Get the number of Constant Pool Entry slots within the constant pool occupied by this entry.

  Get the number of Constant Pool Entry slots within the constant pool
occupied by this entry.
Returns: the number of slots used.

  Get the Entry's type tag.

  Get the Entry's type tag.
Returns: The Tag value of this entry

  Indicates whether this entry has been resolved.

  Indicates whether this entry has been resolved. In general a constant
pool entry can reference another constant pool entry by its index
value. Resolution involves replacing this index value with the
constant pool entry at that index.
Returns: true if this entry has been resolved.

  read a constant pool entry from a class stream.

  read a constant pool entry from a class stream.
Parameters:
- cpStream - the DataInputStream which contains the constant pool entry to be read.
Throws:
- java.io.IOException - if there is a problem reading the entry from the stream.

  Read a constant pool entry from a stream.

  Read a constant pool entry from a stream. This is a factory method
which reads a constant pool entry form a stream and returns the
appropriate subclass for the entry.
Returns: the appropriate ConstantPoolEntry subclass representing the constant pool entry from the stream.
Parameters:
- cpStream - the stream from which the constant pool entry is to be read.
Throws:
- java.io.IOException - if the constant pool entry cannot be read from the stream

  Resolve this constant pool entry with respect to its dependents in the constant pool.

  Resolve this constant pool entry with respect to its dependents in
the constant pool.
Parameters:
- constantPool - the constant pool of which this entry is a member and against which this entry is to be resolved.