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<h1>instance-of</h1>
<h2>Purpose</h2>
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Store in the given destination register 1 if the indicated reference is an
instance of the given type, or 0 if not. The type must be a reference type (not
a primitive type).
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<h2>Details</h2>
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<th>Op & Format</th>
<th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
<th>Arguments</th>
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<td>20 22c</td>
<td>instance-of vA, vB, type@CCCC</td>
<td><code>A:</code> destination register (4 bits)<br/>
<code>B:</code> reference-bearing register (4 bits)<br/>
<code>C:</code> type index (16 bits)</td>
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<h2>Constraints</h2>
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Both A and B must be a valid register indices for the current stack frame.
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Register vB must contain a reference value.
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C must be a valid index into the type constant pool.
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Type constant pool entry C must contain a valid type descriptor for a
reference type.
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<h2>Behavior</h2>
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An attempt is made to get a reference to the class K the name of which is
contained in type pool entry C.
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If K has not been loaded and resolved before, it is being loaded and
resolved. All exceptions that are possible during class loading can occur at
this point.
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The run-time type of the object reference vB is compared against K. The
register vA reflects the result:
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vA' = 1 if (and only if) vB is not null and vB is assignment compatible
with K according to the usual rules of the Java programming language.
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vA' = 0 otherwise
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If v(A-1) is the lower half of a register pair, v(A-1)' becomes undefined.
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If v(A+1) is the upper half of a register pair, v(A+1)' becomes undefined.
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<h2>Exceptions</h2>
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None.
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