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package com.sun.max.vm.classfile.constant;
import com.sun.max.vm.actor.*;
/**
* Interface denoting a class, field or method entry in a constant pool that can be resolved to produce an {@link Actor}.
*/
public interface ResolvableConstant<PoolConstant_Type extends PoolConstant<PoolConstant_Type>, Actor_Type extends Actor> extends PoolConstant<PoolConstant_Type> {
/**
* Determines if this constant can be resolved without causing class loading.
*/
boolean isResolvableWithoutClassLoading(ConstantPool pool);
/**
* Determines if this entry has already been resolved.
*/
boolean isResolved();
/**
* Resolves this entry to the relevant {@link Actor} object.
*/
Actor_Type resolve(ConstantPool pool, int index) throws LinkageError;
}