# Class BranchHandle

java.lang.Object
org.apache.bcel.generic.InstructionHandle
org.apache.bcel.generic.BranchHandle

public final class BranchHandle extends InstructionHandle
BranchHandle is returned by specialized InstructionList.append() whenever a BranchInstruction is appended. This is useful when the target of this instruction is not known at time of creation and must be set later via setTarget().

See Also:
  - `InstructionHandle`
  - `Instruction`
  - `InstructionList`

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class InstructionHandle

  `EMPTY_ARRAY, i_position`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `int`
  `getPosition()`
  `InstructionHandle`
  `getTarget()`
  `void`
  `setInstruction(Instruction i)`
  Sets new contents.
  `void`
  `setTarget(InstructionHandle ih)`
  Pass new target to instruction.
  `protected int`
  `updatePosition(int offset, int maxOffset)`
  Called by InstructionList.setPositions when setting the position for every instruction.
  `void`
  `updateTarget(InstructionHandle oldIh, InstructionHandle newIh)`
  Update target of instruction.

  ### Methods inherited from class InstructionHandle

  `accept, addAttribute, addHandle, addTargeter, getAttribute, getAttributes, getInstruction, getNext, getPrev, getTargeters, hasTargeters, removeAllTargeters, removeAttribute, removeTargeter, swapInstruction, toString, toString`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Method Details

  - ### getPosition

    public int getPosition()
    Overrides:
      `getPosition` in class `InstructionHandle`
    Returns:
      the position, i.e., the byte code offset of the contained instruction. This is accurate only after InstructionList.setPositions() has been called.

  - ### getTarget

    public InstructionHandle getTarget()
    Returns:
      target of instruction.

  - ### setInstruction

    public void setInstruction(Instruction i)
    Sets new contents. Old instruction is disposed and may not be used anymore.
    Overrides:
      `setInstruction` in class `InstructionHandle`

  - ### setTarget

    public void setTarget(InstructionHandle ih)
    Pass new target to instruction.

  - ### updatePosition

    protected int updatePosition(int offset, int maxOffset)
    Description copied from class: `InstructionHandle`
    Called by InstructionList.setPositions when setting the position for every instruction. In the presence of variable length instructions 'setPositions()' performs multiple passes over the instruction list to calculate the correct (byte) positions and offsets by calling this function.
    Overrides:
      `updatePosition` in class `InstructionHandle`
    Parameters:
      `offset` - additional offset caused by preceding (variable length) instructions
      `maxOffset` - the maximum offset that may be caused by these instructions
    Returns:
      additional offset caused by possible change of this instruction's length

  - ### updateTarget

    public void updateTarget(InstructionHandle oldIh, InstructionHandle newIh)
    Update target of instruction.