Module java.base
Package java.lang.classfile.constantpoolPREVIEW

# Interface Utf8Entry

All Superinterfaces:
  `AnnotationConstantValueEntryPREVIEW`, `CharSequence`, `ClassFileElementPREVIEW`, `PoolEntryPREVIEW`, `WritableElementPREVIEW<PoolEntryPREVIEW>`

public sealed interface Utf8Entry extends CharSequence, AnnotationConstantValueEntryPREVIEW
`Utf8Entry` is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use `Utf8Entry` when preview features are enabled.
Preview features may be removed in a future release, or upgraded to permanent features of the Java platform.
Models a `CONSTANT_UTF8_info` constant in the constant pool of a classfile.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
  4.4.7 The CONSTANT_Utf8_info Structure
Since:
  22

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `equalsString(String s)`
  Returns whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string.
  `String`
  `stringValue()`
  Returns the string value for this entry.

  ### Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.constantpool.AnnotationConstantValueEntryPREVIEW

  `constantValue`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.lang.CharSequence

  `charAt, chars, codePoints, isEmpty, length, subSequence, toString`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.constantpool.PoolEntryPREVIEW

  `constantPool, index, tag, width`

  ### Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.WritableElementPREVIEW

  `writeTo`

- ## Method Details

  - ### stringValue

    String stringValue()
    Returns the string value for this entry.
    Returns:
      the string value for this entry

  - ### equalsString

    boolean equalsString(String s)
    Returns whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string.
    Parameters:
      `s` - the string to compare to
    Returns:
      whether this entry describes the same string as the provided string