All Superinterfaces:: ClassFileElement, CodeElement, Instruction

public sealed interface BranchInstruction extends Instruction

Models a branching instruction (conditional or unconditional) in the


 code

array of a Code attribute. Corresponding opcodes will have a kind of Opcode.Kind.BRANCH. Delivered as a CodeElement when traversing the elements of a CodeModel.

Since:: 24

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static BranchInstruction

of(Opcode op, Label target)

Returns a branch instruction.

Label

target()

Returns the target of the branch.

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.Instruction
opcode, sizeInBytes

Method Details
- target
  
  Label target()
  
  Returns the target of the branch.
  
  Returns:
  
  the target of the branch
- of
  
  static BranchInstruction of(Opcode op, Label target)
  
  Returns a branch instruction.
  
  Parameters:
  
  op - the opcode for the specific type of branch instruction, which must be of kind Opcode.Kind.BRANCH
  
  target - the target of the branch
  
  Returns:
  
  a branch instruction
  
  Throws:
  
  IllegalArgumentException - if the opcode kind is not Opcode.Kind.BRANCH.

Interface BranchInstruction

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface java.lang.classfile.Instruction

Method Details

target

of