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/* 
 * Original code for this class taken from the Java HotSpot VM. 
 * Modified for use with the Jakstab project. All modifications 
 * Copyright 2007-2015 Johannes Kinder <jk@jakstab.org>
 */

package org.jakstab.asm;

import org.jakstab.rtl.Context;
import org.jakstab.rtl.expressions.ExpressionFactory;
import org.jakstab.rtl.expressions.RTLExpression;

/**
 * Operands are used as instruction parameters. An Operand is one of
 * Immediate, Register, MemoryOperand, or Address.  
 */
public abstract class Operand {
	
	public String toString(long currentPc, SymbolFinder symFinder) {
		return this.toString();
	}
	
	/**
	 * Return an evaluated copy of this operand.
	 * 
	 * @param ctx the context to use
	 * @return an evaluated copy or this operand, if identical
	 */
	public Operand evaluate(Context ctx) {
		RTLExpression var = ExpressionFactory.createOperand(this);
		RTLExpression eval = var.evaluate(ctx);
		if (var.equals(eval)) 
			return this;
		else {
			Operand res = OperandFactory.createOperand(eval);
			if (res == null)
				return this;
			else
				return res;
		}
	}
	
}
