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sipush

push two-byte signed integer

Jasmin Syntax

     sipush <n> 

<n> is a signed integer in the range -32768 to 32767.

Stack

Before	After
...	value
	...

Description

sipush takes a single parameter, <n> (a 16-bit signed integer), sign extends it to a 32-bit int, and pushes the resulting int onto the operand stack.

sipush is typically more efficient than ldc. It also occupies fewer bytes in the class file.

Example

 sipush    0x10    ; push the value 0x10 (16)                   ; onto the operand stack 

Bytecode

The sipush opcode is followed in the bytecode by a 16-bit signed short specifying the integer value to push.

Type	Description
u1	sipush opcode = 0x11 (17)
s2	<n>

See Also

bipush, ldc, ldc_w, ldc2_w, aconst_null, iconst_m1, iconst_<n>, lconst_<l>, fconst_<f>, dconst_<d>

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