88      * Initializes this type.
  89      */
  90     void initialize();
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * Checks whether this type is linked and verified. When a type is linked the static initializer
  94      * has not necessarily run. An {@link #isInitialized() initialized} type is always linked.
  95      *
  96      * @return {@code true} if this type is linked
  97      */
  98     boolean isLinked();
  99 
 100     /**
 101      * Determines if this type is either the same as, or is a superclass or superinterface of, the
 102      * type represented by the specified parameter. This method is identical to
 103      * {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)} in terms of the value return for this type.
 104      */
 105     boolean isAssignableFrom(ResolvedJavaType other);
 106 
 107     /**







 108      * Returns true if this type is exactly the type {@link java.lang.Object}.
 109      */
 110     default boolean isJavaLangObject() {
 111         // Removed assertion due to https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=434442
 112         return getSuperclass() == null && !isInterface() && getJavaKind() == JavaKind.Object;
 113     }
 114 
 115     /**
 116      * Checks whether the specified object is an instance of this type.
 117      *
 118      * @param obj the object to test
 119      * @return {@code true} if the object is an instance of this type
 120      */
 121     boolean isInstance(JavaConstant obj);
 122 
 123     /**
 124      * Gets the super class of this type. If this type represents either the {@code Object} class,
 125      * an interface, a primitive type, or void, then null is returned. If this object represents an
 126      * array class then the type object representing the {@code Object} class is returned.
 127      */

  88      * Initializes this type.
  89      */
  90     void initialize();
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * Checks whether this type is linked and verified. When a type is linked the static initializer
  94      * has not necessarily run. An {@link #isInitialized() initialized} type is always linked.
  95      *
  96      * @return {@code true} if this type is linked
  97      */
  98     boolean isLinked();
  99 
 100     /**
 101      * Determines if this type is either the same as, or is a superclass or superinterface of, the
 102      * type represented by the specified parameter. This method is identical to
 103      * {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)} in terms of the value return for this type.
 104      */
 105     boolean isAssignableFrom(ResolvedJavaType other);
 106 
 107     /**
 108      * Returns the {@link ResolvedJavaType} object representing the host class of this VM anonymous
 109      * class (as opposed to the unrelated concept specified by {@link Class#isAnonymousClass()}) or
 110      * {@code null} if this object does not represent a VM anonymous class.
 111      */
 112     ResolvedJavaType getHostClass();
 113 
 114     /**
 115      * Returns true if this type is exactly the type {@link java.lang.Object}.
 116      */
 117     default boolean isJavaLangObject() {
 118         // Removed assertion due to https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=434442
 119         return getSuperclass() == null && !isInterface() && getJavaKind() == JavaKind.Object;
 120     }
 121 
 122     /**
 123      * Checks whether the specified object is an instance of this type.
 124      *
 125      * @param obj the object to test
 126      * @return {@code true} if the object is an instance of this type
 127      */
 128     boolean isInstance(JavaConstant obj);
 129 
 130     /**
 131      * Gets the super class of this type. If this type represents either the {@code Object} class,
 132      * an interface, a primitive type, or void, then null is returned. If this object represents an
 133      * array class then the type object representing the {@code Object} class is returned.
 134      */