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package org.apache.bcel.classfile;

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.bcel.Constants;

/**
 * This class is derived from the abstract <A
 * HREF="org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant.html">Constant</A> class and
 * represents a reference to a float object.
 * 
 * @version $Id: ConstantFloat.java 386056 2006-03-15 11:31:56Z tcurdt $
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:m.dahm@gmx.de">M. Dahm</A>
 * @see Constant
 */
public final class ConstantFloat extends Constant implements ConstantObject {

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	private float bytes;

	/**
	 * @param bytes
	 *            Data
	 */
	public ConstantFloat(float bytes) {
		super(Constants.CONSTANT_Float);
		this.bytes = bytes;
	}

	/**
	 * Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same
	 * references (shallow copy). Use clone() for a physical copy.
	 */
	public ConstantFloat(ConstantFloat c) {
		this(c.getBytes());
	}

	/**
	 * Initialize instance from file data.
	 * 
	 * @param file
	 *            Input stream
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	ConstantFloat(DataInputStream file) throws IOException {
		this(file.readFloat());
	}

	/**
	 * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitely
	 * defined by the contents of a Java class. I.e., the hierarchy of methods,
	 * fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
	 * 
	 * @param v
	 *            Visitor object
	 */
	@Override
	public void accept(Visitor v) {
		v.visitConstantFloat(this);
	}

	/**
	 * Dump constant float to file stream in binary format.
	 * 
	 * @param file
	 *            Output file stream
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	@Override
	public final void dump(DataOutputStream file) throws IOException {
		file.writeByte(tag);
		file.writeFloat(bytes);
	}

	/**
	 * @return data, i.e., 4 bytes.
	 */
	public final float getBytes() {
		return bytes;
	}

	/**
	 * @param bytes
	 *            the raw bytes that represent this float
	 */
	public final void setBytes(float bytes) {
		this.bytes = bytes;
	}

	/**
	 * @return String representation.
	 */
	@Override
	public final String toString() {
		return super.toString() + "(bytes = " + bytes + ")";
	}

	/**
	 * @return Float object
	 */
	@Override
	public Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool cp) {
		return new Float(bytes);
	}
}