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Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

Boxing, I2C, Identity, NarrowReference, UnBoxing

interface Converter

A Converter encapusates any (possibly none) code necessary to perform a cast operation.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Converter	Identity For identity conversion (no run-time code needed).
static Converter	WidenReference For widening conversion (no run-time code needed).

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	codegen(CLEmitter output) Emit code necessary to convert (cast) a source type to a target type.

Field Detail

Identity

static final Converter Identity

For identity conversion (no run-time code needed).

WidenReference

static final Converter WidenReference

For widening conversion (no run-time code needed).

Method Detail

codegen

void codegen(CLEmitter output)

Emit code necessary to convert (cast) a source type to a target type.

Parameters:

output - the code emitter (basically an abstraction for producing the .class file).