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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.debug;
+
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.nodeinfo.NodeCycles.CYCLES_IGNORED;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.nodeinfo.NodeSize.SIZE_IGNORED;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.LocationIdentity;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.type.Stamp;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.graph.NodeClass;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodeinfo.InputType;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodeinfo.NodeInfo;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.FixedWithNextNode;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.NamedLocationIdentity;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.memory.MemoryCheckpoint;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.spi.Lowerable;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.spi.LoweringTool;
+
+import jdk.vm.ci.meta.JavaKind;
+
+/**
+ * The {@code StringToBytesNode} transforms a compilation-time String into a byte array in the
+ * compiled code.
+ */
+@NodeInfo(allowedUsageTypes = InputType.Memory, cycles = CYCLES_IGNORED, size = SIZE_IGNORED)
+public final class StringToBytesNode extends FixedWithNextNode implements Lowerable, MemoryCheckpoint.Single {
+
+    public static final NodeClass<StringToBytesNode> TYPE = NodeClass.create(StringToBytesNode.class);
+
+    private final String value;
+
+    public StringToBytesNode(String value, Stamp stamp) {
+        super(TYPE, stamp);
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void lower(LoweringTool tool) {
+        tool.getLowerer().lower(this, tool);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LocationIdentity getLocationIdentity() {
+        return NamedLocationIdentity.getArrayLocation(JavaKind.Byte);
+    }
+}