fr.umlv.corosol.component
Interface JHeapAllocator

All Superinterfaces:

JObject, JVMComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

JSimpleHeapAllocator

public interface JHeapAllocator
extends JVMComponent

A JHeapAllocator represents an allocator for the memory heap.

Author:

Christophe Deleray

Method Summary

JArray	allocateArray(JClass componentType, int length) Returns a new allocated array with the specified component type and length.
JArray	allocateArray(JClass componentType, int[] dimensions) Returns a new allocated array with the specified component type and dimensions.
JClassInstance	allocateClassInstance(JClass c) Returns a new allocated class instance of the specified type.
JavaStack	allocateJavaStack(int size) Returns a new allocated Java stack of the specified number of bytes.
void	moveAllocatables(JHeap src, JHeap dest)

Methods inherited from interface fr.umlv.corosol.component.JVMComponent

configure, getComponentClass, replace

Method Detail

allocateClassInstance

JClassInstance allocateClassInstance(JClass c)

Returns a new allocated class instance of the specified type.

Parameters:

c - the class to be instanciated

Returns:

a new instance of the specified class

allocateArray

JArray allocateArray(JClass componentType,
                     int length)

Returns a new allocated array with the specified component type and length.

Parameters:

componentType - the JClass object representing the component type of the new array

length - the length of the new array

Returns:

the new array

allocateArray

JArray allocateArray(JClass componentType,
                     int[] dimensions)

Returns a new allocated array with the specified component type and dimensions.

Parameters:

componentType - the JClass object representing the component type of the new array

dimensions - an array of int types representing the dimensions of the new array

Returns:

the new array

allocateJavaStack

JavaStack allocateJavaStack(int size)

Returns a new allocated Java stack of the specified number of bytes.

Parameters:

size - the size of the newly allocated Java stack in bytes

moveAllocatables

void moveAllocatables(JHeap src,
                      JHeap dest)