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A Java virtual machine instruction consists of an opcode specifying the operation to be performed, f

<dt><dd>3.8	 Floating-Point Arithmetic
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<dt><dd>3.8.1	 Java Virtual Machine Floating-Point Arithmetic  and IEEE	 754	 
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<dt><dd>3.8.2	 Floating-Point Modes	 
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<dt><dd>3.8.3	 Value Set Conversion	
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<dt><dd>3.9	 Specially Named Initialization Methods	 
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<dt><dd>3.10	 Exceptions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11	 Instruction Set Summary	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.1	 Types and the Java Virtual Machine	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.2	 Load and Store Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.3	 Arithmetic Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.4	 Type Conversion Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.5	 Object Creation and Manipulation	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.6	 Operand Stack Management Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.7	 Control Transfer Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.8	 Method Invocation and Return Instructions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.9	 Throwing Exceptions	 
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<dt><dd>3.11.10	 Implementing finally	
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<dt><dd>3.11.11	 Synchronization	 
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<dt><dd>3.12	 Class Libraries	
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<dt><dd>3.13	 Public Design, Private Implementation	 
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<font size=+1><bold>	4	 The <code>class</code> File Format	 </bold></font>
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<dt><dd>4.1	 The <code>ClassFile</code> Structure	 
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<dt><dd>4.2	 The Internal Form of Fully Qualified Class and Interface Names	 
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<dt><dd>4.3	 Descriptors	 
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<dt><dd>4.3.1	 Grammar Notation	 
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<dt><dd>4.3.2	 Field Descriptors	
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<dt><dd>4.3.3	 Method Descriptors	 
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<dt><dd>4.4	 The Constant Pool	 
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<dt><dd>4.4.1	 The <code>CONSTANT_Class_info</code> Structure	 
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<dt><dd>4.4.2	 The <code>CONSTANT_Fieldref_info</code>, <code>CONSTANT_Methodref_info</code>,  and <code>CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref_info</code> Structures		 
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<dt><dd>4.4.3	 The <code>CONSTANT_String_info</code> Structure	 
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<dt><dd>4.4.4	 The <code>CONSTANT_Integer_info</code> and <code>CONSTANT_Float_info</code>  Structures		 
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<dt><dd>4.4.5	 The <code>CONSTANT_Long_info</code> and <code>CONSTANT_Double_info</code>  Structures		
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<dt><dd>4.4.6	 The <code>CONSTANT_NameAndType_info</code> Structure	 
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<dt><dd>4.4.7	 The <code>CONSTANT_Utf8_info</code> Structure	 
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<dt><dd>4.5	 Fields	 
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<dt><dd>4.6	 Methods
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<dt><dd>4.7	 Attributes	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.1	 Defining and Naming New Attributes	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.2	 The <code>ConstantValue</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.3	 The <code>Code</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.4	 The <code>Exceptions</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.5	 The <code>InnerClasses</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.6	 The <code>Synthetic</code> Attribute	
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<dt><dd>4.7.7	 The <code>SourceFile</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.8	 The <code>LineNumberTable</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.9	 The <code>LocalVariableTable</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.7.10	 The <code>Deprecated</code> Attribute	 
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<dt><dd>4.8	 Constraints on Java Virtual Machine Code	 
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<dt><dd>4.8.1	 Static Constraints	 
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<dt><dd>4.8.2	 Structural Constraints	 
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<dt><dd>4.9	 Verification of <code>class</code> Files	 
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<dt><dd>4.9.1	 The Verification Process	
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<dt><dd>4.9.2	 The Bytecode Verifier	 
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<dt><dd>4.9.3	 Values of Types <code>long</code> and <code>double</code>
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<dt><dd>4.9.4	 Instance Initialization Methods and Newly  Created Objects		 
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<dt><dd>4.9.5	 Exception Handlers	 
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<dt><dd>4.9.6	 Exceptions and finally	 
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<dt><dd>4.10	 Limitations of the Java Virtual Machine	 
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<font size=+1><bold>	5	 Loading, Linking, and Initializing	 </bold></font>
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<dt><dd>5.1	 The Runtime Constant Pool	 
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<dt><dd>5.2	 Virtual Machine Start-up	
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<dt><dd>5.3	 Creation and Loading	 
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<dt><dd>5.3.1	 Loading Using the Bootstrap Class Loader	 
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<dt><dd>5.3.2	 Loading Using a User-defined Class Loader	
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<dt><dd>5.3.3	 Creating Array Classes	 
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<dt><dd>5.3.4	 Loading Constraints	
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<dt><dd>5.3.5	 Deriving a Class from a <code>class</code> File Representation	 
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<dt><dd>5.4	 Linking	 
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<dt><dd>5.4.1	 Verification	 
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<dt><dd>5.4.2	 Preparation	
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<dt><dd>5.4.3	 Resolution	 
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<dt><dd>5.4.4	 Access Control	 
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<dt><dd>5.5	 Initialization	 
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<dt><dd>5.6	 Binding Native Method Implementations	 
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<font size=+1><bold>	6	 The Java Virtual Machine Instruction Set	 </bold></font>
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<dt><dd>6.1	 Assumptions: The Meaning of "Must"	 
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<dt><dd>6.2	 Reserved Opcodes	 
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<dt><dd>6.3	 Virtual Machine Errors	 
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<dt><dd>6.4	 Format of Instruction Descriptions	 
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<font size=+1><bold>	7	 Compiling for the Java Virtual Machine	 </bold></font>
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<dt><dd>7.1	 Format of Examples	 
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<dt><dd>7.2	 Use of Constants, Local Variables, and Control Constructs	 
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<dt><dd>7.3	 Arithmetic	 
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<dt><dd>7.4	 Accessing the Runtime Constant Pool	 
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<dt><dd>7.5	 More Control Examples	 
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<dt><dd>7.6	 Receiving Arguments	 
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<dt><dd>7.7	 Invoking Methods	 
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<dt><dd>7.8	 Working with Class Instances	 
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<dt><dd>7.9	 Arrays	 
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<dt><dd>7.10	 Compiling Switches	 
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<dt><dd>7.11	 Operations on the Operand Stack	 
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<dt><dd>7.12	 Throwing and Handling Exceptions	
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<dt><dd>7.13	 Compiling <code>finally</code>	 
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<dt><dd>7.14	 Synchronization	
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<dt><dd>7.15	 Compiling Nested Classes and Interfaces	 
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<font size=+1><bold>	8	 Threads and Locks	</bold></font>
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<dt><dd>8.1	 Terminology and Framework	 
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<dt><dd>8.2	 Execution Order and Consistency	 
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<dt><dd>8.3	 Rules About Variables	 
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<dt><dd>8.4	 Nonatomic Treatment of <code>double</code> and <code>long</code> Variables	 
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<dt><dd>8.5	 Rules About Locks	 
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<dt><dd>8.6	 Rules About the Interaction of Locks and Variables	 
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<dt><dd>8.7	 Rules for <code>volatile</code> Variables	 
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<dt><dd>8.8	 Prescient Store Operations	 
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<dt><dd>8.9	 Discussion	 
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<dt><dd>8.10	 Example: Possible Swap	 
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<dt><dd>8.11	 Example: Out-of-Order Writes	 
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<dt><dd>8.12	 Threads	 
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<dt><dd>8.13	 Locks and Synchronization	 
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<dt><dd>8.14	 Wait Sets and Notification	
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<font size=+1><bold>	9	 Opcode Mnemonics by Opcode	 </bold></font>
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<font size=+1><bold>	 Appendix: Summary of Clarifications and Amendments	</bold></font>
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