Interface ConstantInstruction.LoadConstantInstruction

All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement, CodeElement, ConstantInstruction, Instruction

Enclosing interface:: ConstantInstruction

public static sealed interface ConstantInstruction.LoadConstantInstruction extends ConstantInstruction

Models a "load constant" instruction, which encodes the constant value in the constant pool. Includes ldc and ldc_w, and ldc2_w instructions.

A load constant instruction is composite:

LoadConstantInstruction(LoadableConstantEntry constantEntry)

A "load constant" instruction can load any constant value supported by other constant-load instructions. However, other instructions are usually more optimized, avoiding extra constant pool entries and being smaller.

Since:

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface ConstantInstruction

ConstantInstruction.ArgumentConstantInstruction, ConstantInstruction.IntrinsicConstantInstruction, ConstantInstruction.LoadConstantInstruction

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`ConstantInstruction.ArgumentConstantInstruction`	Models an "argument constant" instruction, which encodes the constant value in the instruction directly.
`static interface`	`ConstantInstruction.IntrinsicConstantInstruction`	Models an "intrinsic constant" instruction, which encodes the constant value in its opcode.
`static interface`	`ConstantInstruction.LoadConstantInstruction`	Models a "load constant" instruction, which encodes the constant value in the constant pool.

Method Summary

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

Methods declared in interface ConstantInstruction

constantValue

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConstantDesc`	`constantValue()`	Returns the constant value.

Methods declared in interface Instruction

opcode, sizeInBytes

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Opcode`	`opcode()`	Returns the operation of this instruction.
`int`	`sizeInBytes()`	Returns the size in bytes of this instruction.

Method Details

constantEntry

LoadableConstantEntry constantEntry()

Returns the constant value.

Returns:: the constant value

typeKind

default TypeKind typeKind()

Description copied from interface: ConstantInstruction

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

Specified by:: typeKind in interface ConstantInstruction
Returns:: the computational type of the constant

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