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package sun.jvm.hotspot.runtime;

import java.util.*;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.*;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.cdbg.CDebugger;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.cdbg.ClosestSymbol;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.cdbg.LoadObject;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.types.*;
import sun.jvm.hotspot.HotSpotTypeDataBase;

Given a pointer to some memory return an appropriate wrapper. Various subclasses provide different mechanisms for identifying the appropriate wrapper.
/** Given a pointer to some memory return an appropriate wrapper. Various subclasses provide different mechanisms for identifying the appropriate wrapper. */
abstract public class InstanceConstructor<T> {
Instantiate the most-precisely typed wrapper object available for the type of the given Address. If no type in the mapping matched the type of the Address, throws a WrongTypeException. Returns null for a null address (similar behavior to VMObjectFactory).
/** Instantiate the most-precisely typed wrapper object available for the type of the given Address. If no type in the mapping matched the type of the Address, throws a WrongTypeException. Returns null for a null address (similar behavior to VMObjectFactory). */
abstract public T instantiateWrapperFor(Address addr) throws WrongTypeException; protected WrongTypeException newWrongTypeException(Address addr) { String message = "No suitable match for type of address " + addr; CDebugger cdbg = VM.getVM().getDebugger().getCDebugger(); if (cdbg != null) { // Most common case: V-table pointer is the first field Address vtblPtr = addr.getAddressAt(0); LoadObject lo = cdbg.loadObjectContainingPC(vtblPtr); if (lo != null) { ClosestSymbol symbol = lo.closestSymbolToPC(vtblPtr); if (symbol != null) { message += " (nearest symbol is " + symbol.getName() + ")"; } } } return new WrongTypeException(message); } }