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stefank@2314: #ifndef SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_FIELDTYPE_HPP
stefank@2314: #define SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_FIELDTYPE_HPP
stefank@2314: 
stefank@2314: #include "memory/allocation.hpp"
stefank@2314: #include "oops/symbolOop.hpp"
stefank@2314: 
duke@435: // Note: FieldType should be based on the SignatureIterator (or vice versa).
duke@435: //       In any case, this structure should be re-thought at some point.
duke@435: 
duke@435: // A FieldType is used to determine the type of a field from a signature string.
duke@435: 
duke@435: class FieldType: public AllStatic {
duke@435:  private:
duke@435:   static void skip_optional_size(symbolOop signature, int* index);
duke@435:   static bool is_valid_array_signature(symbolOop signature);
duke@435:  public:
duke@435: 
duke@435:   // Return basic type
duke@435:   static BasicType basic_type(symbolOop signature);
duke@435: 
duke@435:   // Testing
duke@435:   static bool is_array(symbolOop signature) { return signature->utf8_length() > 1 && signature->byte_at(0) == '[' && is_valid_array_signature(signature); }
duke@435: 
duke@435:   static bool is_obj(symbolOop signature) {
duke@435:      int sig_length = signature->utf8_length();
duke@435:      // Must start with 'L' and end with ';'
duke@435:      return (sig_length >= 2 &&
duke@435:              (signature->byte_at(0) == 'L') &&
duke@435:              (signature->byte_at(sig_length - 1) == ';'));
duke@435:   }
duke@435: 
duke@435:   // Parse field and extract array information. Works for T_ARRAY only.
duke@435:   static BasicType get_array_info(symbolOop signature, jint* dimension, symbolOop *object_key, TRAPS);
duke@435: };
stefank@2314: 
stefank@2314: #endif // SHARE_VM_RUNTIME_FIELDTYPE_HPP