VMString.java

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package java.lang;

import org.jikesrvm.VM;
import org.jikesrvm.classloader.Atom;

/**
 * Implementation of string interning for JikesRVM.
 */
final class VMString {
  /**
   * Intern the argument string.
   * First check to see if the string is in the string literal
   * dictionary.
   */
  static String intern(String str) {
    if (VM.VerifyAssertions) VM._assert(VM.runningVM);
    return Atom.internString(str);
  }
}