Inside the Java Virtual Machine，insidevirtual

Inside the Java Virtual Machine

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: Java's Architecture

1 Introduction to Java's Architecture

Architectural Tradeoffs
Future Trends
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

2 Platform independence

Seven Steps to Platform Independence
The Politics of Platform Independence
The Resources Page

3 Security

Safety Features Built Into the Java Virtual Machine
The Security Manager and the Java API
The Security API
Security Beyond the Architecture
The Resources Page

4 Network-mobility

A New Software Paradigm
Java's Architectural Support for Network-Mobility
The Applet: An Example of Network-Mobile Java
The Resources Page

Part Two: Java Internals

5 The Java Virtual Machine

The Method Area
The Heap
The Program Counter
The Java Stack
The Stack Frame
Native Method Stacks
Execution Engine
Native Method Interface
The Real Machine
Eternal Math: A Simulation
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

6 The Java Class File

The Constant Pool
Fields
Methods
Attributes
Getting Loaded: A Simulation
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

7 The Lifetime of a Class

The Lifetime of an Object
Unloading and Finalization of Classes
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

8 The Linking Model

Resolution of CONSTANT_Fieldref_info Entries
Resolution of CONSTANT_Methodref_info Entries
Resolution of CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref_info Entries
Resolution of CONSTANT_String_info Entries
Resolution of Other Types of Entries
Compile-Time Resolution of Constants
Direct References
_quick Instructions
Example: The Linking of the Salutation Application
Example: The Dynamic Extension of the Greet Application
Example: Unloading Unreachable Greeters
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

9 Garbage Collection

On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

10 Stack and Local Variable Operations

11 Type Conversion

12 Integer Arithmetic

13 Logic

14 Floating Point Arithmetic

15 Objects and Arrays

16 Control Flow

17 Exceptions

18 Finally Clauses

19 Method Invocation and Return

Other Forms of Method Invocation
The invokespecial instruction
The invokeinterface Instruction
Invocation Instructions and Speed
Examples of Method Invocation
Returning from Methods
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

20 Thread Synchronization

Coordination Support in Class Object
On the CD-ROM
The Resources Page

Appendix A. Instructions by Opcode Mnemonic

Appendix B. Opcode Mnemonic by Functional Group

Appendix C. Opcode Mnemonic by Opcode

Appendix D. Slices of Pi: A Simulation of the Java Virtual Machine

Index

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