Frame

All Known Subinterfaces:

MaterializedFrame, VirtualFrame
```
public interface Frame
```
Represents a frame containing values of local variables of the guest language. Instances of this type must not be stored in a field or cast to Object.

Since:

0.8 or earlier

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`default void`	`clear(int slot)` Clears the given indexed slot in the frame.
`default void`	`clearObjectStatic(int slot)` Clears the object value at the given slot in the frame.
`default void`	`clearPrimitiveStatic(int slot)` Clears the primitive value at the given slot in the frame.
`default void`	`copy(int srcSlot, int destSlot)` Copies, including the type, from one slot to another.
`default void`	`copyObjectStatic(int srcSlot, int destSlot)` Copies an object value from one slot to another.
`default void`	`copyPrimitiveStatic(int srcSlot, int destSlot)` Copies a primitive value from one slot to another.
`Object[]`	`getArguments()` Retrieves the arguments object from this frame.
`default Object`	`getAuxiliarySlot(int slot)`
`default boolean`	`getBoolean(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type boolean.
`default boolean`	`getBooleanStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type boolean.
`default byte`	`getByte(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type byte.
`default byte`	`getByteStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type byte.
`default double`	`getDouble(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type double.
`default double`	`getDoubleStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type double.
`default float`	`getFloat(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type float.
`default float`	`getFloatStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type float.
`FrameDescriptor`	`getFrameDescriptor()`
`default int`	`getInt(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type int.
`default int`	`getIntStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type int.
`default long`	`getLong(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type long.
`default long`	`getLongStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type long.
`default Object`	`getObject(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of type `Object`.
`default Object`	`getObjectStatic(int slot)` Static read access to a local variable of type `Object`.
`default byte`	`getTag(int slot)` Determines the actual `FrameSlotKind` of the value in the slot, and returns it as `FrameSlotKind.tag`.
`default Object`	`getValue(int slot)` Read access to a local variable of any type.
`default boolean`	`isBoolean(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type boolean.
`default boolean`	`isByte(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type byte.
`default boolean`	`isDouble(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type double.
`default boolean`	`isFloat(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type float.
`default boolean`	`isInt(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type int.
`default boolean`	`isLong(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type long.
`default boolean`	`isObject(int slot)` Check whether the given indexed slot is of type object.
`default boolean`	`isStatic(int slot)` Checks whether the given indexed slot is static.
`MaterializedFrame`	`materialize()` Materializes this frame, which allows it to be stored in a field or cast to `Object`.
`default void`	`setAuxiliarySlot(int slot, Object value)` Sets the value of the given auxiliary slot.
`default void`	`setBoolean(int slot, boolean value)` Write access to a local variable of type boolean.
`default void`	`setBooleanStatic(int slot, boolean value)` Static write access to a local variable of type boolean.
`default void`	`setByte(int slot, byte value)` Write access to a local variable of type byte.
`default void`	`setByteStatic(int slot, byte value)` Static write access to a local variable of type byte.
`default void`	`setDouble(int slot, double value)` Write access to a local variable of type double.
`default void`	`setDoubleStatic(int slot, double value)` Static write access to a local variable of type double.
`default void`	`setFloat(int slot, float value)` Write access to a local variable of type float.
`default void`	`setFloatStatic(int slot, float value)` Static write access to a local variable of type float.
`default void`	`setInt(int slot, int value)` Write access to a local variable of type int.
`default void`	`setIntStatic(int slot, int value)` Static write access to a local variable of type int.
`default void`	`setLong(int slot, long value)` Write access to a local variable of type long.
`default void`	`setLongStatic(int slot, long value)` Static write access to a local variable of type long.
`default void`	`setObject(int slot, Object value)` Write access to a local variable of type `Object`.
`default void`	`setObjectStatic(int slot, Object value)` Static write access to a local variable of type `Object`.
`default void`	`swap(int first, int second)` Swaps, including the type, the contents of two slots.

- Method Detail
  - getFrameDescriptor
```
FrameDescriptor getFrameDescriptor()
```
    Returns:
    
    the object describing the layout of this frame
    
    Since:
    
    0.8 or earlier
  - getArguments
```
Object[] getArguments()
```
    Retrieves the arguments object from this frame. The runtime assumes that the arguments object is never null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arguments used when calling this method
    
    Since:
    
    0.8 or earlier
  - materialize
```
MaterializedFrame materialize()
```
    Materializes this frame, which allows it to be stored in a field or cast to Object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the new materialized frame
    
    Since:
    
    0.8 or earlier
  - getObject
```
default Object getObject(int slot)
                  throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type Object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type object
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setObject
```
default void setObject(int slot,
                       Object value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type Object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getByte
```
default byte getByte(int slot)
              throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setByte
```
default void setByte(int slot,
                     byte value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getBoolean
```
default boolean getBoolean(int slot)
                    throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type boolean
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setBoolean
```
default void setBoolean(int slot,
                        boolean value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getInt
```
default int getInt(int slot)
            throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type int
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setInt
```
default void setInt(int slot,
                    int value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getLong
```
default long getLong(int slot)
              throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type long.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type long
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setLong
```
default void setLong(int slot,
                     long value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type long.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getFloat
```
default float getFloat(int slot)
                throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type float.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type float
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setFloat
```
default void setFloat(int slot,
                      float value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type float.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getDouble
```
default double getDouble(int slot)
                  throws FrameSlotTypeException
```
    Read access to a local variable of type double.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Throws:
    
    FrameSlotTypeException - if the current value is not of type double
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setDouble
```
default void setDouble(int slot,
                       double value)
```
    Write access to a local variable of type double.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getValue
```
default Object getValue(int slot)
```
    Read access to a local variable of any type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable or defaultValue if unset
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - copy
```
default void copy(int srcSlot,
                  int destSlot)
```
    Copies, including the type, from one slot to another.
    
    Parameters:
    
    srcSlot - the slot of the source local variable
    
    destSlot - the slot of the target local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - swap
```
default void swap(int first,
                  int second)
```
    Swaps, including the type, the contents of two slots.
    
    Parameters:
    
    first - the slot of the first local variable
    
    second - the slot of the second local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getTag
```
default byte getTag(int slot)
```
    Determines the actual FrameSlotKind of the value in the slot, and returns it as FrameSlotKind.tag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the tag of the value in the slot
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isObject
```
default boolean isObject(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isByte
```
default boolean isByte(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isBoolean
```
default boolean isBoolean(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isInt
```
default boolean isInt(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type int.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isLong
```
default boolean isLong(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type long.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isFloat
```
default boolean isFloat(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type float.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isDouble
```
default boolean isDouble(int slot)
```
    Check whether the given indexed slot is of type double.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - isStatic
```
default boolean isStatic(int slot)
```
    Checks whether the given indexed slot is static.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - clear
```
default void clear(int slot)
```
    Clears the given indexed slot in the frame. Writing over a previously cleared slot is still allowed. Subsequent reads to this slot, unless re-written to, will fail with FrameSlotTypeException.
    This method is intended to be used for implementations of liveness analysis. As such, the compiler will find and report any inconsistency with respect to liveness analysis when using this method, such as clearing a slot in a branch, but not on another one, and their execution merge.
    Liveness analysis implementations are expected to clear unused slots on method entry
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getAuxiliarySlot
```
default Object getAuxiliarySlot(int slot)
```
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the auxiliary slot index to query
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the auxiliary slot - null if it was never set (not the frame descriptor's default value)
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - setAuxiliarySlot
```
default void setAuxiliarySlot(int slot,
                              Object value)
```
    Sets the value of the given auxiliary slot.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the auxiliary slot index
    
    value - the new value
    
    Since:
    
    22.0
  - getObjectStatic
```
default Object getObjectStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type Object. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot is of type Object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setObjectStatic
```
default void setObjectStatic(int slot,
                             Object value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type Object. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing an object value to this slot does not change the underlying primitive value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getByteStatic
```
default byte getByteStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type byte. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type byte.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setByteStatic
```
default void setByteStatic(int slot,
                           byte value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type byte. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getBooleanStatic
```
default boolean getBooleanStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type boolean. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type boolean. Reading a boolean value after writing a byte, int, or float value to this slot does not give any guarantees about the upper 56 respectively 32 bits of the underlying value and can lead to unexpected results and suboptimal performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setBooleanStatic
```
default void setBooleanStatic(int slot,
                              boolean value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type boolean. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getIntStatic
```
default int getIntStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type int. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type int. Reading an int value after writing a byte value to this slot does not give any guarantees about the upper 24 bits of the underlying value and can lead to unexpected results and suboptimal performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setIntStatic
```
default void setIntStatic(int slot,
                          int value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type int. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getLongStatic
```
default long getLongStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type long. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type long. Reading a long value after writing a byte, int, or float value to this slot does not give any guarantees about the upper 56 respectively 32 bits of the underlying value and can lead to unexpected results and suboptimal performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setLongStatic
```
default void setLongStatic(int slot,
                           long value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type long. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getFloatStatic
```
default float getFloatStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type float. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type float. Reading a float value after writing a byte value to this slot does not give any guarantees about the upper 24 bits of the underlying value and can lead to unexpected results and suboptimal performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setFloatStatic
```
default void setFloatStatic(int slot,
                            float value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type float. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - getDoubleStatic
```
default double getDoubleStatic(int slot)
```
    Static read access to a local variable of type double. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable in the given slot can be interpreted as type double. Reading a double value after writing a byte, int, or float value to this slot does not give any guarantees about the upper 56 respectively 32 bits of the underlying value and can lead to unexpected results and suboptimal performance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Returns:
    
    the current value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - setDoubleStatic
```
default void setDoubleStatic(int slot,
                             double value)
```
    Static write access to a local variable of type double. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not update the internal slot type, language implementations have to track this information. Writing a primitive value to this slot does not change the underlying object value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    value - the new value of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - copyPrimitiveStatic
```
default void copyPrimitiveStatic(int srcSlot,
                                 int destSlot)
```
    Copies a primitive value from one slot to another. Requires both slots to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable at the source slot is a primitive value. An existing object value at the destination slot is not overwritten.
    
    Parameters:
    
    srcSlot - the slot of the source local variable
    
    destSlot - the slot of the target local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - copyObjectStatic
```
default void copyObjectStatic(int srcSlot,
                              int destSlot)
```
    Copies an object value from one slot to another. Requires both slots to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable at the source slot is an Object. An existing primitive value at the destination slot is not overwritten.
    
    Parameters:
    
    srcSlot - the slot of the source local variable
    
    destSlot - the slot of the target local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - clearPrimitiveStatic
```
default void clearPrimitiveStatic(int slot)
```
    Clears the primitive value at the given slot in the frame. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Writing over a previously cleared slot is still allowed. Subsequent reads to the slot, unless re-written to, will not give any guarantees about the returned value. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable at the given slot is a primitive value. An existing object value at this slot is not cleared.
    This method is intended to be used for implementations of liveness analysis. As such, the compiler will find and report any inconsistency with respect to liveness analysis when using this method, such as clearing a slot in a branch, but not on another one, and their execution merge.
    Liveness analysis implementations are expected to clear unused slots on method entry.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2
  - clearObjectStatic
```
default void clearObjectStatic(int slot)
```
    Clears the object value at the given slot in the frame. Requires the given slot to use FrameSlotKind.Static. Writing over a previously cleared slot is still allowed. Subsequent reads to the slot, unless re-written to, will not give any guarantees about the returned value. Since this method does not perform any type checks, language implementations have to guarantee that the variable at the given slot is an Object. An existing primitive value at this slot is not cleared.
    This method is intended to be used for implementations of liveness analysis. As such, the compiler will find and report any inconsistency with respect to liveness analysis when using this method, such as clearing a slot in a branch, but not on another one, and their execution merge.
    Liveness analysis implementations are expected to clear unused slots on method entry.
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the slot of the local variable
    
    Since:
    
    22.2

Interface Frame

Method Summary

Method Detail

getFrameDescriptor

getArguments

materialize

getObject

setObject

getByte

setByte

getBoolean

setBoolean

getInt

setInt

getLong

setLong

getFloat

setFloat

getDouble

setDouble

getValue

copy

swap

getTag

isObject

isByte

isBoolean

isInt

isLong

isFloat

isDouble

isStatic

clear

getAuxiliarySlot

setAuxiliarySlot

getObjectStatic

setObjectStatic

getByteStatic

setByteStatic

getBooleanStatic

setBooleanStatic

getIntStatic

setIntStatic

getLongStatic

setLongStatic

getFloatStatic

setFloatStatic

getDoubleStatic

setDoubleStatic

copyPrimitiveStatic

copyObjectStatic

clearPrimitiveStatic

clearObjectStatic