Append a single byte to the buffer. @return {@code this} to allow call chaining

Convert java boolean to a {@link LuaValue}. @param b boolean value to convert @return {@link #TRUE} if not or {@link #FALSE} if false

Reads an unsigned short value in this {@link ClassReader}. <i>This method is intended for {@link Attribute} sub classes, and is normally not needed by

Puts a short into this byte vector. The byte vector is automatically enlarged if necessary. @param shortValue a short. @return this byte vector.

Adds a CONSTANT_Utf8_info to the constant pool of this symbol table. Does nothing if the constant pool already contains a similar item. @param value

Get the n-th argument value (1-based). @param i the index of the argument to get, 1 is the first argument @return Value at position i, or LuaValue.NIL

Pushes the given abstract type on the output frame stack. @param abstractType an abstract type.

Pretty-prints contents of a Prototype. @param prototype Prototype to print.

Throw a {@link LuaError} indicating an invalid argument was supplied to a function @param expected String naming the type that was expected @throws Lu

Construct a {@link Varargs} around an array of {@link LuaValue}s. @param v The array of {@link LuaValue}s @return {@link Varargs} wrapping the suppli

Set the value of this Slot's first Entry, if possible, or return a new Slot whose first entry has the given value.

Throw a {@link LuaError} with a particular message @param message String providing message details @throws LuaError in all cases

Get the first argument in the list. @return LuaValue which is first in the list, or LuaValue.NIL if there are no values. @see Varargs#arg(int) @see Lu

Reads a signed int value in this {@link ClassReader}. <i>This method is intended for {@link Attribute} sub classes, and is normally not needed by clas

Pops an abstract type from the output frame stack and returns its value. @return the abstract type that has been popped from the output frame stack.

Return argument i as a java int value, or throw an error if it cannot be converted to one. @param i the index of the argument to test, 1 is the first

Puts a byte into this byte vector. The byte vector is automatically enlarged if necessary. @param byteValue a byte. @return this byte vector.

Puts a byte and a short into this byte vector. The byte vector is automatically enlarged if necessary. @param byteValue a byte. @param shortValue a s

Puts an int into this byte vector. The byte vector is automatically enlarged if necessary. @param intValue an int. @return this byte vector.

Get a {@link LuaString} instance whose bytes match the supplied Java String using the UTF8 encoding. @param string Java String containing characters t

Get the number of arguments, or 0 if there are none. @return number of arguments.

Check if {@code this} is {@code #NIL} @return true if this is {@code #NIL}, otherwise false @see #NIL @see #NONE @see #checknotnil() @see #optvalue(Lu

Puts an array of bytes into this byte vector. The byte vector is automatically enlarged if necessary. @param byteArrayValue an array of bytes. May be

Take a substring using Java zero-based indexes for begin and end or range. @param beginIndex The zero-based index of the first character to include.

Return argument i as a LuaString if a string or number, or throw an error if any other type @param i the index of the argument to test, 1 is the first

Reads a CONSTANT_Class constant pool entry in this {@link ClassReader}. <i>This method is intended for {@link Attribute} sub classes, and is normally

Reads the element values of a JVMS 'annotation' structure and makes the given visitor visit them. This method can also be used to read the values of t

Adds a CONSTANT_Class_info to the constant pool of this symbol table. Does nothing if the constant pool already contains a similar item. @param value

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Get the String name of the type of this value. <p> @return name from type name list {@link #TYPE_NAMES} corresponding to the type of this value: "nil

Call {@code this} with 0 arguments, including metatag processing, and return only the first return value. <p> If {@code this} is a {@link LuaFunction}

Reads a {@link #type} attribute. This method must return a <i>new</i> {@link Attribute} object, of type {@link #type}, corresponding to the 'length' b