Interface DiscontinuedInstruction

All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement, CodeElement, Instruction

All Known Subinterfaces:: DiscontinuedInstruction.JsrInstruction, DiscontinuedInstruction.RetInstruction

public sealed interface DiscontinuedInstruction extends Instruction permits DiscontinuedInstruction.JsrInstruction, DiscontinuedInstruction.RetInstruction

Marker interface for instruction discontinued from the code array of a Code attribute. Delivered as a CodeElement when traversing the elements of a CodeModel.

API Note:: While most instructions have convenience factory methods in CodeBuilder, discontinued instructions can only be supplied to code builders explicitly with CodeBuilder::with to discourage their use.
See Java Virtual Machine Specification:: 4.9.1 Static Constraints
Sealed Class Hierarchy Graph:
Since:: 24

Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`DiscontinuedInstruction.JsrInstruction`	Models jump subroutine instructions discontinued from the `code` array of a `Code` attribute since class file major version 51 (JVMS 4.9.1).
`static interface`	`DiscontinuedInstruction.RetInstruction`	Models return from subroutine instructions discontinued from the `code` array of a `Code` attribute since class file major version 51 (JVMS 4.9.1).

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface Instruction

opcode, sizeInBytes

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