src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.hpp

*** 1245,1254 ****
--- 1245,1261 ----
      assert(k != NULL, "Should always be set before being read");
      assert(k->is_value(), "Must be a value type");
      return k;
    }
  
+   Klass* get_value_field_klass_or_null(int idx) {
+     assert(has_value_fields(), "Sanity checking");
+     Klass* k = ((Klass**)adr_value_fields_klasses())[idx];
+     assert(k == NULL || k->is_value(), "Must be a value type");
+     return k;
+   }
+ 
    void set_value_field_klass(int idx, Klass* k) {
      assert(has_value_fields(), "Sanity checking");
      assert(k != NULL, "Should not be set to NULL");
      assert(((Klass**)adr_value_fields_klasses())[idx] == NULL, "Should not be set twice");
      ((Klass**)adr_value_fields_klasses())[idx] = k;