--          This file is part of SmartEiffel The GNU Eiffel Compiler.
--       Copyright (C) 1994-2002 LORIA - INRIA - U.H.P. Nancy 1 - FRANCE
--          Dominique COLNET and Suzanne COLLIN - SmartEiffel@loria.fr
--                       http://SmartEiffel.loria.fr
-- SmartEiffel is  free  software;  you can  redistribute it and/or modify it
-- under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-- Software  Foundation;  either  version  2, or (at your option)  any  later
-- version. SmartEiffel is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but
-- WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-- or  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.   See the GNU General Public License
-- for  more  details.  You  should  have  received a copy of the GNU General
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-- write to the  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
-- Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
--
class TYPE_POINTER
   --
   -- Handling the "POINTER" type mark.
   --

inherit TYPE_BASIC_EIFFEL_EXPANDED

creation make

feature

   id: INTEGER is 8

   is_pointer: BOOLEAN is true

   is_integer,
   is_real,
   is_double,
   is_character,
   is_boolean: BOOLEAN is false
   
   pretty_print is
      do
         pretty_printer.put_string(written_mark)
      end

   smallest_ancestor(other: E_TYPE): E_TYPE is
      local
         rto: E_TYPE
      do
         rto := other.run_type
         if rto.is_pointer then
            Result := Current
         else
	    Result := smallest_ancestor_end_hook(rto)
         end
      end

   is_a(other: E_TYPE): BOOLEAN is
      do
         if other.is_pointer then
            Result := true
         else
	    Result := is_a_end_hook(other.run_type)
         end
         if not Result then
            error_handler.type_error(Current,other)
         end
      end

   c_sizeof: INTEGER is
      do
         Result := c_sizeof_pointer
      end

   to_runnable(rt: E_TYPE): like Current is
      do
         Result := Current
         load_run_class_once
      end

   written_mark, run_time_mark: STRING is
      do
         Result := as_pointer
      end

   c_type_for_argument_in(str: STRING) is
      do
         str.extend('T')
         str.extend('8')
      end

   jvm_descriptor_in(str: STRING) is
      do
         str.append(fz_21)
      end

   jvm_return_code is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_areturn
      end

   jvm_push_local(offset: INTEGER) is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_aload(offset)
      end

   jvm_push_default: INTEGER is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_aconst_null
         Result := 1
      end

   jvm_write_local_creation, jvm_write_local(offset: INTEGER) is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_astore(offset)
      end

   jvm_xnewarray is
      local
         idx: INTEGER
      do
         idx := constant_pool.idx_java_lang_object
         code_attribute.opcode_anewarray(idx)
      end

   jvm_xastore is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_aastore
      end

   jvm_xaload is
      do
         code_attribute.opcode_aaload
      end

   jvm_if_x_eq: INTEGER is
      do
         Result := code_attribute.opcode_if_acmpeq
      end

   jvm_if_x_ne: INTEGER is
      do
         Result := code_attribute.opcode_if_acmpne
      end

   jvm_to_reference is
      local
         rc: RUN_CLASS
         idx: INTEGER
         ca: like code_attribute
      do
         ca := code_attribute
         rc := type_pointer_ref.run_class
         rc.jvm_basic_new
         idx := rc.jvm_constant_pool_index
         ca.opcode_dup_x1
         ca.opcode_swap
         idx := constant_pool.idx_fieldref4(idx,as_item,fz_21)
         ca.opcode_putfield(idx,-2)
      end

   jvm_expanded_from_reference(other: E_TYPE): INTEGER is
      local
         rc: RUN_CLASS
         idx: INTEGER
         ca: like code_attribute
      do
         ca := code_attribute
         rc := type_pointer_ref.run_class
         rc.opcode_checkcast
         idx := rc.jvm_constant_pool_index
         idx := constant_pool.idx_fieldref4(idx,as_item,fz_21)
         ca.opcode_getfield(idx,0)
         Result := 1
      end

   jvm_convert_to(destination: E_TYPE): INTEGER is
      do
         if destination.is_reference then
            jvm_to_reference
         end
         Result := 1
      end

feature {NONE}

   make(sp: like start_position) is
      do
         !!base_class_name.make(as_pointer,sp)
      end

   type_pointer_ref: TYPE_CLASS is
      local
         pointer_ref: CLASS_NAME
      once
         !!pointer_ref.unknown_position(as_pointer_ref)
         !!Result.make(pointer_ref)
      end

   load_run_class_once is
      once
         if base_class /= Void then
	    if run_class = Void then
	       check false end
	    end
	 end
      end

end -- TYPE_POINTER