uk.ac.man.cs.rainbow.simulator
Class Register

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Register

extends Object

implements Serializable

Registers for use by Rainbow threads.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner Class Summary

static class

Register.Data Registers can be first class data values.

Constructor Summary

Register(String name)
Create a new register.

Method Summary

Data	getContents() Read the register.
String	getName() Get the name of the register.
void	setContents(Data contents) Assign to the register.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Register

public Register(String name)

Create a new register. The register will initially contain the unknown data value. If you want the register to contain a structured data value, then you must initialise it yourself using an instance of the right type of data.

Parameters:

name - The name of the register to create. Names do not need to be globally unique.

See Also:

UnknownData, RASM.MakeRegister, RASM.Load, RASM.Store

Method Detail

getContents

public Data getContents()

Read the register.

getName

public String getName()

Get the name of the register.

setContents

public void setContents(Data contents)

Assign to the register.

Parameters:

contents - The value to assign.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object