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i2b

Operation

Convert int to byte

Format

i2b

Forms

i2b = 145 (0x91)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack, truncated to a byte, then sign-extended to an int result. That result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2b instruction performs a narrowing primitive conversion (§2.6.3). It may lose information about the overall magnitude of value. The result may also not have the same sign as value.

i2c

Operation

Convert int to char

Format

i2c

Forms

i2c = 146 (0x92)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack, truncated to char, then zero-extended to an int result. That result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2c instruction performs a narrowing primitive conversion (§2.6.3). It may lose information about the overall magnitude of value. The result (which is always positive) may also not have the same sign as value.

i2d

Operation

Convert int to double

Format

i2d

Forms

i2d = 135 (0x87)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack and converted to a double result. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2d instruction performs a widening primitive conversion (§2.6.2). Because all values of type int are exactly representable by type double, the conversion is exact.

i2f

Operation

Convert int to float

Format

i2f

Forms

i2f = 134 (0x86)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack and converted to the float result using IEEE 754 round to nearest mode. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2f instruction performs a widening primitive conversion (§2.6.2), but may result in a loss of precision because values of type float have only 24 significand bits.

i2l

Operation

Convert int to long

Format

i2l

Forms

i2l = 133 (0x85)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack and sign-extended to a long result. That result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2l instruction performs a widening primitive conversion (§2.6.2). Because all values of type int are exactly representable by type long, the conversion is exact.

i2s

Operation

Convert int to short

Format

i2s

Forms

i2s = 147 (0x93)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack, truncated to a short, then sign-extended to an int result. That result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The i2s instruction performs a narrowing primitive conversion (§2.6.3). It may lose information about the overall magnitude of value. The result may also not have the same sign as value.

iadd

Operation

Add int

Format

iadd

Forms

iadd = 96 (0x60)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. The int result is value1 + value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

The result is the 32 low-order bits of the true mathematical result in a sufficiently wide two's-complement format, represented as a value of type int. If overflow occurs, then the sign of the result may not be the same as the sign of the mathematical sum of the two values.

Despite the fact that overflow may occur, execution of an iadd instruction never throws a runtime exception.

iaload

Operation

Load int from array

Format

iaload

Forms

iaload = 46 (0x2e)

Operand Stack

..., arrayref, index ..., value

Description

The arrayref must be of type reference and must refer to an array whose components are of type int. The index must be of type int. Both arrayref and index are popped from the operand stack. The int value in the component of the array at index is retrieved and pushed onto the operand stack.

Runtime Exceptions

If arrayref is null, iaload throws a NullPointerException.

Otherwise, if index is not within the bounds of the array referenced by arrayref, the iaload instruction throws an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

iand

Operation

Boolean AND int

Format

iand

Forms

iand = 126 (0x7e)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. They are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by taking the bitwise AND (conjunction) of value1 and value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

iastore

Operation

Store into int array

Format

iastore

Forms

iastore = 79 (0x4f)

Operand Stack

..., arrayref, index, value ...

Description

The arrayref must be of type reference and must refer to an array whose components are of type int. Both index and value must be of type int. The arrayref, index, and value are popped from the operand stack. The int value is stored as the component of the array indexed by index.

Runtime Exceptions

If arrayref is null, iastore throws a NullPointerException.

Otherwise, if index is not within the bounds of the array referenced by arrayref, the iastore instruction throws an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

iconst_<i>

Operation

Push int constant

Format

iconst_<i>

Forms

iconst_m1 = 2 (0x2) iconst_0 = 3 (0x3) iconst_1 = 4 (0x4) iconst_2 = 5 (0x5) iconst_3 = 6 (0x6) iconst_4 = 7 (0x7) iconst_5 = 8 (0x8)

Operand Stack

... ..., <i>

Description

Push the int constant <i> (-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) onto the operand stack.

Notes

Each of this family of instructions is equivalent to bipush <i> for the respective value of <i>, except that the operand <i> is implicit.

idiv

Operation

Divide int

Format

idiv

Forms

idiv = 108 (0x6c)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. The int result is the value of the Java programming language expression value1 / value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

An int division rounds towards 0; that is, the quotient produced for int values in n/d is an int value q whose magnitude is as large as possible while satisfying . Moreover, q is positive when and n and d have the same sign, but q is negative when and n and d have opposite signs.

There is one special case that does not satisfy this rule: if the dividend is the negative integer of largest possible magnitude for the int type, and the divisor is -1, then overflow occurs, and the result is equal to the dividend. Despite the overflow, no exception is thrown in this case.

Runtime Exception

If the value of the divisor in an int division is 0, idiv throws an ArithmeticException.

if_acmp<cond>

Operation

Branch if reference comparison succeeds

Format

if_acmp<cond>
branchbyte1
branchbyte2

Forms

if_acmpeq = 165 (0xa5) if_acmpne = 166 (0xa6)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ...

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type reference. They are both popped from the operand stack and compared. The results of the comparison are as follows:

If the comparison succeeds, the unsigned branchbyte1 and branchbyte2 are used to construct a signed 16-bit offset, where the offset is calculated to be (branchbyte1 << 8) | branchbyte2. Execution then proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this if_acmp<cond> instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this if_acmp<cond> instruction.

Otherwise, if the comparison fails, execution proceeds at the address of the instruction following this if_acmp<cond> instruction.

if_icmp<cond>

Operation

Branch if int comparison succeeds

Format

if_icmp<cond>
branchbyte1
branchbyte2

Forms

if_icmpeq = 159 (0x9f) if_icmpne = 160 (0xa0) if_icmplt = 161 (0xa1) if_icmpge = 162 (0xa2) if_icmpgt = 163 (0xa3) if_icmple = 164 (0xa4)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ...

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. They are both popped from the operand stack and compared. All comparisons are signed. The results of the comparison are as follows:

If the comparison succeeds, the unsigned branchbyte1 and branchbyte2 are used to construct a signed 16-bit offset, where the offset is calculated to be (branchbyte1 << 8) | branchbyte2. Execution then proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this if_icmp<cond> instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this if_icmp<cond> instruction.

Otherwise, execution proceeds at the address of the instruction following this if_icmp<cond> instruction.

if<cond>

Operation

Branch if int comparison with zero succeeds

Format

if<cond>
branchbyte1
branchbyte2

Forms

ifeq = 153 (0x99) ifne = 154 (0x9a) iflt = 155 (0x9b) ifge = 156 (0x9c) ifgt = 157 (0x9d) ifle = 158 (0x9e)

Operand Stack

..., value ...

Description

The value must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack and compared against zero. All comparisons are signed. The results of the comparisons are as follows:

If the comparison succeeds, the unsigned branchbyte1 and branchbyte2 are used to construct a signed 16-bit offset, where the offset is calculated to be (branchbyte1 << 8) | branchbyte2. Execution then proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this if<cond> instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this if<cond> instruction.

Otherwise, execution proceeds at the address of the instruction following this if<cond> instruction.

ifnonnull

Operation

Branch if reference not null

Format

ifnonnull
branchbyte1
branchbyte2

Forms

ifnonnull = 199 (0xc7)

Operand Stack

..., value ...

Description

The value must be of type reference. It is popped from the operand stack. If value is not null, the unsigned branchbyte1 and branchbyte2 are used to construct a signed 16-bit offset, where the offset is calculated to be (branchbyte1 << 8) | branchbyte2. Execution then proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this ifnonnull instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this ifnonnull instruction.

Otherwise, execution proceeds at the address of the instruction following this ifnonnull instruction.

ifnull

Operation

Branch if reference is null

Format

ifnull
branchbyte1
branchbyte2

Forms

ifnull = 198 (0xc6)

Operand Stack

..., value ...

Description

The value must of type reference. It is popped from the operand stack. If value is null, the unsigned branchbyte1 and branchbyte2 are used to construct a signed 16-bit offset, where the offset is calculated to be (branchbyte1 << 8) | branchbyte2. Execution then proceeds at that offset from the address of the opcode of this ifnull instruction. The target address must be that of an opcode of an instruction within the method that contains this ifnull instruction.

Otherwise, execution proceeds at the address of the instruction following this ifnull instruction.

iinc

Operation

Increment local variable by constant

Format

iinc
index
const

Forms

iinc = 132 (0x84)

Operand Stack

No change

Description

The index is an unsigned byte that must be an index into the local variable array of the current frame (§3.6). The const is an immediate signed byte. The local variable at index must contain an int. The value const is first sign-extended to an int, and then the local variable at index is incremented by that amount.

Notes

The iinc opcode can be used in conjunction with the wide instruction to access a local variable using a two-byte unsigned index and to increment it by a two-byte immediate value.

iload

Operation

Load int from local variable

Format

iload
index

Forms

iload = 21 (0x15)

Operand Stack

... ..., value

Description

The index is an unsigned byte that must be an index into the local variable array of the current frame (§3.6). The local variable at index must contain an int. The value of the local variable at index is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The iload opcode can be used in conjunction with the wide instruction to access a local variable using a two-byte unsigned index.

iload_<n>

Operation

Load int from local variable

Format

iload_<n>

Forms

iload_0 = 26 (0x1a) iload_1 = 27 (0x1b) iload_2 = 28 (0x1c) iload_3 = 29 (0x1d)

Operand Stack

... ..., value

Description

The <n> must be an index into the local variable array of the current frame (§3.6). The local variable at <n> must contain an int. The value of the local variable at <n> is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

Each of the iload_<n> instructions is the same as iload with an index of <n>, except that the operand <n> is implicit.

imul

Operation

Multiply int

Format

imul

Forms

imul = 104 (0x68)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. The int result is value1 * value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

The result is the 32 low-order bits of the true mathematical result in a sufficiently wide two's-complement format, represented as a value of type int. If overflow occurs, then the sign of the result may not be the same as the sign of the mathematical sum of the two values.

Despite the fact that overflow may occur, execution of an imul instruction never throws a runtime exception.

ineg

Operation

Negate int

Format

ineg

Forms

ineg = 116 (0x74)

Operand Stack

..., value ..., result

Description

The value must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack. The int result is the arithmetic negation of value, -value. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

For int values, negation is the same as subtraction from zero. Because the Java virtual machine uses two's-complement representation for integers and the range of two's-complement values is not symmetric, the negation of the maximum negative int results in that same maximum negative number. Despite the fact that overflow has occurred, no exception is thrown.

For all int values x, -x equals (~x) + 1.

instanceof

Operation

Determine if object is of given type

Format

instanceof
indexbyte1
indexbyte2

Forms

instanceof = 193 (0xc1)

Operand Stack

..., objectref ..., result

Description

The objectref, which must be of type reference, is popped from the operand stack. The unsigned indexbyte1 and indexbyte2 are used to construct an index into the runtime constant pool of the current class (§3.6), where the value of the index is (indexbyte1 << 8) | indexbyte2. The runtime constant pool item at the index must be a symbolic reference to a class, array, or interface type. The named class, array, or interface type is resolved (§5.4.3.1).

If objectref is not null and is an instance of the resolved class or array or implements the resolved interface, the instanceof instruction pushes an int result of 1 as an int on the operand stack. Otherwise, it pushes an int result of 0.

The following rules are used to determine whether an objectref that is not null is an instance of the resolved type: If S is the class of the object referred to by objectref and T is the resolved class, array, or interface type, instanceof determines whether objectref is an instance of T as follows:

Linking Exceptions

During resolution of symbolic reference to the class, array, or interface type, any of the exceptions documented in Section 5.4.3.1 can be thrown.

Notes

The instanceof instruction is very similar to the checkcast instruction. It differs in its treatment of null, its behavior when its test fails (checkcast throws an exception, instanceof pushes a result code), and its effect on the operand stack.

invokeinterface

Operation

Invoke interface method

Format

invokeinterface
indexbyte1
indexbyte2
count
0

Forms

invokeinterface = 185 (0xb9)

Operand Stack

..., objectref, [arg1, [arg2 ...]] ...

Description

The unsigned indexbyte1 and indexbyte2 are used to construct an index into the runtime constant pool of the current class (§3.6), where the value of the index is (indexbyte1 << 8) | indexbyte2. The runtime constant pool item at that index must be a symbolic reference to an interface method (§5.1), which gives the name and descriptor (§4.3.3) of the interface method as well as a symbolic reference to the interface in which the interface method is to be found. The named interface method is resolved (§5.4.3.4). The interface method must not be an instance initialization method (§3.9) or the class or interface initialization method (§3.9).

The count operand is an unsigned byte that must not be zero. The objectref must be of type reference and must be followed on the operand stack by nargs argument values, where the number, type, and order of the values must be consistent with the descriptor of the resolved interface method. The value of the fourth operand byte must always be zero.

Let C be the class of objectref. The actual method to be invoked is selected by the following lookup procedure:

If the method is synchronized, the monitor associated with objectref is acquired or reentered.

If the method is not native, the nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack. A new frame is created on the Java virtual machine stack for the method being invoked. The objectref and the argument values are consecutively made the values of local variables of the new frame, with objectref in local variable 0, arg1 in local variable 1 (or, if arg1 is of type long or double, in local variables 1 and 2), and so on. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being stored in a local variable. The new frame is then made current, and the Java virtual machine pc is set to the opcode of the first instruction of the method to be invoked. Execution continues with the first instruction of the method.

If the method is native and the platform-dependent code that implements it has not yet been bound (§5.6) into the Java virtual machine, that is done. The nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack and are passed as parameters to the code that implements the method. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being passed as a parameter. The parameters are passed and the code is invoked in an implementation-dependent manner. When the platform-dependent code returns:

Linking Exceptions

During resolution of the symbolic reference to the interface method, any of the exceptions documented in §5.4.3.4 can be thrown.

Runtime Exceptions

Otherwise, if objectref is null, the invokeinterface instruction throws a NullPointerException.

Otherwise, if the class of objectref does not implement the resolved interface, invokeinterface throws an IncompatibleClassChangeError.

Otherwise, if no method matching the resolved name and descriptor is selected, invokeinterface throws an AbstractMethodError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is not public, invokeinterface throws an IllegalAccessError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is abstract, invokeinterface throws an AbstractMethodError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is native and the code that implements the method cannot be bound, invokeinterface throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError.

Notes

The count operand of the invokeinterface instruction records a measure of the number of argument values, where an argument value of type long or type double contributes two units to the count value and an argument of any other type contributes one unit. This information can also be derived from the descriptor of the selected method. The redundancy is historical.

The fourth operand byte exists to reserve space for an additional operand used in certain of Sun's implementations, which replace the invokeinterface instruction by a specialized pseudo-instruction at run time. It must be retained for backwards compatibility.

The nargs argument values and objectref are not one-to-one with the first nargs + 1 local variables. Argument values of types long and double must be stored in two consecutive local variables, thus more than nargs local variables may be required to pass nargs argument values to the invoked method.

invokespecial

Operation

Invoke instance method; special handling for superclass, private, and instance initialization method invocations

Format

invokespecial
indexbyte1
indexbyte2

Forms

invokespecial = 183 (0xb7)

Operand Stack

..., objectref, [arg1, [arg2 ...]] ...

Description

The unsigned indexbyte1 and indexbyte2 are used to construct an index into the runtime constant pool of the current class (§3.6), where the value of the index is (indexbyte1 << 8) | indexbyte2. The runtime constant pool item at that index must be a symbolic reference to a method (§5.1), which gives the name and descriptor (§4.3.3) of the method as well as a symbolic reference to the class in which the method is to be found. The named method is resolved (§5.4.3.3). Finally, if the resolved method is protected (§4.6), and it is either a member of the current class or a member of a superclass of the current class, then the class of objectref must be either the current class or a subclass of the current class.

Next, the resolved method is selected for invocation unless all of the following conditions are true:

If the above conditions are true, the actual method to be invoked is selected by the following lookup procedure. Let C be the direct superclass of the current class:

The objectref must be of type reference and must be followed on the operand stack by nargs argument values, where the number, type, and order of the values must be consistent with the descriptor of the selected instance method.

If the method is synchronized, the monitor associated with objectref is acquired or reentered.

If the method is not native, the nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack. A new frame is created on the Java virtual machine stack for the method being invoked. The objectref and the argument values are consecutively made the values of local variables of the new frame, with objectref in local variable 0, arg1 in local variable 1 (or, if arg1 is of type long or double, in local variables 1 and 2), and so on. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being stored in a local variable. The new frame is then made current, and the Java virtual machine pc is set to the opcode of the first instruction of the method to be invoked. Execution continues with the first instruction of the method.

If the method is native and the platform-dependent code that implements it has not yet been bound (§5.6) into the Java virtual machine, that is done. The nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack and are passed as parameters to the code that implements the method. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being passed as a parameter. The parameters are passed and the code is invoked in an implementation-dependent manner. When the platform-dependent code returns, the following take place:

Linking Exceptions

During resolution of the symbolic reference to the method, any of the exceptions pertaining to method resolution documented in Section 5.4.3.3 can be thrown.

Otherwise, if the resolved method is an instance initialization method, and the class in which it is declared is not the class symbolically referenced by the instruction, a NoSuchMethodError is thrown.

Otherwise, if the resolved method is a class (static) method, the invokespecial instruction throws an IncompatibleClassChangeError.

Otherwise, if no method matching the resolved name and descriptor is selected, invokespecial throws an AbstractMethodError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is abstract, invokespecial throws an AbstractMethodError.

Runtime Exceptions

Otherwise, if objectref is null, the invokespecial instruction throws a NullPointerException.

Otherwise, if the selected method is native and the code that implements the method cannot be bound, invokespecial throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError.

Notes

The difference between the invokespecial and the invokevirtual instructions is that invokevirtual invokes a method based on the class of the object. The invokespecial instruction is used to invoke instance initialization methods (§3.9) as well as private methods and methods of a superclass of the current class.

The invokespecial instruction was named invokenonvirtual prior to Sun's JDK release 1.0.2.

The nargs argument values and objectref are not one-to-one with the first nargs + 1 local variables. Argument values of types long and double must be stored in two consecutive local variables, thus more than nargs local variables may be required to pass nargs argument values to the invoked method.

invokestatic

Operation

Invoke a class (static) method

Format

invokestatic
indexbyte1
indexbyte2

Forms

invokestatic = 184 (0xb8)

Operand Stack

..., [arg1, [arg2 ...]] ...

Description

The unsigned indexbyte1 and indexbyte2 are used to construct an index into the runtime constant pool of the current class (§3.6), where the value of the index is (indexbyte1 << 8) | indexbyte2. The runtime constant pool item at that index must be a symbolic reference to a method (§5.1), which gives the name and descriptor (§4.3.3) of the method as well as a symbolic reference to the class in which the method is to be found. The named method is resolved (§5.4.3.3). The method must not be the class or interface initialization method (§3.9). It must be static, and therefore cannot be abstract.

On successful resolution of the method, the class that declared the resolved field is initialized (§5.5) if that class has not already been initialized.

The operand stack must contain nargs argument values, where the number, type, and order of the values must be consistent with the descriptor of the resolved method.

If the method is synchronized, the monitor associated with the resolved class is acquired or reentered.

If the method is not native, the nargs argument values are popped from the operand stack. A new frame is created on the Java virtual machine stack for the method being invoked. The nargs argument values are consecutively made the values of local variables of the new frame, with arg1 in local variable 0 (or, if arg1 is of type long or double, in local variables 0 and 1) and so on. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being stored in a local variable. The new frame is then made current, and the Java virtual machine pc is set to the opcode of the first instruction of the method to be invoked. Execution continues with the first instruction of the method.

If the method is native and the platform-dependent code that implements it has not yet been bound (§5.6) into the Java virtual machine, that is done. The nargs argument values are popped from the operand stack and are passed as parameters to the code that implements the method. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being passed as a parameter. The parameters are passed and the code is invoked in an implementation-dependent manner. When the platform-dependent code returns, the following take place:

Linking Exceptions

During resolution of the symbolic reference to the method, any of the exceptions pertaining to method resolution documented in Section 5.4.3.3 can be thrown.

Otherwise, if the resolved method is an instance method, the invokestatic instruction throws an IncompatibleClassChangeError.

Runtime Exceptions

Otherwise, if execution of this invokestatic instruction causes initialization of the referenced class, invokestatic may throw an Error as detailed in Section 2.17.5.

Otherwise, if the resolved method is native and the code that implements the method cannot be bound, invokestatic throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError.

Notes

The nargs argument values are not one-to-one with the first nargs local variables. Argument values of types long and double must be stored in two consecutive local variables, thus more than nargs local variables may be required to pass nargs argument values to the invoked method.

invokevirtual

Operation

Invoke instance method; dispatch based on class

Format

invokevirtual
indexbyte1
indexbyte2

Forms

invokevirtual = 182 (0xb6)

Operand Stack

..., objectref, [arg1, [arg2 ...]] ...

Description

The unsigned indexbyte1 and indexbyte2 are used to construct an index into the runtime constant pool of the current class (§3.6), where the value of the index is (indexbyte1 << 8) | indexbyte2. The runtime constant pool item at that index must be a symbolic reference to a method (§5.1), which gives the name and descriptor (§4.3.3) of the method as well as a symbolic reference to the class in which the method is to be found. The named method is resolved (§5.4.3.3). The method must not be an instance initialization method (§3.9) or the class or interface initialization method (§3.9). Finally, if the resolved method is protected (§4.6), and it is either a member of the current class or a member of a superclass of the current class, then the class of objectref must be either the current class or a subclass of the current class.

Let C be the class of objectref. The actual method to be invoked is selected by the following lookup procedure:

The objectref must be followed on the operand stack by nargs argument values, where the number, type, and order of the values must be consistent with the descriptor of the selected instance method.

If the method is synchronized, the monitor associated with objectref is acquired or reentered.

If the method is not native, the nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack. A new frame is created on the Java virtual machine stack for the method being invoked. The objectref and the argument values are consecutively made the values of local variables of the new frame, with objectref in local variable 0, arg1 in local variable 1 (or, if arg1 is of type long or double, in local variables 1 and 2), and so on. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being stored in a local variable. The new frame is then made current, and the Java virtual machine pc is set to the opcode of the first instruction of the method to be invoked. Execution continues with the first instruction of the method.

If the method is native and the platform-dependent code that implements it has not yet been bound (§5.6) into the Java virtual machine, that is done. The nargs argument values and objectref are popped from the operand stack and are passed as parameters to the code that implements the method. Any argument value that is of a floating-point type undergoes value set conversion (§3.8.3) prior to being passed as a parameter. The parameters are passed and the code is invoked in an implementation-dependent manner. When the platform-dependent code returns, the following take place:

Linking Exceptions

During resolution of the symbolic reference to the method, any of the exceptions pertaining to method resolution documented in Section 5.4.3.3 can be thrown.

Otherwise, if the resolved method is a class (static) method, the invokevirtual instruction throws an IncompatibleClassChangeError.

Runtime Exceptions

Otherwise, if objectref is null, the invokevirtual instruction throws a NullPointerException.

Otherwise, if no method matching the resolved name and descriptor is selected, invokevirtual throws an AbstractMethodError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is abstract, invokevirtual throws an AbstractMethodError.

Otherwise, if the selected method is native and the code that implements the method cannot be bound, invokevirtual throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError.

Notes

The nargs argument values and objectref are not one-to-one with the first nargs + 1 local variables. Argument values of types long and double must be stored in two consecutive local variables, thus more than nargs local variables may be required to pass nargs argument values to the invoked method.

ior

Operation

Boolean OR int

Format

ior

Forms

ior = 128 (0x80)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. They are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by taking the bitwise inclusive OR of value1 and value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

irem

Operation

Remainder int

Format

irem

Forms

irem = 112 (0x70)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. The int result is value1 - (value1 / value2) * value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

The result of the irem instruction is such that (a/b)*b + (a%b) is equal to a. This identity holds even in the special case in which the dividend is the negative int of largest possible magnitude for its type and the divisor is -1 (the remainder is 0). It follows from this rule that the result of the remainder operation can be negative only if the dividend is negative and can be positive only if the dividend is positive. Moreover, the magnitude of the result is always less than the magnitude of the divisor.

Runtime Exception

If the value of the divisor for an int remainder operator is 0, irem throws an ArithmeticException.

ireturn

Operation

Return int from method

Format

ireturn

Forms

ireturn = 172 (0xac)

Operand Stack

..., value [empty]

Description

The current method must have return type boolean, byte, short, char, or int. The value must be of type int. If the current method is a synchronized method, the monitor acquired or reentered on invocation of the method is released or exited (respectively) as if by execution of a monitorexit instruction. If no exception is thrown, value is popped from the operand stack of the current frame (§3.6) and pushed onto the operand stack of the frame of the invoker. Any other values on the operand stack of the current method are discarded.

The interpreter then returns control to the invoker of the method, reinstating the frame of the invoker.

Runtime Exceptions

If the current method is a synchronized method and the current thread is not the owner of the monitor acquired or reentered on invocation of the method, ireturn throws an IllegalMonitorStateException. This can happen, for example, if a synchronized method contains a monitorexit instruction, but no monitorenter instruction, on the object on which the method is synchronized.

Otherwise, if the virtual machine implementation enforces the rules on structured use of locks described in Section 8.13 and if the first of those rules is violated during invocation of the current method, then ireturn throws an IllegalMonitorStateException.

ishl

Operation

Shift left int

Format

ishl

Forms

ishl = 120 (0x78)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by shifting value1 left by s bit positions, where s is the value of the low 5 bits of value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

This is equivalent (even if overflow occurs) to multiplication by 2 to the power s. The shift distance actually used is always in the range 0 to 31, inclusive, as if value2 were subjected to a bitwise logical AND with the mask value 0x1f.

ishr

Operation

Arithmetic shift right int

Format

ishr

Forms

ishr = 122 (0x7a)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by shifting value1 right by s bit positions, with sign extension, where s is the value of the low 5 bits of value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

The resulting value is , where s is value2 & 0x1f. For nonnegative value1, this is equivalent to truncating int division by 2 to the power s. The shift distance actually used is always in the range 0 to 31, inclusive, as if value2 were subjected to a bitwise logical AND with the mask value 0x1f.

istore

Operation

Store int into local variable

Format

istore
index

Forms

istore = 54 (0x36)

Operand Stack

..., value ...

Description

The index is an unsigned byte that must be an index into the local variable array of the current frame (§3.6). The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack, and the value of the local variable at index is set to value.

Notes

The istore opcode can be used in conjunction with the wide instruction to access a local variable using a two-byte unsigned index.

istore_<n>

Operation

Store int into local variable

Format

istore_<n>

Forms

istore_0 = 59 (0x3b) istore_1 = 60 (0x3c) istore_2 = 61 (0x3d) istore_3 = 62 (0x3e)

Operand Stack

..., value ...

Description

The <n> must be an index into the local variable array of the current frame (§3.6). The value on the top of the operand stack must be of type int. It is popped from the operand stack, and the value of the local variable at <n> is set to value.

Notes

Each of the istore_<n> instructions is the same as istore with an index of <n>, except that the operand <n> is implicit.

isub

Operation

Subtract int

Format

isub

Forms

isub = 100 (0x64)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. The int result is value1 - value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

For int subtraction, a - b produces the same result as a + (-b). For int values, subtraction from zero is the same as negation.

The result is the 32 low-order bits of the true mathematical result in a sufficiently wide two's-complement format, represented as a value of type int. If overflow occurs, then the sign of the result may not be the same as the sign of the mathematical sum of the two values.

Despite the fact that overflow may occur, execution of an isub instruction never throws a runtime exception.

iushr

Operation

Logical shift right int

Format

iushr

Forms

iushr = 124 (0x7c)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. The values are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by shifting value1 right by s bit positions, with zero extension, where s is the value of the low 5 bits of value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

Notes

If value1 is positive and s is value2 & 0x1f, the result is the same as that of value1 >> s; if value1 is negative, the result is equal to the value of the expression (value1 >> s) + (2 << ~s). The addition of the (2 << ~s) term cancels out the propagated sign bit. The shift distance actually used is always in the range 0 to 31, inclusive.

ixor

Operation

Boolean XOR int

Format

ixor

Forms

ixor = 130 (0x82)

Operand Stack

..., value1, value2 ..., result

Description

Both value1 and value2 must be of type int. They are popped from the operand stack. An int result is calculated by taking the bitwise exclusive OR of value1 and value2. The result is pushed onto the operand stack.

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