Interface OperatorInstruction

All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement, CodeElement, Instruction

public sealed interface OperatorInstruction extends Instruction

Models an arithmetic operator instruction in the code array of a Code attribute. Corresponding opcodes have a kind of Opcode.Kind.OPERATOR. Delivered as a CodeElement when traversing the elements of a CodeModel.

An operator instruction is composite:

OperatorInstruction(Opcode opcode)

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static OperatorInstruction`	`of(Opcode op)`	Returns an operator instruction.
`TypeKind`	`typeKind()`	Returns the operand type of the instruction.

Methods declared in interface Instruction

opcode, sizeInBytes

Method Details

typeKind

TypeKind typeKind()

Returns the operand type of the instruction. This is derived from the opcode.

Returns:: the operand type of the instruction

of

static OperatorInstruction of(Opcode op)

Returns an operator instruction.

Parameters:: op - the opcode for the specific type of operator instruction, which must be of kind Opcode.Kind.OPERATOR
Returns:: an operator instruction
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the opcode kind is not Opcode.Kind.OPERATOR.

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