src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/BasicType.java

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--- 131,161 ----
  
    public static int getTIllegal() {
      return tIllegal;
    }
  
+   public static BasicType intToBasicType(int i) {
+     switch(i) {
+       case tBoolean:     return T_BOOLEAN;
+       case tChar:        return T_CHAR;
+       case tFloat:       return T_FLOAT;
+       case tDouble:      return T_DOUBLE;
+       case tByte:        return T_BYTE;
+       case tShort:       return T_SHORT;
+       case tInt:         return T_INT;
+       case tLong:        return T_LONG;
+       case tObject:      return T_OBJECT;
+       case tArray:       return T_ARRAY;
+       case tVoid:        return T_VOID;
+       case tAddress:     return T_ADDRESS;
+       case tNarrowOop:   return T_NARROWOOP;
+       case tMetadata:    return T_METADATA;
+       case tNarrowKlass: return T_NARROWKLASS;
+       default:           return T_ILLEGAL;
+     }
+   }
+ 
    public static BasicType charToBasicType(char c) {
      switch( c ) {
      case 'B': return T_BYTE;
      case 'C': return T_CHAR;
      case 'D': return T_DOUBLE;
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    public int getType() {
      return type;
    }
  
+   public String getName() {
+     switch (type) {
+       case tBoolean:     return "boolean";
+       case tChar:        return "char";
+       case tFloat:       return "float";
+       case tDouble:      return "double";
+       case tByte:        return "byte";
+       case tShort:       return "short";
+       case tInt:         return "int";
+       case tLong:        return "long";
+       case tObject:      return "object";
+       case tArray:       return "array";
+       case tVoid:        return "void";
+       case tAddress:     return "address";
+       case tNarrowOop:   return "narrow oop";
+       case tMetadata:    return "metadata";
+       case tNarrowKlass: return "narrow klass";
+       case tConflict:    return "conflict";
+       default:           return "ILLEGAL TYPE";
+     }
+   }
+ 
    //-- Internals only below this point
    private BasicType(int type) {
      this.type = type;
    }