Re: BCEL newbie question

Jacob Kjome <[email protected]> Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:38:38 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.jakarta.bcel.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
At 10:15 PM 10/27/2005 -0700, you wrote:
 >the problem is that the code you're generating is in fact really screwed
 >up in many ways.  class names are wrong, there aren't even enough
 >methods, and maybe some other things.

It just occurred to me that you might be under the impression that I think 
that the code below ought to generate a whole class.  If so, no.  The rest 
of the class is being generated just fine.  The *only* thing that is 
generating badly is this tiny little static block.  Again, I need this 
(this was decompiled from a class that BCel generated from my existing 
not-quite-working-properly code)...

     static  {
         XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS = class$L$$XMLC_GENERATED$$$dyna$dyna01$html;
         fDOMFactory = 
XMLCDomFactoryCache.getFactory(class$Lorg$enhydra$xml$xmlc$dom$xerces$XercesHTMLDomFactory);
     }

...to look like this (this was decompiled from a class that ASM2 generated 
which works perfectly)...

     static  {
         XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS = $$XMLC_GENERATED$$.dyna.dyna01.html.class;
         fDOMFactory = 
XMLCDomFactoryCache.getFactory(org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.xerces.XercesHTMLDomFactory.class);
     }

The original BCel code (which I believe was generated, but was commented 
out because it wasn't working properly) was creating all kinds of extra 
crap which I sifted out make it look at least close to code I want to 
generate.  The class names were always messed up, even in the code before I 
manipulated it ("$" instead of ".").  In fact, it bombed when attempting to 
run the class generated by the original code.  Although the code above is 
malformed, the class actually successfully loads at runtime.  It only craps 
out when other code tries to access the fDOMFactory field which only 
happens under rare circumstances.  It is the rare circumstances that I want 
to make work because there is no reason the class shouldn't work 100% properly.

 > probably a good way to go would be
 >for you to disassemble (using javap or some other tool) a class with the
 >code you want and the class generated by bcel and compare them.  then
 >you can try to make them match by screwing around with the bcel code.
 >if you can't figure out how to generate a particular segment, ask back here.
 >

I am quite lost trying to figure out how to write BCel code to match the 
disassembled code.  Can you help out?  Here's javap's output for the static 
block in question...

static {};
   Code:
    0:   getstatic       #25; //Field class$0:Ljava/lang/Class;
    3:   dup
    4:   ifnonnull       32
    7:   pop
    8:   ldc     #27; //String $$XMLC_GENERATED$$.dyna.dyna01.html
    10:  invokestatic    #33; //Method 
java/lang/Class.forName:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class;
    13:  dup
    14:  putstatic       #25; //Field class$0:Ljava/lang/Class;
    17:  goto    32
    20:  new     #35; //class java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError
    23:  dup_x1
    24:  swap
    25:  invokevirtual   #41; //Method 
java/lang/Throwable.getMessage:()Ljava/lang/String;
    28:  invokespecial   #45; //Method 
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError."<init>":(Ljava/lang/String;)V
    31:  athrow
    32:  putstatic       #47; //Field XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS:Ljava/lang/Class;
    35:  getstatic       #49; //Field class$1:Ljava/lang/Class;
    38:  dup
    39:  ifnonnull       67
    42:  pop
    43:  ldc     #51; //String 
org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.xerces.XercesHTMLDomFactory
    45:  invokestatic    #33; //Method 
java/lang/Class.forName:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class;
    48:  dup
    49:  putstatic       #49; //Field class$1:Ljava/lang/Class;
    52:  goto    67
    55:  new     #35; //class java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError
    58:  dup_x1
    59:  swap
    60:  invokevirtual   #41; //Method 
java/lang/Throwable.getMessage:()Ljava/lang/String;
    63:  invokespecial   #45; //Method 
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError."<init>":(Ljava/lang/String;)V
    66:  athrow
    67:  invokestatic    #57; //Method 
org/enhydra/xml/xmlc/dom/XMLCDomFactoryCache.getFactory:(Ljava/lang/Class;)Lorg/enhydra/xml/xmlc/dom/XMLCDomFactory;
    70:  putstatic       #59; //Field 
fDOMFactory:Lorg/enhydra/xml/xmlc/dom/XMLCDomFactory;
    73:  return
   Exception table:
    from   to  target type
      8    13    20   Class java/lang/ClassNotFoundException

     43    48    55   Class java/lang/ClassNotFoundException


Here's the existing code block that needs to be modified to work properly...

     private void createMethod_11() {
         InstructionList il = new InstructionList();
         MethodGen method = new MethodGen(ACC_STATIC, Type.VOID, 
Type.NO_ARGS, new String[] {}, "<clinit>",
                 className, il, _cp);
         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className, "class$L" + 
className.replace('.', '$'), new ObjectType(
                 "java.lang.Class"), Constants.GETSTATIC));
         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className, 
"XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS",
                 new ObjectType("java.lang.Class"), Constants.PUTSTATIC));
         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className,
                 "class$Lorg$enhydra$xml$xmlc$dom$xerces$XercesHTMLDomFactory", 
new ObjectType("java.lang.Class"),
                 Constants.GETSTATIC));
         il.append(_factory.createInvoke("org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFactoryCache",
                 "getFactory", new 
ObjectType("org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFactory"), new Type[] { new 
ObjectType(
                         "java.lang.Class") }, Constants.INVOKESTATIC));
         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className, "fDOMFactory", new 
ObjectType(
                 "org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFactory"), 
Constants.PUTSTATIC));
         il.append(InstructionFactory.createReturn(Type.VOID));
         method.setMaxStack();
         method.setMaxLocals();
         _cg.addMethod(method.getMethod());
         il.dispose();
     }




thanks for the help!

Jake

 >Jacob Kjome wrote:
 >> Trying yet again.  Is my question too newbie or something?  I'm hoping
 >> for a little direction here.
 >>
 >> thanks,
 >>
 >> Jake
 >>
 >> At 09:46 PM 9/19/2005 -0500, you wrote:
 >>  >
 >>  >Trying again.  Any takers?  Here's a link to the beginning of the thread
 >>  >for better readability....
 >>  >
 >>  >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00780.html
 >>  >
 >>  >
 >>  >Jake
 >>  >
 >>  >At 12:24 AM 9/3/2005 -0500, you wrote:
 >>  > >
 >>  > >Is there someone that can comment on this?  I'm sure I'm just missing
 >>  > >something small.  But even though it is small, I'm still dead in the
 >> water
 >>  > >until I get it figured out.
 >>  > >
 >>  > >thanks,
 >>  > >
 >>  > >Jake
 >>  > >
 >>  > >At 09:59 AM 8/27/2005 -0500, you wrote:
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >How do I get this...
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >private void createMethod_11() {
 >>  > > >         InstructionList il = new InstructionList();
 >>  > > >         MethodGen method = new MethodGen(ACC_STATIC | ACC_FINAL,
 >>  > > >Type.VOID, Type.NO_ARGS, new String[] {}, "<clinit>",
 >>  > > >                 className, il, _cp);
 >>  > > >         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className, "class$L" +
 >>  > > >className.replace('.', '$'), new ObjectType(
 >>  > > >                 "java.lang.Class"), Constants.GETSTATIC));
 >>  > > >         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className,
 >>  > > >"XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS",
 >>  > > >                 new ObjectType("java.lang.Class"),
 >> Constants.PUTSTATIC));
 >>  > > >         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className,
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >"class$Lorg$enhydra$xml$xmlc$dom$xerces$XercesHTMLDomFactory",
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >new ObjectType("java.lang.Class"),
 >>  > > >                 Constants.GETSTATIC));
 >>  > > >
 >>  > >
 >>  >il.append(_factory.createInvoke("org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFacto
 >> ryCa
 >>  > >che",
 >>  > > >                 "getFactory", new
 >>  > > >ObjectType("org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFactory"), new Type[]
 >> { new
 >>  > > >ObjectType(
 >>  > > >                         "java.lang.Class") },
 >> Constants.INVOKESTATIC));
 >>  > > >         il.append(_factory.createFieldAccess(className,
 >> "fDOMFactory", new
 >>  > > >ObjectType(
 >>  > > >                 "org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.XMLCDomFactory"),
 >>  > > >Constants.PUTSTATIC));
 >>  > > >         il.append(InstructionFactory.createReturn(Type.VOID));
 >>  > > >         method.setMaxStack();
 >>  > > >         method.setMaxLocals();
 >>  > > >         _cg.addMethod(method.getMethod());
 >>  > > >         il.dispose();
 >>  > > >     }
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >to generate this...
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >     static  {
 >>  > > >         XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS =
 >> $$XMLC_GENERATED$$.dyna.dyna01.html.class;
 >>  > > >         fDOMFactory =
 >>  > >
 >>  >XMLCDomFactoryCache.getFactory(org.enhydra.xml.xmlc.dom.xerces.XercesHTM
 >>  >LDom
 >>  > > >Factory.class);
 >>  > > >     }
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >currently, it is generating this...
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >     static final  {
 >>  > > >         XMLC_GENERATED_CLASS =
 >> class$L$$XMLC_GENERATED$$$dyna$dyna01$html;
 >>  > > >         fDOMFactory =
 >>  > >
 >>  >XMLCDomFactoryCache.getFactory(class$Lorg$enhydra$xml$xmlc$dom$xerces$Xe
 >>  >rces
 >>  > > >HTMLDomFactory);
 >>  > > >     }
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >The class was originally generated by the BCELifier (by someone
 >> else on our
 >>  > > >team) based on an example generated XMLC (
 >> http://xmlc.objectweb.org/ )
 >>  > > >class.  We tweaked it for our purposes, but the code in the block
 >> above
 >>  > > >never really worked so we had it commented out (I also removed
 >> bits to
 >>  > > >avoid generating code that didn't need to be generated and got it
 >> slimmed
 >>  > > >down to the code you see above).  However, that means that some
 >>  > > >functionality isn't available where it works just fine for the
 >> ASM2 version
 >>  > > >(built with the ASMifier).  I would like the two to generate nearly
 >>  > > >identical code and this is the last little bit that I need to get
 >>  > > >working.  Can someone please point out the syntax needed to
 >> generate the
 >>  > > >proper code (like the former, which is spit out by the ASM2
 >> version) rather
 >>  > > >than the improper code (like the latter, generated by the BCEL
 >> code above,
 >>  > > >which is clearly incorrect, but I'm just not familiar enough with
 >> these
 >>  > > >bytecode tools to know what the proper syntax is).
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >thanks,
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >Jake
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >
 >>  > > >
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