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package org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt.ir;
import org.jikesrvm.classloader.VM_TypeReference;
/**
* This operand represents a "true" guard.
* Eg non-nullness of the result of an allocation or
* boundcheck eliminate via analysis of the loop induction variables.
*
* @see OPT_Operand
*/
public final class OPT_TrueGuardOperand extends OPT_ConstantOperand {
/**
* Return the {@link VM_TypeReference} of the value represented by the operand.
*
* @return VM_TypeReference.VALIDATION_TYPE
*/
public VM_TypeReference getType() {
return VM_TypeReference.VALIDATION_TYPE;
}
/**
* Return a new operand that is semantically equivalent to <code>this</code>.
*
* @return a copy of <code>this</code>
*/
public OPT_Operand copy() {
return new OPT_TrueGuardOperand();
}
/**
* Are two operands semantically equivalent?
*
* @param op other operand
* @return <code>true</code> if <code>this</code> and <code>op</code>
* are semantically equivalent or <code>false</code>
* if they are not.
*/
public boolean similar(OPT_Operand op) {
return op instanceof OPT_TrueGuardOperand;
}
/**
* Returns the string representation of this operand.
*
* @return a string representation of this operand.
*/
public String toString() {
return "<TRUEGUARD>";
}
}