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package org.apache.bcel.generic;

/**
 * Denote an instruction that may consume a value from the stack.
 * 
 * @version $Id: StackConsumer.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
 */
public interface StackConsumer {

	/**
	 * @return how many words are consumed from stack
	 */
	public int consumeStack(ConstantPoolGen cpg);
}
