/*
 * CPEntry.java
 *
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 * 
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 * Version 1.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in
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 * Contributor(s): Thomas Ball
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 * Version: $Revision: 1.4 $
 */

package org.netbeans.modules.classfile;


/**
 * A class representing an entry in a ConstantPool.
 *
 * @author Thomas Ball
 */
public abstract class CPEntry {

    ConstantPool pool;
    Object value;

    CPEntry(ConstantPool pool) {
	this.pool = pool;
    }
    
    void resolve(CPEntry[] pool) {
        // already resolved by default
    }

    /* The VM doesn't allow the next constant pool slot to be used
     * for longs and doubles. 
     */
    boolean usesTwoSlots() {
	return false;
    }
    
    public Object getValue() {
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the constant type value, or tag, as defined by
     * table 4.3 of the Java Virtual Machine specification.
     */
    public abstract int getTag();
}