src/hotspot/share/ci/ciType.hpp

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
 #include "ci/ciMetadata.hpp"
 
 // ciType
 //
-// This class represents either a class (T_OBJECT), array (T_ARRAY),
-// or one of the primitive types such as T_INT.
+// This class represents a Java reference or primitive type.
+
 class ciType : public ciMetadata {
   CI_PACKAGE_ACCESS
   friend class ciKlass;
   friend class ciReturnAddress;
 

@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
   // Returns self if it is a reference type.
   // Returns NULL for void, since null is used in such cases.
   ciKlass*  box_klass();
 
   // Returns true if this is not a klass or array (i.e., not a reference type).
-  bool is_primitive_type() const            { return basic_type() != T_OBJECT && basic_type() != T_ARRAY; }
+  bool is_primitive_type() const            { return !is_reference_type(basic_type()); }
   int size() const                          { return type2size[basic_type()]; }
   bool is_void() const                      { return basic_type() == T_VOID; }
   bool is_one_word() const                  { return size() == 1; }
   bool is_two_word() const                  { return size() == 2; }