/**
* Reads an attribute for this method from the specified input stream.
*
* @param in The input stream to read from.
* @return The attribute read, possibly <code>null</code> if it was known to be unimportant for
* our purposes.
* @throws IOException If an IO error occurs.
*/
private AttributeInfo readAttribute(DataInputStream in) throws IOException {
AttributeInfo ai = null;
int attributeNameIndex = in.readUnsignedShort();
int attributeLength = in.readInt();
String attrName = cf.getUtf8ValueFromConstantPool(attributeNameIndex);
if (CODE.equals(attrName)) { // 4.7.3
ai = Code.read(this, in);
} else if (EXCEPTIONS.equals(attrName)) { // 4.7.4
int exceptionCount = in.readUnsignedShort();
int[] exceptionIndexTable = null;
if (exceptionCount > 0) {
exceptionIndexTable = new int[exceptionCount];
for (int i = 0; i < exceptionCount; i++) {
exceptionIndexTable[i] = in.readUnsignedShort();
}
}
Exceptions e = new Exceptions(this, exceptionIndexTable);
ai = e;
}
// TODO: Handle other Attribute types.
// Attributes common to all members, or unhandled attributes.
else {
ai = super.readAttribute(in, attrName, attributeLength);
// if (ai!=null) { // "Deprecated" attribute returns null
// System.out.println("-------------- " + ai.getName());
// }
}
return ai;
}
