/** Code generation for a binary operation */
  public void generateCode(BlockScope currentScope, CodeStream codeStream, boolean valueRequired) {
    int pc = codeStream.position;
    if (this.constant != Constant.NotAConstant) {
      // inlined value
      if (valueRequired) codeStream.generateConstant(this.constant, this.implicitConversion);
      codeStream.recordPositionsFrom(pc, this.sourceStart);
      return;
    }
    Constant cst = this.right.constant;
    if (cst != Constant.NotAConstant) {
      // <expr> || true --> true
      if (cst.booleanValue() == true) {
        this.left.generateCode(currentScope, codeStream, false);
        if (valueRequired) codeStream.iconst_1();
      } else {
        // <expr>|| false --> <expr>
        this.left.generateCode(currentScope, codeStream, valueRequired);
      }
      if (this.mergedInitStateIndex != -1) {
        codeStream.removeNotDefinitelyAssignedVariables(currentScope, this.mergedInitStateIndex);
      }
      codeStream.generateImplicitConversion(this.implicitConversion);
      codeStream.recordPositionsFrom(pc, this.sourceStart);
      return;
    }

    BranchLabel trueLabel = new BranchLabel(codeStream), endLabel;
    cst = this.left.optimizedBooleanConstant();
    boolean leftIsConst = cst != Constant.NotAConstant;
    boolean leftIsTrue = leftIsConst && cst.booleanValue() == true;

    cst = this.right.optimizedBooleanConstant();
    boolean rightIsConst = cst != Constant.NotAConstant;
    boolean rightIsTrue = rightIsConst && cst.booleanValue() == true;

    generateOperands:
    {
      if (leftIsConst) {
        this.left.generateCode(currentScope, codeStream, false);
        if (leftIsTrue) {
          break generateOperands; // no need to generate right operand
        }
      } else {
        this.left.generateOptimizedBoolean(currentScope, codeStream, trueLabel, null, true);
        // need value, e.g. if (a == 1 || ((b = 2) > 0)) {} -> shouldn't initialize 'b' if a==1
      }
      if (this.rightInitStateIndex != -1) {
        codeStream.addDefinitelyAssignedVariables(currentScope, this.rightInitStateIndex);
      }
      if (rightIsConst) {
        this.right.generateCode(currentScope, codeStream, false);
      } else {
        this.right.generateOptimizedBoolean(
            currentScope, codeStream, trueLabel, null, valueRequired);
      }
    }
    if (this.mergedInitStateIndex != -1) {
      codeStream.removeNotDefinitelyAssignedVariables(currentScope, this.mergedInitStateIndex);
    }
    /*
     * improving code gen for such a case: boolean b = i < 0 || true since
     * the label has never been used, we have the inlined value on the
     * stack.
     */
    if (valueRequired) {
      if (leftIsConst && leftIsTrue) {
        codeStream.iconst_1();
        codeStream.recordPositionsFrom(codeStream.position, this.left.sourceEnd);
      } else {
        if (rightIsConst && rightIsTrue) {
          codeStream.iconst_1();
          codeStream.recordPositionsFrom(codeStream.position, this.left.sourceEnd);
        } else {
          codeStream.iconst_0();
        }
        if (trueLabel.forwardReferenceCount() > 0) {
          if ((this.bits & IsReturnedValue) != 0) {
            codeStream.generateImplicitConversion(this.implicitConversion);
            codeStream.generateReturnBytecode(this);
            trueLabel.place();
            codeStream.iconst_1();
          } else {
            codeStream.goto_(endLabel = new BranchLabel(codeStream));
            codeStream.decrStackSize(1);
            trueLabel.place();
            codeStream.iconst_1();
            endLabel.place();
          }
        } else {
          trueLabel.place();
        }
      }
      codeStream.generateImplicitConversion(this.implicitConversion);
      codeStream.recordPositionsFrom(codeStream.position, this.sourceEnd);
    } else {
      trueLabel.place();
    }
  }