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TypeHierarchy

The TypeHierarchy models the relationship of Classes or Interfaces of a OOP program.

Creating TypeHierarchy

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String cpString = "src/test/resources/Callgraph/binary";
List<AnalysisInputLocation> inputLocations = new ArrayList();
inputLocations.add(new JavaClassPathAnalysisInputLocation(cpStr));
inputLocations.add(new DefaultRuntimeAnalysisInputLocation());

JavaView view = new JavaView(inputLocations);
TypeHierarchy typehierarchy = view.getTypeHierarchy();

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String userdir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
String sootCp = userdir + File.separator + "target" + File.separator + "test-classes"+ File.pathSeparator + "lib"+File.separator+"rt.jar";

String targetTestClassName = target.exercise1.Hierarchy.class.getName();
G.reset();
Options.v().set_whole_program(true);
Options.v().set_soot_classpath(sootCp);
Options.v().set_no_bodies_for_excluded(true);
Options.v().process_dir();
Options.v().set_allow_phantom_refs(true);
Options.v().setPhaseOption("jb", "use-original-names:true");
Options.v().set_prepend_classpath(false);
SootClass c = Scene.v().forceResolve(targetTestClassName, SootClass.BODIES);
if (c != null)
    c.setApplicationClass();
Scene.v().loadNecessaryClasses();

Hierarchy hierarchy = new Hierarchy();

Create a JavaClassType

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JavaClassType classTypeA = view.getIdentifierFactory().getClassType("packageName.A");
JavaClassType classTypeB = view.getIdentifierFactory().getClassType("packageName.B");
JavaClassType classTypeC = view.getIdentifierFactory().getClassType("packageName.C");

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String targetTestClassName = "packageNameA.A";
SootClass methodA = Scene.v().getSootClass(targetTestClassName);

Query the TypeHierarchy

Classes

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    // if the assertion fails, the following methods will throw an Exception (you don't have to call it - it's just to illustrate the assumption)
    assert typehierarchy.contains(classTypeA);

    typehierarchy.superclassOf(classTypeA);

    typehierarchy.subclassesOf(classTypeA);

    typehierarchy.isSubtypeOf(classTypeA, classTypeB);

Interfaces

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    JavaClassType iterableInterface = view.getIdentifierFactory().getClassType("java.lang.Iterable");

    // if any of the assertions fail, the following methods will throw an Exception (you don't have to call these - it's just to illustrate the assumptions)
    assert typehierarchy.contains(iterableInterface);
    assert typehierarchy.isInterface(iterableInterface);

    // transitive relations as well
    typehierarchy.implementedInterfacesOf(iterableInterface);
    typehierarchy.implementersOf(iterableInterface);

    // only the direct related relations
    typehierarchy.directlyImplementedInterfacesOf(iterableInterface);
    typehierarchy.directlyExtendedInterfacesOf(iterableInterface);