jdk-24/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klassOop.hpp

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#ifndef SHARE_VM_OOPS_KLASSOOP_HPP
#define SHARE_VM_OOPS_KLASSOOP_HPP

#include "oops/oop.hpp"

// A klassOop is the C++ equivalent of a Java class.
// Part of a klassOopDesc is a Klass which handle the
// dispatching for the C++ method calls.

//  klassOop object layout:
//    [header     ]
//    [klass_field]
//    [KLASS      ]

class klassOopDesc : public oopDesc {
 public:
  // size operation
  static int header_size()                       { return sizeof(klassOopDesc)/HeapWordSize; }

  // support for code generation
  static int klass_part_offset_in_bytes()        { return sizeof(klassOopDesc); }

  // returns the Klass part containing dispatching behavior
  Klass* klass_part()                            { return (Klass*)((address)this + klass_part_offset_in_bytes()); }
};

#endif // SHARE_VM_OOPS_KLASSOOP_HPP