public static Type toJimpleRefType(String desc){
  return desc.charAt(0) == '[' ? toJimpleType(desc) : RefType.v(toQualifiedName(desc));
}

public static Type toJimpleRefType ( String desc ) { return desc . charAt ( 0 ) == '[' ? toJimpleType ( desc ) : RefType . v ( toQualifiedName ( desc ) ) ; }
converts a type descriptor to a jimple reference type .
