ObjectStreamClass.java   [plain text]

/* ObjectStreamClass.java -- Class used to write class information
   about serialized objects.
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package java.io;

import gnu.java.io.NullOutputStream;
import gnu.java.lang.reflect.TypeSignature;
import gnu.java.security.action.SetAccessibleAction;
import gnu.java.security.provider.Gnu;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.DigestOutputStream;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.security.Security;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Vector;

public class ObjectStreamClass implements Serializable
{
  /**
   * Returns the <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> for <code>cl</code>.
   * If <code>cl</code> is null, or is not <code>Serializable</code>,
   * null is returned.  <code>ObjectStreamClass</code>'s are memorized;
   * later calls to this method with the same class will return the
   * same <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> object and no recalculation
   * will be done.
   *
   * @see java.io.Serializable
   */
  public static ObjectStreamClass lookup(Class cl)
  {
    if (cl == null)
      return null;
    if (! (Serializable.class).isAssignableFrom(cl))
      return null;

    return lookupForClassObject(cl);
  }

  /**
   * This lookup for internal use by ObjectOutputStream.  Suppose
   * we have a java.lang.Class object C for class A, though A is not
   * serializable, but it's okay to serialize C.
   */
  static ObjectStreamClass lookupForClassObject(Class cl)
  {
    if (cl == null)
      return null;

    ObjectStreamClass osc = (ObjectStreamClass) classLookupTable.get(cl);

    if (osc != null)
      return osc;
    else
      {
	osc = new ObjectStreamClass(cl);
	classLookupTable.put(cl, osc);
	return osc;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the name of the class that this
   * <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> represents.
   *
   * @return the name of the class.
   */
  public String getName()
  {
    return name;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the class that this <code>ObjectStreamClass</code>
   * represents.  Null could be returned if this
   * <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> was read from an
   * <code>ObjectInputStream</code> and the class it represents cannot
   * be found or loaded.
   *
   * @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
   */
  public Class forClass()
  {
    return clazz;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the serial version stream-unique identifier for the class
   * represented by this <code>ObjectStreamClass</code>.  This SUID is
   * either defined by the class as <code>static final long
   * serialVersionUID</code> or is calculated as specified in
   * Javasoft's "Object Serialization Specification" XXX: add reference
   *
   * @return the serial version UID.
   */
  public long getSerialVersionUID()
  {
    return uid;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the serializable (non-static and non-transient) Fields
   * of the class represented by this ObjectStreamClass.  The Fields
   * are sorted by name.
   *
   * @return the fields.
   */
  public ObjectStreamField[] getFields()
  {
    ObjectStreamField[] copy = new ObjectStreamField[ fields.length ];
    System.arraycopy(fields, 0, copy, 0, fields.length);
    return copy;
  }

  // XXX doc
  // Can't do binary search since fields is sorted by name and
  // primitiveness.
  public ObjectStreamField getField (String name)
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++)
      if (fields[i].getName().equals(name))
	return fields[i];
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a textual representation of this
   * <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> object including the name of the
   * class it represents as well as that class's serial version
   * stream-unique identifier.
   *
   * @see #getSerialVersionUID()
   * @see #getName()
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return "java.io.ObjectStreamClass< " + name + ", " + uid + " >";
  }

  // Returns true iff the class that this ObjectStreamClass represents
  // has the following method:
  //
  // private void writeObject (ObjectOutputStream)
  //
  // This method is used by the class to override default
  // serialization behavior.
  boolean hasWriteMethod()
  {
    return (flags & ObjectStreamConstants.SC_WRITE_METHOD) != 0;
  }

  // Returns true iff the class that this ObjectStreamClass represents
  // implements Serializable but does *not* implement Externalizable.
  boolean isSerializable()
  {
    return (flags & ObjectStreamConstants.SC_SERIALIZABLE) != 0;
  }


  // Returns true iff the class that this ObjectStreamClass represents
  // implements Externalizable.
  boolean isExternalizable()
  {
    return (flags & ObjectStreamConstants.SC_EXTERNALIZABLE) != 0;
  }


  // Returns the <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> that represents the
  // class that is the superclass of the class this
  // <code>ObjectStreamClass</code> represents.  If the superclass is
  // not Serializable, null is returned.
  ObjectStreamClass getSuper()
  {
    return superClass;
  }


  // returns an array of ObjectStreamClasses that represent the super
  // classes of CLAZZ and CLAZZ itself in order from most super to
  // CLAZZ.  ObjectStreamClass[0] is the highest superclass of CLAZZ
  // that is serializable.
  static ObjectStreamClass[] getObjectStreamClasses(Class clazz)
  {
    ObjectStreamClass osc = ObjectStreamClass.lookup(clazz);

    if (osc == null)
      return new ObjectStreamClass[0];
    else
      {
	Vector oscs = new Vector();

	while (osc != null)
	  {
	    oscs.addElement (osc);
	    osc = osc.getSuper();
	  }

	int count = oscs.size();
	ObjectStreamClass[] sorted_oscs = new ObjectStreamClass[ count ];

	for (int i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
	  sorted_oscs[ count - i - 1 ] = (ObjectStreamClass) oscs.elementAt(i);

	return sorted_oscs;
      }
  }


  // Returns an integer that consists of bit-flags that indicate
  // properties of the class represented by this ObjectStreamClass.
  // The bit-flags that could be present are those defined in
  // ObjectStreamConstants that begin with `SC_'
  int getFlags()
  {
    return flags;
  }


  ObjectStreamClass(String name, long uid, byte flags,
		    ObjectStreamField[] fields)
  {
    this.name = name;
    this.uid = uid;
    this.flags = flags;
    this.fields = fields;
  }

  /**
   * This method builds the internal description corresponding to a Java Class.
   * As the constructor only assign a name to the current ObjectStreamClass instance,
   * that method sets the serial UID, chose the fields which will be serialized,
   * and compute the position of the fields in the serialized stream.
   *
   * @param cl The Java class which is used as a reference for building the descriptor.
   * @param superClass The descriptor of the super class for this class descriptor.
   * @throws InvalidClassException if an incompatibility between computed UID and
   * already set UID is found.
   */
  void setClass(Class cl, ObjectStreamClass superClass) throws InvalidClassException
  {
    this.clazz = cl;

    cacheMethods();

    long class_uid = getClassUID(cl);
    if (uid == 0)
      uid = class_uid;
    else
      {
	// Check that the actual UID of the resolved class matches the UID from 
	// the stream.    
	if (uid != class_uid)
	  {
	    String msg = cl + 
	      ": Local class not compatible: stream serialVersionUID="
	      + uid + ", local serialVersionUID=" + class_uid;
	    throw new InvalidClassException (msg);
	  }
      }

    isProxyClass = clazz != null && Proxy.isProxyClass(clazz);
    this.superClass = superClass;
    calculateOffsets();
    
    try
      {
	ObjectStreamField[] exportedFields = getSerialPersistentFields (clazz);  

	if (exportedFields == null)
	  return;

	ObjectStreamField[] newFieldList = new ObjectStreamField[exportedFields.length + fields.length];
	int i, j, k;

	/* We now check the import fields against the exported fields.
	 * There should not be contradiction (e.g. int x and String x)
	 * but extra virtual fields can be added to the class.
	 */

	Arrays.sort(exportedFields);

	i = 0; j = 0; k = 0;
	while (i < fields.length && j < exportedFields.length)
	  {
	    int comp = fields[i].compareTo(exportedFields[j]);

	    if (comp < 0)
	      {
		newFieldList[k] = fields[i];
		fields[i].setPersistent(false);
		fields[i].setToSet(false);
		i++;
	      }
	    else if (comp > 0)
	      {
		/* field not found in imported fields. We add it
		 * in the list of supported fields.
		 */
		newFieldList[k] = exportedFields[j];
		newFieldList[k].setPersistent(true);
		newFieldList[k].setToSet(false);
		try
		  {
		    newFieldList[k].lookupField(clazz);
		    newFieldList[k].checkFieldType();
		  }
		catch (NoSuchFieldException _)
		  {
		  }
		j++;
	      }
	    else
	      {
		try
		  {
		    exportedFields[j].lookupField(clazz);
		    exportedFields[j].checkFieldType();
		  }
		catch (NoSuchFieldException _)
		  {
		  }

		if (!fields[i].getType().equals(exportedFields[j].getType()))
		  throw new InvalidClassException
		    ("serialPersistentFields must be compatible with" +
		     " imported fields (about " + fields[i].getName() + ")");
		newFieldList[k] = fields[i];
		fields[i].setPersistent(true);
		i++;
		j++;
	      }
	    k++;
	  }

	if (i < fields.length)
	  for (;i<fields.length;i++,k++)
	    {
	      fields[i].setPersistent(false);
	      fields[i].setToSet(false);
	      newFieldList[k] = fields[i];
	    }
	else
	  if (j < exportedFields.length)
	    for (;j<exportedFields.length;j++,k++)
	      {
		exportedFields[j].setPersistent(true);
		exportedFields[j].setToSet(false);
		newFieldList[k] = exportedFields[j];
	      }
	
	fields = new ObjectStreamField[k];
	System.arraycopy(newFieldList, 0, fields, 0, k);
      }
    catch (NoSuchFieldException ignore)
      {
	return;
      }
    catch (IllegalAccessException ignore)
      {
	return;
      }
  }

  void setSuperclass (ObjectStreamClass osc)
  {
    superClass = osc;
  }

  void calculateOffsets()
  {
    int i;
    ObjectStreamField field;
    primFieldSize = 0;
    int fcount = fields.length;
    for (i = 0; i < fcount; ++ i)
      {
	field = fields[i];

	if (! field.isPrimitive())
	  break;

	field.setOffset(primFieldSize);
	switch (field.getTypeCode())
	  {
	  case 'B':
	  case 'Z':
	    ++ primFieldSize;
	    break;
	  case 'C':
	  case 'S':
	    primFieldSize += 2;
	    break;
	  case 'I':
	  case 'F':
	    primFieldSize += 4;
	    break;
	  case 'D':
	  case 'J':
	    primFieldSize += 8;
	    break;
	  }
      }

    for (objectFieldCount = 0; i < fcount; ++ i)
      fields[i].setOffset(objectFieldCount++);
  }

  private Method findMethod(Method[] methods, String name, Class[] params,
			    Class returnType, boolean mustBePrivate)
  {
outer:
    for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
    {
	final Method m = methods[i];
        int mods = m.getModifiers();
        if (Modifier.isStatic(mods)
            || (mustBePrivate && !Modifier.isPrivate(mods)))
        {
            continue;
        }

	if (m.getName().equals(name)
	   && m.getReturnType() == returnType)
	{
	    Class[] mp = m.getParameterTypes();
	    if (mp.length == params.length)
	    {
		for (int j = 0; j < mp.length; j++)
		{
		    if (mp[j] != params[j])
		    {
			continue outer;
		    }
		}
		AccessController.doPrivileged(new SetAccessibleAction(m));
		return m;
	    }
	}
    }
    return null;
  }

  private void cacheMethods()
  {
    Method[] methods = forClass().getDeclaredMethods();
    readObjectMethod = findMethod(methods, "readObject",
				  new Class[] { ObjectInputStream.class },
				  Void.TYPE, true);
    writeObjectMethod = findMethod(methods, "writeObject",
                                   new Class[] { ObjectOutputStream.class },
                                   Void.TYPE, true);
    readResolveMethod = findMethod(methods, "readResolve",
				   new Class[0], Object.class, false);
    writeReplaceMethod = findMethod(methods, "writeReplace",
                                    new Class[0], Object.class, false);
  }

  private ObjectStreamClass(Class cl)
  {
    uid = 0;
    flags = 0;
    isProxyClass = Proxy.isProxyClass(cl);

    clazz = cl;
    cacheMethods();
    name = cl.getName();
    setFlags(cl);
    setFields(cl);
    // to those class nonserializable, its uid field is 0
    if ( (Serializable.class).isAssignableFrom(cl) && !isProxyClass)
      uid = getClassUID(cl);
    superClass = lookup(cl.getSuperclass());
  }


  // Sets bits in flags according to features of CL.
  private void setFlags(Class cl)
  {
    if ((java.io.Externalizable.class).isAssignableFrom(cl))
      flags |= ObjectStreamConstants.SC_EXTERNALIZABLE;
    else if ((java.io.Serializable.class).isAssignableFrom(cl))
      // only set this bit if CL is NOT Externalizable
      flags |= ObjectStreamConstants.SC_SERIALIZABLE;

    if (writeObjectMethod != null)
      flags |= ObjectStreamConstants.SC_WRITE_METHOD;
  }


  // Sets fields to be a sorted array of the serializable fields of
  // clazz.
  private void setFields(Class cl)
  {
    SetAccessibleAction setAccessible = new SetAccessibleAction();

    if (!isSerializable() || isExternalizable())
      {
	fields = NO_FIELDS;
	return;
      }

    try
      {
	final Field f =
	  cl.getDeclaredField("serialPersistentFields");
	setAccessible.setMember(f);
	AccessController.doPrivileged(setAccessible);
	int modifiers = f.getModifiers();

	if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)
	    && Modifier.isFinal(modifiers)
	    && Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers))
	  {
	    fields = getSerialPersistentFields(cl);
	    if (fields != null)
	      {
		Arrays.sort (fields);
		// Retrieve field reference.
		for (int i=0; i < fields.length; i++)
		  {
		    try
		      {
			fields[i].lookupField(cl);
		      }
		    catch (NoSuchFieldException _)
		      {
			fields[i].setToSet(false);
		      }
		  }
		
		calculateOffsets();
		return;
	      }
	  }
      }
    catch (NoSuchFieldException ignore)
      {
      }
    catch (IllegalAccessException ignore)
      {
      }

    int num_good_fields = 0;
    Field[] all_fields = cl.getDeclaredFields();

    int modifiers;
    // set non-serializable fields to null in all_fields
    for (int i = 0; i < all_fields.length; i++)
      {
	modifiers = all_fields[i].getModifiers();
	if (Modifier.isTransient(modifiers)
	    || Modifier.isStatic(modifiers))
	  all_fields[i] = null;
	else
	  num_good_fields++;
      }

    // make a copy of serializable (non-null) fields
    fields = new ObjectStreamField[ num_good_fields ];
    for (int from = 0, to = 0; from < all_fields.length; from++)
      if (all_fields[from] != null)
	{
	  final Field f = all_fields[from];
	  setAccessible.setMember(f);
	  AccessController.doPrivileged(setAccessible);
	  fields[to] = new ObjectStreamField(all_fields[from]);
	  to++;
	}

    Arrays.sort(fields);
    // Make sure we don't have any duplicate field names
    // (Sun JDK 1.4.1. throws an Internal Error as well)
    for (int i = 1; i < fields.length; i++)
      {
	if(fields[i - 1].getName().equals(fields[i].getName()))
	    throw new InternalError("Duplicate field " + 
			fields[i].getName() + " in class " + cl.getName());
      }
    calculateOffsets();
  }

  // Returns the serial version UID defined by class, or if that
  // isn't present, calculates value of serial version UID.
  private long getClassUID(Class cl)
  {
    try
      {
	// Use getDeclaredField rather than getField, since serialVersionUID
	// may not be public AND we only want the serialVersionUID of this
	// class, not a superclass or interface.
	final Field suid = cl.getDeclaredField("serialVersionUID");
	SetAccessibleAction setAccessible = new SetAccessibleAction(suid);
	AccessController.doPrivileged(setAccessible);
	int modifiers = suid.getModifiers();

	if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)
	    && Modifier.isFinal(modifiers)
	    && suid.getType() == Long.TYPE)
	  return suid.getLong(null);
      }
    catch (NoSuchFieldException ignore)
      {
      }
    catch (IllegalAccessException ignore)
      {
      }

    // cl didn't define serialVersionUID, so we have to compute it
    try
      {
	MessageDigest md;
	try 
	  {
	    md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
	  }
	catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e)
	  {
	    // If a provider already provides SHA, use it; otherwise, use this.
	    Gnu gnuProvider = new Gnu();
	    Security.addProvider(gnuProvider);
	    md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
	  }

	DigestOutputStream digest_out =
	  new DigestOutputStream(nullOutputStream, md);
	DataOutputStream data_out = new DataOutputStream(digest_out);

	data_out.writeUTF(cl.getName());

	int modifiers = cl.getModifiers();
	// just look at interesting bits
	modifiers = modifiers & (Modifier.ABSTRACT | Modifier.FINAL
				 | Modifier.INTERFACE | Modifier.PUBLIC);
	data_out.writeInt(modifiers);

	// Pretend that an array has no interfaces, because when array
	// serialization was defined (JDK 1.1), arrays didn't have it.
	if (! cl.isArray())
	  {
	    Class[] interfaces = cl.getInterfaces();
	    Arrays.sort(interfaces, interfaceComparator);
	    for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++)
	      data_out.writeUTF(interfaces[i].getName());
	  }

	Field field;
	Field[] fields = cl.getDeclaredFields();
	Arrays.sort(fields, memberComparator);
	for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++)
	  {
	    field = fields[i];
	    modifiers = field.getModifiers();
	    if (Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers)
		&& (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)
		    || Modifier.isTransient(modifiers)))
	      continue;

	    data_out.writeUTF(field.getName());
	    data_out.writeInt(modifiers);
	    data_out.writeUTF(TypeSignature.getEncodingOfClass (field.getType()));
	  }

	// write class initializer method if present
	if (VMObjectStreamClass.hasClassInitializer(cl))
	  {
	    data_out.writeUTF("<clinit>");
	    data_out.writeInt(Modifier.STATIC);
	    data_out.writeUTF("()V");
	  }

	Constructor constructor;
	Constructor[] constructors = cl.getDeclaredConstructors();
	Arrays.sort (constructors, memberComparator);
	for (int i = 0; i < constructors.length; i++)
	  {
	    constructor = constructors[i];
	    modifiers = constructor.getModifiers();
	    if (Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers))
	      continue;

	    data_out.writeUTF("<init>");
	    data_out.writeInt(modifiers);

	    // the replacement of '/' with '.' was needed to make computed
	    // SUID's agree with those computed by JDK
	    data_out.writeUTF 
	      (TypeSignature.getEncodingOfConstructor(constructor).replace('/','.'));
	  }

	Method method;
	Method[] methods = cl.getDeclaredMethods();
	Arrays.sort(methods, memberComparator);
	for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
	  {
	    method = methods[i];
	    modifiers = method.getModifiers();
	    if (Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers))
	      continue;

	    data_out.writeUTF(method.getName());
	    data_out.writeInt(modifiers);

	    // the replacement of '/' with '.' was needed to make computed
	    // SUID's agree with those computed by JDK
	    data_out.writeUTF
	      (TypeSignature.getEncodingOfMethod(method).replace('/', '.'));
	  }

	data_out.close();
	byte[] sha = md.digest();
	long result = 0;
	int len = sha.length < 8 ? sha.length : 8;
	for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
	  result += (long) (sha[i] & 0xFF) << (8 * i);

	return result;
      }
    catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e)
      {
	throw new RuntimeException
	  ("The SHA algorithm was not found to use in computing the Serial Version UID for class "
	   + cl.getName(), e);
      }
    catch (IOException ioe)
      {
	throw new RuntimeException(ioe);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the value of CLAZZ's private static final field named
   * `serialPersistentFields'. It performs some sanity checks before
   * returning the real array. Besides, the returned array is a clean
   * copy of the original. So it can be modified.
   *
   * @param clazz Class to retrieve 'serialPersistentFields' from.
   * @return The content of 'serialPersistentFields'.
   */
  private ObjectStreamField[] getSerialPersistentFields(Class clazz) 
    throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException
  {
    ObjectStreamField[] fieldsArray = null;
    ObjectStreamField[] o;

    // Use getDeclaredField rather than getField for the same reason
    // as above in getDefinedSUID.
    Field f = clazz.getDeclaredField("serialPersistentFields");
    f.setAccessible(true);

    int modifiers = f.getModifiers();
    if (!(Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) &&
	  Modifier.isFinal(modifiers) &&
	  Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers)))
      return null;
    
    o = (ObjectStreamField[]) f.get(null);
    
    if (o == null)
      return null;

    fieldsArray = new ObjectStreamField[ o.length ];
    System.arraycopy(o, 0, fieldsArray, 0, o.length);

    return fieldsArray;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new instance of the Class this ObjectStreamClass corresponds
   * to.
   * Note that this should only be used for Externalizable classes.
   *
   * @return A new instance.
   */
  Externalizable newInstance() throws InvalidClassException
  {
    synchronized(this)
    {
	if (constructor == null)
	{
	    try
	    {
		final Constructor c = clazz.getConstructor(new Class[0]);

		AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction()
		{
		    public Object run()
		    {
			c.setAccessible(true);
			return null;
		    }
		});

		constructor = c;
	    }
	    catch(NoSuchMethodException x)
	    {
		throw new InvalidClassException(clazz.getName(),
		    "No public zero-argument constructor");
	    }
	}
    }

    try
    {
	return (Externalizable)constructor.newInstance(null);
    }
    catch(Exception x)
    {
	throw (InvalidClassException)
	    new InvalidClassException(clazz.getName(),
		     "Unable to instantiate").initCause(x);
    }
  }

  public static final ObjectStreamField[] NO_FIELDS = {};

  private static Hashtable classLookupTable = new Hashtable();
  private static final NullOutputStream nullOutputStream = new NullOutputStream();
  private static final Comparator interfaceComparator = new InterfaceComparator();
  private static final Comparator memberComparator = new MemberComparator();
  private static final
    Class[] writeMethodArgTypes = { java.io.ObjectOutputStream.class };

  private ObjectStreamClass superClass;
  private Class clazz;
  private String name;
  private long uid;
  private byte flags;

  // this field is package protected so that ObjectInputStream and
  // ObjectOutputStream can access it directly
  ObjectStreamField[] fields;

  // these are accessed by ObjectIn/OutputStream
  int primFieldSize = -1;  // -1 if not yet calculated
  int objectFieldCount;

  Method readObjectMethod;
  Method readResolveMethod;
  Method writeReplaceMethod;
  Method writeObjectMethod;
  boolean realClassIsSerializable;
  boolean realClassIsExternalizable;
  ObjectStreamField[] fieldMapping;
  Constructor firstNonSerializableParentConstructor;
  private Constructor constructor;  // default constructor for Externalizable

  boolean isProxyClass = false;

  // This is probably not necessary because this class is special cased already
  // but it will avoid showing up as a discrepancy when comparing SUIDs.
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -6120832682080437368L;


  // interfaces are compared only by name
  private static final class InterfaceComparator implements Comparator
  {
    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2)
    {
      return ((Class) o1).getName().compareTo(((Class) o2).getName());
    }
  }


  // Members (Methods and Constructors) are compared first by name,
  // conflicts are resolved by comparing type signatures
  private static final class MemberComparator implements Comparator
  {
    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2)
    {
      Member m1 = (Member) o1;
      Member m2 = (Member) o2;

      int comp = m1.getName().compareTo(m2.getName());

      if (comp == 0)
        return TypeSignature.getEncodingOfMember(m1).
	  compareTo(TypeSignature.getEncodingOfMember(m2));
      else
        return comp;
    }
  }
}