soot.jimple.toolkits.scalar
Class LocalCreation

java.lang.Object
  soot.jimple.toolkits.scalar.LocalCreation

public class LocalCreation
extends Object

provides an easy interface to handle new var-names. New names are automaticly added to the chain, and the provided locals are guaranteed to have a unique name.

Field Summary

static String

DEFAULT_PREFIX if no prefix is given, this one's used

Constructor Summary

LocalCreation(Chain locals)
all actions are done on the given locals-chain.

LocalCreation(Chain locals, String prefix)
whenever newLocal(type) will be called, the given prefix is used.

Method Summary

Local	newLocal(String prefix, Type type) returns a new local with the given prefix and the given type. the returned local will automaticly added to the locals-chain.
Local	newLocal(Type type) returns a new local with the prefix given to the constructor (or the default-prefix if none has been given) and the given type. The returned local will automaticly added to the locals-chain. The local will be of the form: prefixX (where the last X is a number, so the localname is unique).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PREFIX

public static final String DEFAULT_PREFIX

if no prefix is given, this one's used

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LocalCreation

public LocalCreation(Chain locals)

all actions are done on the given locals-chain. as prefix the DEFAULT-PREFIX will be used.

Parameters:

chain - the locals-chain of a Jimple-body

LocalCreation

public LocalCreation(Chain locals,
                     String prefix)

whenever newLocal(type) will be called, the given prefix is used.

Parameters:

Chain - the locals-chain of a Jimple-body

String - prefix overrides the DEFAULT-PREFIX

Method Detail

newLocal

public Local newLocal(Type type)

returns a new local with the prefix given to the constructor (or the default-prefix if none has been given) and the given type.
The returned local will automaticly added to the locals-chain.
The local will be of the form: prefixX (where the last X is a number, so the localname is unique).

Parameters:

type - the Type of the new local.

Returns:

a new local with a unique name and the given type.

newLocal

public Local newLocal(String prefix,
                      Type type)

returns a new local with the given prefix and the given type.
the returned local will automaticly added to the locals-chain. The local will be of the form: prefixX (where the last X is a number, so the localname is unique).

Parameters:

prefix - the prefix for the now local.

type - the Type of the now local.

Returns:

a local with the given prefix and the given type.