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+/*
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+package jdk.vm.ci.meta;
+
+/**
+ * Represents the runtime representation of the constant pool that is used by the compiler when
+ * parsing bytecode. Provides methods to look up a constant pool entry without performing
+ * resolution. They are used during compilation.
+ */
+public interface ConstantPool {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of entries the constant pool.
+     *
+     * @return number of entries in the constant pool
+     */
+    int length();
+
+    /**
+     * Ensures that the type referenced by the specified constant pool entry is loaded and
+     * initialized. This can be used to compile time resolve a type. It works for field, method, or
+     * type constant pool entries.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the index of the constant pool entry that references the type
+     * @param opcode the opcode of the instruction that references the type
+     */
+    void loadReferencedType(int cpi, int opcode);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up a reference to a field. If {@code opcode} is non-negative, then resolution checks
+     * specific to the bytecode it denotes are performed if the field is already resolved. Should
+     * any of these checks fail, an unresolved field reference is returned.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @param opcode the opcode of the instruction for which the lookup is being performed or
+     *            {@code -1}
+     * @return a reference to the field at {@code cpi} in this pool
+     * @throws ClassFormatError if the entry at {@code cpi} is not a field
+     */
+    JavaField lookupField(int cpi, int opcode);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up a reference to a method. If {@code opcode} is non-negative, then resolution checks
+     * specific to the bytecode it denotes are performed if the method is already resolved. Should
+     * any of these checks fail, an unresolved method reference is returned.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @param opcode the opcode of the instruction for which the lookup is being performed or
+     *            {@code -1}
+     * @return a reference to the method at {@code cpi} in this pool
+     * @throws ClassFormatError if the entry at {@code cpi} is not a method
+     */
+    JavaMethod lookupMethod(int cpi, int opcode);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up a reference to a type. If {@code opcode} is non-negative, then resolution checks
+     * specific to the bytecode it denotes are performed if the type is already resolved. Should any
+     * of these checks fail, an unresolved type reference is returned.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @param opcode the opcode of the instruction for which the lookup is being performed or
+     *            {@code -1}
+     * @return a reference to the compiler interface type
+     */
+    JavaType lookupType(int cpi, int opcode);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up an Utf8 string.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @return the Utf8 string at index {@code cpi} in this constant pool
+     */
+    String lookupUtf8(int cpi);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up a method signature.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @return the method signature at index {@code cpi} in this constant pool
+     */
+    Signature lookupSignature(int cpi);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up a constant at the specified index.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @return the {@code Constant} or {@code JavaType} instance representing the constant pool
+     *         entry
+     */
+    Object lookupConstant(int cpi);
+
+    /**
+     * Looks up the appendix at the specified index.
+     *
+     * @param cpi the constant pool index
+     * @param opcode the opcode of the instruction for which the lookup is being performed or
+     *            {@code -1}
+     * @return the appendix if it exists and is resolved or {@code null}
+     */
+    JavaConstant lookupAppendix(int cpi, int opcode);
+}