src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.api.replacements/src/org/graalvm/compiler/api/replacements/SnippetReflectionProvider.java

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       *         {@link Class#isInstance(Object) instance of} {@code type} otherwise {@code null}
       */
      <T> T asObject(Class<T> type, JavaConstant constant);
  
      /**
-      * Gets the object reference a given constant represents if it is of a given type. The constant
-      * must have kind {@link JavaKind#Object}.
-      *
-      * @param type the expected type of the object represented by {@code constant}. If the object is
-      *            required to be of this type, then wrap the call to this method in
-      *            {@link Objects#requireNonNull(Object)}.
-      * @param constant an object constant
-      * @return the object value represented by {@code constant} if it is an
-      *         {@link ResolvedJavaType#isInstance(JavaConstant) instance of} {@code type} otherwise
-      *         {@code null}
-      */
-     Object asObject(ResolvedJavaType type, JavaConstant constant);
- 
-     /**
       * Creates a boxed constant for the given kind from an Object. The object needs to be of the
       * Java boxed type corresponding to the kind.
       *
       * @param kind the kind of the constant to create
       * @param value the Java boxed value: a {@link Byte} instance for {@link JavaKind#Byte}, etc.
       * @return the boxed copy of {@code value}
       */
!     JavaConstant forBoxed(JavaKind kind, Object value);
  
      /**
       * Gets the value to bind to an injected parameter in a node intrinsic.
       *
       * @param type the type of a parameter in a node intrinsic constructor
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       *         {@link Class#isInstance(Object) instance of} {@code type} otherwise {@code null}
       */
      <T> T asObject(Class<T> type, JavaConstant constant);
  
      /**
       * Creates a boxed constant for the given kind from an Object. The object needs to be of the
       * Java boxed type corresponding to the kind.
       *
       * @param kind the kind of the constant to create
       * @param value the Java boxed value: a {@link Byte} instance for {@link JavaKind#Byte}, etc.
       * @return the boxed copy of {@code value}
       */
!     default JavaConstant forBoxed(JavaKind kind, Object value) {
!         if (kind == JavaKind.Object) {
!             return forObject(value);
!         } else {
!             return JavaConstant.forBoxedPrimitive(value);
!         }
!     }
  
      /**
       * Gets the value to bind to an injected parameter in a node intrinsic.
       *
       * @param type the type of a parameter in a node intrinsic constructor
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      /**
       * Get the original Java class corresponding to a {@link ResolvedJavaType}.
       *
       * @param type the type for which the original Java class is requested
!      * @return the original Java class corresponding to the {@code type} parameter
       */
      Class<?> originalClass(ResolvedJavaType type);
  }
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      /**
       * Get the original Java class corresponding to a {@link ResolvedJavaType}.
       *
       * @param type the type for which the original Java class is requested
!      * @return the original Java class corresponding to {@code type} or {@code null} if this object
!      *         cannot map {@link ResolvedJavaType} instances to {@link Class} instances
       */
      Class<?> originalClass(ResolvedJavaType type);
  }