jminusminus

Class NarrowReference

java.lang.Object

jminusminus.NarrowReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

 class NarrowReference
extends Object
implements Converter

A narrowing conversion on a reference type requires a run-time check on the type.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jminusminus.Converter

Identity, WidenReference

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NarrowReference(Type target) Construct a narrowing converter.

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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NarrowReference

public NarrowReference(Type target)

Construct a narrowing converter.

Parameters:

target - the target type.

Method Detail

codegen

public void codegen(CLEmitter output)

Description copied from interface: Converter

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

Specified by:

codegen in interface Converter

Parameters:

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