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package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.generic;

/**

 * Wrapper class for `compound' operations, virtual instructions that

 * don't exist as byte code, but give a useful meaning. For example,

 * the (virtual) PUSH instruction takes an arbitray argument and produces the

 * appropiate code at dump time (ICONST, LDC, BIPUSH, ...). Also you can use the

 * SWITCH instruction as a useful template for either LOOKUPSWITCH or

 * TABLESWITCH.

 *

 * The interface provides the possibilty for the user to write

 * `templates' or `macros' for such reuseable code patterns.

 *

 * @see PUSH

 * @see SWITCH

 */

public interface CompoundInstruction {

    InstructionList getInstructionList();

}