--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Wed Jan 10 22:52:08 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Fri Jan 12 01:52:06 2018 +0300
@@ -532,6 +532,11 @@
                                            Klass* accessing_klass,
                                            TRAPS);
 
+  // find a java.lang.Class object for a given signature
+  static Handle    find_field_handle_type(Symbol* signature,
+                                          Klass* accessing_klass,
+                                          TRAPS);
+
   // ask Java to compute a java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle object for a given CP entry
   static Handle    link_method_handle_constant(Klass* caller,
                                                int ref_kind, //e.g., JVM_REF_invokeVirtual