diff --git a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliLexer.g b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliLexer.g
index e51090fd..fb22f2de 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliLexer.g
+++ b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliLexer.g
@@ -122,31 +122,31 @@ import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 	}
 
     	public Token nextToken() {
-            while (true) {
-                if (tokens.size() > 0) {
-                    Token token = tokens.poll();
-                    if (token == Token.SKIP_TOKEN) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-			
-			System.out.println(token.toString());
-                    return token;
-                }
+		while (true) {
+			if (tokens.size() > 0) {
+				Token token = tokens.poll();
+				if (token == Token.SKIP_TOKEN) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				
+				System.out.println(token.toString());
+				return token;
+			}
 
-    			state.channel = Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL;
-    			state.tokenStartCharIndex = input.index();
-    			state.tokenStartCharPositionInLine = input.getCharPositionInLine();
-    			state.tokenStartLine = input.getLine();
-    			state.text = null;
-    			if ( input.LA(1)==CharStream.EOF ) {
-    				return Token.EOF_TOKEN;
-    			}
-    			try {
-    				mTokens();
+			state.channel = Token.DEFAULT_CHANNEL;
+			state.tokenStartCharIndex = input.index();
+			state.tokenStartCharPositionInLine = input.getCharPositionInLine();
+			state.tokenStartLine = input.getLine();
+			state.text = null;
+			if ( input.LA(1)==CharStream.EOF ) {
+				return Token.EOF_TOKEN;
+			}
+			try {
+				mTokens();
 
-                    if (tokens.size() == 0) {
-    					emit();
-    				}
+				if (tokens.size() == 0) {
+					emit();
+				}
     			}
     			catch (NoViableAltException nva) {
     				reportError(nva);
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 		token.setChannel(channel);
 		tokens.add(token);
 	}
-	
-	public void reportError(RecognitionException e)
-	{
-		throw new RuntimeException(e);
-	}
 }
 
 
@@ -212,8 +207,8 @@ FIELD_PHRASE
 		WS
 		(FIELD_ACCESS_SPEC_EMIT WS)+
 		MEMBER_NAME_EMIT
-		WS
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		COLON_EMIT
+		NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 		WS?
 		(EQUAL_EMIT WS? LITERAL_EMITCHILD)?;
 
@@ -267,9 +262,7 @@ INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_FIELD_PHRASE
 		WS
 		REGISTER_EMIT
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		FULLY_QUALIFIED_MEMBER_NAME_EMITCHILDREN
-		WS
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
+		FULLY_QUALIFIED_FIELD_EMITCHILDREN;
 		
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_STRING_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_STRING_EMIT
@@ -283,7 +276,7 @@ INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE_PHRASE
 		WS
 		REGISTER_EMIT
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		CLASS_OR_ARRAY_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
+		REFERENCE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
 		
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21h_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21h_EMIT
@@ -322,9 +315,7 @@ INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_FIELD_PHRASE
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
 		REGISTER_EMIT
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		FULLY_QUALIFIED_MEMBER_NAME_EMITCHILDREN
-		WS
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
+		FULLY_QUALIFIED_FIELD_EMITCHILDREN;
 
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE_EMIT
@@ -333,7 +324,7 @@ INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE_PHRASE
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
 		REGISTER_EMIT
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
+		NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
 
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22s_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22s_EMIT
@@ -407,16 +398,14 @@ INSTRUCTION_FORMAT35c_METHOD_PHRASE
 		WS
 		REGISTER_LIST_EMITCHILDREN
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		FULLY_QUALIFIED_MEMBER_NAME_EMITCHILDREN
-		METHOD_PROTOTYPE_EMITCHILDREN;
+		FULLY_QUALIFIED_METHOD_EMITCHILDREN;
 		
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT3rc_METHOD_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT3rc_METHOD_EMIT
 		WS
 		REGISTER_RANGE_EMITCHILDREN
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
-		FULLY_QUALIFIED_MEMBER_NAME_EMITCHILDREN
-		METHOD_PROTOTYPE_EMITCHILDREN;
+		FULLY_QUALIFIED_METHOD_EMITCHILDREN;
 
 INSTRUCTION_FORMAT51l_PHRASE
 	:	INSTRUCTION_FORMAT51l_EMIT
@@ -459,7 +448,7 @@ REGISTERS_PHRASE
 CATCH_PHRASE
 	:	CATCH_DIRECTIVE_EMIT
 		WS
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 		WS? '{' WS?
 		(LABEL_EMIT | OFFSET_EMIT)
 		WS '..' WS
@@ -485,8 +474,8 @@ LOCAL_PHRASE
 		REGISTER_EMIT
 		WS? COMMA_EMIT WS?
 		SIMPLE_NAME_EMIT
-		WS
-		FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		COLON_EMIT
+		NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 		WS?
 		( COMMA_EMIT WS? STRING_LITERAL_EMIT)?;
 		
@@ -673,29 +662,35 @@ fragment REGISTER_RANGE_EMITCHILDREN
 
 fragment METHOD_PROTOTYPE_EMITCHILDREN
 	:	OPEN_PAREN_EMIT
-		(FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD+)?
+		(NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD+)?
 		CLOSE_PAREN_EMIT
 		TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
 
-fragment FULLY_QUALIFIED_MEMBER_NAME_EMITCHILDREN
-@init {int startPos;}
-	:	{startPos = getCharIndex();} (SIMPLE_NAME '/')* token=SIMPLE_NAME {((CommonToken)$token).setStartIndex(startPos); emit($token, CLASS_NAME);}
-		'/'
-		MEMBER_NAME_EMIT;
+fragment FULLY_QUALIFIED_FIELD_EMITCHILDREN
+	:	REFERENCE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		ARROW_EMIT
+		MEMBER_NAME_EMIT
+		COLON_EMIT
+		NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD;
 		
+fragment FULLY_QUALIFIED_METHOD_EMITCHILDREN
+	:	REFERENCE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		ARROW_EMIT
+		MEMBER_NAME_EMIT
+		METHOD_PROTOTYPE_EMITCHILDREN;
+	
 fragment TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 	:	PRIMITIVE_TYPE_EMIT
 	|	VOID_TYPE_EMIT
 	|	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT
-	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT;
+	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT;	
 	
-	
-fragment FIELD_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+fragment NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 	:	PRIMITIVE_TYPE_EMIT
 	|	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT;
 	
-fragment CLASS_OR_ARRAY_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+fragment REFERENCE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 	:	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT;
 
@@ -724,10 +719,7 @@ fragment CLASS_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT
 	:	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR {emit($CLASS_DESCRIPTOR, CLASS_DESCRIPTOR);};
 
 fragment CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
-	:	'L' CLASS_NAME ';';
-
-fragment CLASS_NAME
-	:	(SIMPLE_NAME '/')* SIMPLE_NAME;	
+	:	'L' (SIMPLE_NAME '/')* SIMPLE_NAME ';';
 
 
 fragment ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR_EMIT
@@ -848,9 +840,9 @@ fragment LITERAL_EMITCHILD
 	|	DOUBLE_LITERAL_EMIT
 	|	CHAR_LITERAL_EMIT
 	|	BOOL_LITERAL_EMIT
-	|	TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
 	|	ARRAY_LITERAL_EMITCHILDREN
-	|	SUBANNOTATION_EMITCHILDREN;
+	|	SUBANNOTATION_EMITCHILDREN
+	|	TYPE_FIELD_METHOD_LITERAL_EMITCHILDREN;
 	
 fragment SUBANNOTATION_EMITCHILDREN
 	:	SUBANNOTATION_START_EMIT
@@ -894,7 +886,17 @@ fragment ANNOTATION_ELEMENT_EMITCHILDREN
 		EQUAL_EMIT
 		WS?
 		LITERAL_EMITCHILD;
-	
+
+fragment TYPE_FIELD_METHOD_LITERAL_EMITCHILDREN
+	:	REFERENCE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD
+		(	ARROW_EMIT
+			MEMBER_NAME_EMIT
+			(	METHOD_PROTOTYPE_EMITCHILDREN
+			|	COLON_EMIT NONVOID_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_EMITCHILD))?
+	//TODO: allow void and primitive type here?
+	|	PRIMITIVE_TYPE_EMIT
+	|	VOID_TYPE_EMIT;
+
 fragment ARRAY_LITERAL_EMITCHILDREN
 	:	ARRAY_START_EMIT
 		WS?
@@ -1414,3 +1416,13 @@ fragment COMMA_EMIT
 	:	COMMA {emit($COMMA, COMMA, Token.HIDDEN_CHANNEL);};
 fragment COMMA
 	:	',';
+	
+fragment COLON_EMIT
+	:	COLON {emit($COLON, COLON, Token.HIDDEN_CHANNEL);};
+fragment COLON
+	:	':';
+
+fragment ARROW_EMIT
+	:	ARROW {emit($ARROW, ARROW);};
+fragment ARROW
+	:	'->';
diff --git a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliParser.g b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliParser.g
index 02461114..c77a012f 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliParser.g
+++ b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliParser.g
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ tokens {
 	I_ANNOTATION;
 	I_ANNOTATION_ELEMENT;
 	I_SUBANNOTATION;
+	I_ENCODED_FIELD;
+	I_ENCODED_METHOD;
 	I_ENCODED_ARRAY;
 	I_ARRAY_ELEMENT_SIZE;
 	I_ARRAY_ELEMENTS;	
@@ -113,9 +115,6 @@ tokens {
 	I_STATEMENT_SPARSE_SWITCH;
 	I_REGISTER_RANGE;
 	I_REGISTER_LIST;
-	
-	CLASS_NAME;
-	MEMBER_NAME;
 }
 
 @header {
@@ -200,11 +199,11 @@ access_list
 	:	ACCESS_SPEC+ -> ^(I_ACCESS_LIST[$start,"I_ACCESS_LIST"] ACCESS_SPEC+);
 
 
-field	:	FIELD_DIRECTIVE access_list MEMBER_NAME field_type_descriptor literal? 
+field	:	FIELD_DIRECTIVE access_list MEMBER_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor literal? 
 		(	(annotation+ END_FIELD_DIRECTIVE)=> annotation+ END_FIELD_DIRECTIVE
 		| 	END_FIELD_DIRECTIVE?
 		)
-		-> ^(I_FIELD[$start, "I_FIELD"] MEMBER_NAME access_list ^(I_FIELD_TYPE field_type_descriptor) ^(I_FIELD_INITIAL_VALUE literal)? ^(I_ANNOTATIONS annotation*));
+		-> ^(I_FIELD[$start, "I_FIELD"] MEMBER_NAME access_list ^(I_FIELD_TYPE nonvoid_type_descriptor) ^(I_FIELD_INITIAL_VALUE literal)? ^(I_ANNOTATIONS annotation*));
 		
 method	
 	scope {int currentAddress;}
@@ -215,15 +214,17 @@ method
 		-> ^(I_METHOD[$start, "I_METHOD"] MEMBER_NAME method_prototype access_list statements_and_directives);
 
 method_prototype
-	:	OPEN_PAREN field_type_descriptor* CLOSE_PAREN type_descriptor
-		-> ^(I_METHOD_PROTOTYPE[$start, "I_METHOD_PROTOTYPE"] ^(I_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE type_descriptor) field_type_descriptor*);
+	:	OPEN_PAREN nonvoid_type_descriptor* CLOSE_PAREN type_descriptor
+		-> ^(I_METHOD_PROTOTYPE[$start, "I_METHOD_PROTOTYPE"] ^(I_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE type_descriptor) nonvoid_type_descriptor*);
 
 
 fully_qualified_method
-	:	CLASS_NAME MEMBER_NAME method_prototype;
+	:	reference_type_descriptor ARROW MEMBER_NAME method_prototype
+	->	reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME method_prototype;
 
 fully_qualified_field
-	:	CLASS_NAME MEMBER_NAME field_type_descriptor;
+	:	reference_type_descriptor ARROW MEMBER_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor
+	->	reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor;
 
 statements_and_directives
 	scope	{boolean hasRegistersDirective;}
@@ -239,13 +240,7 @@ statements_and_directives
 		|	ordered_debug_directive
 		|	annotation
 		)*		
-		{
-			if (!$statements_and_directives::hasRegistersDirective) {
-				//TODO: throw correct exception type here
-				throw new RuntimeException("This method has no register directive");
-			}
-		}
-		->	registers_directive
+		->	^(I_REGISTERS registers_directive?)
 			^(I_LABELS label*)
 			^(I_STATEMENTS instruction*)
 			^(I_CATCHES catch_directive*)
@@ -255,11 +250,11 @@ statements_and_directives
 
 registers_directive
 	:	REGISTERS_DIRECTIVE integral_literal
-	-> ^(I_REGISTERS[$start, "I_REGISTERS"] integral_literal);
+	-> 	integral_literal;
 
 catch_directive
-	:	CATCH_DIRECTIVE field_type_descriptor from=offset_or_label to=offset_or_label using=offset_or_label
-		-> ^(I_CATCH[$start, "I_CATCH"] I_ADDRESS[$start, Integer.toString($method::currentAddress)] field_type_descriptor $from $to $using)
+	:	CATCH_DIRECTIVE nonvoid_type_descriptor from=offset_or_label to=offset_or_label using=offset_or_label
+		-> ^(I_CATCH[$start, "I_CATCH"] I_ADDRESS[$start, Integer.toString($method::currentAddress)] nonvoid_type_descriptor $from $to $using)
 	;
 
 
@@ -290,8 +285,8 @@ line_directive
 		-> ^(I_LINE integral_literal I_ADDRESS[$start, Integer.toString($method::currentAddress)]);
 					
 local_directive
-	:	LOCAL_DIRECTIVE	REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME field_type_descriptor STRING_LITERAL?
-		-> ^(I_LOCAL[$start, "I_LOCAL"] REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME field_type_descriptor STRING_LITERAL? I_ADDRESS[$start, Integer.toString($method::currentAddress)]);
+	:	LOCAL_DIRECTIVE	REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor STRING_LITERAL?
+		-> ^(I_LOCAL[$start, "I_LOCAL"] REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor STRING_LITERAL? I_ADDRESS[$start, Integer.toString($method::currentAddress)]);
 
 end_local_directive
 	:	END_LOCAL_DIRECTIVE REGISTER
@@ -344,8 +339,8 @@ instruction returns [int size]
 		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_STRING REGISTER STRING_LITERAL {$size = Format21c.Format.getByteCount();}
 		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_STRING[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_STRING"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_STRING REGISTER STRING_LITERAL)
 	|	//e.g. const-class v2 org/JesusFreke/HelloWorld2/HelloWorld2
-		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER class_or_array_type_descriptor {$size = Format21c.Format.getByteCount();}
-		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_TYPE[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER class_or_array_type_descriptor)
+		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER reference_type_descriptor {$size = Format21c.Format.getByteCount();}
+		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_TYPE[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER reference_type_descriptor)
 	|	//e.g. const/high16 v1, 1234
 		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21h REGISTER integral_literal {$size = Format21h.Format.getByteCount();}
 		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21h[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21h"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21h REGISTER integral_literal)
@@ -362,8 +357,8 @@ instruction returns [int size]
 		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_FIELD REGISTER REGISTER fully_qualified_field {$size = Format22c.Format.getByteCount();}
 		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_FIELD[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_FIELD"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_FIELD REGISTER REGISTER fully_qualified_field)
 	|	//e.g. instance-of v0, v1, Ljava/lang/String;
-		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE REGISTER REGISTER field_type_descriptor {$size = Format22c.Format.getByteCount();}
-		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE REGISTER REGISTER field_type_descriptor)
+		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE REGISTER REGISTER nonvoid_type_descriptor {$size = Format22c.Format.getByteCount();}
+		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE REGISTER REGISTER nonvoid_type_descriptor)
 	|	//e.g. add-int/lit16 v0, v1, 12345
 		INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22s REGISTER REGISTER integral_literal {$size = Format22s.Format.getByteCount();}
 		-> ^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22s[$start, "I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22s"] INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22s REGISTER REGISTER integral_literal)
@@ -496,13 +491,13 @@ register_range
 	:	REGISTER REGISTER? -> ^(I_REGISTER_RANGE[$start, "I_REGISTER_RANGE"] REGISTER REGISTER?);
 
 
-field_type_descriptor
+nonvoid_type_descriptor
 	:	PRIMITIVE_TYPE
 	|	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR
 	;
 	
-class_or_array_type_descriptor
+reference_type_descriptor
 	:	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR;
 	
@@ -541,16 +536,16 @@ fixed_literal returns[int size]
 literal
 	:	INTEGER_LITERAL
 	|	LONG_LITERAL
-	|	SHORT_LITERAL_EMIT
-	|	BYTE_LITERAL_EMIT
+	|	SHORT_LITERAL
+	|	BYTE_LITERAL
 	|	FLOAT_LITERAL
 	|	DOUBLE_LITERAL
 	|	CHAR_LITERAL
 	|	STRING_LITERAL
 	|	BOOL_LITERAL
-	|	type_descriptor
 	|	array_literal
-	|	subannotation;
+	|	subannotation
+	|	type_field_method;
 	
 array_literal
 	:	ARRAY_START literal* ARRAY_END
@@ -568,3 +563,14 @@ annotation_element
 subannotation
 	:	SUBANNOTATION_START CLASS_DESCRIPTOR annotation_element* SUBANNOTATION_END
 		-> ^(I_SUBANNOTATION[$start, "I_SUBANNOTATION"] CLASS_DESCRIPTOR annotation_element*);
+		
+type_field_method
+	:	reference_type_descriptor 
+		(	ARROW MEMBER_NAME
+			(	nonvoid_type_descriptor -> ^(I_ENCODED_FIELD reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor)
+			|	method_prototype -> ^(I_ENCODED_METHOD reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME method_prototype)
+			)
+		|	-> reference_type_descriptor
+		)
+	|	PRIMITIVE_TYPE
+	|	VOID_TYPE;
diff --git a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliTreeWalker.g b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliTreeWalker.g
index 24b8f568..a901973c 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliTreeWalker.g
+++ b/src/main/antlr3/org/JesusFreke/smali/smaliTreeWalker.g
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ methods returns[List<AnnotationDirectoryItem.MethodAnnotation> methodAnnotationS
 			})*);
 
 field returns[ClassDataItem.EncodedField encodedField, EncodedValue encodedValue, AnnotationDirectoryItem.FieldAnnotation fieldAnnotationSet]
-	:^(I_FIELD MEMBER_NAME access_list ^(I_FIELD_TYPE field_type_descriptor) field_initial_value annotations?)
+	:^(I_FIELD MEMBER_NAME access_list ^(I_FIELD_TYPE nonvoid_type_descriptor) field_initial_value annotations?)
 	{
 		TypeIdItem classType = classDefItem.getClassType();
 		StringIdItem memberName = new StringIdItem(dexFile, $MEMBER_NAME.text);
-		TypeIdItem fieldType = $field_type_descriptor.type;
+		TypeIdItem fieldType = $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type;
 
 		FieldIdItem fieldIdItem = new FieldIdItem(dexFile, classType, memberName, fieldType);
 		$encodedField = new ClassDataItem.EncodedField(dexFile, fieldIdItem, $access_list.value);
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ literal returns[EncodedValue encodedValue]
 	|	bool_literal { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, new BoolEncodedValueSubField($bool_literal.value)); }
 	|	type_descriptor { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, new EncodedIndexedItemReference(dexFile, $type_descriptor.type)); }
 	|	array_literal { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, new ArrayEncodedValueSubField(dexFile, $array_literal.values)); }
-	|	subannotation { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, $subannotation.value); };
+	|	subannotation { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, $subannotation.value); }
+	|	field_literal { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, $field_literal.value); }
+	|	method_literal { $encodedValue = new EncodedValue(dexFile, $method_literal.value); };
 	
 	
 //everything but string
@@ -355,46 +357,59 @@ method returns[	ClassDataItem.EncodedMethod encodedMethod,
 			parameters
 			ordered_debug_directives
 			annotations
-			)
+		)
 	{
 		MethodIdItem methodIdItem = $method_name_and_prototype.methodIdItem;
-		int registers = $registers_directive.registers;
 		int access = $access_list.value;
 		boolean isStatic = (access & AccessFlags.STATIC) != 0; 
+		
+		int registers = $registers_directive.registers;
 		ArrayList<Instruction> instructions = $statements.instructions;
-	
-		
-		int minRegisters = methodIdItem.getParameterRegisterCount((access & AccessFlags.STATIC) != 0);
-		
-		if (registers < minRegisters) {
-			//TODO: throw the correct exception type
-			throw new RuntimeException(	"This method requires at least " +
-							Integer.toString(minRegisters) +
-							" registers, for the method parameters");
-		}
 		
 		Pair<List<CodeItem.TryItem>, List<CodeItem.EncodedCatchHandler>> temp = $method::tryList.encodeTries(dexFile);
 		List<CodeItem.TryItem> tries = temp.first;
 		List<CodeItem.EncodedCatchHandler> handlers = temp.second;
 	
+
+		DebugInfoItem debugInfoItem = $method::debugInfo.encodeDebugInfo(dexFile);		
 		
-		int methodParameterCount = methodIdItem.getParameterCount();
-		if ($method::debugInfo.getParameterNameCount() > methodParameterCount) {
-			//TODO: throw the correct exception type
-			throw new RuntimeException(	"Too many parameter names specified. This method only has " +
-							Integer.toString(methodParameterCount) +
-							" parameters.");
-		}
+		CodeItem codeItem;
 		
-		DebugInfoItem debugInfoItem = $method::debugInfo.encodeDebugInfo(dexFile);
+		if (registers == 0 &&
+		    instructions.size() == 0 &&
+		    $method::labels.size()== 0 &&
+		    (tries == null || tries.size() == 0) &&
+		    (handlers == null || handlers.size() == 0) &&
+		    debugInfoItem == null) {	
+		    		    
+			codeItem = null;
+			
+		} else {
+			int minRegisters = methodIdItem.getParameterRegisterCount((access & AccessFlags.STATIC) != 0);
 		
-		CodeItem codeItem = new CodeItem(dexFile,
+			if (registers < minRegisters) {
+				//TODO: throw the correct exception type
+				throw new RuntimeException(	"This method requires at least " +
+								Integer.toString(minRegisters) +
+								" registers, for the method parameters");
+			}
+			
+			int methodParameterCount = methodIdItem.getParameterCount();
+			if ($method::debugInfo.getParameterNameCount() > methodParameterCount) {
+				//TODO: throw the correct exception type
+				throw new RuntimeException(	"Too many parameter names specified. This method only has " +
+								Integer.toString(methodParameterCount) +
+								" parameters.");
+			}
+				
+			codeItem = new CodeItem(dexFile,
 						registers,
 						methodIdItem.getParameterRegisterCount(isStatic),
 						instructions,
 						debugInfoItem,
 						tries,
 						handlers);
+		}
 		
 		$encodedMethod = new ClassDataItem.EncodedMethod(dexFile, methodIdItem, access, codeItem);
 		
@@ -433,33 +448,34 @@ field_type_list returns[ArrayList<TypeIdItem> types]
 		$types = new ArrayList<TypeIdItem>();
 	}
 	:	(
-			field_type_descriptor
+			nonvoid_type_descriptor
 			{
-				$types.add($field_type_descriptor.type);
+				$types.add($nonvoid_type_descriptor.type);
 			}
 		)*;
 	
 
 fully_qualified_method returns[MethodIdItem methodIdItem]
-	:	CLASS_NAME MEMBER_NAME method_prototype
+	:	reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME method_prototype
 	{
-		TypeIdItem classType = new TypeIdItem(dexFile, "L" + $CLASS_NAME.text + ";");
+		TypeIdItem classType = $reference_type_descriptor.type;
 		StringIdItem methodName = new StringIdItem(dexFile, $MEMBER_NAME.text);
 		ProtoIdItem prototype = $method_prototype.protoIdItem;
 		$methodIdItem = new MethodIdItem(dexFile, classType, methodName, prototype);		
 	};
 
 fully_qualified_field returns[FieldIdItem fieldIdItem]
-	:	CLASS_NAME MEMBER_NAME field_type_descriptor
+	:	reference_type_descriptor MEMBER_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor
 	{
-		TypeIdItem classType = new TypeIdItem(dexFile, "L" + $CLASS_NAME.text + ";");
+		TypeIdItem classType = $reference_type_descriptor.type;
 		StringIdItem fieldName = new StringIdItem(dexFile, $MEMBER_NAME.text);
-		TypeIdItem fieldType = $field_type_descriptor.type;
+		TypeIdItem fieldType = $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type;
 		$fieldIdItem = new FieldIdItem(dexFile, classType, fieldName, fieldType);
 	};
 
 registers_directive returns[int registers]
-	:	^(I_REGISTERS short_integral_literal) {$registers = $short_integral_literal.value;};
+	:	{$registers = 0;}
+		^(I_REGISTERS (short_integral_literal {$registers = $short_integral_literal.value;} )? );
 	
 labels
 	:	^(I_LABELS label_def*);
@@ -480,9 +496,9 @@ label_def
 catches	:	^(I_CATCHES catch_directive*);
 
 catch_directive
-	:	^(I_CATCH address field_type_descriptor from=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address] to=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address] using=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address])
+	:	^(I_CATCH address nonvoid_type_descriptor from=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address] to=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address] using=offset_or_label_absolute[$address.address])
 		{
-			TypeIdItem type = $field_type_descriptor.type;
+			TypeIdItem type = $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type;
 			int startAddress = $from.address;
 			int endAddress = $to.address;
 			int handlerAddress = $using.address;
@@ -547,14 +563,14 @@ line
 		};
 
 local	
-	:	^(I_LOCAL REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME field_type_descriptor string_literal? address)
+	:	^(I_LOCAL REGISTER SIMPLE_NAME nonvoid_type_descriptor string_literal? address)
 		{
 			int registerNumber = parseRegister_short($REGISTER.text);
 			
 			if ($string_literal.value != null) {
-				$method::debugInfo.addLocalExtended($address.address, registerNumber, $SIMPLE_NAME.text, $field_type_descriptor.type.getTypeDescriptor(), $string_literal.value);
+				$method::debugInfo.addLocalExtended($address.address, registerNumber, $SIMPLE_NAME.text, $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type.getTypeDescriptor(), $string_literal.value);
 			} else {	
-				$method::debugInfo.addLocal($address.address, registerNumber, $SIMPLE_NAME.text, $field_type_descriptor.type.getTypeDescriptor());
+				$method::debugInfo.addLocal($address.address, registerNumber, $SIMPLE_NAME.text, $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type.getTypeDescriptor());
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -725,12 +741,12 @@ instruction returns[Instruction instruction]
 			$instruction = Format21c.Format.make(dexFile, opcode.value, regA, stringIdItem);
 		}
 	|	//e.g. const-class v2 org/JesusFreke/HelloWorld2/HelloWorld2
-		^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_TYPE INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER class_or_array_type_descriptor)
+		^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT21c_TYPE INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE REGISTER reference_type_descriptor)
 		{
 			Opcode opcode = Opcode.getOpcodeByName($INSTRUCTION_FORMAT21c_TYPE.text);
 			short regA = parseRegister_byte($REGISTER.text);
 			
-			TypeIdItem typeIdItem = $class_or_array_type_descriptor.type;
+			TypeIdItem typeIdItem = $reference_type_descriptor.type;
 			
 			$instruction = Format21c.Format.make(dexFile, opcode.value, regA, typeIdItem);
 		}
@@ -793,13 +809,13 @@ instruction returns[Instruction instruction]
 			$instruction = Format22c.Format.make(dexFile, opcode.value, regA, regB, fieldIdItem);			
 		}
 	|	//e.g. instance-of v0, v1, Ljava/lang/String;
-		^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE registerA=REGISTER registerB=REGISTER field_type_descriptor)
+		^(I_STATEMENT_FORMAT22c_TYPE INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE registerA=REGISTER registerB=REGISTER nonvoid_type_descriptor)
 		{
 			Opcode opcode = Opcode.getOpcodeByName($INSTRUCTION_FORMAT22c_TYPE.text);
 			byte regA = parseRegister_nibble($registerA.text);
 			byte regB = parseRegister_nibble($registerB.text);
 			
-			TypeIdItem typeIdItem = $field_type_descriptor.type;
+			TypeIdItem typeIdItem = $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type;
 			
 			$instruction = Format22c.Format.make(dexFile, opcode.value, regA, regB, typeIdItem);
 		}
@@ -1002,7 +1018,7 @@ register_range returns[int startRegister, int endRegister]
 		}
 	;
 
-field_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
+nonvoid_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
 	:	(PRIMITIVE_TYPE
 	|	CLASS_DESCRIPTOR	
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR)
@@ -1010,7 +1026,7 @@ field_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
 		$type = new TypeIdItem(dexFile, $start.getText());
 	};
 	
-class_or_array_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
+reference_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
 	:	(CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
 	|	ARRAY_DESCRIPTOR)
 	{
@@ -1025,7 +1041,7 @@ class_type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
 
 type_descriptor returns [TypeIdItem type]
 	:	VOID_TYPE {$type = new TypeIdItem(dexFile, "V");}
-	|	field_type_descriptor {$type = $field_type_descriptor.type;}
+	|	nonvoid_type_descriptor {$type = $nonvoid_type_descriptor.type;}
 	;
 	
 short_integral_literal returns[short value]
@@ -1072,7 +1088,7 @@ double_literal returns[double value]
 	:	DOUBLE_LITERAL { $value = Double.parseDouble($DOUBLE_LITERAL.text); };
 
 char_literal returns[char value]
-	:	CHAR_LITERAL { $value = $CHAR_LITERAL.text.charAt(0); };
+	:	CHAR_LITERAL { $value = $CHAR_LITERAL.text.charAt(1); };
 
 string_literal returns[String value]
 	:	STRING_LITERAL
@@ -1120,4 +1136,15 @@ subannotation returns[AnnotationEncodedValueSubField value]
 		{
 			$value = new AnnotationEncodedValueSubField(dexFile, $class_type_descriptor.type, elements);
 		};
-	
+
+field_literal returns[EncodedIndexedItemReference<FieldIdItem> value]
+	:	^(I_ENCODED_FIELD fully_qualified_field)
+		{
+			$value = new EncodedIndexedItemReference<FieldIdItem>(dexFile, $fully_qualified_field.fieldIdItem);
+		};
+
+method_literal returns[EncodedIndexedItemReference<MethodIdItem> value]
+	:	^(I_ENCODED_METHOD fully_qualified_method)
+		{
+			$value = new EncodedIndexedItemReference<MethodIdItem>(dexFile, $fully_qualified_method.methodIdItem);
+		};