org.jikesrvm.objectmodel
Class IMT

java.lang.Object
  org.jikesrvm.objectmodel.IMT

All Implemented Interfaces:

RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

public final class IMT
extends Object
implements RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

This class represents an instance of an interface method table, at runtime it is an array with CodeArray elements.

data

private final ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray[] data

The backing data used during boot image writing.

IMT

private IMT()

Private constructor. Can not create instances.

getBacking

public ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray[] getBacking()

Description copied from interface: RuntimeTable

Only called at boot image write time. This returns the backing array to the boot image writer.

Specified by:

getBacking in interface RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

Returns:

backing array of elements

allocate

public static IMT allocate()

Creates an IMT.

Returns:

The created IMT instance.

get

public ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray get(int index)

Gets an entry in the IMT.

Specified by:

get in interface RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

Parameters:

index - The index of the entry to get

Returns:

The value of that entry

set

public void set(int index,
                ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray value)

Sets an entry in the IMT.

Specified by:

set in interface RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

Parameters:

index - The index of the entry to set

value - The value to set the entry to.

length

public int length()

Returns the length of the IMT

Specified by:

length in interface RuntimeTable<ArchitectureSpecific.CodeArray>

Returns:

length of table