Interface ConstantInstruction.IntrinsicConstantInstruction

All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement, CodeElement, ConstantInstruction, Instruction

public static sealed interface ConstantInstruction.IntrinsicConstantInstruction extends ConstantInstruction

Models an "intrinsic constant" instruction, which encodes the constant value in its opcode. Examples include aconst_null and iconst_0.

An intrinsic constant instruction is composite:

IntrinsicConstantInstruction(Opcode opcode)

where:

Since:

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

ConstantInstruction.ArgumentConstantInstruction, ConstantInstruction.IntrinsicConstantInstruction, ConstantInstruction.LoadConstantInstruction

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default TypeKind`	`typeKind()`	Returns the computational type of the constant.

constantValue

opcode, sizeInBytes

default TypeKind typeKind()

Description copied from interface: ConstantInstruction

Returns the computational type of the constant. This is derived from the constantValue.

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