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package jdk.vm.ci.meta;

Represents a platform-specific low-level type for values.
/**
 * Represents a platform-specific low-level type for values.
 */
public interface PlatformKind {

    String name();

    public interface Key {

    }

    class EnumKey<E extends Enum<E>> implements Key {
        private final Enum<E> e;

        public EnumKey(Enum<E> e) {
            this.e = e;
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode() {
            return e.ordinal();
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
            if (obj == this) {
                return true;
            }
            if (obj instanceof EnumKey) {
                EnumKey<?> that = (EnumKey<?>) obj;
                return this.e == that.e;
            }
            return false;
        }
    }

    
Gets a value associated with this object that can be used as a stable key in a map. The Object.hashCode() implementation of the returned value should be stable between VM executions. /**
     * Gets a value associated with this object that can be used as a stable key in a map. The
     * {@link Object#hashCode()} implementation of the returned value should be stable between VM
     * executions.
     */
    Key getKey();

    
Get the size in bytes of this PlatformKind. /**
     * Get the size in bytes of this {@link PlatformKind}.
     */
    int getSizeInBytes();

    
Returns how many primitive values fit in this PlatformKind. For scalar types this is one, for SIMD types it may be higher. /**
     * Returns how many primitive values fit in this {@link PlatformKind}. For scalar types this is
     * one, for SIMD types it may be higher.
     */
    int getVectorLength();

    
Gets a single type char that identifies this type for use in debug output.
/**
     * Gets a single type char that identifies this type for use in debug output.
     */
    char getTypeChar();
}