Top "Bytecode" questions

"bytecode" is a blanket term for opcodes that are consumed by a virtual machine.

Why invokeSpecial is needed when invokeVirtual exists

There are three opcodes to invoke Java methods. It is clear that invokeStatic is just for static method invocation. As …

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pycompile for python3.2

I am running mint 13 and have python 3.2 installed using the apt-get package management system. I also have python 2.7 installed along …

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Is C# code compiled to native binaries?

I know that Java code is compiled into byte-code, that is executed by the JVM. What is the case with …

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What is Java bytecode injection?

What exactly is Java bytecode injection and why would one use it?

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Generating a 'Hello, World!' class with the Java ASM library

I have started messing around with the ASM API for a compiler project I am working on. However, I am …

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What is the difference in byte code like Java bytecode and files and machine code executables like ELF?

What are the differences between the byte code binary executables such as Java class files, Parrot bytecode files or CLR …

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Compile to java bytecode (without using Java)

My compilers class is creating a language that we intend to compile to Java Bytecode. We have made plenty of …

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How is pattern matching in Scala implemented at the bytecode level?

How is pattern matching in Scala implemented at the bytecode level? Is it like a series of if (x instanceof …

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Getting "ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: null" with NO stack trace

In our log files we find the following: [2012-09-24 00:09:32.590 +0000UTC] ERROR host server1 [] [] somepackage.someclass [] [Unknown] [V3rAqPaDvvAAAAExEXhdWGyh] [pjsQwTGHzxcAAAE5…

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Difference between JVM's LookupSwitch and TableSwitch?

I have some difficulty to understand LookUpSwitch and TableSwitch in Java bytecode. If I understand well, both LookUpSwitch and TableSwitch …

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