/**
* Gets the type of a local variable that is used to store a value of a given class. This method
* partitions all classes into one of the following categories:
*
* <p>
*
* <blockquote>
*
* <pre>
*
* Local Variable Type | Types
* ---------------------+-------
* INT | boolean, byte, short, int
* FLOAT | float
* LONG | long
* DOUBLE | double
* ADDRESS | Address
* UWORD | UWord
* OFFSET | Offset
* REFERENCE | types in java.lang.Object hierarchy
*
* </pre>
*
* </blockquote>
*
* <p>
*
* @param type the type of a value that will be stored in a local variable
* @return the local variable type for storing values of type <code>type</code>
*/
public static Klass getLocalTypeFor(Klass type) {
switch (type.getSystemID()) {
case CID.BOOLEAN:
case CID.BYTE:
case CID.SHORT:
case CID.CHAR:
case CID.INT:
{
return Klass.INT;
}
case CID.FLOAT:
case CID.LONG:
case CID.DOUBLE:
{
return type;
}
case CID.UWORD:
case CID.OFFSET:
case CID.ADDRESS:
{
return type;
}
default:
{
Assert.that(Klass.REFERENCE.isAssignableFrom(type));
return Klass.REFERENCE;
}
}
}
