have to do with the bytecode architecture
1175 
1176     /** Reports the number of JVM stack slots required to invoke a method
1177      * of this type.  Note that (for historical reasons) the JVM requires
1178      * a second stack slot to pass long and double arguments.
1179      * So this method returns {@link #parameterCount() parameterCount} plus the
1180      * number of long and double parameters (if any).
1181      * <p>
1182      * This method is included for the benefit of applications that must
1183      * generate bytecodes that process method handles and invokedynamic.
1184      * @return the number of JVM stack slots for this type's parameters
1185      */
1186     /*non-public*/
1187     int parameterSlotCount() {
1188         return form.parameterSlotCount();
1189     }
1190 
1191     /*non-public*/
1192     Invokers invokers() {
1193         Invokers inv = invokers;
1194         if (inv != null)  return inv;
1195         invokers = inv = new Invokers(this);
1196         return inv;
1197     }
1198 
1199     /**
1200      * Finds or creates an instance of a method type of the given method descriptor
1201      * (JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3}). This method is a convenience method for
1202      * {@link #methodType(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class[]) methodType}.
1203      * Any class or interface name embedded in the descriptor string will be
1204      * resolved by the given loader (or if it is {@code null}, on the system class loader).
1205      *
1206      * @apiNote
1207      * It is possible to encounter method types that have valid descriptors but
1208      * cannot be constructed by this method, because their component types are
1209      * not visible from a common class loader.
1210      * <p>
1211      * This method is included for the benefit of applications that must
1212      * generate bytecodes that process method handles and {@code invokedynamic}.
1213      * @param descriptor a method descriptor string
1214      * @param loader the class loader in which to look up the types
1215      * @return a method type of the given method descriptor
1216      * @throws NullPointerException if the string is {@code null}
1217      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the string is not a method descriptor
1218      * @throws TypeNotPresentException if a named type cannot be found
1219      * @throws SecurityException if the security manager is present and
1220      *         {@code loader} is {@code null} and the caller does not have the
1221      *         {@link RuntimePermission}{@code ("getClassLoader")}
1222      * @jvms 4.3.3 Method Descriptors
1223      */
1224     public static MethodType fromMethodDescriptorString(String descriptor, ClassLoader loader)
1225         throws IllegalArgumentException, TypeNotPresentException
1226     {
1227         if (loader == null) {
1228             @SuppressWarnings("removal")
1229             SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
1230             if (sm != null) {
1231                 sm.checkPermission(SecurityConstants.GET_CLASSLOADER_PERMISSION);
1232             }
1233         }
1234         return fromDescriptor(descriptor,
1235                               (loader == null) ? ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader() : loader);
1236     }
1237 
1238     /**
1239      * Same as {@link #fromMethodDescriptorString(String, ClassLoader)}, but
1240      * {@code null} ClassLoader means the bootstrap loader is used here.
1241      * <p>
1242      * IMPORTANT: This method is preferable for JDK internal use as it more
1243      * correctly interprets {@code null} ClassLoader than
1244      * {@link #fromMethodDescriptorString(String, ClassLoader)}.
1245      * Use of this method also avoids early initialization issues when system
1246      * ClassLoader is not initialized yet.
1247      */
1248     static MethodType fromDescriptor(String descriptor, ClassLoader loader)
1249         throws IllegalArgumentException, TypeNotPresentException
1250     {
1251         if (!descriptor.startsWith("(") ||  // also generates NPE if needed
1252             descriptor.indexOf(')') < 0 ||
1253             descriptor.indexOf('.') >= 0)
1254             throw newIllegalArgumentException("not a method descriptor: "+descriptor);
1255         List<Class<?>> types = BytecodeDescriptor.parseMethod(descriptor, loader);
1256         Class<?> rtype = types.remove(types.size() - 1);
1257         Class<?>[] ptypes = listToArray(types);
1258         return methodType(rtype, ptypes, true);
1259     }
1260 
1261     /**
1262      * {@return the descriptor string for this method type} This method
1263      * is equivalent to calling {@link #descriptorString() MethodType::descriptorString}.
1264      *
1265      * @apiNote
1266      * This is not a strict inverse of {@link #fromMethodDescriptorString
1267      * fromMethodDescriptorString} which requires a method type descriptor
1268      * (JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3}) and a suitable class loader argument.
1269      * Two distinct {@code MethodType} objects can have an identical
1270      * descriptor string as distinct classes can have the same name
1271      * but different class loaders.
1272      *
1273      * <p>
1274      * This method is included for the benefit of applications that must
1275      * generate bytecodes that process method handles and {@code invokedynamic}.
1276      * @jvms 4.3.3 Method Descriptors
1277      * @see <a href="#descriptor">Nominal Descriptor for {@code MethodType}</a>
1278      */
1279     public String toMethodDescriptorString() {
1280         String desc = methodDescriptor;
1281         if (desc == null) {
1282             desc = BytecodeDescriptor.unparseMethod(this.rtype, this.ptypes);
1283             methodDescriptor = desc;
1284         }
1285         return desc;
1286     }
1287 
1288     /**
1289      * {@return the descriptor string for this method type}
1290      *
1291      * <p>
1292      * If this method type can be {@linkplain ##descriptor described nominally},
1293      * then the result is a method type descriptor (JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3}).
1294      * {@link MethodTypeDesc MethodTypeDesc} for this method type
1295      * can be produced by calling {@link MethodTypeDesc#ofDescriptor(String)
1296      * MethodTypeDesc::ofDescriptor} with the result descriptor string.
1297      * <p>
1298      * If this method type cannot be {@linkplain ##descriptor described nominally}
1299      * and the result is a string of the form:
1300      * <blockquote>{@code "(<parameter-descriptors>)<return-descriptor>"}</blockquote>
1301      * where {@code <parameter-descriptors>} is the concatenation of the
1302      * {@linkplain Class#descriptorString() descriptor string} of all
1303      * of the parameter types and the {@linkplain Class#descriptorString() descriptor string}
1304      * of the return type. No {@link java.lang.constant.MethodTypeDesc MethodTypeDesc}
1305      * can be produced from the result string.
1306      *
1307      * @since 12
1308      * @jvms 4.3.3 Method Descriptors
1309      * @see <a href="#descriptor">Nominal Descriptor for {@code MethodType}</a>
1310      */
1311     @Override
1312     public String descriptorString() {
1313         return toMethodDescriptorString();
1314     }
1315 
1316     /*non-public*/
1317     static String toFieldDescriptorString(Class<?> cls) {
1318         return BytecodeDescriptor.unparse(cls);
1319     }
1320 
1321     /**
1322      * Returns a nominal descriptor for this instance, if one can be
1323      * constructed, or an empty {@link Optional} if one cannot be.
1324      *
1325      * @return An {@link Optional} containing the resulting nominal descriptor,
1326      * or an empty {@link Optional} if one cannot be constructed.
1327      * @since 12
1328      * @see <a href="#descriptor">Nominal Descriptor for {@code MethodType}</a>
1329      */
1330     @Override
1331     public Optional<MethodTypeDesc> describeConstable() {
1332         try {
1333             return Optional.of(MethodTypeDesc.of(returnType().describeConstable().orElseThrow(),
1334                                                  Stream.of(parameterArray())
1335                                                       .map(p -> p.describeConstable().orElseThrow())
1336                                                       .toArray(ClassDesc[]::new)));
1337         }
1338         catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
1339             return Optional.empty();
1340         }
1341     }
1342 
1343     /// Serialization.
1344 
1345     /**
1346      * There are no serializable fields for {@code MethodType}.
1347      */
1348     @java.io.Serial
1349     private static final java.io.ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields = { };
1350 
1351     /**
1352      * Save the {@code MethodType} instance to a stream.
1353      *
1354      * @serialData
1355      * For portability, the serialized format does not refer to named fields.
1356      * Instead, the return type and parameter type arrays are written directly
1357      * from the {@code writeObject} method, using two calls to {@code s.writeObject}
1358      * as follows:
1359      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
1360 s.writeObject(this.returnType());
1361 s.writeObject(this.parameterArray());
1362      * }</pre></blockquote>
1363      * <p>
1364      * The deserialized field values are checked as if they were
1365      * provided to the factory method {@link #methodType(Class,Class[]) methodType}.
1366      * For example, null values, or {@code void} parameter types,
1367      * will lead to exceptions during deserialization.
1368      * @param s the stream to write the object to
1369      * @throws java.io.IOException if there is a problem writing the object
1370      */
1371     @java.io.Serial
1372     private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s) throws java.io.IOException {
1373         s.defaultWriteObject();  // requires serialPersistentFields to be an empty array
1374         s.writeObject(returnType());
1375         s.writeObject(parameterArray());
1376     }
1377 
1378     /**
1379      * Reconstitute the {@code MethodType} instance from a stream (that is,
1380      * deserialize it).
1381      * This instance is a scratch object with bogus final fields.
1382      * It provides the parameters to the factory method called by
1383      * {@link #readResolve readResolve}.
1384      * After that call it is discarded.
1385      * @param s the stream to read the object from
1386      * @throws java.io.IOException if there is a problem reading the object
1387      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if one of the component classes cannot be resolved
1388      * @see #readResolve
1389      * @see #writeObject
1390      */
1391     @java.io.Serial
1392     private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s) throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
1393         // Assign defaults in case this object escapes
1394         UNSAFE.putReference(this, OffsetHolder.rtypeOffset, void.class);
1395         UNSAFE.putReference(this, OffsetHolder.ptypesOffset, NO_PTYPES);
1396 
1397         s.defaultReadObject();  // requires serialPersistentFields to be an empty array
1398 
1399         Class<?>   returnType     = (Class<?>)   s.readObject();
1400         Class<?>[] parameterArray = (Class<?>[]) s.readObject();
1401 
1402         // Verify all operands, and make sure ptypes is unshared
1403         // Cache the new MethodType for readResolve
1404         wrapAlt = new MethodType[]{MethodType.methodType(returnType, parameterArray)};
1405     }
1406 
1407     // Support for resetting final fields while deserializing. Implement Holder
1408     // pattern to make the rarely needed offset calculation lazy.
1409     private static class OffsetHolder {
1410         static final long rtypeOffset
1411                 = UNSAFE.objectFieldOffset(MethodType.class, "rtype");
1412 
1413         static final long ptypesOffset
1414                 = UNSAFE.objectFieldOffset(MethodType.class, "ptypes");
1415     }
1416 
1417     /**
1418      * Resolves and initializes a {@code MethodType} object
1419      * after serialization.
1420      * @return the fully initialized {@code MethodType} object
1421      */
1422     @java.io.Serial
1423     private Object readResolve() {
1424         // Do not use a trusted path for deserialization:
1425         //    return makeImpl(rtype, ptypes, true);
1426         // Verify all operands, and make sure ptypes is unshared:
1427         // Return a new validated MethodType for the rtype and ptypes passed from readObject.
1428         MethodType mt = ((MethodType[])wrapAlt)[0];
1429         wrapAlt = null;
1430         return mt;
1431     }
1432 
1433     static HashMap<MethodType,MethodType> archive(Archiver archiver) {
1434         HashMap<MethodType,MethodType> archivedSet = new HashMap<>();
1435 
1436         for (Iterator<MethodType> i = internTable.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
1437             MethodType t = i.next();
1438             MethodType a = archiver.clean(t);
1439             if (a != null) {
1440                 archivedSet.put(a, a);
1441             }
1442         }
1443 
1444         return archivedSet;
1445     }
1446 
1447     static class Archiver {
1448         ArrayList<MethodType> archived = new ArrayList<>();
1449 
1450         MethodType clean(MethodType t) {
1451             if (t == null || t.form == null) { // HACK!
1452                 return null;
1453             }
1454             if (archived.contains(t)) {
1455                 return t;
1456             }
1457 
1458             archived.add(t);
1459             return t;
1460         }
1461     }
1462 
1463     // This is called from C code.
1464     static void dumpSharedArchive() {
1465         Archiver archiver = new Archiver();
1466 
1467         MethodType[] objectOnlyTypesCopy = new MethodType[objectOnlyTypes.length];
1468         for (int i = 0; i < objectOnlyTypes.length; i++) {
1469             MethodType t = archiver.clean(objectOnlyTypes[i]);
1470             if (t != null) {
1471                 objectOnlyTypesCopy[i] = t;
1472             }
1473         }
1474 
1475         archivedObjects = new Object[2];
1476         archivedObjects[0] = archive(archiver);
1477         archivedObjects[1] = objectOnlyTypesCopy;
1478 
1479         DirectMethodHandle.dumpSharedArchive();
1480         LambdaForm.NamedFunction.dumpSharedArchive();
1481     }
1482 }