Description Olivier Thomann 2009-04-17 10:42:33 EDT

From the jdt newgroup,

I am using the package org.eclipse.jdt.core to explore the Java Model of .class files of libraries which are in the classpath of a Java Project.

I noticed that generics are lost for IField in .class files.

For example :

import java.util.List;

public class A {

    protected List<String> myField;
}

I call IField.getTypeSignature() :

In the .java file :  Ljava.util.List<Ljava.lang.String;>;
In the .class file :  Ljava.util.List;

Strangely, we don't have this problem with the IMethod.
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It looks like the implementation of org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.BinaryField.getTypeSignature() is boggus:

public String getTypeSignature() throws JavaModelException {
	IBinaryField info = (IBinaryField) getElementInfo();
	return new String(ClassFile.translatedName(info.getTypeName()));
}

It should check if the info has a generic signature.